2015 Itinerary

Day 1

9:00 AM: Flight leaves Pittsburgh
10:15 AM: Flight leaves Toronto
11:30 AM: Flight arrives at Island
Noon – 1:00 PM: Welcome and lunch
1:00 – 4:00 PM: Settle in; boating, swimming and jet skis
4:00 – 5:30 PM: Presentation: “Corporate Concerns in the Life Science Domain (David Smith, Pepper Hamilton)
6:00 - 7:30 PM: Dinner  
7:30 - 9:30 PM: Presentations: “Introduction to Theme of IP as an Asset Class and Other Types of Exclusivity” (Ray Miller, Pepper Hamilton); “Keeping Innovators Engaged” (Jim Nolan, E3 Therapeutics)
9:30 PM: Evening campfire

day 2

8:00 – 9:30 AM: Breakfast at Hauck's House
9:30 – 11:30 AM: Presentations: “Expect the Unexpected” (Pierre Queiroz de Oliveira, Pepper Hamilton)
12:00 – 1:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 - 3:00 PM: Relax on the island (jet ski, fish, boat ride, etc.)
3:00 – 5:00 PM: Presentations: “Repositioning vs. Repurposing of “Old” Drugs (Ray Miller, Pepper Hamilton); “Vicept and the Oxymetazoline Story”; “How a ‘Side Effect’ Stimulated an Entirely New Program” (Steve Dworetzky, Knopp Biosciences)
5:30 – 6:00 PM: Clean-up/cocktails
6:00 – 7:30 PM: Guest speaker: “History of the Georgian Bay and Champlain’s Visit 500 Years Ago”
7:30 – 8:30 PM: Dinner
8:30 – 9:30 PM: Presentation: “Growing a Company in an Incubator: The Story of Nanofiber Solutions and the Harvard BIO Encounter” (Ross Kayuha, Nanofiber Solutions Inc.)
9:30 PM: Campfire

day 3

8:00 – 8:45 AM: Breakfast
8:45 – 9:45 AM: Travel to Parry Sound – alternate plan is guided fishing
10:00 – 11:30 AM: Bobby Orr Hall of Fame
11:30 – 12:30 PM: Casual Lunch 
12:30 – 12:50 PM: Board Queen Island
1:00 – 4:00 PM: Queen Island Cruise
4:00 – 5:00 PM: Travel back to island
5:00 – 6:00 PM:  Clean-up/relax/cocktails before dinner
6:00 – 7:00 PM: Dinner
7:00 – 9:30 PM: Presentations: “When Market Demand Requires a Shift in Strategy – Achillion and the Realities of the Hep C Market” (Milind Deshpande, Achillion Pharmaceuticals); “The Need to Shift Resources: Replacing the ‘Plant a Flag’ Mentality With Better Diligence (Ray Miller and Pierre Queiroz de Oliveira, Pepper Hamilton)
9:30 PM: Evening event, games or movies