Panel Discussion

Monday, March 9, 2026

9:55 AM - 10:15 AM EST

Location: Spotlight Theater

Moderator(s)

Lawrence Biegelsen, MBA

Managing Director Medical Supplies & Devices
Wells Fargo
Short Hills, New Jersey, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Rick Wise, CFA

Research Analyst
Stifel
New York, New York, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Panel Discussant(s)

Kendra J. Grubb, MD

VP/CMO Structural Heart
Medtronic
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Disclosure(s): Medtronic, Inc.: Employee (Ongoing)
Michael J. Reardon, MD

Professor and Allison Family Distinguished Chair of Cardiovascular Research
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Houston, Texas, United States

Disclosure(s): BSCI: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); High Life: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); JValve: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Siemens: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); WL Gore & Associates: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Lars Sondergaard, MD

Chief Medical Officer
Abbott Structural Heart
Santa Clara, California, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott: Employee (Ongoing)
Mark A. Turco, MD

President & CEO
RI Life Science Hub
Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):

Lawrence Biegelsen, MBA: No financial relationships to disclose

Rick Wise, CFA: No financial relationships to disclose

Kendra J. Grubb, MD: Medtronic, Inc.: Employee (Ongoing)

Michael J. Reardon, MD: BSCI: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); High Life: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); JValve: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing); Medtronic: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Siemens: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); WL Gore & Associates: Consulting Fees (e.g., advisory boards) (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Lars Sondergaard, MD: Abbott: Employee (Ongoing)

Mark A. Turco, MD: No financial relationships to disclose