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A First Look at 2026 CEOs Unplugged Speakers and Topics

A First Look at 2026 CEOs Unplugged Speakers and Topics

This October 18–21 in Boston, The MedTech Conference, hosted by AdvaMed, will bring together 4,000+ medtech leaders for the conversations, connections, and ideas shaping the future of healthcare innovation.

We are pleased to announce the return of one of the Conference’s most anticipated programs: CEOs Unplugged, taking place on the Medtech Campus.

CEOs Unplugged brings together top medtech executives for timely, unscripted conversations on the forces transforming the industry today. Discussions will span business strategy and market access, emerging technologies, leadership in a rapidly changing global environment, patient impact, and the next wave of innovation.

These exclusive sessions offer attendees rare access to candid perspectives from the C-suite—providing insight into the decisions, challenges, and opportunities shaping the future of medtech.

2026 CEOs Unplugged Speakers

  • Lisa Earnhardt, Executive Vice President and Group President, Medical Devices, Abbott
  • Helen Giza, CEO, Fresenius Medical Care
  • John Kowal, President, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. & Head of the Americas, Siemens Healthineers
  • Geoff Martha, Chairman and CEO, Medtronic
  • Sonal Matai, President, North America, Karl Storz
  • Deepak Nath, CEO, Smith+Nephew
  • Tim Schmid, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Chairman, J&J MedTech
  • Spencer Stiles, President and Chief Operating Officer, Stryker
  • Bob White, Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO, Olympus

Preview of 2026 Discussion Topics

  • Provider Economics Reshaping Care
  • Leadership Through Rapid Global Change
  • Governing the Workforce in an AI Era
  • Supply Chains Built for Resilience
  • Portfolio Strategy Driving Value
  • Investment in Women’s Health
  • Future Diagnostics Landscape
  • Platform-Based Health Care Models
  • Leading the Ambulatory Care Shift

The lineup continues to grow, with additional CEOs Unplugged speakers and sessions to be announced later this summer.

Join us in Boston this October 18–21 for the candid conversations and industry-defining insights that make The MedTech Conference the can’t-miss event of the year. 

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