PROGRAM

Welcoming Reception
The residence of H.E. the U.S. Ambassador
Hosted by Chargé d’Affaires
William R. Stewart
Special thanks to Mr. Tomas Puusepp, CEO, Elekta AB

Welcoming remarks by
Ms. Barbro C. Ehnbom, Chairman SALSS

Guest Appearance: Star for Life Choir

Registration

Setting the stage
Udayan Gupta,
WSJ Journalist and Author

Welcoming Remarks and Introduction of
Professor Gerald M. Edelman
Professor Emeritus Hans Wigzell, Karolinska Institutet

CONSCIOUSNESS - How Matter Becomes Imagination
Professor Gerald M. Edelman, Nobel Laureate

Coffee Break and Company Presentations
Diamyd Inc.
NeuroSearch
Umecrine Mood

Promosome – Recopharma: A SALSS Success Story
Mr. John Manzello, CEO, Promosome
and Mr. Ingemar Lagerlöf, CEO, LinkMed

Pharma 3.0
Mr. Jürg Zürcher, Life Science Leader, Assurance,
Head of Europe, Ernst & Young AB

Panel: Neuroscience - Swedish and American Perspectives

Moderator: Professor Hans Wigzell

Professor Gerald M. Edelman, The Neurosciences Institute
Professor Martin Ingvar, Karolinska Institutet
Ms. Åsa Hedin, Head of Neuroscience, Elekta AB
Dr. Uli Hacksell, CEO, Acadia Pharmaceuticals

Luncheon
Hosted by Mr. Jan Birgerson, Managing Partner,
Ernst & Young AB

Luncheon Adress:
Mr. Per Unckel, Governor, Stockholm County
Ms. Ylva Williams, CEO, Stockholm Science City
Mr. Steinar Stokke, Partner, Oslo Naeringseiendom AS

Adapting for Success
Mr. G. Steven Burrill, CEO and Founder, Burrill & Company

Panel: Biotech Financing in the New “After the Crisis” Climate

Moderator: Mr. Udayan Gupta

Mr. Joseph M. Cohen, Chairman, JM Cohen & Company
Dr. Laurent Leksell, Founder & Executive Director,
Elekta AB
Dr. Karin Hehenberger, Senior VP, JDFR
Mr. Dag Dvergsten, Venture Partner, Burrill & Company
Mr. Niels Jørgen Larsen, Head of Corporate Finance Sweden, Danske Bank

Coffee Break and Company Presentations
Aprea
Bactiguard
Orexo AB

Dr. William A. Haseltine,
Founder, Haseltine Global Health

Return to Hotel

Discovery Session at The Boston Consulting Group Headquarters
Hosted by Mr. Johan Öberg, Partner and Managing Director

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Airsonett
Doxa AB
Forecast Diagnostics
IMED AB
IntelliMedicine Systems Inc.
Likvor AB

Dinner Cruise around Stockholm on the M/S Riddarholmen
Hosted by The Boston Consulting Group

Coffee Reception and Registration

Understanding exponential trends in Life Science
Dr. Andrew Hessel, Founder and Managing Director,
Pink Army Cooperative

Panel: Converging Technologies

Moderator: Dr. Stefan Larsson, Senior Partner,
The Boston Consulting Group

Mr. Nikolaj Sörensen, Managing Director, Pfizer AB
Dr. Murali Gopalakrishnan, Head of Global External Research, Abbott
Ms. Ellen Lubman, Group Director of Strategic Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Dr. Daniel Kraft, Founder, IntelliMedicine Systems Inc.

Coffee Break and Company Presentations
Athera
Pergamum AB
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum

Music and Biological Evolution
Dr. Aniruddh Patel, The Neurosciences Institute

Panel: Music Cognition and Neuroscience

Moderator: Ms. Julie C. Muraco, American of the Arts

Professor Johan Sundberg, Royal Institute of Technology
Professor Barbara Canlon, Karolinska Institutet
Professor Patrik Juslin, Uppsala University
Professor Fredrik Ullén, Karolinska Institutet

Concluding Remarks by Moderator

Refreshing Walk to Luncheon Venue

Concluding Luncheon at Berns Salonger
Hosted by Mr. Lars Sjögren, Executive VP, Danske Bank

Master of Ceremony: Ms. Alexandra Charles, Founder and CEO, 1.6 Million Club Womens’ Health

Guest Appearances:
Mr. Christian Svarvfar, violinst
Mr. Marcus Forss, clarinetist
Mr. Henrik Måwe, pianist