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2024 Program

About the Biotech EO Summits - Unlike any Other Conference

  • July 15–17, 2024

Monday, July 15

2:00 pm

Registration Opens: Maurice Braun Foyer

3:00 pm

Pre-Event: Gathering for Female Biotech CEOs: Charles Fries Room

  • Katherine Andersen, Head, Life Science & Healthcare, HSBC Innovation Banking
  • Sandra Dunn, CEO & Founder, Phoenix Molecular Designs
  • Elizabeth Jeffords, CEO, Iolyx Therapeutics

4:30 pm

Welcome Networking Event: Arroyo Terrace

Drinks and Falconry Demonstration

6:00 pm

Opening Program: Everett Jackson Room

Welcome Remarks: Sara Jane Demy, Founder & CEO, Demy-Colton

6:15 pm

CEO Summit Participant Introductions

Self–Introductions by all participants

7:30 pm

Fireside Chat Series: The Purposeful CEO – Fulfilling the Promise

  • Moderator: Karen Deschaine, Partner, Wilson Sonsini
  • Fireside Chat CEO: Sabrina Johnson, President & CEO, Daré Bioscience

8:15 pm

Networking Reception & Dinner: Alfred Mitchell Room

Tuesday, July 16

7:00 am

Private Networking Breakfast: Charles Reiffel Room

8:20 am

Summit Overview & Rules of Engagement: Maurice Braun Room

  • Sara Jane Demy, Founder & CEO, Demy-Colton

8:30 am

Opening Discussion: The Financial Environment – Let’s Assess Where We Are Today

Discussion Leader:

  • Evonne Sepsis, Managing Director, ESC Advisors

Discussants:

  • Jonathan Norris, Managing Director, HSBC Innovation Banking
  • Charles Rohaut, Managing Director, Life Sciences & Technology, ZRG Partners

9:15 am

Light at the End of Tunnel: Refocusing on Growth

Discussion Leader:

  • Katherine Andersen, Head, Life Science & Healthcare, HSBC Innovation Banking

Discussants:

  • William Newell, CEO, Sutro Biopharma
  • Evonne Sepsis, Managing Director, ESC Advisors
  • Thijs Spoor, CEO, Perspective Therapeutics

10:00 am

Networking Break: Maurice Braun Patio

10:15 am

Alternative Forms of Capital: Considering the Options

Discussion Leader:

  • Kate Walsh, Managing Director, HSBC Innovation Banking

Discussants:

  • Mark Federici, Global Director, Business Development, Bio-innovations, Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Mike Webb, CEO, Epion Therapeutics, Inc.

11:00 am

Valuation: How Do Investors and Partners Value Your Enterprise and Key Assets

Discussion Leader:

  • Ted Haack, Vice President, LatticePoint

Discussants:

  • Renée Aguilar-Lucander, CEO, Calliditas Therapeutics
  • Jeffrey Cleland, Chairman, President & CEO, Ashvattha Therapeutics
  • Elizabeth Jeffords, CEO, Iolyx Therapeutics
  • Ravi Kiron, CEO, Cytovia Therapeutics

11:45 am

AI in Biopharma: Changing our Sector and How to Navigate It

Discussion Leader:

  • Ryan Roller, Managing Director, Life Science & Healthcare, HSBC Innovation Banking

Discussants:

  • Jacob Berlin, CEO, Terray Therapeutics
  • Allison Murphy, Head, Growth & Channel Sales, Corval
  • Avi Veidman, CEO, Nucleai

12:30 pm

Networking Lunch: Arroyo Terrace

1:45 pm

Valuation Case Study Overview

Discussion Leaders:

  • Deanna Angello, Executive-in-Residence, Springboard Enterprises
  • Kerrie Brady, Former CEO, OccuTerra
  • Ted Haack, Vice President, LatticePoint

2:00 pm

Valuation Case Study Breakout: Charles Fries Room & Charles Reiffel Room

2:45 pm

Valuation Report Back: Maurice Braun Room

Discussion Leaders:

  • Deanna Angello, Executive in Residence, Springboard Enterprises
  • Kerrie Brady, Former CEO, OccuTerra
  • Ted Haack, Vice President, LatticePoint

3:15 pm

Fireside Chat Series: The Purposeful CEO – Fulfilling the Promise

Moderator:

  • Seema Kumar, CEO, Cure

Fireside Chat CEO:

  • William Newell, CEO, Sutro Biopharma

4:00 pm

Embracing Change: Weathering the Storm in DC

Discussion Leader:

  • Deborah Smith, Partner, Wilson Sonsini

Discussants:

  • Jeffrey Cleland, Chairman, President & CEO, Ashvattha Therapeutics
  • Elizabeth Jeffords, CEO, Iolyx Therapeutics
  • William Newell, CEO, Sutro Biopharma

5:00 pm

Day 1 Wrap-Up & Instructions for CEO Summit Games

  • Sara Jane Demy, Founder & CEO, Demy-Colton

5:15 pm

Biotech CEO Summit Games: Arroyo Terrace

7:15 pm

Break

7:45 pm

Networking Reception: Charles Fries Patio

8:30 pm

Biotech CEO Summit Gala Awards & Dinner: Charles Reiffel Room

Wednesday, July 17

7:00 am

Private Networking Breakfast: Charles Reiffel Room

8:45 am

Welcome Back & Day 2 Commences:  Maurice Braun Room

  • Sara Jane Demy, Founder & CEO, Demy-Colton

9:00 am

Communications: The CEO Has to Get it Right, Every Time

Discussion Leaders:

  • Jason Spark, President, Biotech, Inizio Evoke Comms

Discussants:

  • Renée Aguilar-Lucander, CEO, Calliditas Therapeutics AB
  • Rachelle Jacques, Former CEO, Akari Therapeutics

9:45 am

The Board: Putting a Plan in Place to Evolve Your Board as Your Company Advances

Discussion Leader:

  • David Fortier, Managing Partner, Global Head of Partner Recruitment, ZRG Partners

Discussants:

  • Jeffrey Cleland, CEO, Ashvattha Therapeutics, Inc.
  • Beth Hoffman, CEO, Origami Therapeutics
  • Thijs Spoor, CEO, Perspective Therapeutics

10:30 am

Networking Break: Maurice Braun Patio

11:00 am

Leadership: Shaping Strategy to Manage all Binary Outcomes

Discussion Leader:

  • Kerrie Brady, Former CEO, OcuTerra Therapeutics

Discussants:

  • Sabrina Johnson, President & CEO, Daré Bioscience
  • Jason Spark, President, Biotech, Inizio Evoke Comms

11:45 am

Value Creation through Retention: Developing Top Talent and Building a Strong Organizational Culture

Discussion Leader:

  • Angela Hamilton, Managing Director, Consulting Solutions, ZRG Partners

Discussants:

  • Grant Gephardt, Senior Director, Global Corporate Accounts, Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Shalabh Gupta, CEO, Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc.

12:30 pm

Networking Lunch: Arroyo Terrace

2:00 pm

An Unguarded Conversation Among Friends

  • Sara Jane Demy, Founder & CEO, Demy-Colton

2:45 pm

Closing Reception: Charles Fries Patio

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