Join us as we showcase the best of the Rocky Mountain & Southwest Region
in the South Hall of the Phoenix Convention Center on September 18 & 19, 2024.
AGENDA
Your White Hat Registration includes admission to the following events PLUS the opportunity leverage the AZBW one-on-one partnering system powered by Jujama.
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Partnering invitations will be sent to all White Hat registered attendees beginning in early September. Attendees who opt-in to the system will have the opportunity to plan their schedule and request 1:1 meetings.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
AZBio Awards Celebration
Meet the researchers, entrepreneurs, leaders, and team members who are at the heart of life-changing and life-saving innovations.3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Opening Cocktail Reception in the Student Discovery Zone
4:00 - 5:30 p.m. AZBio Awards Celebration
5:30 - 8:00 p.m. Networking Dinner
Click here to learn more about the AZBio Awards
Thursday, September 19, 2024
White Hat Investors
In addition to great company presentations in the areas of Medical Device, Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Health IT, White Hat includes general sessions featuring panel discussions on unique facets of the innovation landscape.
7:30 a.m. Registration & Partnering Opens
8:30 a.m. Opening General Session
Hospitals as Investors Panel
Moderated by Jason Jardine, Partner, Knobbe Martens: Jason’s clients include fast-growth and emerging companies seeking to acquire their first patent as well as middle market and major corporations with thousands of IP assets and multiple families of patents. Jason’s clients are international in scope, with special attention to California and Arizona businesses. His patent law experience spans the full range of life science disciplines, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, neutraceuticals and medical devices, and also chemistry, clean technology and hydrogen fuel cells, semiconductors, metal works/mining, action sports and fashion. He is also skilled in the area of computer science inventions related to hospital and emergency data management and the gamification of data.
9:15 a.m. Innovator Breakout Tracks
Presentations featuring the top companies from across the Rocky Mountain Southwest Region
10:15 a.m. General Session - Family Office Panel
Moderated by Jamie P. Constantine, Partner at Middle March Partners: Jamie P Constantine spent 35 years as a financial and family wealth advisor with Morgan Stanley and its predecessor firms. Since leaving Morgan Stanley, Mr. Constantine has leveraged his experiences and abilities into advisory roles as an investment banker and business consultant. He focuses on health care, high-tech, and energy-related companies, including green energy. Passionate about helping young businesses on their growth path, he works with clients from startup to Series B round capital investment, supporting both debt and equity capital raises.
11:00 Innovator Breakout Tracks
Presentations featuring the top companies from across the Rocky Mountain Southwest Region
NOON Lunch General Session with Keynote
1:15 p.m. Innovator Breakout Tracks
Presentations featuring the top companies from across the Rocky Mountain Southwest Region
2:15 p.m. General Session - Venture Capital Panel
Moderated by Mara G. Aspinall, Partner, Illumina Ventures: Mara Aspinall is a healthcare industry pioneer with a commitment to civic involvement and deep experience in leading genetics, genomics and diagnostics companies. Prior to joining Illumina Ventures, she co-founded BlueStone Venture Partners with a strong portfolio of diagnostic, medical device and digital health companies in the US Southwest. She has served as President and CEO of Ventana Medical Systems, a billion-dollar division of The Roche Group, (now Roche Tissue Diagnostics), and as President of Genzyme Genetics and Genzyme Pharmaceuticals.
3:00 p.m. Innovator Breakout Tracks
Presentations featuring the top companies from across the Rocky Mountain Southwest Region