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View the photo scrapbook
from Convergence 2008 and the agenda below. Please contact scott@convergenceforum.com
with speaker suggestions for the 2009 agenda.
2008
Agenda:
Thursday, June 12th |
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4:30pm-5:30pm
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How Foundations, Non-Profits and
Philanthropists are Setting the New Research Agenda
Speakers:
Debi Brooks, co-founder, The Michael J. Fox
Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Julie Klim,
Vice President, Business Development, BIO Ventures for Global Health
Robert Urban, PhD, Executive Director,
David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT
Moderator:
Una
Ryan, PhD, former President and CEO,
AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc.
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5:30pm-7:30pm
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Opening
Cocktail Reception
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7:30pm-
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Dinner
on the town with fellow attendees
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| Friday,
June 13th |
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7:30am-8:45am |
Breakfast
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8:45am-9:00am
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Introductions
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9:00am-10:00am
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Bringing Biological and Technological
Breakthroughs to Market: What It Takes
Speakers:
Glenn Batchelder, CEO, BIND Biosciences
Tillman Gerngross, Co-founder and CEO, Adimab, Inc.
Paul Grayson, President and CEO, Fate Therapeutics, Inc.
Jim Jenson, PhD, President, CEO and co-Founder, Dicerna Pharmaceuticals
Stu Randle, President and CEO, GI Dynamics
Moderator:
Steven Dickman, CEO, CBT Advisors
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10:00am-10:30am
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Networking Break
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| 10:30am-11:15am
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Fireside Chat: New Models
for Life Sciences Investing and Company Creation
Speaker:
Mark Levin,
Founding Partner, Third Rock Ventures
Moderator:
Steve Holtzman,
founder, Chair, President, and CEO, Infinity Pharmaceuticals
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| 11:00am-12:30pm |
Guest
Activity:
Martha's
Vineyard Glassworks. The gallery and studio
specializes in fine quality, hand-blown glass. (Limited
space. Sign up at the Convergence registration desk,
transportation provided.)
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11:15am-11:30am |
Networking Break
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11:30am-12:15pm |
Fireside Chat
Speaker:
Richard Pops, Chairman, Alkermes
Moderator:
Scott
Kirsner, Innovation Economy columnist, Boston Globe
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12:15pm-1:30pm |
Lunch
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1:30pm-2:30pm |
Clinical
Trials: How to Succeed, and What Can Go Wrong
Speakers:
Jeremy Chadwick, PhD, SVP, Program Management and Clinical Operations,
Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Deborah
Manzo, MScOL, Global Head Clinical Trial Operations, Novartis Vaccines &
Diagnostics
Kip Martha,
MD, CMO, SVP of Clinical Development & Regulatory Affairs,
Elixir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Louis O'Dea, MB, BCH, BAO, CMO, Radius Health
Moderator:
Laurie Halloran,
CEO, Halloran Consulting Group
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2:30pm-3:00pm |
Networking Break
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3:00pm-4:00pm |
Exit Scenarios: Considering
the Options
Speakers:
Keith Dionne, PhD, Founding CEO, Alantos
Pharmaceuticals
Ben Dunn, Managing Director, Covington Associates
George Eldridge, Chief Financial Officer, Targanta Therapeutics Corporation
Tillman Gerngross, Co-founder and CEO, Adimab, Inc.
John Mendlein, PhD,
Executive Chairman, Fate Therapeutics; former CEO, Adnexus Therapeutics
Moderator:
Jonathan Fleming, Managing General Partner, Oxford Bioscience Partners
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4:15pm-6:30pm |
Participant
and Guest Activity: Island Tour
by
Vineyard Guides. Visit Aquinnah and the Gay Head
Cliffs, Edgartown and the historic Methodist
Campground in Oak Bluffs. (Limited
space. Sign up at the Convergence registration
desk.)
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4:15pm-6:30pm |
Participant
and Guest Activity:
Watersports
at Wind's Up in Vineyard Haven. Enjoy some sun and
sand with Wind's Up watersports, located a short
drive (transportation will be provided) from the
Mansion House. Canoes, kayaks and sailboats will be
available for Convergence attendees. (Limited
space. Sign up at the Convergence registration
desk.)
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6:30pm-9:30pm |
Children's program:
Green Earth Carnival run
by Cosmic Creations. Children will explore amazing
facts about our Earth while playing games made with
recycled materials. Includes arts & crafts,
carnival games, projects and a movie! Dinner will be provided for the
children. (Limited space. Sign up at the Convergence registration desk.)
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7:00pm-10:00pm |
Clambake
Dinner
(Indoors and Tented at the Black
Dog Tavern in Vineyard Haven.
Convergence attendees are welcome to have 1 guest
join them.)
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| Saturday,
June 14th |
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8:00am-9:00am |
Breakfast
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9:00am-10:00am |
Hedge Funds in the Life
Sciences: How Their Role is Changing
Speakers:
Safi
Bahcall, PhD, President and
CEO, Synta Pharmaceuticals
Michael Higgins,
COO and CFO, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Peter
Kolchinsky, PhD, Managing Member and Portfolio
Manager, RA Capital Management
Dan Omstead,
PhD, President and CEO, Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management, LLC
Roger Tung, PhD, CEO, Concert Pharmaceuticals
Moderator:
Amir Nashat, PhD, General Partner, Polaris Venture Partners
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9:30am-12:00pm |
Guest
Activity:
Martha's
Vineyard Museum in Edgartown. See the
island's largest repository of cultural artifacts,
historic photographs, archival records, and
genealogical records. (Limited
space. Sign up at the Convergence registration desk,
transportation provided.)
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10:00am-10:30am |
Networking Break
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10:30am-11:45am |
Children's Activity:
Locomotion
Station with Cosmic Creations. Children will enjoy a
morning of fast moving fun when they experience
science that soars! Children will make a balloon
powered monorail, flying paper planes and wooden
cars that really move. Activity will be indoors and
outdoors. (Limited space. Sign up at the Convergence registration desk.)
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10:30am-11:15am |
Fireside Chat
Speaker:
Toni Hoover, PhD, Senior Vice President and Director,
Pfizer's Groton/New London Laboratories
Moderator:
Alison
Taunton-Rigby, PhD, OBE,
CEO, RiboNovix
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11:15am-11:30am |
Networking Break
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11:30am-12:15pm |
Fireside
Chat
Speaker:
Deborah
Dunsire, MD, CEO, Millennium
Pharmaceuticals
Moderator:
Jeffrey
Krasner, Reporter, The Boston Globe
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12:15pm-12:30pm |
Networking Break
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12:30pm-1:00pm |
Cleantech/Biotech:
Where's the Overlap, and What are the Opportunities?
Speakers:
Cary Bullock, Vice President, Development,
Greenfuel Technologies
John McCarthy, Jr., EVP and CFO, Verenium
Colin South, President, Mascoma
Moderator:
Scott
Kirsner, Innovation Economy columnist,
Boston Globe
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1:00pm-2:30pm |
Lunch
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| 1:45pm-3:30pm |
Participant
and Guest Activity:
Polly Hill Arboretum guided tour. Discover
the extraordinary range of plants that can be grown
successfully on Martha's Vineyard. (Limited
space. Sign up at the Convergence registration desk,
transportation provided.) |
*Guest
activities subject to change |
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