Jan Tully

Senior Software Engineering Manager Medtronic

Over 15 years of experience in Software development for Robotic Assisted Surgery.
Worked in research (at the German Aerospace Center) and product development (at Medtronic) in roles as developer, product owner, people manager, function lead, and more.
Has a soft spot for helping engineering teams become more effective.

Seminars

Thursday 10th December 2026
Framework for Adaptive Technology Development – A Review of the Agile Manifesto
11:30 am
  • The Agile Manifesto is turning 25 this year. Is it still relevant?
  • How can the principles of Agile be interpreted for development of complex medical devices and how does it fit with AI?
  • Practical learnings from design and sustained maintenance of a surgical robotic system
Thursday 10th December 2026
MedTech Match-Up Roundtable Discussions: Benchmarking Success & Opportunities Across Every Stage of Growth
12:00 pm

Whether you’re building your first software-enabled device or scaling AI and cybersecurity programmes across a global portfolio, organisations face very different challenges depending on their size and maturity. Join peers from similarly sized companies for an interactive roundtable discussion designed to share experiences, benchmark approaches and uncover practical solutions to common software development, AI and compliance challenges.

Start-Up Sprint for Small & Emerging Innovators

  • How to build quality and regulatory foundations with limited resources while accelerating growth
  • Discussing challenges and questions around balancing agility versus compliance
  • Lessons learned from training teams about adequate compliance and optimising processes to empower efficiency

Scaling for Success for Mid-Sized Medical Device Manufacturers

  • Strategies for scaling software teams, AI initiatives and compliance processes without sacrificing agility

Enterprise Exchange for Large Medical Device Manufacturers

  • Managing global software portfolios, AI governance, cybersecurity programmes and complex regulatory requirements across multiple product lines
  • The Small-Team Paradox: Development, QA, Regulatory, Systems, UX, Cybersecurity, Program Management, etc. all need to have a voice in product development. How small can teams realistically be?
Jan Tully - 4th Medical Device Software Development Europe