Schedule Highlights

Your exclusive sneak peek at the can't-miss events. 

Schedule subject to change. All times listed in PDT.

	Sunday, February 18
7 a.m. – 5:30  p.m.	AUTM Registration
7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.	AUTM Marketing Course (additional fee, lunch included, seating limited)
7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.	AUTM Technology Valuation Course (additional fee, lunch included, seating limited)
7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.	AUTM Leadership Communications Course (additional fee, lunch included, seating limited)
1 – 5:30 p.m.	AUTM Connect Help Desk
1 – 5:30 p.m.	AUTM Connect Partnering Place
3 – 6:30 p.m.	Nursing Room Sponsored by:
3 – 6:30 p.m.	Contemplation Room Sponsored by:
4 – 5 p.m.	First-Time Attendee Briefing and Reception
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.	Fireside Chat  John Dearie, Founder & President, Center for American Entrepreneurship  Sponsored by:
6 – 8 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Open
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Reception
	Monday, February 19
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.	AUTM Registration
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.	Nursing Room Sponsored by:
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.	Contemplation Room Sponsored by:
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.	AUTM Connect Partnering Place Sponsored by:
7 a.m. – 5 p.m.	AUTM Connect Help Desk
7 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.	Morning Mindfulness Meditation
7 – 8 a.m.	Breakfast On Own – Coffee/Tea Service Available
8 – 10 a.m.	Opening Plenary and Keynote Presentation  Ed Damiano, PhD Founder & Executive Chair, Beta Bionics Sponsored by:
9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Open
10 – 11 a.m.	Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall Sponsored by:
11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	Concurrent Session 1 – Educational and Roundtable Sessions
12:15 – 1 p.m.	Attendee Lunch
12:15 – 1:45 p.m.	Directors Lunch (by invitation)
12:15 – 1:45 p.m.	Sponsor Lunch (by invitation)
1 – 1:45 p.m.	Dessert Reception in the Exhibit Hall
1:45 – 3 p.m.	Concurrent Session 2 – Educational and Roundtable Sessions
1:45 – 3 p.m.	Industry / Academia Connect and Collaborate: Part 1 Sponsored by:  &
3 – 3:45 p.m.	Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall Sponsored by:
3:45 – 5 p.m.	Industry / Academia Connect and Collaborate: Part 2 Sponsored by:  &
3:45 – 5 p.m.	Concurrent Session 3 – Educational and Roundtable Sessions
5 – 6 p.m.	Industry / Academia Connect and Collaborate Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall Sponsored by:  &
6 – 7:30 p.m.	Opening Reception Sponsored by:
	Tuesday, February 20
7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.	AUTM Registration
7:30 a.m.– 5 p.m.	Nursing Room Sponsored by:
7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.	Contemplation Room Sponsored by:
7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.	AUTM Connect Help Desk
7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.	AUTM Connect Partnering Place Sponsored by:
7:30 a.m. – 8 a.m.	Morning Mindfulness Meditation
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.	Breakfast On Own – Coffee/Tea Service Available
8:30 – 10 a.m.	Plenary Session  The Present and Future of Artifical Intelligence and Machine Learning Hilary Mason Co-founder and CEO of Hidden Door, Founder of Fast Forward Labs Sponsored by:
9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Open
10 – 10:45 a.m.	Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall Sponsored by:
10:45 – Noon	Concurrent Session 4 – Educational Sessions and Roundtables
Noon. – 2 p.m.	Lunch on your own
Noon – 2 p.m.	Central Region Planning Committee Lunch (by invitation)
Noon – 2 p.m.	Eastern Region Planning Committee Lunch (by invitation)
Noon – 2 p.m.	Western Region Planning Committee Lunch (by invitation)
2 – 3:15 p.m.	Concurrent Session 5 – Educational Sessions and Roundtables
2 – 3:15 p.m.	Industry/Academia Connect and Collaborate: Part 3 Sponsored by:  &
2 – 5:30 p.m.	AUTM Negotiation Course (additional fee, seating limited)
3:15 – 4 p.m.	Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall Sponsored by:
4 – 5:15 p.m.	Concurrent Session 6 – Educational Sessions and Roundtables
4 – 5:15 p.m.	Industry/Academia Connect and Collaborate: Part 4 Sponsored by:  &
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.	Canadian Reception (by invitation)
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.	RTTP Reception (by invitation)
	Wednesday, February 21
7 – 8 a.m.	AUTM 5K Fun Run Sponsored by:
7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.	AUTM Registration
7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.	Nursing Room Sponsored by:
7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.	Contemplation Room Sponsored by:
7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.	AUTM Connect Partnering Place Sponsored by:
7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.	AUTM Connect Help Desk
8 – 9 a.m.	Breakfast on your own – Coffee/Tea Service Available
9 – 10:15 a.m.	Concurrent Session 7 – Educational and Roundtable Discussions
10:30 – 11:45 a.m.	Concurrent Session 8 – Educational and Roundtable Discussions
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.	Attendee Lunch
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.	Central Region Lunch (by invitation, seating limited) Sponsored by:
11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.	AUTM Annual Meeting Program Committee Lunch (by invitation)
1 – 2:15 p.m.	Concurrent Session 9 – Educational and Roundtable Sessions
2:15 – 2:45 p.m.	Refreshment Break Sponsored by:
2:45 – 4:30 p.m.	Closing Plenary and Keynote Pursuing Hope: How The Commercialization Of Spinraza Has Changed Lives Moderator Laura Savatski, University of Louisville, and panelists (clockwise) C. Frank Bennett, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Adrian Krainer, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; and Andrew Whiteley, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
4:30 – 6 p.m.	Closing Reception Sponsored by:

Sponsorship and Exhibit Opportunities
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Contact Casey Annunziata, Business Development Manager, at [email protected] or +1-202-960-1782 today!