Why This Year Is Different
- Hosted at Georgia Tech’s Science Square and the historic Academy of Medicine
- Attendees include children’s hospital executive leaders, nurses and providers, device innovators, MedTech and venture funding partners, researchers, and more
- FDA PDC $25K Pitch Awards (3), expert-led workshops, live innovation showcases, thought-leadership discussion panels and breakout sessions
Thank You To Our Sponsors
Teddy Chat
Biolocity
Rare Strides
Quandrant-i
Wave Strategy, LLC.
UGA Center for Cyber-physical Systems
Children’s Mercy Kansas City
ArWell PRO by Augment Therapy
Georgia Department of Economic Development
The Georgia Institute of Technology has an institutional focus on advancing pediatric healthcare through interdisciplinary research and innovation. Partnering with pediatric institutions and and other organizations worldwide, it focuses on developing and accelerating new medical technologies for children by connecting researchers, clinicians, industry, and regulators to address unmet pediatric clinical needs.
ISPI offers a community for members to exchange ideas, share knowledge, and engage in collaborative projects. Its initiatives include educational spotlight events, specialized workgroups focusing on areas like artificial intelligence, extended reality technologies, and wearable biosensors, as well as its flagship conference, PEDS 2040, which showcases emerging trends and technologies in pediatric healthcare.
The FDA’s Pediatric Device Consortia (PDC) Grants Program supports nonprofit groups that help advance medical devices for children. These consortia offer expertise in areas such as regulatory guidance, business planning, intellectual property, engineering, and clinical trial design, facilitating the progression of pediatric medical devices from concept to commercialization.
Schedule
- Conference Day 1 - Wednesday, November 5th - Science Square
- Conference Day 2 - Thursday, November 6th - Academy of Medicine
Day 1 – November 5
(Science Square)
** Please note times are EST not PDT
PHIS 2025 Day 1
Thursday, November 5, 2026
7:30 am - 8:30 am PDT
Registration / Check In Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:40 am PDT
Portal Welcome | Ashley Cornelison, Executive Director Portal Innovations
9:00 am - 9:10 am PDT
Opening Remarks | Donna Hyland, CEO Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
9:10 am - 9:40 am PDT
Technology at Arthur M. Blank Hospital | Jeremy Meller, CIO - Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
9:40 am - 10:00 am PDT
Break
10:00 am - 10:10 am PDT
Introduction of Judges
Becca Shmukler, Ashley Cornelison, Justin Burns, Harold Solomon, Brandon Hunter, Juan Espinoza, Ashoo Tandon, Julia Finkel, Francesca Joseph, John Kittle, Andrew Meadow, Emma Moran, John Parker, Anita Ballney, Courtney Law, Greg Zapotoczny
10:10 am - 10:30 am PDT
Pitch Company 1: GrOwnValve
10:30 am - 10:50 am PDT
Pitch Company 2: AcQumen Medical
10:50 am - 11:00 am PDT
Ecosystem Roll Call
Ecosystem Roll Call (Leanne Facilitates): Harold Solomon, Angela Nelms, Justin Burns, Glen Whitley
11:00 am - 11:20 am PDT
Pitch Company 3: Global Continence Inc.
11:20 am - 11:40 am PDT
Pitch Company 4: Navi Medical Technologies, Shawn Sheung
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PDT
LUNCH (5th floor) sponsored by WellStar Children’s of Georgia and Portal Innovations
1:30 pm - 2:40 pm PDT
iSPI Workshop
iSPI Workshop
ChatGPT and AI in Pediatrics CHOC/Rady Children’s Health, Anthony Chang
(2nd floor boardroom)
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm PDT
Tour of Portal, Eddie Lai (10th floor)
1:30 pm - 1:50 pm PDT
Pitch Company 6: YourBio Health, Michael Mina
1:50 pm - 2:10 pm PDT
Pitch Company 7: Prapela, John Konsin
2:10 pm - 2:30 pm PDT
Pitch Company 8: Rhaeos, Anna Lisa Somera
2:30 pm - 2:40 pm PDT
Technology Showcase 2: 3DMedFab: 3D Printed Resorbable Devices and Pre-operative Planning for Pediatrics, Scott Hollister
2:40 pm - 3:10 pm PDT
Break
3:10 pm - 3:50 pm PDT
Panel: “Pediatric Device Consortiums”
Juan Espinoza, Julia Finkel, Brandon Hunter, Ashoo Tandon
3:10 pm - 3:50 pm PDT
iSPI Workshop
Human-Centered Leadership for Healthcare (CHOC/Rady Children’s Health), Tiffani Ghere, Debra Beauregard (2nd floor boardroom)
3:50 pm - 4:10 pm PDT
Pitch Company 9: Moonlight Therapeutics Samir Patel
4:10 pm - 4:30 pm PDT
Pitch Company 10: Oxiwear, Jamie Wood
4:30 pm - 4:40 pm PDT
Technology Showcase 3: Wis Medical, Josh Lee
4:40 pm - 4:55 pm PDT
Close of Day/Key Takeaways Leanne West & Katherine Lynch (Trammell Crow)
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT
RECEPTION
sponsored by Shriners Children’s
Pitch competition winners announced at 5:30 PM, Juan Espinoza
Day 2 – November 6
(Academy of Medicine)
*** Please note times are EST not PDT
PHIS 2025 Day 2
Friday, November 6, 2026
8:00 am - 9:00 am PDT
CHECK-IN (Lobby) & BREAKFAST (Lower Level) sponsored by Microsoft
Breakfast Sponsored by Microsoft
9:00 am - 9:10 am PDT
Welcome/Sponsor Acknowledgments | Anthony Chang & Tiffani Ghere, (main floor auditorium)
9:10 am - 9:15 am PDT
Introduction of Angel Cabrera | Caroline Wood, Georgia Tech
9:25 am - 9:45 am PDT
What Makes a Good Partner in Innovation? | Jeremy Meller (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta) & Antoinette Thomas (Microsoft)
9:45 am - 10:05 am PDT
Hospital Innovation Perspective | Krista Nelson (Children’s Mercy) & Sarah Rebstock (Children’s Medical Center Dallas)
10:05 am - 10:30 am PDT
Washington Update | Fireside chat with Rosie Valdez-McStay (Children's National) & Tiffani Ghere (Rady Children’s Health Orange County)
10:30 am - 10:50 am PDT
Clinician Innovators Panel: Insights from those that have brought technologies to market | Steve Goudy (DrNozeBest), Cephus Simmons (SealCath), Lindsay Watson (Augment Tx), & moderator Matthew McBride (Wave Strategies)
10:50 am - 11:10 am PDT
Networking Break
11:10 am - 11:40 am PDT
AI in Pediatrics & Updates | Anthony Chang (Rady Children’s Health Orange County), Kevin Maher -Pediatric Moonshot (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta), Cole Hilton (Shriners Children’s)
11:40 am - 12:10 pm PDT
Legal Insights for HealthTech and Device Companies: Navigating Innovation, Growth, and Compliance Madison Pool, Paula Nagarajan, Laura Dona (Arnall Golden Gregory LLP) Auditorium
11:40 am - 12:10 pm PDT
From Seed to Society: Investing in Pediatric Innovations that Transform Communities, Shade Reid (Hometown Equity Partners) Lower Level
12:10 pm - 1:15 pm PDT
LUNCH (Lower Level) sponsored by Teladoc Health and HID Healthcare RLTS Visit Sponsor Tables
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT
Lunch Break & Table Time
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm PDT
New Shriners Children's Research Institute, fireside chat with Marc Lalande (Shriners Children’s) & Leanne West (Georgia Tech)
1:30 pm - 1:50 pm PDT
Patient Engagement through iCAN, Leanne (iCAN President), Donato Bonifazi (YPAG/Teddy/iCAN), Anvita Ambardekar (iCAN member), Guari Ambardekar (iCAN parent)
1:50 pm - 2:05 pm PDT
Investing in Pediatrics John Parker, Becca Shmukler, Andrew Meadow
1:50 pm - 2:05 pm PDT
FDA De Novo Pathway: Lessons learned on Prapela's journey to marketing clearance, John Konsin (Prapela)
2:05 pm - 2:20 pm PDT
From Seed to Series B: Funding Strategies for Pediatric Device Innovators, Neal Piper (Luminoah)
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm PDT
Bridging Innovation and Implementation: The GTM Path to Hospital Adoption, Krista Nelson (Children’s Mercy) & Suzy Engwall (HealthTech Strategies, LLC)
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm PDT
Abstract Winners, Markenever Dai, Samuel Wilcox, Niharika Narra, Rachel Kuperman
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm PDT
ISPI Innovations Panel & Takeaways from CHA, Tiffani Ghere (Rady Children’s Health Orange County), Claudia Hoyen (Rainbow Babies), Charlette Stallworth (Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital)
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm PDT
Open Forum
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm PDT
RECEPTION and Poster Session sponsored by Smileyscope & Rady Children’s Health
Pitch on Stage
Present your company to a live audience of investors at the Pediatric Healthcare Innovation Summit in Atlanta, GA at Science Square in the Portal Innovations Space.
Pitch Coaching
Benefit from virtual one-on-one coaching to refine your pitch, compliments of Keiretsu Forum and Barry Etra: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barryetra/
2 Free Admissions to the Pediatric Healthcare Innovation Summit 2025
Accepted companies will receive two complimentary tickets to the Summit, November 5-6, 2025 in Atlanta, GA.
Funding
$80,000 in awards from the FDA Pediatric Device Consortia are available for FDA-regulated medical device companies. Only companies that are based in the US or have a US office and a US taxpayer ID are eligible for monetary prizes. Consultation prizes with industry professionals, such as Health Innovation Capital, are open to all companies.
Abstract Competition
We’re spotlighting the next generation of pediatric innovators.
Submit your abstract for the chance to present and receive a PHIS2025 Certificate award and complimentary registration.
Deadline for submission: August 15, 2025
Acceptance notification: September 26, 2025
For Sponsors & Exhibitors
PHIS2025 offers premier access to pediatric innovation stakeholders and decision makers.
- Direct access to hospital leaders, startups, researchers, regulators
- High-visibility placement for booths & demos
- Welcome reception, meals, and closing event included
- Download our Sponsor Deck for details