OC Impact Conference

OC Impact offers a unique experience to connect with fellow innovators, investors, and healthcare & industry executives

Innovating the Future of Healthcare

Join us at the OC IMPACT Conference, where the brightest minds in research, healthcare, and data science converge with 25 industry leaders and decision-makers from the life sciences, medical device sectors, and hospitals. This is your chance to connect with top innovators, investors, and executives, expand your network and engage in meaningful discussions on cutting-edge innovations and their impact. Don't miss out on the opportunity to be part of a collaborative community driving the future of healthcare. Plus, contribute to and benefit from a comprehensive white paper capturing the conference's key insights and breakthroughs. Be a part of OC IMPACT and shape the future of healthcare! 

Event Schedule

8:15 AM Check-in and Continental Breakfast

9:15 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:30 AM Coming Together to Go Beyond Panel

Panelists: Terence Sanger, Thomas Andriola, Edwin Monuki, Yama Akbari, Volker Hüther

10:10 AM Break

10:25 AM Key Note: Accelerating the Next Wave

Featuring: Kevin Ban

11:15 AM Generative AI and Big Data Sets in Life Sciences and MedTech Panel

Panelists: George Tolomiczenko, John Henderson, Matthew Lungren, Lindsay Mico, Iman Zadeh

12:00 PM Lunch Break

1:00 PM Possibilities for Evidence Generation for Regulatory and R&D Acceleration Panel

Panelists: Francis Richmond, Allison Komiyama, Vasum Peiris, Jessica Richter, Charles Posternack

1:50 PM Bridges to Innovation: BioTech & Medtech Startups & Giants - Collaboration Models Designed for Success Panel 

Panelists: Howard Lee, Brian Hanak, Soo Jeon, Joseph Rinehart, Charles Posternack

2:25 PM Break

2:45 PM Health Care at Home and Beyond the Hospital Panel 

Panelists: Michael Brant-Zawadzki, Jeff Hammond, Omid Toloui, Amit Rushi, Jennifer Hadlock

3:30 PM Investment, Equity Deals & M&A Opportunities in Healthcare, Medtech and Biotech Panel 

Panelists: Ken Funahashi, Greg Buchert, Debbie Lin, Jay Goss, Mike Gillespie

4:10 PM Networking

5:00 PM Event Concludes

Tickets

Early Bird Ticket $155 - Available through October 15th

General Admission $175

About the Keynote Speaker: Kevin Ban, MD

Kevin Ban, M.D., is the former Executive Vice President and Global Chief Medical Officer for Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. Serving Walgreens as Chief Medical Officer from January 2020 - January 2024, Dr. Ban played an integral role in leading the company’s national pandemic response and defining its healthcare strategy. He graduated from Georgetown University with a B.A. in theology and later completed his M.D. from Georgetown’s School of Medicine. Dr. Ban completed two years of general surgery residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.

After completing his residency training, Kevin joined Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians as an attending physician and was appointed to Harvard Medical School. He became the executive director of the Tuscan Emergency Medicine Initiative (TEMI)—an innovative project to develop emergency medicine as a training specialty in Tuscany, Italy where more than 900 physicians were certified during his tenure. He successfully built and led a team that launched Italy’s first pediatric trauma center. During his eight years working internationally on behalf of Harvard Medical International, Kevin learned how to manage large populations of patients to drive improved outcomes while decreasing the overall cost of care.

In 2015, Kevin joined athenahealth, a healthcare technology company, to lead and expand its population health offering. He later became the company’s chief medical officer and worked with some of the nation’s largest healthcare systems.

Early in his career, Kevin was an on-air healthcare analyst for the local ABC and FOX affiliates in New York and Boston, respectively. He is a regular guest of news and talk show programs and has appeared on The Today Show, MSNBC News, Morning Joe, Bloomberg TV and Good Morning America. He has contributed commentary and bylines to The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, NPR, and The Washington Post.

Event Partners

Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), a pediatric healthcare system based in Orange County, California, is committed to being a leading destination for children’s health by providing exceptional and innovative care. CHOC’s growing community includes two state-of-the-art hospitals in Orange and Mission Viejo and a regional network of primary and specialty care clinics serving children and families in four counties.

CHOC offers several clinical programs of excellence providing the highest levels of care for the most serious pediatric illnesses and injuries, physical and mental. CHOC’s research and innovation institutes are focused on translating real patient needs into real-world treatments so every child can live the healthiest and happiest life possible.

 

Our tagline, HR that makes a difference®, defines what we do. It emphasizes that human resources is a key driver of growth and contributes to a business’s bottom line. This is what sets Insperity apart.

 

Partnering with researchers and industry to move UCI knowledge and discoveries into products and markets.

Four core units within UCI Beall Applied Innovation focus on redefining the path of UCI entrepreneurship education, the mind-set of UCI researchers, and the University connection with industry and community.