Our Program
INSIGHTS: Christine Brennan (Johnson & Johnson Innovation): Managing an Investor-Dominated Board
Christine has over 20 years in the life-science industry including business development, corporate strategy, and venture investment. She is currently a Partner at Johnson & Johnson’s corporate development group, JJDC. At JJDC is a board director at PAQ Therapeutics.
This session is open to our Premium (paid) members.
INSIGHTS: Mark Altmeyer (Serial Board Chair) - The CEO / Board Chair Relationship - getting it right
When a chair comes on board many things are assumed and therein often lies the problem. Your chair is (hopefully) the one person on your board without a fund to answer to – are you maximising that relationship?
This session is open to our Premium (paid) members.
CEO reTREAT at Bio€quity Europe
We are offering another CEO reTREAT at Bio€quity Europe
INSIGHTS: Jennifer Garvey Berger (Cultivating Leadership): Unlocking Leadership Mindtraps
As leaders, most of you are currently in a transition moment. Markets are opening up after a difficult few years and most of you are having to shift from survival mode into growth mode.
The risk is that the thinking that got you through the downturn is the same thinking that will slow you down now.
Jennifer joined our community a year ago and her session was nothing short of brilliant. We are grateful to have her back.
This session is open to our Premium (paid) members.
Mastermind: Tim Knotnerus (Agomab): Learnings from Agomab's recent $208 mio NASDAQ IPO
Tim Knotnerus - CEO of Agomab
MASTERMIND is an opportunity for informal CEO peer-to-peer conversations. Each MASTERMIND is anchored by a member willing to share and discuss a particular experience / expertise.
Mastermind: Mihriban Tuna (Immutrin) / Tom Goodman (Cooley LLP): Learnings from Immutrin's $87m Series A investment
Mihriban Tuna - CEO Immutrin
Tom Goodman - Cooley LLP
MASTERMIND is an opportunity for informal CEO peer-to-peer conversations. Each MASTERMIND is anchored by a member willing to share and discuss a particular experience / expertise.
The CEO Clinic: Pascale Witz (Chair) - How CEOs keep the board’s confidence… or lose it
CEO Clinics are an intimate forum for confidential exchange on a given topic and therefore limited to 8 Members.
The CEO Clinic: Ivana Magovcevic-Liebisch (President and CEO of Draig Therapeutics) -Topic to be announced
CEO Clinics are an intimate forum for confidential exchange on a given topic and therefore limited to 8 Members.
INSIGHTS: How Best-in-Class Design can improve Clarity, build Credibility, and accelerate Investor understanding - Richard Barnes (CEO Hype Presentations)
This session is a masterclass in design and strategic communication. It is an opportunity to see how seemingly subtle design decisions can materially influence how your story is understood, remembered, and valued.
This session is open to our Premium (paid) members.
Mastermind: Dominik Schumacher (Tubulis): Unpacking a $361 mio Series C Fundraising Strategy
Dominik Schumacher - CEO of Tubulis
MASTERMIND is an opportunity for informal CEO peer-to-peer conversations. Each MASTERMIND is anchored by a member willing to share and discuss a particular experience / expertise.
INSIGHTS: Your personal Brand: A LinkedIn framework for CEOs - Peter Wong and Alex Saunders (Founders of Flywheel)
In this session, Peter Wong and Alex Saunders, co-founders of Flywheel, will walk through a systems-based approach to CEO-led content on LinkedIn, built for leaders who do not have hours to spare.
This session is open to our Premium (paid) members.
The CEO Clinic: Jim Geraghty: Strategic agility in building a lean multi-asset company
CEO Clinics are an intimate forum for confidential exchange on a given topic and therefore limited to 8 Members.
The CEO Clinic: Jan van de Winkel (CEO Genmab) - Strategic Networking and Partnering
CEO Clinics are an intimate forum for confidential exchange on a given topic and therefore limited to 8 Members.
INSIGHTS: Joel Lee (Professor of Negotiation and Mediation at Singapore Universities) - Negotiating in China and South-East Asia
When you are trying to sign a deal in Asia (and particularly China) the rules, explicit and implicit, are not always our own. The assumption that contractual clarity guarantees alignment is a Western bias. In high-context cultures, negotiation is less about price or term sheets and more about trust, hierarchy, and the preservation of harmony.
This session is open to our Premium (paid) members.
INSIGHTS: The Five Question Leader - Michael Bungay Stanier (Award winning Coach & Author of The Coaching Habit)
In science-led organizations, the executive burden to move quickly and deliver outcomes often leads us to default to providing answers. Yet as Harvard Business Review observes, “the role of the manager, in short, is becoming that of a coach” (HBR, The Leader as Coach). Coaching is no longer peripheral—it is increasingly seen as a leadership behaviour that improves both execution and culture when practiced consistently.
This session is open to our Premium (paid) members.
CEO reTREAT @ JP Morgan ‘26
Generously supported by Jones Lang LaSalle, we are offering another CEO reTREAT during the JP Morgan Conference 2026.
INSIGHTS: Sustainable Performance Under Pressure - Annastiina Hintsa (CEO Hinsta Performance)
Many of you are now operating under pressure that no longer peaks and dips, it simply persists. Fundraising rounds drag on, board dynamics are increasingly difficult, teams are strained; and in most cases, the mission you’re driving is one that touches you personally.
This session is open to our Premium (paid) members.
Mastermind: Craig Marshall (Organox) - Unpacking the $1.5bn exit to Terumo
Craig Marshall - CEO of OrganOx
MASTERMIND is an opportunity for informal CEO peer-to-peer conversations. Each MASTERMIND is anchored by a member willing to share and discuss a particular experience / expertise.
CEO reTREAT @ Jefferies London '25
We are offering another CEO reTREAT during the Jefferies Conference on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The CEO Clinic: Jim Geraghty (Chair OMass Tx) - Boardroom Dynamics and Entrepreneurial Agility: Lessons from the Downturn
Jim Geraghty - Chair OMass Therapeutics
CEO Clinics are an intimate forum for confidential exchange on a given topic and therefore limited to 8 Members.
Mastermind: John Glasspool (VarmX) - Understanding the VarmX / CSL VarmX strategic collaboration and option agreement
John Glasspool - CEO of VarmX
MASTERMIND is an opportunity for informal CEO peer-to-peer conversations. Each MASTERMIND is anchored by a member willing to share and discuss a particular experience / expertise.
Mastermind: Miquel Vila-Perelló - Insights into SpliceBio's $135 mio Series B fundraising
Miquel Vila-Perelló - co-founder and CEO of SpliceBio
MASTERMIND is an opportunity for informal CEO peer-to-peer conversations. Each MASTERMIND is anchored by a member willing to share and discuss a particular experience / expertise.
The CEO Clinic: Chris Sheldon (Senior Vice President, Global Head Business Development GSK) - Building Leadership Strategies to Unlock the China Biotech opportunity
Chris Sheldon - Senior Vice President, Global Head Business Development GSK
CEO Clinics are an intimate forum for confidential exchange on a given topic and therefore limited to 8 Members.
INSIGHTS: Command the Boardroom with Confidence - Executive Presence for CEO- Joel Garfinkle (Author and Coach)
Too many CEOs enter boardrooms with a collaborative, consensus-seeking approach that works in some contexts but can backfire when facing investor boards. The tendency to defer, seek permission, or accommodate every concern signals uncertainty to investors who need to see strength.
This session is open to our Premium (paid) members.
INSIGHTS: The Emotional Gap that is your Leadership Risk - Cliff Scott (Cultivating Leadership)
Budget cuts and layoffs don’t just affect business operations; they also hit people emotionally. Most CEOs have already processed the decision by the time the team hears it. That creates an emotional gap. If you’re not aware of it and don’t adjust for it, you’ll seem out of touch. That’s when trust breaks.
This session is open to our Premium (paid) members.
MASTERMIND: Emanuele Ostuni - Reviewing ArtBio's $132 mio Series B Fundraising
Emanuele Ostuni - founding CEO of ArtBio GmbH
MASTERMIND is an opportunity for informal CEO peer-to-peer conversations. Each MASTERMIND is anchored by a member willing to share and discuss a particular experience / expertise.
INSIGHTS: Leadership in Tumultuous Times - David Dye (President - Let's Grow Leaders)
How do we lead when we’re emotionally exhausted, uncertain of the next viable step, and conscious that the bold vision we once sold—internally and externally—is now under revision?
This session is open to our Premium (paid) members.
The CEO Clinic: Jean Christophe Tellier (CEO UCB) - CEO Leadership in Challenging Times – How to Stay Effective
Jean-Christophe Tellier - Chief Executive Officer at UCB
CEO Clinics are an intimate forum for confidential exchange on a given topic and therefore limited to 8 Members.