Boardroom

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Your private, practical boardroom that dives into the most critical topics for scaling healthcare leaders to make more informed decisions

Limited seats per season
Autumn 2026 season is underway - parallel Autumn 2.0 is open to enrol3 intense sessions x 3 hrs each3 Monday afternoons in NovemberOne 1:1 sparringEuropean perspective, US market
A working room, not simply information

Deep-dive discussions based on decision-making

The Boardroom is a working room for the commercial expansion decisions facing executives evaluating the opportunity of entering and scaling their company in the US.

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3 hrs x 3 Monday afternoons

From applied deep dives and anonymized case studies to live peer discussions, sessions are based on making the tough calls easier.

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Candid guests answer your questions

Straight into the most important information, clearly, combined with dialogues with hospital procurement leaders

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Candid sparring

One private 1:1 session with the VAL team, scheduled this quarter.

The right people in the room

Why do I need to apply?

We don't accept competitors in the same season. We also want to ensure you're at the stage where you get the most from the discussions and resources.

Stay sharp, updated, and go deep where you need now.

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Autumn 2026

Next season is Autumn 2.0

Deadline to apply is November 11, 2026
All sessions are virtual and run 13:00 - 16:00 CET
Mondays on 16, 23, and 30 November

Applications close November 11, 2026. Sessions are based on topics that cause the most friction, are critical decision points, and are not truly learnable from a blog post.
Main session2026 / CET
  1. 16nov
    Session 0113:00 - 16:00 CET

    Generating revenue before reimbursement

    • Targeting value-based programs
    • Translating cost and clinical outcomes aligned with system budgets
    • Using other benefits outside CPT codes to support adoption
    • Special access programs and working directly with payers
  2. 23nov
    Session 0213:00 - 16:00 CET

    The inner workings of hospital procurement

    • How Value Analysis Committees weight clinical evidence from Europe
    • What pilot success metrics cover both fee-for-service and quality aims
    • Data collection that scales from one system to another
    • Getting the next meeting when progress stalls
  3. 30nov
    Session 0313:00 - 16:00 CET

    Sequencing the market + managing the sales cycle

    • How to get actual data on who is buying what
    • When to bring in direct hires, commercial partners, and sales agents
    • What needs to be in place to scale
    • Contracting, types of licensing, and special considerations with a European headquarters/IP/research team

Context, candor, and perspective

From those with real-world receipts. From those doing and who have done, we tackle a single topic each week, combining up-to-date information, case studies, and practical discussions on best practices, hidden landmines, and what's working now.

Current and real world. You'll get mental models of how US systems behave in reality: revenue timing, where stated rules diverge from lived reality, how decisions get made inside hospital systems, and how risk is perceived under current 2026 pressures.

Live sense-making. Experience beats book knowledge. Sessions are designed for action: what's changed, what it means operationally, what to do differently now, and how to think about convoluted policies.

Community, candor, and real-world conversation

On-the-ground signal

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Objectively decide if the US is your next market and get the information to make more resilient, quantified decisions

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More meaningful interpretation > more information

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Sustainable frequency without suspending your daily schedule

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Designed to help you sequence commercialization, not acceleration for acceleration's sake

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Permission to focus and ask brutally

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Real-time sense-making

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Practical confidence under uncertainty and change

Applying is free and takes only a few minutes.

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A little more clarity

Good questions.

Healthcare, medtech, and clinical software companies with real traction in their home market or TRL 7+, exploring or executing US entry in the next 6–18 months. It is designed for leaders ready to work on positioning, evidence, workflows, buyers, and contracting.

A seat at the table

Apply for the Autumn 2.0 Season

Applications close November 11, 2026. Sessions begin November 16, 2026.

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