The Biotech CEO Summits are unlike most other meetings CEOs attend. The Summits focus on the participating CEOs discussing issues of importance to them as leaders of companies they want to position for growth and success. The Summits are discussion based meetings led by subject matter experts. All participants are invited to, and indeed encouraged to join the discussions by asking questions and sharing their personal insights. The Summits are run under Chatham House Rules to encourage open and frank conversation. The media are not invited, and the sessions are not recorded, to provide an extra layer of privacy.
Monday, May 9
| 14:00 |
Registration |
| 16:30 |
Icebreaker Activities: Coworth Activity Field |
| 18:30 |
Opening Program & Introductions: The Barn
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| 19:30 |
Fireside Chat: The Purposeful CEO: Fulfilling the Promise of Company Transformation
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| 20:15 | Networking Dinner: The Barn |
Tuesday, May 10
| 07:00 |
Private Breakfast: Garden Room |
| 08:30 |
Summit Overview & Rules of Engagement: Oval Room
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| 08:45 |
The Pulse of European Biotechnology: A Discussion
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| 09:30 |
A Conversation about Fundraising in Good Times and Bad (VC/PE?) First Covid-19 provided an unexpected boost to biotech and the broader markets, then the macro-economic fallout took the wind out of the bull market’s sails, and now another disruption has sent investors scrambling. Biotech remains a cash-intensive business. How are you coping with the current challenges?
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| 10:30 |
NETWORKING BREAK |
| 11:00 |
Venture Capital: More, Bigger European Funds, What Does it Mean? Many European venture funds have raised record amounts. There are more investors and more cash but how do you get investors’ attention? Does demand still outstrip supply for capital and how does this affect you? What strategies can help you?
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| 12:00 |
Making the Decision to Go Public: All Signs Seem to Point to the US – Is This Right for You? If you are tired of waiting for improved liquidity and access to capital on European exchanges (or a pan-European stock market in Europe), should you consider skipping your market and listing directly on US Nasdaq? Let’s discuss the options.
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| 13:00 |
NETWORKING LUNCH: GARDEN ROOM |
| 14:00 |
Institutional Investors: Expanding Your Network & Setting the Stage for Growth
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| 15:00 |
Understanding US Investors: The Nuances Every Successful EU CEO Should Know US investors have a different phenotype compared to many of their European counterparts. But the keys to navigating to the New World go beyond communication style and require thoughtful preparation and long-term commitment.
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| 16:00 |
NETWORKING BREAK |
| 16:30 |
Biotech and The Beautiful Game: Leadership Learnings from Cambridge United Football Club How underfunded Cambridge United changed its leadership and culture, punched above its weight and achieved promotion in a pandemic to the third tier of English football and pulled off one of the biggest sporting upsets in the history of the game.
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| 17:30 |
Day 1 Wrap-Up |
| 18:00 |
Biotech CEO Summit Europe Games & Reception: Rose Garden |
| 19:30 | TAKE A BREATHER |
| 20:00 | Dinner: Restaurant Coworth Park |
Wednesday, May 11
| 07:00 |
Private Breakfast: Garden Room |
| 07:55 |
Welcome Back: Oval Room
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| 08:30 |
Market Access: Preparing for Commercial Success
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| 09:15 |
Valuation: Understanding the Perspective of Investors and Potential Partners An insider’s view of the impact of different assumptions and how they affect valuation and licensing deal terms. What you can and cannot address with valuation.
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| 10:00 |
NETWORKING BREAK |
| 10:15 |
Building a Life Science Leadership Team: The Last Two Years and Current Challenges Team building is always a challenge for innovative companies seeking to deliver life-changing medicines. Finding the right people who not only fit your organization but enhance it — always a challenge — is more difficult in the current market. What strategies should you consider? How do you address diversity? What can you do to make your company more attractive than the competition? In this post-pandemic environment, is a virtual work option part of the new normal?
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| 11:00 |
Fireside Chat: Getting Your Board Right to Accelerate Growth Selecting board members to take your company to the next level. Competencies, networks, diversity, and engagement. Finding the recipe for a board that will suit your company.
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| 11:45 |
Building a New Communication Process, Finding THE Message and Designing and Executing a Communication Plan Small management teams must consider their key targets (i.e., current and future investors, potential partners, the media, patient groups, the board, current and future employees, regulatory authorities and more) and the benefits of building a social media presence.
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| 12:30 |
NETWORKING LUNCH: GARDEN ROOM |
| 13:30 |
An Unguarded Conversation Among Friends |
| 14:15 |
Wrap Up Biotech CEO Summit Europe – Sara Jane Demy |
| 14:30 |
Closing Reception: Garden Room |