2014 Agenda-at-a-Glance

Tuesday October 28, 2014
Wednesday October 29, 2014

Tuesday October 28, 2014

7:45 am – 5:30 pm Registration
7:45 am – 8:45 am Pipeline Café
8:45 am – 9:00 am Welcoming Remarks
9:00 am – 10:00 am Opening Plenary Session
The New Normal: Funding Models that Will Drive Innovation in the Next Decade
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Partnering Forum
10:00 am – 11:00 am Key Opinion Leader Session
Immuno-oncology Therapies: Dare We Think “Cure”?
10:00 am – 11:00 am Summit Showcase
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Business Workshop
Intellectual Property: Value Creation Starts Here
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Summit Showcase
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Pipeline Café
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch with the Experts
1:15 pm – 4:30 pm Partnering Forum
1:15 pm – 2:15pm Key Opinion Leader Session
Precision Medicine & the Opportunity for New Therapies and Better Trials
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm Summit Showcase
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Business Workshop
Collaboration: How to Court Strategic Partners
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Summit Showcase
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm Coffee Break
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Business Workshop
Understanding How to Work with a Banker: Raising Your First Professional Round
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Summit Showcase
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Plenary Session
From Whence the ‘Next Big Thing’?
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Reception

 

Wednesday October 29, 2014

8:00 am–3:00 pm Registration
8:15 am–9:00 am Pipeline Café
8:45 am–9:00 am Welcoming Remarks
9:00 am–10:00 am Opening Plenary Session
Investors Speak: What Do Investors Want in an Early-Stage Company?
10:00 am–12:00 pm Partnering Forum
10:00 am–11:00 am Key Opinion Leader Session
The Human Microbiome: Human Health and (Dys)Function
10:00 am–11:00 am Summit Showcase
11:00 am–12:00pm Business Workshop
Communications Strategy: Why it Matters for An Early Stage Company
11:00 am–12:00 pm Summit Showcase
12:00 pm–1:15 pm Pipeline Café
12:00 pm–1:15 pm Lunch with the Experts
1:15 pm–4:30 pm Partnering Forum
1:15 pm–2:15 pm Key Opinion Leader Session
Fresh Perspectives and New Opportunities in Alzheimer’s Disease Therapeutic Development
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm Summit Showcase
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Business Workshop
Family Offices: How to Attract Patient Capital
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Summit Showcase
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm Coffee Break
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Business Workshop
Non-Dilutive Funding: An Important Tool For Every Emerging Company
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Summit Showcase
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Closing Plenary Session & Reception
IPOs, Generalists, Angels: Is the Biotech Rally Sustainable