Welcoming Reception
The residence of H.E. U.S. Ambassador Michael M. Wood
Hosted by Chargé d’Affaires and Mrs. Robert J. Silverman
Welcoming remarks
by Ms Barbro C. Ehnbom, Chairman SALSS

Gold Sponsor Dinner, Kaupthing Bank
Hosted by Mr. Robert Charpentier, CEO

Registration & Coffee Reception

Setting the stage
Moderator, Udayan Gupta,
WSJ Journalist and Author

Introductory Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Jacob Wallenberg,
Chairman, Investor

The Impact of the Current Economy Turbulence on Lifesciences Companies
Dr. Doug Fambrough,
Managing Partner, Oxford Bioscience Partners

Biotech under Dire Conditions
Thomas Von Koch,
Head of Equity, EQT

Break

Panel
How to Best Explore US-Swedish Life Science Relations in Financially Challenging Times
Moderator: Dr. Eugen Steiner,
Partner, HealthCap

Leslie Wolf-Creutzfeldt, Managing Director, Grayling Consulting
Anders Lindström, Partner, Delphi & Co
Glen Giovanetti, Global Technology Leader, Ernst & Young
Mark Carthy, General Partner, Orion Lifesciences Equity Partners

Company Panel Presentations
Bactiguard , Christian Kinch, CEO
Biovitrum, Dr. Martin Nicklasson, CEO
Orexo, Dr. Torbjörn Bjerke, CEO

Luncheon
Welcoming remarks: Camilla Soenderby, CEO, Abbott Scandinavia
Luncheon address: Prof. Hans Wigzell, Karolinska Development

Freedom from Disease
Peter Kash, Chairman,
Two River Group Holdings

Company Presentations
Karo Bio, Per Olof Wallström, CEO
Karolinska Development, Dr. Conny Bogentoft, CEO
Likvor, Dr. Kjell Öberg, CEO

Break

Panel
Big Pharma Pipeline Redefined
Moderator: William Gedale,
Partner, NGN Capital

Andy Davis, Director Business Development, Amgen
Vijay Samant, CEO Vical
Rory Riggs, CEO, Royalty Pharma
Niklas Prager, CEO, Pfizer

Concluding remarks by moderator
Moderator: Udayan Gupta,
WSJ, Journalist and Author

Dinner Cruise around Stockholm
M/S Riddarfjärden will be docked outside of Strand Hotel, Nybrokajen 9, five minutes from Hotel Kung Carl

Registration & Coffee reception

Biotech Beyond Borders 2008
Glen Giovanetti,
Global Biotechnology Leader, Ernst & Young

Life Science In a Flat World
Professor Mathias Uhlén,
Program Director, The Human Protein Atlas

Swedish Life Science in the New World Order- Impact and Challenges
Dr. Yuval Binur,
General Partner, Accelerated Technologies

Break

Panel
Emerging Life Sciences in a Global Context- A New Necessity
Moderator: Udayan Gupta

Dr. Matthew J. Meyer, VP Business Development, Cerimon
Dr. Ann Rose, President and CEO, ViCro
Dr. James W. Williams, President, Cinkate
Dr. Anil R. Diwan, President, Nano Viricides

Company presentation
Elekta, Tomas Puusepp, CEO
Promosome, John Manzello, CEO
Sound Biotech APS, Johan Kördel, CEO

Healthcare- A Global Responsibility
Dr. William Haseltine,
Chairman, Haseltine Global Health

Final Remarks - Moderator
Moderator, Udayan Gupta,
WSJ, Journalist and Author

Concluding Luncheon at Moderna Museet
Host: Lars Nittve,
Managing Director
Special Guest: Dr Laurent Leksell,
Founder & Vice Chairman, Elekta AB,
“Life Science in the Arts/ The Arts in Life Science”