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Miami CEO Retreat

Agenda At-A-Glance

7:00 - 7:45 am

NETWORKING BREAKFAST

Location: Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Patio

Attire: Business casual/resort casual

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7:45 - 11:30 am

OFF-THE-RECORD DISCUSSION PANELS

Location: Ritz-Carlton Ballroom

Attire: Business casual/resort casual

11:30 am

MIMOSA SEND-OFF

Location: Ritz-Carlton Patio

Attire: Business casual/resort casual

Discussion Sessions

7:00 am | Networking Breakfast

 

7:45 am | Adapting to Funding Environment Constraints

Brant Binder, President, Bonito Biosciences

Eric Murphy, CEO, Sidewinder

Luis Peña, CEO, Evommune 

Chirag Surti, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley

Moderator: Al Beardsley, CEO, Cirius Therapeutics

 

8:15 am | Accelerating Drug Development

Gavin MacBeath, CEO, TScan Therapeutics

Frank Nestle, Partner & CEO, Deerfield Discovery and Development

­­​Sam Waksal, CEO, Graviton Bio

Lai Wang, President, Global Head, R&D, BeOne Medicines

Moderator: Zhen Su, CEO, Marengo Therapeutics

8:45 am | Leveraging an Effective Board

Philippe Calais, CEO, TransCode Therapeutics

Meeta Chatterjee, former Chief Strategy Officer, Sun Pharma

Jason Fuller, Partner, Deerfield

Amanda Wagner, CEO, Immunitas

Moderator: Jak Knowles, CEO, Thalassa Bio

9:15 am | Fireside Chat

Chris Boshoff, CSO & President, R&D, Pfizer  

Bill Hait, Chief Scientific Advisor, AACR; former Global Head, Janssen R&D

Co-Moderators: Sekhar Naik, CEO, MResult

Christoph Westphal, General Partner, Longwood Fun

 

9:45 am | Accelerating the Path to Patient Care

Raza Bokhari, CEO, Medicus Pharma

Lindsay Edwards, CTO, Relation Therapeutics

Julie Gerberding, CEO, Foundation for the NIH; former Director, CDC 

Gilmore O’Neill, CEO, Editas Medicine

Moderator: Jon Cohen, Head, Life Sciences Go-To-Market, ServiceNow

 

10:05 am | Recruiting Talent, Developing Culture

Bobby Gaspar, CEO, Orchard Therapeutics

Anna Kazanchyan, CEO, Saghmos Therapeutics

Neil McFarlane, CEO, Zevra Therapeutics

Paul Sekhri, CEO, vTv Therapeutics

Moderator: Julie Kampf, CEO, JBK Associates

10:35 am | The Evolving Deal-Making Landscape

Alan Ginsberg, Head, Global Licensing & BD, New TAs, EMD Serono

David Meek, CEO, Genetix Biotherapeutics; former CEO, Ipsen

Mike Patten, Chief Strategy Officer, Harbour BioMed

Vikram Ranade, CBO, Dyne Therapeutics

Moderator: Konstantina Katcheves, Chief Business & Chief Strategy Officer, Acadia Pharmaceuticals

 

11:05 am | Investment Outlook

Michael Aberman, General Partner, Regeneron Ventures

Nessan Bermingham, Operating Partner, Khosla Ventures

Benj Garrett, Managing Director, Stifel

Claudine Prowse, Venture Partner, JPM Private Capital 

Moderator: Vikas Goyal, Partner, Longwood Fund

Speaking Faculty

Suggested Attire

Welcome reception: Cocktail/Miami chic

Sessions & networking: Business casual/resort casual

Beach luncheon: Business/resort casual

Dinner at Key Biscayne Yacht Club: Cocktail/Miami chic

Maps 

The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, 455 Grand Bay Drive Key Biscayne, Miami, FL

Property Map 

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Transportation

Miami Airport to Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne

(27 minutes - 14.4 miles)

  1. From Miami International Airport, take State Road 836 East Dolphin Expressway to I-95 South

  2. Take I-95 South to Exit 1-A (Key Biscayne/Rickenbacker Causeway)

  3. Follow the signs to the toll plaza

  4. Rickenbacker Causeway becomes Crandon Boulevard

  5. Travel six miles from the toll booth into the island and make a left at Grand Bay Drive

  6. You will then reach The Ritz Carlton Welcome Center and be directed to the resort

Car Services in the area
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Lyft or Uber are recommended while in Key Biscayne.

Personal car service from Miami International can be arranged directly through The Ritz-Carlton Concierge by calling 305-365-4500

Key Biscayne Yacht Club 

SUNSET COCKTAILS & DINNER KEY BISCAYNE YACHT CLUB

Location: 180 Harbor Dr, Key Biscayne, FL 33149

Bus departs from The Ritz-Carlton at 5:30 pm. 

Return on own. 

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