Preparing for an IPO: Best Practices for Success 
Monday, June 16, 2025
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
Boston, MA
3:00 - 4:00 PM ET
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For biotech companies planning an IPO, navigating market dynamics, investor expectations, and regulatory hurdles is critical to success. This session brings together industry leaders to share insights on the evolving biotech IPO landscape, including current trends, valuation strategies, and capital market conditions. Panelists will discuss key factors in preparing for a public debut - optimal timing, market positioning, and crafting a compelling investor narrative. Drawing from recent IPO experiences, speakers will highlight common challenges, strategic considerations, and best practices for a smooth transition to the public markets. Whether attendees are in early planning stages or gearing up for an offering, this discussion will provide actionable insights to maximize IPO success.

Moderator – Kimberly Ha, CEO – KKH Advisors

Speakers:

• Jennifer Fang, Partner – Wilson Sonsini
• Jakob Dupont, MD – Executive Partner at Sofinnova Investments
• Andrew Lam, PharmD – Managing Director, Head of Biotech Private Equity at Ally Bridge Group
• Jordan Saxe – Head of Healthcare Listings at NASDAQ
• Chirag Surti – Executive Director, Global Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley

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Intellectual Property Considerations for Inventions Made By, Or Involving, Artificial Intelligence 
Monday, June 16, 2025
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
Boston, MA
4:15 - 5:15 PM ET
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As it has touched so many different areas of human activity, so has artificial intelligence (AI) touched biotechnology and, by extension, biotechnology intellectual property. Panelists will discuss the role of AI in invention, patent eligibility of AI inventions in the US, Europe and China, prosecution of biotech inventions involving AI, and the role of patents in a world of abundance made possible by AI.

Moderator – John Storella, JD - Partner, Storella & Witt

Speakers:

• Ali Alemozafar, PhD, Esq. – Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
• Amy Feng, LLM – Partner and Co-Founder, Wu, Feng & Zhang
• Madhuri Roy, JD, PhD – Partner, Cooley, LLP
• Marc Wilsonson, PhD, CPA, EPA – Partner, J A Kemp LLP
• Zhen Zhang

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Wilson Sonsini Reception During BIO International
Monday, June 16, 2025
6:30 – 8:30 PM ET

An evening of cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at Wilson Sonsini’s annual reception during the BIO International Conference. This event is by invitation only.