Small Business Leadership Forum: The Game Has Changed – Startup Business Model Today

Thank you to our sponsors, LB Carlson, Devicix by Nortech, Insperity, and MedNet Solutions

Registration for these events are limited to startup and growth stage companies in medical devices, diagnostics, digital health, and biopharma to ensure authentic and open conversations. Suppliers and consultants to these companies can only attend as sponsors.

The business model that succeeded 10 years ago fails today. Why? And what business models work today? Hear from a panel of your peers discussing the evolution of healthcare startup business models and what works today. Discussion will include topics like value in healthcare, service innovation, and the new FDA. And as a peer to peer program you are invited to share your insights on what works today.

About Small Business Leadership Forum

The Small Business Leaders’ Forum brings together executives and senior staff from up-and-coming health technology companies from across Minnesota. These intimate meetings are tailored to the specific needs of health tech startups and offers leaders a chance to meet one another, share problems they are facing, and hear from industry veterans about lessons they have learned and things they wish they would have known. Registration for these events are limited to startup and growth stage companies in medical devices, diagnostics, digital health, and biopharma to ensure authentic and open conversations. Suppliers and consultants to these companies can only attend as sponsors.

Speakers

Lisa Lavin, Co-Founder and CEO, Anser Innovation

Lisa Lavin is co-founder and CEO of Anser Innovation, a Minnesota company pioneering interactive IoT technologies that enable ‘being two places at once’. Lisa has over 20 years of experience building new business from the ground up within the healthcare and high tech sectors. Lisa is active in local and national organizations that support entrepreneurialism and women in business. Lisa is a Minnesota Cup Division winner, Eureka Award winner for Innovation, was recognized by Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal as one of 25 Woman to Watch and Minnesota Business’ Real Power 50.

Greg Cash, President and CEO, Cardiobility, Inc.

Greg Cash is an experienced executive and a seasoned industry veteran. He has over thirty-five years of business experience and has been chief executive officer of several companies, both public and privately held, as well as run global business units of larger companies.

Mr. Cash is currently President and CEO as well as a director of Cardiobility, Inc. Previous positions include President and Chief Executive Officer as well as a director of BioSig Technologies, Inc., President and Chief Executive Officer of NeuroTherm, Inc., President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as a director of HeartSine Technologies, Inc., President, Vascular Therapy and New Businesses for Sorin Group, President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Vasomedical, Inc., Corporate Vice President, Datascope Corporation, and President of its subsidiary, InterVascular, Inc., President and Chief Operating Officer of Eminent Technology Partners and Chief Executive Office of its subsidiary, Eminent Research Systems, Vice President and General Manager, Vascular Therapies, for U.S. Surgical Corporation and spent five years with Boston Scientific Corporation, ultimately as Vice President, Cardiology Sales and Marketing, Europe. He began his career at Medtronic, Inc., where he served fourteen years in increasingly senior sales and marketing positions.

Mr. Cash has lived and worked as an expatriate in London, England, Hong Kong, Paris, France and Milan, Italy and speaks French, German and Italian. Greg serves on the board of directors of the French American Heritage Foundation of Minnesota. He is a member of the Concordia Language Villages National Advisory Council and the University of Minnesota Office for Technology Commercialization Advisory Board as well as a member of the French American Chamber of Commerce of Minneapolis/St. Paul Key Opinion Leader Advisory Board. Cash holds a B.A. in International Marketing and Business Administration from the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota where he is an active alumnus presently serving on the Opus School of Business Board of Governors and the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship Advisory Board as well as a mentor to students. He is currently living in suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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