Navigate the sea of the C-Suite with leadership topic discussions spanning fundraising, regulatory, marketing, and more with our Alumni Leaders. Hear introductions on 15 topics– it will take a true captain to decide which 2 to anchor down in Swell 2.

• Circle #1: Who Pays You? Practical Considerations around Market Access for Startups, Led by: Shyam Natarajan – Avenda Health – MTI (2017), Joshua Reicher – IMVARIA – MTI (2021)
• Circle #2: Building Clinical Studies for Value Beyond FDA Approval, Led by David Constantine – Juniper Biomedical – MTI (2024)
• Circle #3: Developing and Commercializing Class I Devices – The Good, the Bad, and the…Unexpected, Led by Eric Chehab – Novonate – MTI (2020)
• Circle #4: Hardware/Software Combination Devices, Led by Annamarie Saarinen – Bloom Standard – APAC (2020)
• Circle #5: Identifying and Executing Strategic Priorities and how to Promote your Progress, Led by Moin Hussaini – AccurKardia – MTI (2024), Xina Quan – PyrAmes – MTI (2019, 2020)
• Circle #6: Insights into the Approach to Hospital-based Customers, Led by Allen Waziri – iCE Neurosystems – MTI (2024)
• Circle #7: Leading FDA Pre-Sub Meetings, Richard Treadwell – Empirical Spine – MTI (2018), Tyler Melton – Corveus Medical – (2022)
• Circle #8: Lean Start-up Management and Alternative Sources for Financing, Led by Kirk Zeller – Progressive NEURO – APAC (2024), Munemasa Sugimoto – INOPASE – APAC (2024)
• Circle #9: Managing Investor and Board Relations, Led by Iris Wedeking – iDentical – MTI (2020)
• Circle #10: Navigating Leadership Changes as your Company Matures, Led by James Lancaster – Solenic Medical – MTI (2024), Ben Casavant – Tasso – MTI (2018)
• Circle #11: Raising a Seed in Uncertainty, Led by Jeff June – Ischemia Care – MTI (2019), Caitlin Morse – BrainSpace – MTI (2024)
• Circle #12: Securing Nondilutive Grants and Government Contracts, Led by Amir Nasajpour – Entropic Biosciences – BTI (2023), Patrik Schmidle – CARI Health – MTI (2022)
• Circle #13: Streamlining your 510(k) Submission, Led by Reza Khorasaninejad – LEADOPTIK Inc. – MTI (2022)
• Circle #14: Working with Strategics: Business Development Playbook, Led by CL Tian – Phiex Technologies – MTI (2022), Upma Sharma – Arsenal Medical – MTI (2024)