Innovation Nexus Conference

2025 Program Agenda
The Venetian Convention & Expo Center, Las Vegas, NV
Friday, April 25, 2025, 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. PST

Times	Title	Speakers(s)
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.	Registration and Networking Breakfast
8:00 – 8:05 a.m.	Welcome and Opening Remarks	Steven A. Kaplan, MD, FACS, Research Council Chair, AUA
8:05 – 8:50 a.m.	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: How to Approach Investors	Moderators: Andrew Cleeland, BS, CEO, Fogarty Innovation Panel Members: Michael Demurjian, Startup CEO, Aspargo Labs Ryan Drant, Founder and Director, Questa Capital Management Duke Herrell, MD, Founder and CEO, Virtuoso Surgical Susan Stimson, BS, Executive Investor, Zenflow
8:55 – 9:55 a.m.	Reverse Pitches
9:55 – 10:10 a.m.	Networking Break
10:10 – 11:55 a.m.	Showcase Presentations: Part 1	Moderator: Jennie Xue, BS, Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Securities
11:55 – 12:55 p.m.	Lunch and Networking
12:55 – 1:40 p.m.	Embracing the Future: The Power of Innovation in a Changing World	Keynote Speaker: Patrick Soon–Shiong, MD Executive Chairman and Global Chief Scientific and Medical Officer, ImmunityBio
1:40 – 2:40 p.m.	From Idea to Impact: Navigating the Path from Concept to Commercialization	Moderator: Denise Demarais, Chief Operations Officer, Fogarty Innovation Panel Members: Shreya Mehta, CEO and founder, Zenflow Cynthia Yee, Partner, Vensana Capital Emily Blum, MD, Director, GCMI David Perry, PhD, CEO and Co-founder, Carro Daniel Gossett, PhD, Program Directori, NIDDK
2:40 – 2:45 p.m.	Innovation Nexus Alumni Successes: Video Presentation	Fellow Global Continence Virtuoso Surgical
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.	Networking Break
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.	Showcase Presentations: Part 2	Moderator: Ganesh Raj, MD, PhD, UT Southwestern
5:00 – 5:15 p.m.	The Future of AUA Innovation Nexus	AUA Leadership
5:15 – 5:25 p.m.	Special Announcement	Johnson & Johnson in Partnership with the AUA
5:25 – 5:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks	Steven A. Kaplan, MD, FACS, Research Council Chair, AUA
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.	Awards Ceremony & Networking Reception