3:30 - 8:00 PM: Travel, guests arrive, settle in, cocktails
8:00 - 9:00 PM: Dinner
9:00 - 10:30 PM: Welcome by Ray Miller, guest introductions
TUESDAy, August 8th
Wednesday, August 9th
8:00 – 9:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00 AM: “Translating IP Into Revenues – A Proven Vertical Innovation Process” – John Nottingham (Co-President, Nottingham Spirk)
10:00 - 11:00 AM: “Perspective of the Scientific Founder” – Frederico Costa, M.D. (Co-Founder, Center of Oncology, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil)
11:00 - 11:30 AM: Break/get ready for activities
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Lunch
12:30 – 3:30 PM: Choose your activity:
- Fishing
- Wreck Island hike, explore, swim
- Relax on the island
3:30 - 4:00 PM: Break
4:00 - 5:00 PM: “False Reviews, Rankings, and News – A Look Into the Limits of Commercial Free Speech” – John Hansberry (Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP)
5:00 - 6:00 PM: Company presentation
- Ken Peist, Roivant
6:00 - 7:00 PM: Dinner
7:00 - 8:00 PM: Company presentation
- Srinivasan Madabushi, Google
8:00 - 8:30 PM: Company presentation
- Jessica Gibson, ARIEL Precision Medicine
8:30 - 9:30 PM: “Innovation and Disruptive Technologies in Healthcare Through the Eyes of Venture Capital” – Ketan Patel (Partner, F-Prime Capital)
10:00 PM: Campfire and networking
8:00 - 9:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 - 9:40 AM: Company presentation
- Jeff Cohen, ChemImage
9:40 - 10:20 AM: “The Art of Acquisition - If a Merger Comes Knocking, Are You Ready? The Role of General Counsel” – Andrew Powell (Board Member, Aclaris Therapeutics; Former General Counsel, Medivation; Former General Counsel, InterMune; the GC with the Golden Touch)
10:20 - 11:00 AM: “The American and Global Clinical Trial Crisis” – Jim Nolan (Partner, Velocity Fund; Principal, InClinica)
11:00 - 11:45 AM: Break/get ready for activity
11:45 AM - 3:00 PM: Travel and tour Pomeroy Island or Umbrella Islands, picnic lunch, company presentations, travel back to Black Blass Island
- Ross Kayuha, Nanofiber Solutions
- Bill Mitchell, NOVA Chemicals
3:00 - 4:00 PM: Break
4:00 - 4:45 PM: “Successfully Navigating the FDA in Specialized Markets” – Dan Burns (CEO, Infacare)
6:00 - 7:00 PM: Guest Speaker: “The History of the Georgian Bay" – Local Speaker 7:00 - 8:00 PM: Dinner, company presentations Hank
7:00 - 8:00 PM: Dinner, company presentations
- Hank Safferstein, Cognition Therapeutics
- Robert Bianchini and Will Edwin, Rodan + Fields
8:00 - 8:40 PM: “The Changing Legal Landscape of Healthcare IT – What You Say Really Matters” – Barry Boise (Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP)
8:40 - 10:00 PM: Company presentations
- Richard Bartley, Matthews International
- Vivek Ramakrishnan, Bonutti Technologies
Thursday, August 10th
Friday,
August 11th
8:00 - 8:45 AM: Breakfast
7:00 - 9:00 AM: Depart island
“Ray puts together a thoughtful agenda, is a wonderful host, and the Georgian Bay is an ideal place to connect with colleagues facing an increasingly complex legal and business landscape.”