2025 Agenda
Wednesday, October 15
Time
Event
8:00 am – Lobby Level
Registration Opens
8:00 am – Lobby Level
One-to-One Meetings
8:55 am – 2nd Floor
Welcome Back
- Sara Jane Demy, Founder & CEO, Demy-Colton
9:00 am – 2nd Floor
“Big Think" Plenary Session
Adjusting to the New Reality
Panel:
- Jennifer Hawks Bland, CEO, NewYorkBIO
- Cartier Esham, CEO, Esham Strategies
- Nancy Myers, CEO & Founder, Catalyst Healthcare Consulting
- Peter Rubin, Executive Director, No Patient Left Behind
10:00 am – Lobby Level
One-to-One Meetings
10:00 am – 2nd Floor
Dialogue 4A
AI: From Target and Lead Discovery to Clinical Trials and Personalized Medicine – Revolutionizing Drug Development
Panel:
- Maria Pineda, CEO & Co-Founder, Envisagenics
11:00 am – 2nd Floor
Seed Pitch Doctor Presentations
Pitch Doctors:
- Michael Langer, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, T.Rx Capital
12:15 pm – 2nd Floor & Lobby Level
Lunch
1:15 pm – 2nd Floor
“Big Think” Plenary Session
Venture Investment in Early-Stage Biopharma: Are We Seeing Signs of Recovery?
Moderator:
- Kelliann Payne, Partner, Global Regulatory, Hogan Lovells
Panel:
- Michael Langer, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, T.Rx Capital
- Jarod Rutledge, Director, Biotechnology & Life Sciences, Starbloom Capital
2:15 pm – 2nd Floor
Closing “Big Think” Plenary Session
Heard Around the Street: What’s Buzzing in Biopharma
Moderator:
- Virginia Amman, CEO & Founder, ENTENTE Networks
Panel:
- Adam Bluestein, Contributor, Fast Company
3:00 pm
Closing Reception