8th October 2020
Discover the EventConference Booklet →The coronavirus pandemic has impacted us all and in ways that were impossible to predict just a few months ago. Across the healthcare sector we are seeing an unprecedented response in communication, collaboration, speed and agility, as we unite in a common purpose to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
No-one is clear when we will come out of the other side and what will be the longer-term impact on how we work and do business. And of course, the key question is how it will impact investments in the biotech & medtech sector .
The Optimum Strategic Communications Annual Healthcare Investor Conference in partnership with Dechert LLP will take place on Thursday 8th October 2020.
The conference now in its 12th year, features leading speakers from the healthcare and investment communities each providing insights on the latest trends, developments and impacts on the industry.
The audience consists of senior management from private and public companies across Europe’s healthcare and life-sciences sector, as well as a number of investors and analysts from the investment community.
For more information please follow the link to the Press release .
Reviews from our past speakers on what makes Optimum's Healthcare Investor Conference unique.
Leading speakers from the healthcare and investment communities providing insights on the latest trends and impacts on the industry.
A selection of some of our brilliant panellists from previous years.
Optimum Strategic Communications in partnership with Dechert
Optimum Strategic Communications is an international strategic healthcare communications firm which specialises in investor relations, corporate and financial communications. Our senior team of healthcare specialists are experienced and trusted advisors to some of the world’s most exciting public and private companies, both large and small, across pharmaceuticals, medtech, biotech, health tech and healthcare services.
Over the last 20 years we have worked with over 200 healthcare companies, advising them on financial communications and investor relations, including major corporate activity such as fundraising, IPOs, and M&A, as well as corporate reputation and crisis scenarios. We have advised on numerous cross border transactions and have supported IPOs on the London Stock Exchange, Euronext and NASDAQ.
We have an exceptional network of contacts across the international investment community in Europe and the US; contacts we have built and maintained over the last two decades. Our team includes ex-fund managers and equity analysts, scientists and financial and corporate communications specialists. www.optimumcomms.com
Dechert’s Life Sciences and Healthcare group provides global support to Life Sciences and Healthcare industry participants and investors, assisting them to navigate the interplay of business, legal, and regulatory issues. For further information click here.
The half day event will kick off at 11:30 with fireside chats and panel discussions throughout the afternoon. We will finish with virtual networking until 7pm.
All times listed are in GMT.
Mary Clark, Managing Director, Optimum Strategic Communications
Robert Darwin, Partner, Dechert LLP
Chair: Dan Mahony, Co-head of Healthcare, Polar Capital
Kieran Murphy, President & CEO, GE Healthcare
Chair: Mike Ward, Head of Thought Leadership, Decision Resources Group, part of Clarivate
Philippe Lopes-Fernandes Executive Vice President, Chief Business Officer, Ipsen
Peter Stein, Chief Executive Officer, Norgine Group
Chair: Mary Clark, Managing Director, Optimum Strategic Communications
Oliver Maier, Head of IR, Bayer
Kevin Mannix, Senior VP & Head of IR, Teva Pharmaceutical
Chair: Clive Cookson, Science Editor, Financial Times
Sean Marett, Chief Business and Chief Commercial Officer, BioNTech
Professor James Logan, Head of Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Kate Bingham, Chair of UK Vaccine Taskforce & Managing Partner of SV Health Investors
Rajeev Venkayya, MD President Global Vaccine Business Unit, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Chair: Robert Darwin, Partner, Dechert LLP
Isabella Eichler, Director, Altor Equity Partners
Linden Thomson, Fund Manager, AXA Investment Managers
Guillaume Vignon, Senior Vice President Business Development, BeiGene
Stavros Mercouris, Director, KKR
Elisa Petris, Partner, Syncona
We look forward to welcoming you to our first virtual conference.
This year’s conference will be run as a virtual event. Joining instructions will be sent to confirmed attendees the week prior to the event.