The 7th Annual Nordic American
Life Science Conference

2022 AGENDA

7 DECEMBER 2022

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast & Registration

9:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Welcome Comments

  • Day One Moderator: Jonathan P. Gertler, CEO, Managing Partner, Back Bay Life Science Advisors

  • Jon Andersen, Global Healthcare Banking, DNB

  • Carsten Borring, Head of Listings & Capital Markets, Denmark, Nasdaq

  • Paul Majewski, Director, Invest Advisory, Business Sweden

9:15 - 10:00 a.m.
Nordic Company Presentations

10:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Networking Coffee Break

10:15 - 11:15 a.m.
Panel: Innovations & Trends in Nordic Biotech

  • Milla Koistinaho, Founding Partner, Innovestor Life Science

  • Ketil Widerberg, General Manager, Oslo Cancer Cluster

  • Megan Dow, Vice President, Head of Portfolio & Corporate Strategy, Biohaven

  • Moderated by: Jannik Schmidt, Head of Life Science USA, Innovation Norway

11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Nordic Company Presentations

  • Optomed I Finland I Seppo Kopsala, CEO

  • Calliditas I Sweden I Renee Aguiar-Lucander, CEO

  • BioArctic I Sweden I Oskar Bosson, VP Communications & IR

12:00 - 12:30 p.m.
Networking Lunch 

MORNING SESSIONS

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Panel: Nordic Healthtech - An Emerging Engine of Innovation

  • James Sargent, Managing Partner, RQR Capital

  • Philip Siberg, Founder, Coala Life

  • Helen Ljungdahl Round, President & CEO, Acarix

  • Val Kratzman, Director, HealthCare, Business Finland

  • Seppo Kopsala, CEO, Optomed

  • Moderated by: Michael Phalen, Strategic Advisor, RQR Capital

1:30 - 2:15 p.m.
Nordic Company Presentations

2:15 - 2:30 p.m.
Networking Coffee Break

2:30 - 3:15 p.m.
Trends in Life Science Partnering and Financing

  • Anthony G. Rapsomanikis, Managing Director, HealthCare Royalty Partners

  • Dennis Ford, CEO, Life Science Nation

  • Vasilios Kofitsas, Managing Director, Investment Banking, Back Bay Life Science Advisors

  • Jordan Altman, Partner, Shearman & Sterling

  • Moderated by: Jonathan P. Gertler, CEO, Back Bay Life Science Advisors

3:15 - 3:30 p.m.
The Nordic HealthTech Scene I Carl Borrebaeck, Co-Founder & Chairman, PainDrainer

3:30 - 4:15 p.m.
Nordic Company Presentations: Emerging Healthtech

4:15 - 4:30 p.m.
Day One Closing Remarks

  • Thomas Tangen, Head of Healthcare Banking, DNB

4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Evening Reception

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

8 DECEMBER 2022

Day Two Moderator: Andreas Dirnagl, Senior Advisor, Healthcare, DNB

9:00 - 9:45 a.m.
Nordic Company Presentations

9:45 - 10:00 a.m.
Networking Coffee Break

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Panel: Dislocation Opportunities in Nordic Healthcare Investments

  • Patrik Ling, Senior Healthcare Analyst, DNB Markets

  • Carsten Borring, Head of Listings & Capital Markets, Nasdaq Denmark

  • Greg Benning, Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking, Back Bay Life Science Advisors

  • Sebastian Intveen, Director, Healthcare Investment Banking, DNB Markets

  • Rune Dahl, Senior Healthcare Analyst, DNB Markets

  • Moderated by: Andreas Dirnagl, Senior Advisor – Healthcare, DNB

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Nordic Company Presentations

  • Alvotech I Iceland I Mark Levick, CEO

  • XVIVO I Sweden I Kristoffer Nordström, CFO

11:30 - 12:30 p.m.
Networking Lunch

MORNING SESSIONS


Keynote: Nordic & US Healthcare: Capital Markets Trends & Outlook

  • Carsten Borring, Head of Listings & Capital Markets, Nasdaq Denmark

  • Ilir Mujalovic, Partner, Shearman & Sterling

  • Harald Halbhuber, Partner, Shearman & Sterling

  • Moderated by: Andreas Dirnagl, Senior Advisor – Healthcare, DNB

12:45 - 2:30 p.m.
Nordic Company Presentations: Emerging Biotech & Medtech

Stretch Break (15 minutes)

2:30 p.m.
Day Two Closing Remarks

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

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