Program

Wednesday, July 16

2:00 pm

Registration Opens: Commons Lobby Bar

4:00 pm

Welcome Networking Event: Village Lawn

  • Sara Jane Demy, Founder & CEO, Demy-Colton
 5:30 pm

Welcome Remarks: Vintner’s Room

  • Sara Jane Demy, Founder & CEO, Demy-Colton
5:45 pm

CEO Summit Participant Introductions  
Self-Introductions by all participants

7:00 pm

Fireside Chat Series: The Purposeful CEO Fulfilling the Promise

Interviewer:
Maya Skubatch, Partner, Patents and Innovations, Wilson Sonsini 

Fireside Chat CEO:
Marianne De Backer, CEO, Vir Biotechnology 

8:00 pm

Networking Reception & Dinner: Vintner’s Room

Thursday, July 17

7:00 am

Private Networking Breakfast: Oakville Terrace

 8:20 am

Summit Overview & Rules Of Engagement: Carneros Salons

  • Sara Jane Demy, Founder & CEO, Demy-Colton
 8:30 am

Money: Fundraising in a Challenging Global Market

 9:15 am

Capital Preservation: Rethinking Priorities

10:00 am Networking Break: Carneros Pre-Function
10:30 am

Expanding in Europe or Asia: Is it Right for You?

11:15 am

Valuation: How Do Investors & Partners Value Your Firm – What You Need to Know  

12:00 pm

Commercialization: What Markets, Where, and How?

12:45 pm

Networking Lunch: Oakville Terrace

  • Sara Jane Demy, Founder & CEO, Demy-Colton
1:45 pm

Washington DC: Weathering the Storm of Uncertainty

2:30 pm

Industry Strategic Communications Plan: Who Will Take the Lead?

3:15 pm

Coffee Break/Breakout – Discussion Topics: Carneros Pre-Function

4:00 pm

Technology: Leveraging it to Enhance Innovation

4:45 pm

Day 1 Wrap-Up: Instructions for CEO Summit Games 

  • Sara Jane Demy, Founder & CEO, Demy-Colton 
5:15 pm

Global Biotech CEO Summit Games: Vineyard Deck
(Please wear comfortable shoes and clothes) 

7:15 pm

Break

7:45 pm

Networking Reception: Estate Wine Cave

8:30 pm

Biotech CEO Summit Gala Awards & DinnerEstate Wine Cave

Friday, July 18

7:30 am

Private Networking Breakfast: Oakville Terrace

 8:45 am

Welcome Back: Day 2 Commences: Carneros Salons 

  • Sara Jane Demy, Founder & CEO, Demy-Colton
 9:00 am

Communications: Aligning Comms with Your Five Major Audiences is a Must

 9:45 am

Your Board: Is it Your Board? How to Align Your Board with Your Vision

10:30 am Networking Break: Carneros Pre-Function
11:00 am

Becoming a Visionary Leader: Skills for the Modern Biotech CEO

11:45 am

Leadership: Building A HighPerformance Team, Attracting & Maintaining the Best Talent 

12:30 pm

Networking Lunch: Oakville Terrace

2:00 pm

An Unguarded Conversation Among Friends

  • Sara Jane Demy, Founder & CEO, Demy-Colton
2:45 pm

Closing Reception: Carneros Pre-Function

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Discussants

  • Virginia Amann, Founder & CEO, ENTENTE Network
  • Katherine Andersen, Head, Life Science & Healthcare, HSBC Innovation Banking
  • Stephanie DeViteri, President, North America, Inizio Evoke Communications
  • Cartier Esham, PhD, CEO, Esham Strategies LLC
  • Jesse Essaff, Director, Life Science & Healthcare, Commercial Banking, HSBC Innovation Banking
  • Mark Federici, MS, Global Director, Business Development, Bio-innovations Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Grant Gephardt, MS, VP, Corporate Accounts, Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Ted Haack, MA, MBA, VP, LatticePoint
  • Angela Hamilton, Managing Director, Consulting Solutions, ZRG Partners
  • Paul Hastings, CEO, Nkarta
  • Lisa Jenkins VanLuvanee, PhD, COO & VP R&D, Facet Life Sciences
  • Barak Kassar, MBA, Partner, BKW Partners
  • Ted Love, MD, Chairman, BIO
  • Brian McGowan, MBA, Managing Partner & Practice Leader, ZRG Partners
  • Nancy Myers, CEO, Catalyst Healthcare Consulting
  • Jonathan Norris, Managing Director, HSBC Innovation Banking
  • Linda Pullan, PhD, Founder, Pullan Consulting
  • Charles Rohaut, MBA, Managing Director, Life Sciences & Technology, ZRG Partners
  • Ryan Roller, Managing Director, Life Science & Healthcare, HSBC Innovation Banking
  • Peter Rubin, MBA, Executive Director, No Patient Left Behind
  • Susan Schaeffer, Cohesion Bureau
  • Maya Skubatch, Partner, Patents and Innovations, Wilson Sonsini
  • Jason Spark, Chief Biotech Officer, Inizio Evoke Communications
  • Ken VanLuvanee, President & CEO, Facet Life Sciences
  • Kate Walsh, Managing Director, Life Science & Healthcare, HSBC Innovation Banking