The Greater Irvine Chamber brings together top Orange County companies to sponsor its 2025 Excellence in Healthcare & Innovation cocktail attire event on Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Hilton Irvine, 18800 MacArthur Blvd.
The 2025 Excellence in Healthcare & Innovation sponsors include Reception Sponsor Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Community Sponsor Hoag, and Business Sponsors Cathworks and City of Hope Orange County
This year’s table sponsors include Abbvie, KCNT1 Epilepsy, Kaiser Permanente, and UC Irvine/UCI Health.
The program will feature a panel of industry experts discussing Healthcare: From Ideation to Innovation and Delivery, a journey of technology innovation, expert delivery, and positive patient outcomes. Edward S. Kim, M.D., M.B.A., Physician-in-Chief for City of Hope Orange County, will moderate the discussion with panelistsJinny Lee, M.B.A., senior vice president, Exploration, Strategy and Marketing for the Advanced Technology division of Edwards Lifesciences; Kristin Gentry, founder of PulseGraft, Inc., focused on non-surgical solutions for cardiovascular health; and Tyler Train, M.S., J.D., a registered patent attorney at Fish & Richardson.
The Greater Irvine Chamber will also recognize outstanding leaders in innovation that make exceptional healthcare possible in our region’s formidable healthcare sector:
- LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR
Susan S Huang, MD, MPH - Medical Director, Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, UCI Health - EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Emmanuelle Schwartzman, PharmD, APh - Professor and Chair of Pharmacy Practice, Chapman University School of Pharmacy - INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
Peman Montazemi, MSEME, MSMAE, MSBME, MBA, Founder & CEO / Co-Inventor, Finally Quiet, Inc. - PRACTITIONER OF THE YEAR
Richard T. Lee, M.D., - Cherng Family Director’s Chair, Cherng Family Center for Integrative Oncology at City of Hope; Medical Director, Supportive & Integrative Medicine, Department of Supportive Care Medicine, City of Hope Orange County - ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR
Aaron Ritter, M.D. - Larkin Family Endowed Chair in Integrative Brain Health, Director of Memory & Cognitive Disorders Program, Hoag's Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute - VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Sarah L. Drislane - Executive Director, KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation - EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH SYSTEM
UCI Health - EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION
Johnson & Johnson MedTech - EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties - Community Education and Outreach
Individual tickets for Greater Irvine Chamber members are $200 and $250 for non-members. Registration closes Thursday, Jan. 9.
For event & sponsorship information, contact Courtney Nakagawa at cnakagawa@irvinechamber.com.
