2011 Agenda
The 3rd edition of Convergence Forum West was held December 8,
2011 at the Hotel Vitale in San Francisco.
Request an invitation for next year's
program.
Please contact Scott
Kirsner with speaker suggestions or Shayne
Gilbert if you are interested in sponsorship.
| Thursday, December 8th | |
| 1:00pm-1:45pm | Registration |
| 1:45pm-2:30pm |
Accessing
Innovation, Inside & Outside the Corporate Walls
Introduction
by Jennifer Parkhurst, PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| 2:30pm-2:45pm |
Networking Break |
| 2:45pm-3:30pm |
How
Investors See Today's Opportunities & Challenges Speakers: Thong Le, Managing Director, WRF Capital Kurt von Emster, Co-Founder, venBio Moderator: Steven Dickman, President, CBT Advisors |
| 3:30pm-3:45pm |
Networking Break |
| 3:45pm-4:45pm |
Playing
Mambo With My Heart (Cells) Introduction by Todd Miller, Vice President, Alexandria Real Estate Equities Speaker: David Ewing Duncan, Author , "Experimental Man: What One Man's Body Reveals About His Future, Your Health, and Our Toxic World" Using Analytics to Demonstrate the Economic Value of New Drugs Speaker: Iya Khalil, Co-Founder, GNS Healthcare Integrating New Diagnostics into the Treatment of Chronic Diseases Speaker: William Hagstrom, CEO, Crescendo Bioscience, Inc. |
| 4:45pm-5:00pm |
Networking Break |
| 5:00pm-5:45pm |
Mobile
Innovation to Manage Health Speakers: Sonny Vu, Co-Founder, AgaMatrix Halle Tecco, Founder Rock Health |
| 5:45pm-7:00pm | Networking Reception |