| 7:30 – 8:15 am |
Registration Check-in & Networking Breakfast |
| 8:15 – 8:30 am |
Welcome & Chairman’s 2015 Year in Review |
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Emmett T. Cunningham Jr., MD, PhD, MPH, Partner – Clarus Ventures |
| 8:30 – 9:10 am |
Drug Delivery Company Showcase |
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Co-Moderated By:
Dr. Rafiq Hasan, VP & Global Head, Ophthalmology – Bayer Health Care
Thomas F. Zioncheck, PhD, Senior Director, Business Development – Genentech
8:30-8:38 – Ocular Therapeutix – Amar Sawhney, PhD, Chairman, President & CEO
8:38-8:46 – ForSight VISION5 – Anne Brody Rubin, VP, Marketing
8:46-8:54 – Envisia Therapeutics – Benjamin Yerxa, PhD, Co-Founder & President
8:54-9:02 – Mati Therapeutics – Robert Butchofsky, Founder & CEO
9:02-9:10 – GrayBug – Jeffrey L. Cleland, PhD, Interim CEO |
| 9:10 – 10:14 am |
Device & Diagnostics Company Showcase |
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Co-Moderated By:
Andrew Chang, General Manger & VP, US Surgical – Valeant/Bausch+Lomb
Patrick T. Johnson, PhD, VP, Business Development – Allergan
9:10-9:18 – Transcend Medical – Sean Ianchulev, MD, MPH, CMO & VP, Medical Affairs & Business Development
9:18-9:26 – AcuFocus – Nick Tarantino, OD, Chief Global Clinical Research & Regulatory Affairs Officer
9:26-9:34 – ReVision Optics – John T. Kilcoyne, President & CEO
9:34-9:42 – Avedro – David Muller, PhD, President & CEO
9:42-9:50 – ClarVista Medical – Paul McLean, President & CEO
9:50-9:58 – Mynosys Cellular Devices – John Hendrick, President & CEO
9:58-10:06 – PowerVision – Barry Cheskin, Co-Founder, President & CEO
10:06-10:14 – RPS Diagnostics – Robert P. Sambursky, MD, Founder, President & CEO |
| 10:14 – 10:45 am |
Morning Refreshment & Networking Break |
| 10:45 am – 12:29 pm |
BioPharma Company Showcase |
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Co-Moderated By:
Kate Benedict, CPA, VP, US Pharmaceutical Sales – Alcon
Dirk Sauer, PhD, Global Head, Retina Development Franchise – Novartis Pharma AG
10:45-10:53 – Allegro Ophthalmics, LLC – Vicken Karageozian, MD, CTO & Co-Founder
10:53-11:01 – Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC) – Mark Shearman, MD, PhD, CSO
11:01-11:09 – Vision Medicines – Chris Varma, PhD, Chairman & CEO
11:09-11:17 – Inotek Pharmaceuticals – David P. Southwell, President & CEO
11:17-11:25 – Eleven Biotherapeutics – Abbie C. Celniker, PhD, President & CEO
11:25-11:33 – Aura Biosciences – Elisabet de los Pinos, PhD, Founder & CEO
11:33-11:41 – Translatum Medicus, Inc. – Shelley Boyd, MD, President & CSO
11:41-11:49 – Acucela, Inc. – Ryo Kubota, MD, PhD, Chairman, President & CEO
11:49-11:57 – Ocata Therapeutics – Eddy Anglade, MD, Chief Medical Officer
11:57-12:05 – Circadian Technologies (Opthea) – Megan Baldwin, PhD, CEO & Managing Director
12:05-12:13 – Iconic Therapeutics – William L. Greene, MD, CEO
12:13-12:21 – PanOptica – Paul Chaney, Co-Founder, President & CEO
12:21-12:29 – ONL Therapeutics – John Freshley, President & CEO |
| 12:29 – 12:35 pm |
Digital Ophthalmology Sector Overview |
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Michelle Snyder, Chief Marketing Officer – Welltok |
| 12:35 – 1:00 pm |
Digital Ophthalmology Showcase |
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Moderated By:
Gilbert H. Kliman, MD, Managing Director – InterWest Partners
12:35-12:40 – Gobiquity – Andrew Burns, CEO
12:40-12:45 – Amblyotech – Joseph Koziak, CEO
12:45-12:50 – DigiSight Technologies – Doug Foster, CEO
12:50-12:55 – MDbackline, LLC – John A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS, Founder
12:55-1:00 – ALPHAEON – Robert E. Grant, CEO |
| 1:00 pm |
Lunch Commences |
| 1:30 – 1:55 pm |
OIS Innovation Award Presentation |
| 1:55 – 2:15 pm |
Plenary Keynote |
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Brent Saunders, President & CEO – Allergan |
| 2:15 pm |
Lunch Concludes |
| 2:15 – 2:22 pm |
Ophthalmic Innovation 2015 – “A View from the AAO” |
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David W. Parke, II, MD, CEO – American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) |
| 2:22 – 2:30 pm |
Ophthalmic Innovation 2015 – “A View from the NEI” |
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Paul A. Sieving, MD, PhD, Director, National Eye Institute (NEI) – National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| 2:30 – 2:50 pm |
Alcon – Google Innovation: Visions of Ophthalmology in 2020 |
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Moderated By:
William J. Link, PhD, Managing Director – Versant Ventures
Panel Participants:
Laurent Attias, Head, Strategy, BD&L & Market Access – Alcon
Franck Leveiller, PhD, Surgical R&D Franchise Head – Alcon |
| 2:50 – 3:20 pm |
Protecting & Monetizing IP – A Primer for Early Stage Entrepreneurs |
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Moderated By:
Casey McGlynn, Partner – Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
Panel Participants:
Mark S. Blumenkranz, MD, Director, Byers Eye Institute – Stanford
Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, Founder & Attending Surgeon – Minnesota Eye Consultants
John K. Shimmick, Patent Attorney – Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
Reza Zadno, PhD, Advisor, Novartis Fund & Executive in Residence – InterWest Partners |
| 3:20 – 3:40 pm |
Afternoon Refreshment & Networking Break |
| 3:40 – 3:50 pm |
Private Funding Trends Presentation |
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Jonathan Norris, Managing Director – SVB |
| 3:50 – 4:00 pm |
A View of the Public Ophthalmology Market & Exit Trends |
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Joseph Gilliam, Managing Director, Healthcare Investment Banking – J.P. Morgan |
| 4:00 – 4:50 pm |
Public Device & BioPharma Ophthalmology Company Showcase |
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Moderated By:
Scott Beardsley, Partner – Novo Ventures US
4:00-4:10 – Aerie Pharmaceuticals – Vince Anido, Jr., PhD, CEO & Chairman
4:10-4:20 – Ophthotech Corporation – David Guyer, MD, CEO & Chairman
4:20-4:30 – Spark Therapeutics – Jeffrey D. Marrazzo, Co-Founder & CEO
4:30-4:40 – Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. – Robert Greenberg, MD, Chairman
4:40-4:50 – Alimera – Dan Myers, Co-Founder, President & CEO |
| 4:50 – 5:20 pm |
Thinking About Market Cycles & Growth in the Ophthalmology Sector |
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Moderated By:
Emmett T. Cunningham Jr., MD, PhD, MPH, Partner – Clarus Venture
Panel Participants:
Adnan Butt, Research Analyst – RBC Capital Markets
Caroline Corner, PhD, Managing Director, Senior Research Analyst – Cantor Fitzgerald
Philip Nadeau, PhD, Managing Director – Cowen & Company
David Nierengarten, PhD, Managing Director & Head, Healthcare Equity Research – Wedbush Securities
Yigal Nochomovitz, PhD, Director & SMid Cap Biotech Analyst – Citigroup
Joshua Schimmer, MD, Managing Director & Biotechnology Research Analyst – Piper Jaffray & Co. |
| 5:20 – 6:00 pm |
Master of the Universe |
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Moderated By:
James V. Mazzo, Chairman & CEO – AcuFocus, Executive Chairman – Neurotech
Panel Participants:
Jeff George, President & Global Head – Alcon
Dr. Ari Kellen, EVP, Company Group Chairman – Valeant/Bausch+Lomb
William J. Link, PhD, Managing Director – Versant Ventures
Ashley McEvoy, Company Group Chairman – Johnson & Johnson Vision Care
Ludwin Monz, PhD, President & CEO – Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
Brent Saunders, President & CEO – Allergan
Naveed Shams, MD, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, President & CEO – Santen |
| 6:00 – 6:05 pm |
Wrap Up & Closing Comments |
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Gilbert H. Kliman, MD, Managing Director – InterWest Partners |
| 6:05 – 7:00 pm |
Networking Reception |
