2018 Speakers

Mr. Combredet brings to SENTÉ® nearly 20 years of commercial, operations and management experience in the dermatology and consumer products industry. Most recently, Mr. Combredet was General Manager at Allergan, Medical Dermatology and Skin Care Division (including the Skinmedica line of products). Previous to Allergan, Mr. Combredet was Senior Category Leader, Health and Beauty for…

Kelly Huang, PhD, has served as our Chief Operating Officer since September 2017. Dr. Huang brings extensive experience integrating scientific insights with business strategy to create value for physicians and consumers. Prior to joining Obalon, Dr. Huang was the General Manager for Galderma Laboratories, L.P., Aesthetic & Corrective, where he led business strategy, execution, and…

Andre Moura is a Managing Director at New Mountain Capital, which he joined in 2005. New Mountain Capital manages private equity, public equity and credit capital with aggregate assets under management totaling more than $20.0 billion. Mr. Moura has also been the Chairman of Topix Pharmaceuticals since 2016, when New Mountain Capital acquired a controlling…

Gordie has been the CEO for five companies, plus the President & COO, VP of Sales & Marketing, and has held various leadership roles in the Sales and Marketing Functions. Industries: consumer products (health & beauty), sporting goods, ski equipment, athletic footwear, orthodontic appliances, patient monitoring, cardiovascular devices, aesthetic devices (former CEO of ZELTIQ) and…

Dr. Simhambhatla joined Evolus from Strathspey Crown. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President at Abbott Laboratories and President of Abbott Medical Optics (AMO), with operating responsibility for the global cataract, LASIK and OTC corneal businesses. Prior to AMO, Dr. Simhambhatla led Abbott’s Ibis Biosciences business focused on the rapid and broad detection of…

Aubrey is the Co-Founder and CEO of HintMD, Inc., a technology start-up based in Silicon Valley that is bringing dynamic Aesthetic Subscriptions to market through its innovative ExpertCommerce™ Platform. Prior to co-founding HintMD, Aubrey was the Vice President of Asia-Pacific at ZELTIQ Aesthetics. During his time at ZELTIQ, the management team executed on one of…

Karen has more than 25 years’ experience in the life sciences and medical device industry. She managed the body contouring franchise at Cynosure, directing marketing and product management of several aesthetic product lines for treatment of cellulite and fat reduction. She has a track record of launching exceptionally successful products and building commercial teams while…

Dan Holton is CEO of Cypris Medical, a startup focused on improving outcomes in plastic surgery by developing and commercializing medical devices that enable minimally invasive surgery. Cypris Medical’s core technology, Xact, replaces two of the oldest technologies in surgery, the 100-year-old needle holder and the 70-year-old forceps. The first application of Xact will change…

As a Co-Founder and CEO of PatientPop, Travis oversees all aspects of strategy, sales and business development. Prior to starting PatientPop, Travis co-founded and served as the CEO of ShopNation, a digital marketing platform that enabled media publications to create an online marketplace for products featured in their publications. ShopNation was acquired by Meredith Corporation,…