Exploring the Connection Between our Minds and Emerging Technologies

Name: Exploring the Connection Between our Minds and Emerging Technologies
Start: 2024-11-07T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2024-11-07T20:15:00-04:00
Location: WJCT

Schedule

Thu Nov 07 2024 at 06:30 pm to 08:15 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

WJCT | Jacksonville, FL

What if you could control a device with your mind? Join us for an engaging presentation on brain-computer interfaces, platforms designed to help people use their thoughts to control digital devices. Learn how this groundbreaking neurotechnology will help address limitations of the body during the 2024 Farthing Lecture Hosted by Baptist Health.
Kurt Haggstrom, Chief Commerical Officer at Synchron, will give a presentation on how their new neurotechnology will enhance the field of medicine.
No cost to attend.
Kurt Haggstrom has an extensive background in medical device commercialization and product launches, with a technical background in R&D engineering, holding over 20 U.S. patents. At Synchron, Kurt leads the commercial organization, including product, marketing and reimbursement. He previously served as Vice President of Global Product and Strategy Marketing at Cordis, a manufacturer of interventional cardiovascular technology. Kurt also served as the Global Director of Marketing, Neurovascular at Medtronic, a leading medical equipment manufacturer, where he worked for 18 years. During his time at Medtronic, he worked in several roles in product management and marketing, including playing a critical role in the development and commercial launch of the disruptive pipeline embolization device.