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Miami CEO Retreat

Agenda

6:00 – 9:00 pm

WELCOME RECEPTION

Location: Oceanfront Lawn

Attire: Cocktail Attire

Discussions

7:00 am

NETWORKING BREAKFAST

7:30 am

WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS 

Christoph Westphal, General Partner, Longwood Fund

8:00 am

BIG BIOPHARMA PIPELINE SOURCING

Gautam Gupta, Head of Strategy & Consulting, Pfizer

Nathan Jorgensen, CFO, Vor Bio

Shiva Malek, Global Head, Oncology, Novartis Biomedical Research

Moderator: Philippe Lopes-Fernandes, CBO, Ipsen

8:30 am

R&D COLLABORATION

Luba Greenwood, Managing Director, Binney Street Capital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Rachel Humphrey, CEO, Normunity

Jak Knowles, CEO, Affini-T Therapeutics

Amanda Wagner, CEO, Immunitas

Moderator: Ken Drazan, CEO, ArsenalBio

 

9:00 am

FIRESIDE CHAT

Nouhad Husseini, SVP, Head, BD & Corporate Strategy, Regeneron

Anne Wojcicki, CEO, 23andMe

Moderator: Gulam Jaffer, President, Yourway

Christoph Westphal, General Partner, Longwood Fund

9:30 am

TRANSLATING SCIENCE INTO MEDICINE

Raj Devraj, CEO, Rectify Pharmaceuticals

Roger Hajjar, Head, Gene & Cell Therapy Institute, Mass General Brigham

Joel Schneider, CEO, Carbon Biosciences

Paul Peter Tak, President & CEO, Candel Therapeutics

Moderator: Jenna Foger, SVP, Science & Technology, Alexandria Real Estate Equities

 

10:00 am

ACCELERATING THE PATH TO PATIENT CARE

Bill Dahut, CSO, American Cancer Society

Greg Frost, CEO, Exuma Biotech

Phil Vickers, CEO, Solu Therapeutics

Moderator: Richard Paulson, CEO, Karyopharm

 

10:30 am 

FINANCING INNOVATION

Vik Bajaj, Managing Director, Foresite Capital

Jim Healy, Managing Partner, Sofinnova

Rachel Mears, Partner, Jeito Capital

Moderator: David Steinberg, General Partner, Longwood Fund

Speaking Faculty

Dress Code 

Sessions & Networking: Resort/Business Casual 
Welcome Reception: Cocktail Attire
Beach Party: Resort Casual
Casa Tua: Miami Chic, Casa Tua does not allow shorts, ripped jeans or flip flops

Maps 

The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, 455 Grand Bay Drive Key Biscayne, Miami, FL 33149

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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Uber & Lyft 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

Additional Transportation Options:

Key Transportation - https://key-transportation.com/
- Available by pre booking online or calling 877-539-5005

Crandon Taxi Key Biscayne
- Available to book by phone at 305-365-7277

Casa Tua 

EVENING OUT AT CASA TUA, MIAMI BEACH

Location: Casa Tua, Miami Beach,1700 James Ave, Miami Beach

Bus departs from The Ritz- Carlton at 6pm. 

Return on own. 

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