A Sample Program of Activities for BIO Convention

Sunday, May 17
BIO Executive Presentation Workshop, 8:30 am to 4:45 pm, A314 & A315, Georgia World Congress Center

Monday May 18
Fulfilling the Promise: Diversity in Biotechnology - 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Omni Hotel

Taking the Pulse of Bioscience Education - 2 pm to 3:30 pm, B306 Georgia World Congress Center

FDA Science and Mission at Risk - 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm, B315, Georgia World Congress Center

Welcome Reception with the B-52s - 7:15 to 9:00 pm, Centennial Olympic Park

Tuesday, May 19
Exhibit Hall - 10 am to 5:30 pm, Building B, Level 1, Georgia World Congress Center

Lunch Keynote: Sir Elton John - 12 pm to 1:30 pm, Georgia World Congress Center

Super Models: The New Breed of Life Science Financing - 2 pm to 3:30 pm, B314, Georgia World Congress Center

Is Gaining Drug Approval More Difficult in Europe than the U.S., or Vice Versa? - 4 pm to 5:30 pm, B315, Georgia World Congress Center

Tuesday Think & Drink: Industry Is from Mars, Academia Is from Venus - 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm, Sidney Marcus Ballroom Entrance, Building A, Level 3 Georgia World Congress Center

BIO Exhibitor Hospitality Receptions - 5 pm to 6:30 pm, Exhibit Hall, Building B, Level 1, Georgia World Congress Center

Wednesday, May 20
Global Biotechnology Innovation: Connecting the Laboratory, the Field and the Marketplace - 8 am to 9:30 am, B401/402, Georgia World Congress Center

Time for Action: A Prescription for Health Care Reform - 10 am to 11:30 am, B408, Georgia World Congress Center

Lunch Keynotes: Tom Daschle, Howard Dean, Bill Frist, Karl Rove - 12 pm to 1:45 pm, Georgia World Congress Center

Public Health And Business: Is the Sum Greater than the Parts? - 2 pm to 3:30 pm, B401/402, Georgia World Congress Center

The International Bio-Innovation Scorecard-An Annual Review from Scientific American - 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm, Thomas B. Murphy Ballroom, Georgia World Congress Center

Exhibit Hall - 10 am to 5:30 pm, Exhibit Hall, Building B, Level 1, Georgia World Congress Center

Gala Reception - 7:45 pm to 9 pm, Georgia Aquarium
Thursday, May 21

Darwinism Comes to Strategic Finance: Evolving Business Models and Implications for Biotech & Pharma - 8 am to 9:30 am, B314, Georgia World Congress Center

Business Model Conundrum: Focus on One Single Therapeutic Area, or Multiple Areas? - 10 am to 11:30 am, B313, Georgia World Congress Center

Exhibit Hall - 10 am to 3 pm, Exhibit Hall, Building B, Level 1, Georgia World Congress Center

Closing Reception - 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm, The Tabernacle