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Miami CEO Retreat

Agenda

6:30 – 9:30 pm

WELCOME RECEPTION 

Location: Ritz Carlton Key Biscayne North Pool 

Attire: Cocktail/Miami chic

Significant others welcome

Discussions

7:00 am | Networking Breakfast | Ritz Carlton Veranda

 

7:30 am | Welcome & Opening Remarks | Ritz Carlton Ballroom

Christoph Westphal, General Partner, Longwood Fund

 

8:00 am | Biopharma Pipeline Sourcing

Markus Haeberlein, EVP, Discovery Science, Parabilis Medicines

Bill Mezzanotte, EVP, R&D, CSL

Moderator: Sekhar Naik, CEO, MResult

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8:30 am | Pipeline Prioritization

Greg Frost, CEO, Exuma Biotech

Rachel Humphrey, CEO, Normunity

Lara Sullivan, CEO & CMO, Pyxis Oncology

9:00 am | Navigating the Regulatory Landscape

Ned Braunstein, EVP, Regulatory Affairs & Global Patient Safety, Regeneron 
Chrystal Louis, CMO, TScan Therapeutics

Amit Rakhit, CMO, BlueRock Therapeutics

 

9:30 am | Translating Science into Medicine

Victor Dzau, President, National Academy of Medicine

Bill Hait, Chief Scientific Advisor, AACR; former CMO, Johnson & Johnson

Jeremy Levin, Chair, Ovid Therapeutics

 

10:00 am | Ecosystem of External Innovation

Steve Pitt, Global Head, Search & Evaluation, CSL

David Redfern, President, Corporate Development, GSK​

10:30 am | Global Markets: Working Across Borders

Jing Li, CEO, VelaVigo

11:00 am | Fireside Chat

Pablo Cagnoni, President, Head, R&D, Incyte

Brent Saunders, CEO, Bausch + Lomb

Speaking Faculty

Suggested Dress Code 

Sessions & networking: Business casual/resort casual
Welcome reception: Cocktail/Miami chic
Beach luncheon: Business casual/resort causal
Key Biscayne Yacht Club: Cocktail/Miami Chic

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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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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