The Innovation Imperative: Preparing for the Next Chapter in Orthopedics

The orthopedic industry is entering a new era defined by intelligent systems, precision engineering and data-driven care. Enabling technologies are expanding the surgeon’s capabilities with unprecedented accuracy, reproducibility and intraoperative consistency. At the same time, digital healthcare and connected platforms are transforming the ways procedures are planned and personalized, unlocking predictive insights and clinical decision support that elevate patient outcomes. Additive manufacturing continues to drive innovation in implant and instrument design, enabling patient-matched solutions, complex geometries, enhanced surface technologies and rapid iteration cycles.

Robert Cohen, Vice President of Innovation and Technology at Stryker, will explore how the convergence of these technologies is redefining what’s possible across orthopedic engineering, digital and artificial intelligence, manufacturing, operations and, most importantly, patient care. The next decade will be led by orthopedic OEMs, suppliers and service providers who embrace this merging by leveraging digital tools, advanced materials, sophisticated manufacturing and intelligent automation to deliver more efficient and effective procedures, differentiated implants, enabling technologies and increasingly personalized patient experiences.

Schedule:

• Hot buffet breakfast served at 8 a.m.
• OMTEC Excellence Awards Ceremony at 8:30 a.m.
• Keynote at 8:45 a.m.