SV Forum, Wednesday Morning, Feb. 15, 2012
Topic: “Health Tech Breakfast Series Investment Landscape: Outlook for 2012”
Panelists: Kathy LaPorte, HealthTech Capital
Paul Quadros, Band of Angels
Halle Tecco, Rock Health
John Tripier, PARC
Moderated by: Lisa Hammann, Genentech
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 8:00am -10:00am
Agenda:
8:00am Registration and Breakfast
8:30am Panel Discussion
9:00am Audience Q&A
9:30am Networking
10:00am Event Concludes
Location: Genentech, 31-1A, 1531 Grand View, South San Francisco, CA 94080
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Cost: $25 SVForum Members; $59 General Public, $0 Platinum Pass
$10 more at the door (does not apply to Platinum Pass Members)
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Topic Description:
The CTO of the US maintains that there has never been a better time to be an entrepreneur in healthcare, the pace of M&A has never been higher (and is expected to still rise), but technology and consumer behavior are changing faster than regulators and many incubents can keep up with. So, what are the opportunities and challenges in 2012? How is the landscape different from previous years, or is it?
What/where are the biggest or most immediate opportunities and pitfalls for mobile, gaming and social in health? Where are the most attractive opportunities for SV-based startups: market targeting patients, physicians, or payers? What are you looking for in companies who present to you in the next 3 - 12 months?
The coming year will be turbulent. The question addressed at this breakfast event is what that means for entrepreneurs wanting to raise money to build thriving companies in 2012.
Speaker Bios:
Lisa Hammann, Senior Director of Access Solutions Operations, Genentech. Over the last ten years, she has held several roles at Genentech in brand and managed care marketing, market planning and value-based health care. Prior to her time at Genentech, she worked at GeneSage, an early-stage genetic health services company, at the Pacific Business Group on Health and at the UCSF Institute for Health Policy Studies. She holds a Master of Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and an English degree from Yale University.
Kathy LaPorte, HealthTech Capital. Kathy has 23 years investing experience, including Asset Management Co., Sprout and New Leaf Ventures (cofounder). She has invested in pharma, device, diagnostics, and eHealth. Kathy is knowledgeable about healthcare service delivery and experienced in all stages—from startup through public companies. She has private and public board experience. Kathy earned a BS, Yale, and an MBA, Stanford.
Paul Quadros, Co - Chair, Life Science Industry Group,The Band of Angels. Paul has been active as an angel investor since 1997 when he co-founded Tenex Medical, Inc an angel investment group with a specific focus in life science and served as its President until 2005. In 2001 Paul raised Tenex Greenhouse Ventures, a seed stage venture fund, and served as Managing Partner until 2011. He is currently a professional board member and serves on five boards. Paul is a “financial expert” under Sarbanes Oxley. He has served as Audit and Compensation Committee Chairman of several public companies. Paul is a co-founder and former Chairman of the Board of two NASDAQ listed companies, Corautus Genetics and Cardiac Science, both of which were later acquired. He was also a co-founder, President & CEO of GenStar Therapeutics, the top performing biotech stock on the AMEX in 2000.
Halle Tecco, Founder and CEO, Rock Health. Halle is responsible for building partnerships and overseeing Rock Health’s strategic direction. She works directly with startups, helping them develop sustainable business models and connecting them with strategic partners. Halle earned a BS at Case Western Reserve University and her MBA at Harvard Business School.
John Tripier, Director of Business Development, PARC. John is responsible for helping PARC worldwide customers transform innovation needs into business realities. With over 15 years experience working with Global 2000 companies, Tripier specializes in carefully analyzing and understanding target markets, defining collaboration roadmaps, defining and executing strategies towards successful business outcomes for clients and partners in Big Data, Healthcare and Networking.
