Thriving in a Challenging Economy
March 15, 2024
ASU Health Futures Center
6161 E. Mayo Blvd.
Phoenix
Arizona’s life-science community joins renowned national investors, entrepreneurs, analysts, and banking experts for an exclusive conference filled with learning and networking opportunities.
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Program
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Registration
9:00 – 9:20 a.m.
Welcome
- Helen Goldstein, Attorney, Procopio (emcee)
- Hon. Mayor Kate Gallego, City of Phoenix
9:20 – 10:10 a.m.
Opening Keynote – “The State of Risk Capital”
- Brandon Clark, Director, Life Science and Healthcare, HSBC Innovation Banking
- Introduced by Bob DeLean, Chairman, Arizona Technology Investors
10:10 – 10:40 a.m.
Break
10:40 – 11:30 a.m.
CEO and Investor Panel – “How I Met my Mother Investor”
- Moderator:
- James Bates, Founder, CEO and Chairman, AdviNOW Medical
- Panelists:
- Tripp Shannon, Angel Investor
- Richard Austin, CEO, Reglagene
- Heidi Jannenga, Angel Investor
- Elsa Abruzzo, CEO, Anuncia Medical
- Joan Koerber-Walker, Angel Investor
11:30 a.m.– 12:20 p.m.
“Preparing for a Capital Raise”
- Fireside Chat with:
- Donald Laughlin, President and CEO, White Mountain Economic Development and Managing Director, EDGY
- Roger Rappoport, Partner, Procopio
12:20 – 1:00 p.m.
Networking Lunch
1:00 – 1:50 p.m.
Panel – “Extend the Runway vs. Raise to Grow”
- Moderator:
- Janelle Goulard, Partner, Pangaea Ventures
- Panelists:
- Vikram Chaudhery, Ph.D., Partner, Genoa Ventures & Co-founder, General Inception
- Azin Radsan van Alebeek, Co-founder and General Partner, Emmeline Ventures
- Ned Scheetz, Founder and Managing Partner, Aphelion Capital
- Rik Vandevenne, Managing Director, RC Capital
1:50 – 2:40 p.m.
“Surviving the Economic Crisis and Achieving Liquidity”
- Fireside Chat with:
- Bob DeLean, Chairman, Arizona Technology Investors
- Rakesh Mehta, Partner at Centerview Partners
2:40 – 3:10 p.m.
Break
3:10 – 3:50 p.m.
Panel – “Life after Exit”
- Moderator:
- Chris Yoo, General Partner and Managing Director, Xcellerant Ventures
- Panelists:
- Scott MacDonald, Senior Vice President, Private Wealth Advisor, UBS Private Wealth Management
- Michael Howell, Founder and Managing Partner, Howell Capital Partners
3:50 – 4:30 p.m.
Closing Keynote – “Three Decades”
- John Shufeldt, M.D., J.D., MBA, FACEP, Medical Entrepreneur; General Partner, Managing Director, Xcellerant Ventures
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Networking Reception
Questions
Contact Wiley Larsen, Flinn Foundation Program Manager, Translational Bioscience and Entrepreneurship, at wlarsen@flinn.org.
Hosted by
Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee and the Flinn Foundation.
Sponsored by
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