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Miami CEO Retreat

Agenda

7:00 - 7:40 am

NETWORKING BREAKFAST

Location: The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom Patio

Attire: Resort casual/business casual

7:40 - 11:00 am

PANELS, FIRESIDE CHATS, ROUNDTABLES

Location: The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom

Attire: Resort casual/business casual

7:40 - 11:00 am

MIMOSA SEND-OFF

Location: The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom

Attire: Resort casual/business casual

Discussions

7:00 am

NETWORKING BREAKFAST

​7:30 am

R&D COLLABORATION

Brant Binder, President, Bonito Biosciences
Trevor Martin, CEO, Mammoth Biosciences

Luis Peña, CEO, Evommune
Hank Safferstein, CEO, Generian
Moderator: Zhen Su, CEO, Marengo Therapeutic

8:00 am

UNITING AS AN INDUSTRY TO ENSURE BIOMEDICAL ACCESS

Meg Alexander, President & COO, Ovid Therapeutics

Brent Vaughan, CEO, Eratos Therapeutics

Moderator: Lizzie NgoPrincipal, Longwood Fund

 

8:30 am

MANAGING THROUGH UNCERTAINTY

David Donabedian, Executive Partner, Longwood Fund; Founding CEO, Newleos Therapeutics

Mike McCully, CEO, Gate Neurosciences

Victoria Richon, CEO, Entact Bio
Brendan Smith, CEO, Doppler Bio
Moderator: Kendalle Burlin O’Connell, CEO, MassBio

 

9:00 am

ACCELERATING DRUG DEVELOPMENT

Mat Pletcher, CSO, Weaver 
Lara Sullivan, CEO, Pyxis Oncology
Alexis Wallace, CEO, Thrombolytic Science
Sam Waksal, CEO, Graviton Bio
Moderator: Luigi Gentile, Chief Commercial Officer, Rancho Bioscience

 

9:30 am

REGULATORY & INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE

John CrowleyCEO, BIO

Peter Marks, former Director, CBER, FDA
Co-Moderator: Jeremy Levin
, CEO, Ovid Therapeutics

Christoph Westphal, General Partner, Longwood Fun

9:50 am

PIVOTING THE PIPELINE

Rachel Humphrey, CEO, Normunity

Andrew Miller, Founder & Head, R&D, Karuna Therapeutics

Paul Peter Tak, CEO, Candel Therapeutics

Moderator: Jeremy Levin, CEO, Ovid Therapeutics

10:20 am

INVESTMENT OUTLOOK

Michael Ehlers, Entrepreneur Partner, MPM BioImpact

Benj Garrett, Managing Director, Stifel

Lori Hu, Managing Director, Vertex Ventures

Claudine Prowse, Venture Partner, JP Morgan Asset Management

Moderator: Aleks Radovic-Moreno, Partner, Longwood Fund

11:00 am

MIMOSA SEND-OFF

Speaking Faculty

Dress Code 

Sessions & Networking: Resort/Business Casual 
Welcome Reception: Cocktail Attire
Beach Party: Resort Casual
Key Biscayne Yacht Club: 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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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

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 5:30pm. 

Return on own. 

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