Program

9:30AM

Registration and Networking Café

11:00AM

Networking Lunch

11:50AM

Welcome

  • William Ju, MD, FAAD
  • President , Advancing Innovation in Dermatology, Inc.
12:00PM

Featured Speaker: "Getting Beyond Valeant & Delivering Value"

  • Seamus Fernandez
  • Managing Director , Equity Research , Leerink Partners, LLC
12:20PM

Sponsor Showcase #1

  • Michael L. Sierra, Ph.D.
  • Vice President , LEO Science & Tech Hub
  • Raymond A. Miller, JD
  • Partner and Co-Chair , Intellectual Property Department, Pepper Hamilton LLP
  • Victor M. Clavelli, MBA
  • President, North America Inflammation & Immunology , Pfizer, Inc.
1:00PM

Panel: Commercializing Dermatology: Cautious Optimism In A Post-_______ Era

Moderated by
  • John Doux, MD, MBA, FAAD
  • Investor , Palo Alto Investors
  • Julie Block
  • President & Chief Executive Officer , National Eczema Association
  • Victor M. Clavelli, MBA
  • President, North America Inflammation & Immunology , Pfizer, Inc.
  • William Meury
  • Chief Commercial Officer , Allergan
  • Robert (Bob) J. Moccia
  • President & Chief Executive Officer , Encore Dermatology, Inc.
  • Rick Waywood
  • Vice President, North America Dermatology and Respiratory Business Unit , Sanofi Genzyme
1:30PM

Networking Break

2:00PM

Featured Speaker: "The Future is Bright. Why Innovation Still Matters"

  • Thomas G. Wiggans, MBA
  • Founder & Chief Executive Officer , Dermira
2:30PM

Sponsor Showcase #2

  • Peter Nicholson, MBA
  • Vice President, Business Development & Strategy , Nestle Skin Health
  • Philip Burchard
  • Chief Executive Officer , Merz
  • Alex Martin, MBA
  • Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director , Realm Therapeutics
3:00PM

Networking Break

3:25PM

Featured Speaker: "Managing Inflection: A Strategic History of Anacor Pharmaceuticals"

  • Paul Berns
  • Former President & Chief Executive Officer , Anacor Pharmaceuticals
3:55PM

Entrepreneurial Company Showcase #1

DermTech, Exicure, Menlo Therapeutics, Inc.
4:25PM

Panel: Financing Your Company from Startup to IPO and M&A

Moderated by
  • David Steinberg, MBA
  • Managing Director & Senior Research Analyst , Jefferies
  • Jordi Sabé, MBA
  • Senior Vice President, Corporate Development , Almirall
  • Andy Sklawer, MBA
  • Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder , Brickell Biotech, Inc.
  • Susanne S. Mulligan
  • Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets , Guggenheim Securities
  • Dan Browne
  • President & Chief Executive Officer , Revance Therapeutics
4:55PM

Networking Break

5:20PM

Entrepreneurial Company Showcase #2

PellePharm, R2 Dermatology, Sofregen Medical
5:50PM

Closing Remarks

  • Dr. Neal Walker, MBA
  • Founder & Chief Executive Officer , Aclaris Therapeutics
5:55PM

Reception

Advancing Innovation in Dermatology, Inc. is a registered IRS 501(c)(3) organization designated as a public charity in the United States.