Johnson & Johnson, Flex to Keynote at MEDevice Silicon Valley on the Future of Technology & Security in Patient Care

MEDevice Silicon Valley returns to the Santa Clara Convention Center Nov. 20-21.

The show's lineup of keynote speakers will cover artificially intelligent (AI) and augmented reality (AR) driven Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) as well as a discussion on cybersecurity strategies, both top-of-mind critical tools designed to deliver easier, faster, and more reliable access to quality care.

Kicking off the event on Nov. 20, Jennifer Samproni, Chief Technology Officer of the Health Solutions business at Flex, keynotes on "Transforming the Future of Patient Care with Human Machine Interfaces", highlighting the growing role of HMI’s in the future of medical device innovation. Samproni will focus on medtech companies approaching progressive product design to remain competitive, how to create new medical devices that meet consumer expectations, as well as tools for managing the increasing demands of a healthcare system for the aging population.

Ashley Mancuso, Vice President, MedTech BISO & Product Security, Johnson & Johnson will present “Advancing Cyber Security in Supply Chain Operations”, diving into the critical understanding of proactive engagement with suppliers, partners, and stakeholders in the supply chain.

Presentation topics will include ways to embed cyber security principles into organizations, trainings to transform employees into vigilant defenders against cyber threats, and how to advance risk sensing techniques to identify potential risks in real-time.

“MEDevice Silicon Valley returns this year with a renewed focus on connecting the medtech community through the most up-to-date and actionable insights and education,” said Adrienne Zepeda, Group Event Director, Informa Markets Engineering. “Both of these globally renowned industry-leading speakers bring highly specialized and unique perspective to scale powerful technology, ultimately improving how we address complex organizational challenges, enhancing healthcare access for all.  Silicon Valley is still the epicenter of North American innovation. We strive to create the most anticipated local platform for integral conversations that empower medical device manufacturers and designers with proven successful resources and data for implementation and sharp ingenuity.”

MEDevice Silicon Valley organizes more than 20 hours of education, presenting topics from 3D printing to AI, policy and regulations, design, development, and more. Nearly 90% of attending buyers are local to Silicon Valley, as the region's thriving technology sector continues to spark the in-person industry collaboration necessary for medical device manufacturers to harness the power of emerging digital-forward integration.

MEDevice Silicon Valley hosts over 175 exhibitors, featuring medical solutions and products including 219 Design, Accumold, Biocoat, Canon Medical Components U.S.A., Medbio, Nelson Labs, Qosina, Zeus Industrial Products, among many more.