The Phoenix Health Impact Forum

making an impact — making life better

phoenix, arizona | september 18-21, 2016

hosted at the sheraton grand and phoenix convention center

co-hosted with the arizona bioindustry association

Arizona is home to one of the fastest growing bioscience sectors in the United States. Thanks to Arizona’s “Collaborative Gene”, life –changing and live-saving innovations are being discovered, developed and delivered to make LIFE better for patients and their families.

Forum Schedule

Sunday, September 18th

OPENING AND WELCOME

Welcome from Cavendish Global
Innovation Partner Orientation
Opening Gala Dinner atThe Heard Museum

Monday, September 19th

THE PROMISE OF PRECISION MEDICINE

Innovation Partner Presentations
Select Panel Discussions and Keynotes
Cocktail Reception at University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix on thePhoenix Biomedical Campus

Tuesday, September 20th

HOPE FOR PATIENTS WITH NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE

Innovation Partner Presentations
Select Panel Discussions and Keynotes
Cocktail Reception and Special Musical Performance
Science Under the Stars at the Arizona Science Center

Wednesday, September 21st

ACTIVATING THE COLLABORATIVE GENE

Innovation Partner Presentations
Select Panel Discussions and Keynotes
Gala Celebration with Arizona’s Bioscience and Healthcare Community at the AZBio Awards featuring a special keynote by 2016 AZBio Pioneer Honoree, Dr. George Poste

Speakers Included

Featured

Lindy Fishburne

SVP Investments, Theil Foundation & Breakout Labs; Managing Partner, Breakout Ventures

Jack Jewett

President & CEO, Flinn Foundation

Richard Mallery, Esq.

Founding Chairman and CEO

International Genomics Consortium

Mara Aspinall

President and CEO of HealthCatalysts and Executive Chairman of GenePeeks

Isaac Blech

Chairman, 21st Century Investors

Jeffrey Trent, PhD

President and Research Director
Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)

Aleksandar Sekulic, MD, PhD

Mayo Clinic and TGen

Carolyn Compton, MD, PhD

Chief Medical Officer
National Biomarker Development Alliance (NBDA)

Eric Reiman, MD

Executive Director, Banner Alzheimer’s Institute (BAI)
Chief Executive Officer, Banner Research, Clinical Director of the Neurogenomics Division at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Arizona
Director, Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium

Ronald J. Lukas, PhD

Vice President of Research and Senior Staff Scientist
Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

Dr. Carol Barnes

Director, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute

Javier Cárdenas, MD

Barrow Neurological Institute

Dr. Susan Pepin

President and CEO of the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust

Robert P. Bowser, PhD

Director, Gregory W. Fulton ALS and Neuromuscular Research Center at the Barrow Neurological Institute
Chairman, Neurobiology
Professor, Neurology and Neurobiology