Day One – Strategy, Market Entry & Funding

Registration, Breakfast & Networking

Start the day with a light breakfast and informal networking. Meet fellow startups, investors and industry mentors.

Ignite Pitches

Each startup will give an initial pitch to a select group of innovation experts and investors. This will give mentors a baseline of where a startup is in the innovation continuum and how they can most support them during the two-day Boot Camp.

What I Wish I Had Known When I Started

Engage with a panel of highly successful entrepreneurs and get a peek behind the process – lessons learned, mistakes made, and how they managed past the challenges to emerge successful.

Lunch & Fundraising & Investor Readiness Fire Side Chat

Fireside chat with investment leaders that will focus on understanding what investors look for at different funding stages, crafting an effective pitch and data-driven investor deck, and alternative funding sources.

Founders’ Circle Roundtable: Strategic Partnerships

Discuss with experts how to engage with pharmaceutical, device and healthcare companies for partnerships; understanding the pros and cons of licensing vs. acquisition and navigating collaborations with academic institutions and hospital systems.

Mentoring Roundtables: Pressure Testing Business Models

Startups rotate through small-group discussions with experts on diverse topics critical to being successful as an innovator. Topics such as: what investors look for at different funding stages and key metrics that drive investment decisions; determining how much clinical evidence is needed before launch and designing cost-effective pilot studies; and finding and managing partnerships and strategic collaborations.

Networking Dinner

Day Two – Execution, Growth & Final Pitches

Breakfast & Open Networking

Start the day with a light breakfast and informal networking. Meet fellow startups, investors, and industry mentors.

Pitch Prep with Mentors

Startups receive one-on-one coaching from seasoned mentors in preparation for final pitches.

Lunch, Independent Work & Mentoring

Final Pitches & Expert Feedback

Each startup presents a refined quick pitch and receives additional expert feedback in real-time.

Agenda as of May 30, 2025. Program subject to change.