Notable Event Features in 2013

Thought Leadership

LIVE Product Teardowns Daily!
Presentation Theater in Hall E
Bill Betten, Technology Director at UBM TechInsights gives you an “inside look” into the teardown process, the interpretations of its findings, and the intelligence that can be gained!

• Teardown #1–Tuesday, February 12 at 2:15 pm
  Animas Ping Insulin Pump
• Teardown #2–Wednesday, February 13 at 2:15 pm
  iPad Mini vs. Google Nexus 7
• Teardown #3–Thursday, February 14 at 2:15 pm
  iPhone 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy S3

Join Our Start-up Accelerator Roundtable
Wednesday, February 13
5:00 pm, Room 208A

Calling all Entrepreneurs!  MD&M and Modulus, Inc. invite you to join an exclusive event at MD&M West 2013 with featured guest and industry expert, Mir Imran.  Chairman & CEO of InCube Labs and Modulus, Inc., and Managing Director of InCube Ventures, Mir has founded 22 life science companies and has more than 200 patents to his name. 

Submit your business card at Modulus’ booth #549 and enter a raffle to win your seat at the table. Ten companies will be selected to actively participate in the discussion and ask their most pressing questions to Mir Imran, one of the nation’s most prolific healthcare innovators, entrepreneurs and investors.  Mir will draw on his 30+ years of company building experience to hear about your company, and provide his insights that will help you navigate your tough challenges – topics will include product development, manufacturing and funding strategies.  

Winners will be selected at 3pm on February 13th at Modulus’ booth.

Keynote Presentations

Tuesday, February 12, Presentation Theater in Hall E
11:00 am
Innovation; a Futurist’s View of Manufacturing
Thomas Frey, Innovation Editor, The Futurist Magazine; Senior Futurist, DaVinci Institute; Author of “Communicating with the Future”

12:15 pm
Defining the Digital Device Revolution: A Panel Discussion with MD+DI’s Manufacturers of the Year
Moderator: Heather Thompson, Editor-in-Chief, MD+DI
Panelists: Mir Imran, Chairman and CEO, Modulus and InCube Labs;
Jim Moon, Chief Technology Officer, Sotera Wireless; Dan Blake, Chief Product Strategy Officer, Airstrip; and Todd Thompson, Vice President, Corporate Development, Proteus Digital Health

Wednesday, February 13, Presentation Theater in Hall E
11:00 am
Building Innovative Products, Brands,
and Organizations
Kevin Ashton, Inventor of the Internet of Things; Creator of the WeMo home automation platform; Co-Founder and CEO of leading clean tech start-up Zensi; Former Executive Director at the MIT

12:15 pm
Strategies for California’s exports
Host/Introduction: Howard Friedman, Event Director, UBM Canon
Pre-discussion Presentation (20 mins): Kevin Klowden, Managing Economist, Milken Institute
Panelists: Jack Stewart, President, California Manufacturers and Technology Association
Gunjan Bagla, Managing Director, Amritt Inc.

1:00 pm
The Future of Health and Medicine: Where Can Technology Take Us? How The Exponential Age Will
Revolutionize Medicine
Daniel Kraft, MD, Executive Director, FutureMed; Medicine Track Chair, Singularity University; Founder & CEO, IntelliMedicine; Inventor of the MarrowMiner

Thursday, February 14, Presentation Theater in Hall E
11:00 am
Convergence of Medical and Consumer Technology
Bill Betten, Technology Director, UBM TechInsights

12:15 pm
California Manufacturing and
Exports Forecast
Kevin Klowden, Managing Economist,
Milken Institute

Networking

Catch Up With Peers at the Welcome Reception
Tuesday, February 12 at 4:00 pm in Hall E

NEW VIP Receptions—Rub Elbows With Other VIPs!
Wednesday, February 13 at 3:30 P.M in Hall E (Medical) and in the Arena
(Advanced Manufacturing)

NEW Planning and Networking Tools
Plan your time at the event and connect with other like-minded peers using our new desktop portal and mobile app! Details at: MobileAppAnaheim.com

Fresh Ideas & Solutions

See Over 2,000 Suppliers
Find suppliers you have been trying to catch up with, and some you didn’t know existed.

Discover NEW Products as They Are Launched
Test drive the technologies of tomorrow, and find fresh ideas around every corner.

Create Custom Solutions You Won't Find Online
Anything is possible when you sit down face-to-face with
knowledgeable partners

Entertainment

Attend the Design News Golden Mousetrap Awards
And the Rising Stars of Engineering, brought to you in partnership with Mouser Electronics
Tuesday, February 12, 5:30 pm at the adjacent Hilton

WIN a Tablet!
Enter at our Giveaway Booths in Hall E and the Arena!

New Learning Opportunities

	8 interactive learning forums delivering the latest developments and innovations shaping the ever-evolving medtech industry.
	8 practical sessions cover lean manufacturing, rapid manufacturing, and how to design a modern factory floor.
	Implementable solutions for sustainability, smart packaging, robotics, traceability and more.
	Stop by the Innovation Briefs Theater on the show floor for concise, complimentary presentations by industry experts.