When: Wednesday, September 28th (Registration starts at 12:45pm – Session ends at 4:30pm)
Where: McNamara Board Room, Innovacorp Enterprise Centre 1344 Summer Street
Cost: FREE for members and non-members

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Great opportunities to connect with key industry players, better understand the market and commercialization opportunities globally and help your company identify solutions to the challenges companies face in this sector.

REGISTRATION – 12:30 PM

PANEL DISCUSSION & Q&A – 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Facilitated by Scott Moffitt, Managing Director of BioNova, the panel discussion will focus on the following topic: “Demystifying the US Healthcare and Life Sciences Market”.

The panel members will provide insight into some of the challenges and opportunities faced by Canadian companies in the Life Sciences and Healthcare sectors that are targeting the US market, including discussions on the regulatory environment, reimbursement, access to US & Canadian capital markets, understanding how to set up a company in the US, and how to work with US Healthcare Payors.

PANELISTS:

• Pravin Chaturvedi, President & Chief Executive Officer of Pivot Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Jessica Holmes, Executive Director of Reimbursement of Argenta Advisors, Inc.
• Antonio Lopes, Global Accounts Director, Export Development Canada
• Cheryl Rogers, Canadian Trade Commissioner in San Diego for Consulate of Canada
• Cornelia Rooks, Senior Regulatory Specialist of Registrar Corp
• Kevin Talbot, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Relay Ventures
• Lawrence Vernaglia, Partner & Chair, Health Care Practice Group, Foley and Lardner, Venture Partner at Converge Venture Partners

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PANELISTS (3:15 AM – 4:30 PM)

Following the panel session, participate in smaller group discussions with the panelists.