2023 AGA Tech Summit

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Live event: March 9 – 10, 2023 at Grand Hyatt San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Keyword(s) innovation, GI, technology, ergonomics, green endoscopy, Shark Tank, Innovation Showcase, Innovation Fellows Program, venture capitalist, FDA, endobariatrics, MedTech, obesity, equity

Tag(s) Live meetings/webinars, Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), Practice & Quality, Technology, Trainee & Early Career

Description

Now in its 13th year, the 2023 AGA Tech Summit is the only event focused on fostering the development and adoption of GI technology. The Summit is where GI innovators, entrepreneurs, clinicians, medical technology companies, venture capitalists and regulatory agencies meet to identify opportunities in licensing, partnerships, and investment. Its objective is to conduct training, disseminate education and provide guidance that will help GI innovation and technology discoveries that improve patient care enter the marketplace.

Organizers:

Sri Komanduri, MD, AGAF
Amrita Sethi, MD, FASGE

Learning objectives

Describe the latest advancements in technology in gastroenterology.
Discuss key challenges where additional innovation is needed in GI clinical practice.
Understand how emerging innovations can improve the care of patients with digestive diseases.

Additional Information

We offer sponsorship opportunities for companies at the meeting. For more information, please contact Omika Mali at omali@gastro.org. For information on the Tech Summit program, please reach out to us at agacgit@gastro.org.

Agenda

2023 AGA Tech Summit
March 8 – 10, 2023
Grand Hyatt San Francisco
Organized by the AGA Center for GI Innovation and Technology (CGIT)

Agenda
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 [Pre-meeting activities]
8:00 a.m.	AGA Innovation Fellows Program Kickoff – (Closed event)
8:30 a.m.	AGA Innovation Fellows Immersion Day – Santa Clara, CA (Closed Event)
6:00 p.m.	AGA CGIT Sponsor Dinner and Reception (Invitation Only)
Thursday, March 9, 2023
General Sessions will be held in the Grand Ballroom (Ballroom Level)
7:00 a.m.	Breakfast Location: Sequoia (Ballroom Level) Registration Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer AGA GI Opportunity Fund Presentation (7:15 - 7:45 a.m.) Andrea Vossler Location: Cypress (Ballroom Level)
SESSION 1: OPENING KEYNOTE Moderator: Sri Komanduri, MD, MS
8:00 a.m.	Opening Remarks Sri Komanduri, MD, MS
8:10 a.m.	Keynote Introduction Amrita Sethi, MD
8:15 a.m.	Opening Keynote: Nadine Hachach-Haram, FRCS(Plast), BEM
SESSION 2: SOLVING ERGONOMIC CHALLENGES IN GASTROENTEROLOGY (Sponsored by Olympus Corporation) Moderator: Amrita Sethi, MD
9:00 a.m.	Title TBD Amandeep Shergill, MD, MS
9:15 a.m.	Protecting Yourself: Strategies for Preventing Ergonomic Injuries Latha Alaparthi, MBBS, MD
9:30 a.m.	Combined Development and Adoption Challenges to Novel Ergonomic Endoscope Architectures Hrishikesh Deo, PhD
9:45 a.m.	Panel Discussion/Q&A Amandeep Shergill, MD, MS; Latha Alaparthi, MBBS, MD; Hrishikesh Deo, PhD, Carl Traynor, JD
10:15 a.m.	Morning Coffee Break Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer
10:45 a.m.	Diamond Sponsor Remarks - Castle Biosciences
SESSION 3: INNOVATION IN ENDOSCOPY AND ADVANCING IMAGING (Sponsored by Castle Biosciences) Moderators: Sushovan Guha, MD, PhD & Monica Saumoy, MD
10:50 a.m.	Advances in Novel Endoscopes Carolina Matsubayashi, MD
11:05 a.m.	Panel 1: New Imaging Platforms Carolina Matsubayashi, MD; Hitoshi Shimada; Bob Haggerty; Joseph Triggs, MD, PhD; Kurt Cannon; Leo Grady, PhD
Moderators: Amrita Sethi, MD & Mythili Pathipati, MD
11:50 a.m.	Innovative Strategies in Education and Training in GI Samir Grover, MD, MEd
12:05 p.m.	Panel 2: AI in Endoscopy Samir Grover, MD, MEd; Mozziyar Etemadi, MD, PhD; Austin Chiang, MD, MPH; Alessandro Repici, MD; Michael Byrne, MD
12:50 p.m.	Lunch Location: Sequoia (Ballroom Level) Medtronic Product Theater (1:00 – 1:30 p.m.) Location: Cypress (Ballroom Level)
SESSION 4: FIRE-SIDE CHAT ON GREEN ENDOSCOPY (Sponsored by Exact Sciences Corporation) Moderator: Raman Muthusamy, MD, MAS
1:45 p.m.	Heiko Pohl, MD; Brian Dunkin, MD; Kurt Cannon
SESSION 5: VALUE-BASED CARE AND DIGITAL EMPOWERMENT (Sponsored by AI Medical Services) Moderators: Sri Komanduri, MD, MS & Ashish Atreja, MD, MPH
2:30 p.m.	The Future of Digital Health in GI Rajni Natesan, MD, MBA
2:45 p.m.	Integrating AI into Clinical Practice Mozziyar Etemadi, MD, PhD
3:00 p.m.	Clinical Informatics and GI Lin Shen, MD, MBI
3:15 p.m.	Panel: Novel Advances in Virtual Care Rajni Natesan, MD, MBA; Mozziyar Etemadi, MD, PhD; Lin Shen, MD, MBI; Lawrence R Kosinski, MD, MBA; Laura Fox, MPH; Tom Shehab, MD
3:45 p.m.	Afternoon Break Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer
SESSION 6: FIRE-SIDE CHAT WITH THE FDA Moderator: Simon Mathews, MD
4:00 p.m.	Focus on current thinking on digital therapeutics and virtual care Shani Haugen, PhD
4:30 p.m.	Diamond Sponsor Remarks - Medtronic
SESSION 7: EQUITY IN GI INNOVATION (Sponsored by Medtronic) Moderator: Dennis Shung, MD, MHS, PhD
4:35 p.m.	Innovation for Equity and Research Anil Rustgi, MD
4:50 p.m.	Innovative Models to Address Health Equity & Access in GI Sheri Rudberg, MBA, JD
5:05 p.m.	Panel: The Changing Landscape of Innovation and Reimbursement Anil Rustgi, MD; Sheri Rudberg, JD, MBA; Jennifer Conte
5:45 p.m.	Innovation Showcase Presentations
6:00 p.m.	Innovation Showcase and Networking Reception (until 7:30 p.m.) Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:00 p.m.	Innovation Fellows Dinner (Off-Site, Invitation Only)
Friday, March 10, 2023
General Sessions will be held in the Grand Ballroom (Ballroom Level)
7:00 a.m.	Breakfast Location: Sequoia (Ballroom Level) Registration Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer Castle Biosciences Product Theater (7:15 - 7:45 a.m.) Location: Cypress (Ballroom Level)
SESSION 8: INNOVATION IN OBESITY AND METABOLISM Moderator: Jennifer Phan, MD
8:00 a.m.	The Future of Medicine in Obesity and Metabolism Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, MD, MPH
8:15 a.m.	Title - TBD Reem Z. Sharaiha, MD, MSc
8:30 a.m.	Panel Discussion: Novel Technologies and Innovation in Obesity and Metabolism Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, MD, MPH; Reem Z. Sharaiha, MD, MSc; Naresh T. Gunaratnam, MD; Chalak Muhammed, MD; Lili Brillstein, MPH
SESSION 9: GI INNOVATION AROUND THE WORLD Moderator: Uzma Siddiqui, MD
9:15 a.m.	Disrupting GI Cancer Screening Paradigms Around the Globe Sharmila Anandasabapathy, MD
9:30 a.m.	Training, Educating, and Innovating in Pancreaticobiliary Endoscopy Carlos Robles-Medranda, MD
9:45 a.m.	Taking Innovation to the Masses Alessandro Repici, MD
10:00 a.m.	Panel Discussion/Q&A Sharmila Anandasabapathy, MD; Carlos Robles-Medranda, MD; Alessandro Repici, MD; Brian Dunkin, MD
10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer
SESSION 10: SHARK TANK PITCH COMPETITION Moderator: Sri Komanduri, MD, MS
11:00 a.m.	Opening Remarks and Introductions Sri Komanduri, MD, MS
	Pitch Presentations
11:10 a.m.	Atlas Endoscopy Limited
11:20 a.m.	Endiatx
11:30 a.m.	Ezalife, LLC
11:40 a.m.	Limaca Medical
11:50 a.m.	NovaScan Inc
12:00 p.m.	Judges Deliberation
12:00 p.m.	Audience Vote for Fan Favorite
12:05 p.m.	“Where are they now” Matt Schwartz & Ian Strug, Virgo
12:15 p.m.	Announcement of winner and Fan Favorite
12:20 p.m.	Closing Remarks Sri Komanduri, MD, MS
12:30 p.m.	End of Program

Pricing

	Start Date	End Date	Member	Non-Member	Member Trainee
Late/On-Site	2/25/2023	3/10/2023	$870	$1,225	$225

Policies

Cancellation policy

A refund (less a $50 processing fee) will be given for cancellations received in writing on or before Friday, February 24, 2023. Please send any cancellation request to AGA Member Relations via email. member@gastro.org or call (301-941-2651).

No cancellations will be accepted for refunds on or after, Saturday, February 25, 2023. Refunds cannot be made for no shows.

COVID-19 policy
AGA Meeting policy will be based on current CDC recommendations and that of local [San Francisco] health authority guidelines.

All meeting attendees, faculty and staff are required to be vaccinated as defined by the CDC.

AGA Shark Tank Pitch Competition

The Shark Tank Pitch Competition provides a platform to showcase your GI innovation idea, medical device, or technology. The top five applicants will be selected to pitch their innovations to a panel of expert judges. The winner will receive widespread promotion by AGA to the GI community, represent. AGA in the DDW 2023 Shark Tank. Finalists may be considered for the new GI Opportunity Fund established by AGA in partnership with Varia Ventures.

Applications are currently under review. Applicants will be notified on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 as to the status of their application.

AGA Innovation Fellows Program

The AGA Innovation Fellows Program is where you can learn from physician innovators and entrepreneurs as well as medical technology executives on how new GI technologies are developed and brought to market. The program is open to GI Fellows) from U.S.-based institutions. Third year, fourth year and advanced endoscopy fellows are strongly encouraged to apply. If selected, you will receive:

An exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Medtronic Innovation HQ on March 8.
Complimentary registration, and travel and lodging for the 2023 AGA Tech Summit.
Expert and industry led sessions on emerging GI innovation and technology issues.
Networking opportunities with thought leaders in GI innovation and the medical device industry.
Become part of a year-long cohort of AGA Innovation Fellows.
Insights into how to innovate and transform your ideas into viable products for clinical uses including working with industry.

The application deadline is January 15, 2023. To apply, click the button below.

APPLY HERE

Other Opportunities

AGA Innovation Showcase

Only 2 spots left. The Innovation Showcase is an opportunity for early-stage GI companies to highlight their new technologies at the Tech Summit. Showcase spots can be purchased at the time of registration for an additional $2,500. The showcase will take place on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at 5:45 p.m.PT.

AGA Innovation Fellows Program

Is a unique opportunity for fellows to learn from physician innovators and entrepreneurs as well as medical technology executives on how new GI technologies are developed and brought to market. The program is open to GI Fellows from U.S.-based institutions. Third year, fourth year and advanced endoscopy fellows are strongly encouraged to apply. If selected, you will receive:

An exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Medtronic Innovation HQ on March 8.
Complimentary registration, travel and lodging for the 2023 AGA Tech Summit.
Expert and industry led sessions on emerging GI innovation and technology issues.
Networking opportunities with thought leaders in GI innovation and the medical device industry.
Insights into how to innovate and transform your ideas into viable products for clinical uses including working with industry.

AGA Shark Tank Pitch Competition

The Shark Tank Pitch Competition provides a platform to showcase your GI innovation idea, medical device or technology. The top five applicants will be selected to pitch their innovations to a panel of expert judges. The winner will receive widespread promotion by the AGA and represent the AGA in the 2023 Digestive Disease Week® Shark Tank. The Shark Tank winner will undergo due diligence and be considered for the AGA GI Opportunity Fund, managed by Varia Ventures, a venture capital firm.

Accommodations

A block of rooms has been reserved for attendees at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco (345 Stockton Street). You may make your hotel reservations by calling 1- 415-398-1234. Be sure to mention you are attending the 2023 Tech Summit in March to receive the discounted rate of $259 per night (single/double, taxes not included). Reservations can also be made via this link.

APPs, Patient care physicians, Trainees, Training directors/GI division chiefs

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March 9 - 10, 2023

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