The Schedule

September 18, 2025

Registration & Breakfast 9:00am - 9:50am

9:50am - 9:55am

Opening Remarks

Welcome from 2Flo Ventures

9:55am - 10:10am

Life Science Industry Report by JP Morgan

Presentation by: Michelle Pfeiffer, Vice President & Associate Manager of J.P. Morgan

10:10am - 10:50am

Leading in Healthcare

Dr. Rose Blackburne, MBA - Vice President, Head of Population Science & Women’s Health of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Meesha Dogan, PhD - CEO & Founder of Cardio Diagnostics
Nada (Osman) Hanafi MSc, MPH - Co-Founder of Women's Digital Health Network
Jessica Tam, MBA - Associate Director, Global Infusion Systems - Digital Health of Baxter International Inc

10:55am - 11:40am

Health Equity Titan of the Year Award

Dr. Charlotte Jones-Burton is hosting a fireside chat with this year's 2025 Health Equity Titan - Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH

Lunch & Networking | 11:40pm - 12:30pm

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Venture Engine Showcase: Life Science & Biotech

Hosted by Jacob Barry, Innovation Program Manager of ISTC

Opera Biosciences
Sibel Health
Mae
NovoDx
Vasowatch
Banta Pharmaceuticals

1:30pm - 2:20pm

Advocacy Showcase

Hosted by Meghan Phillipp, MBA - Executive Director of Health Care Council of Chicago

Sista Afya
Chicago Integrated Health
Onyx 360
Black Girls Break Bread
Ann & Lurie Children's Hospital

2:20pm - 2:50pm

Networking & Break

Recharge and connect!

2:50pm - 2:55pm

Networking & Break

Recharge and connect!

2:55pm - 3:40pm

Remarks by Sponsor, Reginald Swift, Rubix LS

3:40pm - 4:25pm

Investing in the Health of Women

Kenneth Gustavsen, MBA - Managing Director of Merck Impact Venture Fund
Krisila Benson, MBA - Managing Director of Propelevate
Julia Monfrini Peev, MPA, MS - Managing Partner of PACE Healthcare Capital
Dana Sun, MBA - Partner of Equitage Ventures

Networking Reception | 4:30pm- 6pm

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