8:00 AM - 8:40 AM | Sky Lobby and Foyer on the 10th Floor

Registered attendees may stop by the registration desk to collect Forum materials, consult with our Digital Services team on the use of Cavendish IQ for setting partnering meetings, sending messages, profile building, and to grab breakfast, ahead of opening remarks.

Photo feature: Look above, when you step off the elevators on the 10th floor! The AbilityLab features many brilliant artistic installations throughout its spaces.

8:40 AM - 8:50 AM | Betsy Owens, Chief Marketing and Innovation Office, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Since 2013, Betsy has served as Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer at AbilityLab. In this role, she oversees several key areas, including the organization’s marketing and communications, market and referral development, technology and innovation commercialization, and educational outreach. In 2017, Betsy led a rebranding that drove the 66-year-old organization’s renaming (from Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) and move into the new $550 million, 1.2 million-square-foot research hospital.

Previously, Betsy was President and Chief Operating Officer for Farley’s & Sathers. Before that, she oversaw Sears’ Kenmore brand, with profit-and-loss responsibility for the multibillion-dollar business. Her overhaul of Kenmore’s product design, brand positioning and marketing strategy restored Kenmore to the No. 1 appliance brand based on unit and dollar sales. Prior to Sears, Betsy served as Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President at Rand McNally, the leading source for maps, navigation and travel content, where she directed strategy, marketing, brand and product development for five of the company’s businesses. Earlier in her career, she held leadership roles in both North America and Asia for SC Johnson. She also worked in brand management and sales for Gillette and Procter & Gamble.

Photo feature: Betsy Owens, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

8:50 AM - 9:15 AM | Featuring John Stanick, MedTech Global Commercial & Technology, with Chris Chalmers, PharmD, Senior Director of Business Development, and Vik Malik, Commercial Partner

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Cavendish Innovation Partners

Cavendish Innovation Partners, individually-curated early-stage biohealth companies, will deliver impact presentations on their latest breakthrough work.

Interested in becoming a Cavendish Innovation Partner and presenting at our Chicago Forum (a few spaces remain)? Contact Gwen Snyder.

Photo feature: Derrick Johns (left), President and CEO, DiFusion Technologies, will be presenting at the 2019 Chicago Forum. Pictured with him is Joe Crudden (right), Vice President of Research, DiFusion Technologies.

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM | Foyer and Auditorium on the 10th Floor

Immediately following Innovation Partner impact presentations, members enjoy a break to grab coffee, meet one-on-one with fellow attendees and continue conversations with Innovation Partners on the details of their presentations.

Meetings may be set in advance on the Cavendish IQ digital platform. Interested in joining Cavendish IQ? Contact Gwen Snyder.

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Moderated by Ronald S. Diamond, Chairman and CEO, Diamond Wealth Strategies, featuring newly-announced Priya Parrish, Managing Partner, Impact Engine, together with Elise Miller Hoffman, Principal, Life Science Funds I & II, Cultivation Capital

Panelists to be announced!

This panel discussion will dive into the questions: what is impact investing? Who are the impact investors in Chicago? How do these investors identify and review opportunities? What are best practices for all stakeholders involved and what are the latest success stories?

Photo feature (left to right): Priya Parrish, Ronald S. Diamond and Elise Miller Hoffman

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Muneer A. Satter, Chairman, Satter Investment Management

Muneer A. Satter manages Satter Investment Management (SIM), a private investment firm and family office. SIM has significant investments in healthcare companies. He also manages the Satter Foundation, a private family foundation.

Photo feature: Muneer A. Satter, Satter Investment Management

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM | Sky Lobby on the 10th Floor

Break bread with fellow Cavendish members over a casual buffet lunch, surrounded by breathtaking views of Streeterville and Lake Michigan. Cavendish luncheons do not feature keynote speakers, leaving attendees uninterrupted to network, meet and dine.

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM | Speakers to be announced!

Envestnet is a leading provider of integrated portfolio, practice management, and reporting solutions to financial advisors and institutions. Envestnet’s open architecture platform encompasses a broad range of institutional-quality research, investment products, and advisory resources.

Photo feature: Brett Wayman, Envestnet, speaking at the 2019 New York Forum at the New York Academy of Sciences

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM | Cavendish Innovation Partners

Cavendish Innovation Partners, individually-curated early-stage biohealth companies, will deliver impact presentations on their latest breakthrough work.

Interested in becoming a Cavendish Innovation Partner and presenting at our Chicago Forum (a few spaces remain)? Contact Gwen Snyder.

Photo feature: Tom Dann, CIO, Cellphire, delivers a presentation at the 2018 Chicago Forum. Read more about Tom’s Cavendish experience here.

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM | Auditorium Foyer and Exhibition Space

Immediately following Innovation Partner presentations, members will enjoy a mid-afternoon break to grab coffee, meet one-on-one with fellow attendees and continued conversations with Innovation Partners on the details of the presentations, in the exhibition space.

Meetings are set in advance on the Cavendish IQ digital platform. Interested in joining Cavendish IQ? Contact Gwen Snyder.

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Moderated by Caren Croland Yanis, Principal, Croland Consulting; former President, Crown Family Philanthropies; former Executive Director of the Oprah Winfrey Foundations (Oprah Angel Network and The Oprah Winfrey Foundation); together with Laura Coy, Director of Philanthropy Strategy Vice President of the William Blair & Company Foundation; William W. Towns, PhD, Executive Director, Benefit Chicago; and Kristin Carlson Vogen, Senior Director of Philanthropic Services, Chicago Community Trust

Impact Philanthropy offers an array of methods to advance resources to the individuals and organizations delivering game-changing solutions to our world. This panel discussion will bring together major philanthropic stakeholders from the Chicago area to discuss what are the trends and interests, how are opportunities identified and evaluated, and what should all stakeholders know when becoming involved in this space.

Photo feature: Caren Croland Yanis

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Featuring TJ Augustine, PhD, Vice Chancellor for Innovation, University of Illinois-Chicago; Steven C. Kuemmerle, PhD, Special Adviser, Innovation and Industry Partnerships - Office of Research, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science; and Leonidas Platanias, MD, PhD, Director, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University

Photo feature: TJ Augustine, PhD, University of Illinois-Chicago

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Paul Alan Cox, PhD, Executive Director, Brain Chemistry Labs

A native of Utah and Wyoming, Paul Alan Cox graduated in Botany and Philosophy from Brigham Young University. He has published over 200 scientific papers and 4 books. In 1997, TIME magazine named Cox one of 11 “Heroes of Medicine” for his work in ethnobotanical drug discovery. In the same year, he was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for his efforts in preserving Samoan rain forests. Cox founded and is chairman of Seacology, an environmental organization which has preserved 98,000 acres of rain forest and 1.7 million acres of coral reef on islands throughout the world. Cox is a resident of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where he is Director of the Institute for Ethnomedicine. His current ethnobotanical research is focused on neurodegenerative illness with the goal of discovering new therapies for ALS and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Photo feature: Paul Alan Cox, PhD

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Foyer and the Searle Gathering Garden on the 10th Floor

General Session programming will close with an immediate opening of the Evening Cocktail Reception. Cavendish and Forum partners will deliver remarks, repeat the call for greater collaboration, innovation and impact, and highlight the upcoming 2019 Phoenix Forum.

Additionally, the AbilityLab will be providing exclusive tours for attendees, visiting the facility wet labs and research space, highlighting the AbilityLab's newest capabilities and work.