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Monday, January 29, 2018 - DAY ONE NobleCon14 - W Fort Lauderdale Conference Level 2nd Level
7:15am - NobleCon14 Check-in Opens
7:30am - Continental Breakfast Served
8:15am - Keynote Address - Great ROOM 1 & 2 - Anthony Giovinazzo; The Cynapsus Story
Find out how this tiny Canadian company catapulted from obscurity to being acquired for $624million (USD) in just over three years. Anthony is the visionary leader who guided the growth of the company.
9:00am - Corporate Presentations Begin - Studios 2 3 & 4 (studio 1 from 10:00am) - Four simultaneous tacks, 25 minute intervals with a five minute break between sessions
Detailed on personalized schedules, printed schedules, on video displays at each room and main reader board
9:00am - PANEL PRESENTATION - Studio 1 - Central Nervous System: Is there a cure for Alzheimer’s on the Horizon?
Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common form of dementia (accounts for 60 to 80 percent of cases) and other cognitive abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Although a cure remains elusive, the moderator will guide a discussion around current technologies and encouraging new discoveries in the treatment of this and other neurodegenerative diseases. 50 minute presentation
10:00am - One-on-one Scheduled Meetings Begin - Great Room 1 & 2; Studio 5 - 25 minute intervals with a five minute break between sessions
[Note: Mannkind is scheduled to present at 10:00 a.m.]. investors.mannkindcorp.com/events.cfm
Meetings are pre-arranged prior to the opening of NobleCon and detailed on personalized schedules.11:45pm - 1:00pm - Lunch Available - build your own sandwich
Deli cuts of oven roasted Turkey, roast beef and black forest ham together with artisan breads and rolls, a range of cheeses, toppings, garnishes, tossed Caesar salad, dilled three potato salad and deserts Build and Run – seating only available in presentation rooms
CFASSF 2:00pm – SPECIAL PRESENTATION - Studio 6 – Making Winning Presentations to Sophisticated Audiences: The Three Minute Rule.
Just like on ABC’s Shark Tank, if you don’t reach your audience in three minutes, they’re” out!” Ask yourself: if someone pulled the fire alarm after three minutes into your presentation… would they want to come back to hear the rest? Find out from an award-winning movie & television producer (Biggest Looser, Bar Rescue, ABC Extreme Make-over, feature film, “Why I’m Not on Facebook” and much more), professional speaker (recently headlined the C-Suite Investor Summit) and contributing writer for Forbes, Brant Pinvidic, what it takes to build incredibly simple but effective presentations. He’ll show you how he has pitched and landed multi-million dollar “ideas” with only a PowerPoint and passion… but without promotion. 55 minute presentation
5:00pm - Last round of corporate presentations and scheduled meetings begin - Great Rooms 1 & 2; Studios 1-5 – Ends at 5:25pm
5:30pm - PANEL PRESENTATION - Studio 1 - Navigating the Capital Markets: Funding Your Company in the Current Environment
The panel will focus on the capital raising environment from the perspective of a broad spectrum of institutional investors, including private equity, hedge funds, a lender and a family office. Topics included will be optimal structures and strategies for raising money, what institutions are specifically looking to fund in the current market environment and the impact of current Washington DC policy on the capital markets. The Nasdaq will also be offering their perspective on the current deal environment. 60 minute presentation
Panelists
Tim Johnson, Bard Associates (Micro-cap focused RIA)
Cesar Gonzalez, Wexford Capital (Private Equity/Hedge Fund)
Tim Creutz, GPB Capital (Lender/Private Equity)
Jim Fallon, Esousa Holdings (Family Office)
Andrew Hall, Nasdaq
5:30pm - PANEL PRESENTATION - Studio 3 - Cancer Treatment: Tackling the Disease through Five Innovative Strategies
The panel, headed by Dr. James Mule, Director of Cell-Based Therapies at Moffitt Cancer Center, will probe into the new world of oncology – targeting innate immunity, modulation of tumor micro-environment, treatment of solid tumors with CAR-T, cancer vaccines and oncolytic viruses. 60 minute presentation
5:30pm - PANEL PRESENTATION - Studio 4 - The Transportation Industry: Is the U.S. Shipping Market Prepared for the Impact of the Trump Administration?
Ship owners and operators will discuss the current state for the U.S. Jones Act tanker vessel market along with their outlook on tanker demand and supply for 2018. Regulatory experts will discuss the new reality in Washington D.C. and how this may impact the trades protected by the Jones Act. 60 minute presentation
7:30pm – “The After” - Great Rooms 1 & 2; Conference Pre-function area - The Ultimate Adventure in Networking – **NOTE: wear the shirt you were given at check-in and wear your name badge / lanyard**
An evening of music and magic, food and fun… a great way to wind down after a long day of business. For NobleCon14 we’re making it easy to network… enjoy the passed Wagyu beef sliders, grilled Lamb chops, Maryland styled crab cakes, artichoke beignets, Mongolian chicken sticks and much more. Forget about lines at the bar, we’ll have a host of servers to make sure there is no interruption in the dialogue.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 - DAY TWO NobleCon14 - W Fort Lauderdale Conference Level 2nd Level
7:30am - NobleCon14 Check-in Opens
7:45am - Continental Breakfast Served
8:15am - PANEL PRESENTATION - Studio 1 - Myth Busters: The Diabetes Debate
[Note: Mike is on the panel].According to the CDC, more than 100 million U.S. adults are now living with diabetes or prediabetes. Diabetes causes more deaths per year than breast cancer and AIDS combined, yet it is among the least understood diseases we face. This esteemed panel will probe into all aspects of diabetes, from every perspective (including the patient perspective), and dispel the myths about diet, sugars and obesity.
Find out about the most recent advancements in research, commercialization of therapeutic products, living with type 1 diabetes, and what to look for when considering investments. 60 minute presentation
9:30am - Corporate Presentations Begin - Studios 2 3 & 4 (studio 1 from 10:00am) - Four simultaneous tacks, 25 minute intervals with a five minute break between sessions
Detailed on personalized schedules, printed schedules, on video displays at each room and main reader board
9:30am - One-on-one Scheduled Meetings Begin - Great Room 1 & 2; Studio 5 - 25 minute intervals with a five minute break between sessions
11:30pm - 12:45pm - Lunch Available - Blue Plate Fun
Grab a philly cheese rib eye sandwich with jardinière, cheese sauce and natural jus, or sausage and peppers with grilled linguica, sautéed Anaheim and bell peppers, Vidalia onions, paired with macaroni salad, wedge salad with smoked Applewood bacon and bleu cheese crumbles, three cheese mac and cheese, sweet potato fries and deserts. Grab and Run – seating only available in presentation rooms
4:00pm - Last round of corporate presentations and scheduled meetings begin - Great Rooms 1 & 2; Studios 1-5 – Ends at 4:25pm
4:30pm - NobleCon14 adjourns