2011 Agenda
| Time | Title | Speakers/Moderators |
| Thursday, May 19th | ||
|
2:00pm-5:30pm Monomoy Foyer |
Registration | |
|
3:00pm-3:45pm Monomoy |
The
Joys and Agonies of Being a Public
Company |
Speakers: Alexis Borisy, CEO, Foundation Medicine; Former CEO, CombinatoRx Mark Leuchtenberger, CEO, Rib-X Pharmaceuticals John Maraganore, PhD, CEO, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Moderator: Una Ryan, PhD, OBE, CEO, Diagnostics For All |
| 3:45pm-4:00pm | Networking Break | |
|
4:00pm-4:30pm Monomoy |
Envisioning the Converged
Future of Drugs, Diagnostics & Devices |
Speaker: |
| 4:30pm-4:45pm | Networking Break | |
|
4:45pm-5:30pm Monomoy |
A Briefing on Pharma R&D: What's New at Novartis and AstraZeneca |
Speakers: |
|
5:30pm-7:00pm Harbor View/Charles Hardy Rooms |
Opening Cocktail Reception | |
| 7:00pm | Dinner on the town (with fellow attendees) | |
| Friday, May 20th | ||
|
7:30am-4:00pm Monomoy Foyer |
Registration | |
|
7:30am-8:30am Dining Room |
Breakfast | |
|
8:30am-9:00am Monomoy |
Welcome and Introductions | |
|
9:00am-9:45am Monomoy |
Charting Biogen Idec's Future |
Speaker: |
| 9:45am-10:15am | Networking Break | |
| 10:00am-11:30am | Guest Activity: Guided Nature Walk on the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge (Sign up on-site) | |
|
10:15am-11:00am Monomoy |
Innovative Financing Models for Thriving in a New Environment (MP3 file) |
Speakers: Peter Barrett, Co-Head, Life Sciences Practice, Atlas Venture Michelle Browner, PhD, CEO, Enlight Biosciences David Coats, Managing Director, Correlation Ventures Moderator: Daphne Zohar, Founder, PureTech Ventures |
| 11:00am-11:30am | Networking Break | |
|
11:30am-12:15pm Monomoy |
Getting Innovative Products Across the Finish Line |
Speakers: Moderator: |
|
12:15pm-2:00pm Sea View Room |
Lunch Discussion: Converging on Convergence: Patient Activated Health |
Discussion Leader: Frank Moss PhD, Director, New Media Medicine, MIT Media Lab |
|
12:15pm-2:00pm Dining Room |
General Lunch | |
|
2:00pm-2:45pm Monomoy |
The AVEO Story, from Initial
Vision to IPO and Beyond |
Speakers: |
| 2:45pm-3:00pm | Networking Break | |
|
3:00pm-3:30pm Monomoy |
New Discoveries from the
Marine Biological Lab at Woods Hole |
Speaker: |
| 3:30pm-3:45pm | Networking Break | |
|
3:45pm-4:15pm Monomoy |
Differing Approaches: Funding
SmartCells and Adimab |
Speakers: |
|
4:15pm-4:45pm Monomoy |
Innovating in a Challenged
Environment: The Latest Research from Tufts' Center for
the Study of Drug Development |
Speaker: Kenneth Kaitin, PhD, Tufts University Moderator: Mara Aspinall, Director and fomer CEO, On-Q-ity, Inc. |
| 5:15pm-6:45pm | Attendee and Guest Activity: Scenic boat tour aboard The Bar Tender. (Sign up on-site. Boat will leave promptly at 5:15pm.) | |
| 6:30pm-9:30pm | Children's Program: Pirate Treas-aargh Hunt. Dress-up, pirate games and treasure hunt. Dinner is included. (Sign up on-site. Children must be at least four to attend on own.) | |
|
7:00pm-10:00pm Beach House Grill |
Clambake | |
| Saturday, May 21st | ||
|
8:00am-12:00pm Monomoy Foyer |
Registration | |
|
8:00am-9:00am Harbor View/Charles Hardy Rooms |
Breakfast | |
|
9:00am-9:45am Monomoy |
Controlling Healthcare Costs:
What We're Finding |
Speakers: |
| 9:45am-10:00am | Networking Break | |
|
10:00am-10:45am Monomoy |
Digitized Healthcare: Understanding the Role of the Cloud (MP3 file) |
Jonathan Bush, CEO, athenahealth Moderator: Frank Moss PhD, Director, New Media Medicine, MIT Media Lab |
| 10:00am-11:30am | Guest Activity: Antique car ride in an open-air 1929 Model A Ford Woody Wagon (Sign up on-site. Rides are 1/2 hour.) | |
| 10:45am-11:00am | Networking Break | |
|
11:00am-11:30am Monomoy |
What Happens When Patients
Start Social Networking? |
Speaker: |
| 11:30am-11:45am | Networking Break | |
|
11:45am-12:30pm Monomoy |
Case Study: Getting Ironwood's
First Drug to the Market |
Speakers: |
|
12:30pm-1:30pm Harbor View/Charles Hardy Rooms |
Lunch | |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | Attendee and Guest Activity: Guided Bike Tour. See Chatham town center, Oyster Pond and Stage Harbor. (Sign up on-site.) | |
The hash tag for Convergence Forum East 2011 is #CVforum11.