Driving Innovation, Investment, Policy and Access AI • Cardiology • Oncology • Reproductive & Women’s Health • Neuroscience
Agenda
9:00 -10:00| Arrival & Networking
10:00 -10:30| Welcome & Opening Remarks
Jeff Berman Managing Partner & Co-Founder Big Tree Innovation Fund
10:30 -11:00| Keynote | The Future of Healthcare Innovation: Connecting Academia, Industry, Policy & Capital
Elizabeth Sweyer (Introduction) MBA/ MPA Candidate Boston University
Dr. Melissa Gilliam President Boston University
11:00 -11:30| Keynote | From Innovation to Impact: Policy & Healthcare Access
Sehyr Khan (Introduction) MBA/ MPA Candidate Boston University
Jake Auchincloss U.S. Congressman Massachusetts
11:30 -12:00| Keynote | Fundraising for the Rest of US
Allison Byers Founder & CEO Scroobious Author- Fundraising for the Rest of Us
William Keenan (Introduction) MBA Candidate Boston University
12:00 -1:00| Lunch & Networking
1:00 -1:45| ACORN Spotlight Panel - Investor Perspective
Jeff Berman (Moderator) Managing Partner & Co-Founder Big Tree Innovation Fund
Claire Jin Vice President JP Morgan
Vinit Nijhawan Managing Director MassVentures
Victor Lanio Partner Flare Capital Partners
John Pennett Partner EisnerAmper & Mid Atlantic Bio Angels
1:45 -2:30| ACORN Spotlight Panel - AI, Policy & the Future of Healthcare
Giovanni Abbadessa Chief Medical Officer ModeX Therapeutics
Abbe Berman (Introduction) Vice President Women's Health Big Tree Innovation Fund
Liz Powell Founder G2G Consulting & Women's Health Advocates
Dave Whelan (Moderator) Executive Fellow in Residence Big Tree Innovation Fund
Qiuyan Xu (AI) CEO & Founder FinePoint
Jessica Reed (Cardiology) CEO & Founder Diapin Therapeutics
Joseph Hoffman (OncologyI) CEO & Founder Liseva Bio
Yannis Paschalidis Distinguished Professor & Director, Hariri Institute for Computing Boston University
Prithvi Tanwar (Moderator) Partner Polsinelli
Dr. Mark Clapp Physician Investigator & Assoc. Professor Mass General Hospital & Harvard Medical School
Maria Wendt Global Head of Preclinical Computational Innovation Sanofi
2:30 -3:00| ACORN Spotlight - Reproductive & Women’s Health
3:00 -3:30| Break & Networking
3:30 -4:45| ACORN Innovation Showcase & Panel - AI, Cardiology, Oncology, Women’s Health and Neurology
Dr. Reza Hosseini Ghomi (Neurology) CEO & 4x Founder MedFlow
4:45 -5:15| Wrap Up & Networking
