BIO Benchmarking 2007 Convening Forum
September 5, 2007
Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center
at Washington University in St. Louis
Class Room 200

The Convening Forum seeks to prioritize adequate time for interactive dialogue and Q&A between participants.

7:30            Breakfast Reception

8:30            Welcome:   Mark S. Wrighton, Ph.D., Chancellor, Washington University In St. Louis

8:45           Overview & Introduction of BIO Benchmarking Leadership Class

Kelly Gillespie, Executive Director, Missouri Biotechnology Association

9:30           Innovative Public Policy for the 21st Century, a Midwestern Example; The Story Behind the Kansas Reinvestment Act and the creation of the Kansas Bioscience Authority:
                   

The Honorable Nick Jordan, Kansas State Senate

10:45         Public Reinvestment in a Biotech SuperCluster:

Stephen Mulloney, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council

Noon          Lunch served in the Dining Hall on Third Floor

Luncheon Keynote: Perpetuating the Bioscience Revolution Across America and in Missouri

William A. Peck, M.D., Director, Center for Health Policy and Vice Chairman, Research!America

2:00           Additional opportunities for medicine, engineering and other science-based fields to provide beneficial outcomes, the convergence of engineering and biotech:

Mary J. Sansalone, Ph.D., Dean, School of Engineering     & Applied Science, Washington University in St. Louis

3:00           Concluding Remarks:

Thomas S. Templeman, Ph.D., General Manager, Centocor Biologics, LLC
Richard C.D. Fleming, President and Chief Executive Officer, St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association

3:30            Forum Concludes