Kashif Ikram has spent more than 30+ years of experience in the MedTech industry in various executive positions including Head of Global Marketing at LiDCO Group PLC, Marketing Manager Europe at Edwards Lifesciences Lifesciences, Director of Marketing at Medtronic, Global Sales and Marketing Director - Cardiac Surgery at Sorin Group, Sales Director Europe Cardiology & Peripheral Vascular at Eurocor Tech, Senior Director Sales and Marketing EMEA - Hugo Robotic Assisted Surgery at Medtronic, Head of Corindus Vascular Robotics EMEA at Siemens Healthineers, Vice President Sales EMEA at C-RAD AB, Vice President Commercial Europe at Distalmotion and currently Vice President Europe MicroPort, Kashif will uncover the above topics in this MedTech Opinion Leader article with Stan Kalinin.

Hakan Baraner has 30 years of experience in International sales and marketing of medical devices & capital equipment and spent many years in various executive positions including Director of Sales Southern Europe and MEA, Regional Business Director - South and Eastern Europe, CIS and MEA at Accuray, Vice President Sales EIMEA at ViewRay, Inc. and currently Senior Vice President Sales - EIMEA at ZAP Surgical Systems, Inc.

Hakan will uncover the above topics in this MedTech Opinion Leader article with Stan Kalinin.

Josep Sitjes has a Degree in Biology with additional education in business (PDD-IESE and INSEAD) and spent many years of his experience in the MedTech industry in various executive positions including Business Unit Manager at Olympus EMEA, Business Unit Director at Covidien (Medtronic Minimally Invasive Therapies Group), General Manager BD Thailand at DKSH and last 7 years currently as a Vice President Healthcare Systems and Technologies at market leader Baxter International Inc., Josep will uncover the above topics in this MedTech Opinion Leader article with Stan Kalinin.

Marlou Janssen talks PFA, how it offers new method to revolutionize Afib treatment and improve patients outcomes.

Marlou Janssen has spent more than 25+ years of experience in the MedTech industry in various executive positions including Global Vice President Cardiac Rhythm Management at BIOTRONIK, Vice President Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Poland, Eastern Europe, Middle East, India at St Jude Medical, President US at BIOTRONIK and Vice President & General Manager, EPD Solutions at Philips, and most recently Member of the Board at Acarix, Field Medical Inc.

Giuseppe Battente has spent more than 20 years in the commercial senior leadership roles in the medical devices space including Senior Global Marketing Manager at Coloplast, Business Unit Director Advanced Surgical Technologies, Vice President Marketing and Disease State Management EMEA, and Senior Director Commercial Partnership at Medtronic and he will uncover the above topics in this MedTech Opinion Leader episode together with Stan Kalinin.

Michael Heuer is the Senior Commercial MedTech Executive with a strong track record in starting up, managing and expanding businesses and markets, especially in Cardiology, Electrophysiology and Robotics industries in various executive positions including VP of Capital Sales at Stereotaxis, VP of Sales at Magnetecs Corporation Corp, Director of Market Development EP at Boston Scientific, Managing Director at Acutus Medical, Inc. and recently General Manager Europe at Adagio Medical Inc. Michael will uncover the above topics in this MedTech Opinion Leader article with Stan Kalinin.

Jacob Ahrnstein is a Founder and a CEO at Njord Medtech, prior he was a Chief Strategy Officer at The Techno Creatives and Strategy Consultant at Accenture before becoming a MedTech Entrepreneur, Jacob will uncover the above topics in this MedTech Opinion Leader article with Stan Kalinin.

Kashif Ikram talks Innovation, Robotics, Challenges, MDR, M&A, FUTURE

Kashif Ikram has spent more than 30+ years of experience in the MedTech industry in various executive positions including Head of Global Marketing at LiDCO Group PLC, Marketing Manager Europe at Edwards Lifesciences, Director of Marketing at Medtronic, Global Sales and Marketing Director - Cardiac Surgery at Sorin Group, Sales Director Europe Cardiology & Peripheral Vascular at Eurocor Tech GmbH, Senior Director Sales and Marketing EMEA - Hugo Robotic Assisted Surgery at Medtronic, Head of Corindus Vascular Robotics EMEA at Siemens Healthineers, Vice President Sales EMEA at C-RAD AB and recent Vice President Commercial Europe at Distalmotion, Kashif will uncover the above topics in this MedTech Opinion Leader article with Stan Kalinin.

Hannah Teichmann, a serial MedTech Entrepreneur, a successful leader and simply a passionate MedTech industry professional who shares her story about building one of the best European and International Robotics Start Ups: Medical Microinstruments, Inc. (MMI). Also, We will discuss what could be the next big thing in Medical Devices sector based on Hannah's feedback.

Thorsten Waloschek talks the future of the neonatal care medical device market development

Thorsten Waloscheck has spent more than 20 years in the MedTech industry including Director of Marketing at Novasep, President Strategic Business Field Neonatal Care & Thermoregulation at Dräger, Senior Director Marketing and Business Development at Natus Medical Incorporated, Chief Executive Officer at BABYBE Medical, VP Sales & Marketing at Liberate Medical and currently CEO at NeoPrediX AG.

Christopher Hall talks wearables medtech industry, healthcare opportunities in APAC, building new verticals and leadership.

Christopher Hall has spent more than 20 years in the MedTech industry in various executive positions including Franchise Head & Managing Director Singapore at Johnson & Johnson, Head of Health Solutions at Fitbit (now part of Google), and recently Vice President at Mobio Interactive and Commercial Director at Marula Health, he will uncover the above topics in this Q&A with Stan Kalinin.

Shifting Paradigm in Brand Marketing. Pamela Pedrucci talks about digital marketing in Medical, Life Sciences and FMCG markets.

Named "The 10 most influential Women in Marketing" by FORTUNE, she has spent over 20 years in B2C and B2B marketing management and brand building executive leadership positions including Senior Global Brand Manager at Philips Group - Saeco International, Digital Marketing Communications Lead at Philips, Head of Digital Marketing at EMS - Electro Medical Systems and currently Director of Global Digital Marketing, E-Commerce and Sustainability at Henkel.

Leaders in MedTech: Stefan Holzer talks about Wearable MedTech, Diagnosing the Disease earlier, and Future of Telemedicine.

Stefan Holzer spent more than 25 years in the Cardiology MedTech space including Regional Business Director at Medtronic and currently being a VP of International markets managing the EMEA business of AliveCor, he will talk about eHealth, Wearable medical technology and how it closes the gap between patients and physicians leveraging Telemedicine to diagnose the disease earlier.

Ashwini Cole talks International Female leadership, Innovation, Unique Perspective and influence on DEI initiatives.

Ashwini Nayak Cole is a successful Executive with over 10 years of demonstrated ability in delivering mission-critical results in Healthcare Industry, including Regional Medical Affairs Manager - South East Asia at Lundbeck and currently Global Head of Medical Affairs for New Initiatives at Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies she will uncover the above topics in this Q&A with Stan Kalinin

Luc Verhees spent more than 30 years in the Cardiology MedTech space including Director of Clinical Affairs at Spectranetics, Director of Clinical Science at Boston Scientific, Director of Medical Affairs at Medtronic, VP of Global Clinical Affairs at Sorin / LivaNova, SVP of Medical & Clinical Affairs at Xeltis and currently VP of Global Clinical Affairs at HighLife, Luc will talk about history of the space, current trends, advise to younger professionals entering the market and highlight the importance of Executives with Clinical experience to be on the PE Boards.

Christian Frener talks Organizational Behavior, its impact on performance, managing regional differences, onboarding.

Christian Frener has spent more than 20 years as an Executive HR in various senior leadership positions across Life Sciences (Biotech, Medical Devices) and Financial Services industries in Americas, APAC, EMEA including Group Benefits Director at Swiss Re, Executive Director International Benefits & Global Mobility at Julius Baer, Global Benefits Lead at Amgen, Senior Director Total Rewards APAC, Europe, Middle East, Africa, India at Varian and Head Benefits & Pension at Siemens Healthineers, he will uncover the above topics in this Q&A with Stan Kalinin

Remco Maljers talks about how to expand and manage a truly International Medical Device business today.

Remco Maljers spent nearly 3 decades in the medical devices space including Vice President Northern Europe at Wright Medical Technology, VP of Global Sales at Intrinsic Therapeutics, Inc, Vice President Emerging Markets EMEA & SEA at NuVasive and currently VP of Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Canada at Orthofix.

Guillermo Macarron talks how to transform a global MedTech and Healthcare business to achieve commercial success.

Guillermo Macarron, a Multilingual Senior Executive with 15+ years of Global Leadership experience within C-Suite positions worked as the EMEA Service Business Senior Lead at Johnson & Johnson and Global VP Corporate Office and Chief of Staff to the CEO at Establishment Labs managing P&Ls with budgets over USD 130M and annual sales over USD 160M.

Have you ever wondered how exactly research environment in academia differs from a commercial one in Medtech space? Or when does academic Medical Robotics research project become a spin off and does innovation work best in commercial or university research walls?

Jindong Liu, Director of R&D from Precision Robotics Ltd. and a Research Fellow at Imperial College London answering all the above questions with his story about Robotics MedTech and future developments.

Richard Dasselaar talks about Digital Transformation and its Roadmap in Healthcare industry.

Richard Dasselaar who engages a PhD from the Erasmus MC University, Rotterdam and finished executive programs at Harvard Business School, Value Based Healthcare strategies and finance and MIT Sloan School of Management specialized in Digital Business Strategy, platform and AI. Having worked for 2 leading MedTech brands Zimmer Biomet and Philips, Richard has a unique opinion about the market and where it is heading next.

Michael Taube talks about the Home Care market and the use of Medical Devices in the home environment.

Michael Taube is a distinguished leader who spent more than 25 years in the MedTech industry including Marketing Manager Philips, Business Unit Director and Marketing Director at GE HealthCare, Vice President & General Manager at ResMed, Chief Marketing Officer at Ivoclar and currently runs Otivio AS as a Chief Operating Officer. We will talk about Home Care history and look at the market to date.

Frank Grunau talks about the Digital Orthodontics market, Aligners sustainability, digital innovation and leadership.

Frank Grunau spent 20 years in the Orthodontics industry including Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing EMEA at Align Technology, Chief Commercial Officer at Propel Orthodontics and currently Head of Orthodontics at Straumann Group. We will talk about Aligner products, orthodontics market, sustainability, digitalization, Go-to-Market models and what does it mean to be successful in Leadership in Dentistry today.

Johannes K. Mühl talks Financial Strategy, Leadership, M&A in the Biotech and MedTech & Finance's Influence on Innovation

Johannes K. Mühl has spent more than 20 years in the MedTech and Biotech industries in various executive positions including Senior Financial Controller at Zimmer Biomet, LEA Project Manager M&A and Business Partner Vaccines at Pfizer, Director of FP&A and Director Finance and Commercial Insights at Myriad Genetics and CFO at several Biotech ventures most recently, he will uncover the above topics in this Q&A with Stan Kalinin

Magdalena Kowalewska talks about Commercial Excellence and its Impact on sales

Today we have a Q&A with a recognized Senior Commercial Excellence and Sales Force Effectiveness Leader in the Life Sciences market, Magdalena C. Kowalewska Kowalewska. Having spent more than 20 years in the Pharmaceuticals and MedTech industries including Global Business Service Manager at DSM, Director of Commercial Excellence EMEA at Abbott and currently being a Director Regional Sales Effectiveness EMEA at Cepheid, she will be speaking about Commercial Excellence, Cross-Industry Innovation, Multichannel and Leadership Storytelling.

Bernat Albinyana has spent more than 30+ years of experience in the MedTech and Life Sciences industries in various executive positions including Global Strategic Marketing at Novartis, Chief Commercial Officer at ISDIN, Managing Director (CEO, General Manager) Italy at

Galderma, Vice President Global Pharmacy at Unilever, Chief Operating Officer at Stratpharma and currently Chief Executive Officer at Biospectal SA, Bernat will uncover the above topics in this MedTech Opinion Leader article with Stan Kalinin.

Ron Fantl has spent more than 20 years in Anesthesia, Intensive Care, Respiratory Care, Surgery, Pulmonology, Cardiosurgery and with focus on Respiratory Support, Resuscitation, Airway Management and Ventilator Weaning with multiple roles and responsibilities in Training & Education, Management, Process- and Project Management.

Ron covered various international and global roles in multiple sectors of medical device manufacturer organizations focusing on Neonatology, Cardiac Surgery, Respiratory Support, ECMO, Cardiopulmonary Bypass as well as digitalization and data analysis for research and clinical quality management and automated Decision Support Systems including Senior Manager Clinical Education, Director - Medical Education - International at Vapotherm and recently Director Clinical Informatics at Spectrum Medical Ltd he will uncover the above topics in this MedTech Opinion Leader episode together with Stan Kalinin.

Marco Baiguini has spent more than 14 years in the commercial senior leadership roles in the medical devices space including Director Education and Business Development, Head of Sales Digital Europe, Head of Marketing at Straumann Group and recently Marketing Director EMEA Omnichannel and Analytics at Zimmer Biomet he will uncover the above topics in this MedTech Opinion Leader episode together with Stan Kalinin.

Global MedTech executive with 15+ years of industry experience. Built and led x-functional teams in startups and billion plus franchises, scaling from ideas to mature products and delivering results that matter.

General Manager for Becton Dickinson , a Fortune 500 MedTech enterprise, driving one of the company's largest global product platforms - Infusion Preparation and Delivery. In this role, responsible to deliver above-market revenue growth, while maximizing operating profits and ensuring quality and regulatory compliance. I am also a Managing Officer and a Director in the company's Swiss subsidiary and a Board of Directors member for MedAware, an innovative Healthcare AI start-up.

As Vice President of Business Development and General Manager at CBM Lifemotion, I lead strategic growth initiatives for a pioneering medical device manufacturer that's reshaping the future of ECMO/ECLS critical care systems. Headquartered in Shenzhen's innovation hub, with strategic affiliates in Italy and Germany, we're driven by a singular mission: making advanced critical care technology accessible worldwide.

At CBM Lifemotion, our commitment to excellence in ECMO/ECLS technology has positioned us as an emerging leader in critical care innovation. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing and unwavering focus on quality are about to reach new horizons...

Transformational healthcare executive with a 20+ year track record of scaling high-growth businesses; from startup ventures to Fortune 500 enterprises across MedTech, diagnostics, and digital health.

I’ve led cross-functional teams through complex growth cycles, transforming underperforming regions, launching new markets, and turning innovation into commercial success. My leadership spans $1B+ P&L ownership, enterprise GTM strategy, M&A integration, and the commercialization of cutting-edge technologies; from AI-driven diagnostics to enterprise SaaS platforms.

Known for bridging the gap between financial strategy and clinical outcomes, I operate at the intersection of innovation, execution, and impact. Trusted by boards, C-suites, and care delivery stakeholders, I bring a pragmatic, growth-focused mindset to everything from startup scaling to enterprise transformation.

CEO of Vektor Medical, a company that leverages AI, computational intelligence, and data to improve patient outcomes and reduce procedure time and costs. He joined Vektor Medical in 2018 as the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, and became the President and COO in 2021, before taking on the CEO role in 2022. Vektor Medical's mission is revolutionize arrhythmia care. We are working hard to transform care for patients suffering from heart rhythm disorders with AI, computational intelligence, and big data, while creating value for our customers, partners, investors, and employees.