2008 BioWest Conference
2008 BioWest Conference
On November 13–14, just one week after the U.S. chooses a new President, bioscience executives from around the region will convene for a day and a half event focused on predictions and presumptions about how the new U.S. President, Federal Agencies and Congress may impact the bioscience industry in the country.

Showcase

Six start-up bioscience companies will vie for the annual Venture Showcase award.

Exhibitors

Fifty bioscience industry service providers will fill the hall with their products and services dedicated to supporting and growing the industry.

Program

We have a fantastic program planned for BioWest 2008.

Come hear these speakers:

November 13, 2008
Founder's Breakfast
8:30–9:45 am
G. Steven Burrill, Chief Executive Officer,
   Burrill and Company

G. Steven Burrill - Burrill and Company G. Steven Burrill has the ideal vantage point to comment on Colorado's position vis-á-vis the rest of the world's life sciences industry. Based on ideas from his recent publication, Biotech 2008: A 20⁄20 Vision of 2020, he will recommend how Colorado can position itself to be a big winner in the Future. Of course, he will also have some fun insight into to the recent election and its impact on the bioscience industry.


November 13, 2008
Luncheon
12:00–1:30 pm
Guy Kawasaki, The Art of Innovation

Guy Kawasaki - The Art of Innovation The purpose of The Art of Innovation is to inspire and inform companies to innovate, set new standards of excellence and change the world. Guy Kawasaki lays out the strategic steps to create new products and services by calling upon his experience with Apple, as well as his study of dozens of world-class companies.


November 14, 2008
Grand Finale Luncheon
11:30 am–1:00 pm
T.R. Reid

T.R. Reid In Sick Around the World FRONTLINE teams up with veteran Washington Post foreign correspondent T.R. Reid to find out how five other capitalist democracies —the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Taiwan, and Switzerland—deliver health care, and what the United States might learn from their successes and their failures.

Dinner

The CBSA is celebrating its 5th anniversary on the evening of November 13, at the Annual Awards Dinner. Join us as we recognize the men, women, and companies within Colorado who have impacted human and animal health in 2008.

November 13, 2008
Annual Awards Dinner
6:00–8:30 pm
Keynote Speaker: TBD

Click here to view the Agenda at a Glance.

We hope to see you on November 13–14, 2008
at the Grand Hyatt—Denver.

For more information on booth space, email Leah Kientz—or call her at 303-592-4088
2008 BioWest Conference
The CBSA is hosting a Job Fair on the afternoon of November 14, 2008.
The Job Fair will be held at the Grand Hyatt (across the car park from main hotel)
555 17th Street, 37th Floor
For more information, please contact Leah Kientz.