Topics embedded in the case studies and program include: strategy, revenue projections, market acceptance, crisis communications, team and board management, unwelcome suitors, unusual sources of funding, leadership, team building.
Tuesday, July 10
| 2:00 pm | Arrival & Registration |
| 5:00 pm |
Falconry Demonstration Carneros Courtyard Refreshments |
| 6:15 pm |
Opening Events Carneros Courtyard
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| 7:15 pm |
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| 8:00 pm |
Networking Dinner Sonoma |
Wednesday, July 11
| 7:30 am |
Breakfast Farm Dining Room |
| 8:30 am |
Summit Overview and Rules of Engagement Napa |
| 8:45 am |
Introduction of Minotaur Therapeutics (MNTZ) Case Study Napa Synopsis: The CEO of MNTZ receives new and disappointing information about the commercial prospects of its lead asset. MNTZ’s most recent quarterly earnings report included sales projections for its lead asset that were impressive and, according to the management team, not overstated.
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| 9:15 am |
MNTZ Market Study Yields an Unwelcome Surprise: What Now?
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| 10:00 am |
MNTZ Teams Reconvene and Debrief Napa
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| 10:30 am | Morning Break |
| 10:45 am |
MNTZ Crisis Management Continues – The Surprises Keep Coming
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| 11:30 am |
MNTZ Teams Reconvene and Debrief Napa
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| 12:00 pm |
Networking Lunch Farm Dining Room |
| 1:15 pm |
Presentation of CEO Self-Assessment & A Leadership Challenge Napa |
| 2:30 pm |
Barbarians at MNTZs gate – An Unwelcome Acquisition Overture Napa
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| 3:15 |
MNTZ Teams Reconvene and Debrief Napa
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| 3:45 pm |
MNTZ CEO Message and Plan to Move Forward Napa
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| 4:30 pm | Day 1 Wrap Up |
| 5:00 pm |
CEO Summit Games Various Locations on the Property |
| 7:00 pm |
Artisanal Wine Tasting Hilltop |
| 7:45 pm |
Awards & Wine Country Dinner Hilltop |
| 9:30 pm |
Desserts in the Neighborhoods Quail (‘hood) & Sparrow (‘hood) |
Thursday, July 12
| 7:30 am |
Breakfast Farm Dining Room |
| 8:30 am |
Welcome Back & Overview for the Day Napa
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| 8:45 am |
Introduction of Cellblock Therapeutics: What is the Cost of Money? Napa Synopsis: Pushed to the edge in a challenging fundraising environment, the CEO of Cellblock accepts a major investment from a tech company. With this investment comes involvement from a board member who does not know the biotech space.
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| 9:15 am |
Cellblock Breakout Groups – Is There Reward for the Risk?
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| 10:00 am |
Cellblock Teams Reconvene and Debrief Napa
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| 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:45 am |
Cellblock Lead Asset Failure – Now What? Napa
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| 11:30 am |
Communications – Lessons Learned from MNTZ and Cellblock Napa
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| 12:00 pm |
Networking Lunch Farm Dining Room |
| 1:15 pm |
Fireside Chat: The Purposeful CEO and the Art of Building a Company and Moving on to Build Another Napa
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| 2:15 pm |
An Unguarded Conversation Among Friends: Raising Money Napa
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| 3:15 pm |
Wrap Up & Closing Remarks Napa |
| 3:30 pm |
Closing Reception Carneros Courtyard |
