7:45 – 8:45 a.m.
Registration and breakfast
8:45 – 9:05 a.m.
Welcome and opening remarks
Helen Goldstein, Procopio; Kate Gallego, Mayor of Phoenix
9:05 – 10:00 a.m.
THE BIOSCIENCE/LIFE SCIENCE FUNDING LANDSCAPE
Life Sciences and Healthcare Services Group, J.P.Morgan
BREAK
10:15 – 11:00 a.m.
MANAGING GROWTH & CAPITAL NEEDS AS YOU SCALE
Chris Yoo, Ph.D., Xcellerant Ventures; Louis Breton, Rampart Bioscience
11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
THEMONEY IS IN,WHAT’S NEXT?
Donald Laughlin, White Mountain Economic Development; Paul Johnson, Procopio
11:45 a.m. – Noon
2025 BIOSCICENCE ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMAWARDS
TammyMcLeod, Ph.D., Flinn Foundation; Joan Koeber-Walker, AZBio
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
LUNCH (Curated Networking; Storytelling with your VC in Mind)
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
GROWING YOUR TEAM AS YOU SCALE
Stan Nowak, HCIT Entrepreneur;Michael Gorton, Teladoc; Helen Goldstein, Procopio
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
HOW VCS ASSESS COMPANIES/INVESTMENTS
Janelle Goulard, Pangaea Ventures; Chris Yoo, Ph.D., Xcellerant Ventures; Vikram Chaudrey, General Inception & Genoa Ventures; Scott Whyte, Health Enterprise Partners
BREAK
3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
KEYNOTE | NAVIGATING THE BIO FRONTIER: A FOUNDER’S JOURNEY THROUGH GROWTH AND CAPITAL
Michael Gorton, Teladoc and Serial Entrepreneur
4:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Helen Goldstein, Procopio