2026 AgendaMonday, 27 July 2026

7:30am - 8:00am

Registration & Morning Coffee

8:00am - 8:45am

BREAKFAST BRIEFINGS | From Barriers to Breakthroughs: Unlocking Innovation in Australia

8:45am - 9:05am

End of Breakfast Briefing

9:05am - 9:10am

Opening Remarks From the Chair

9:10am - 9:40am

INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE |

9:40am - 10:10am

KEYNOTE | Australia’s Biotech Boom: Can Capital Keep Up?

10:10am - 10:55am

INVESTMENT PANEL | Investment Trends in 2026: A New Era of Discipline and Selective Capital

10:55am - 11:25am

Networking Break & Morning Tea

11:25am - 12:10pm

PANEL | Building a Competitive Edge: Australia's Biotech Manufacturing Future

12:10pm - 12:45pm

IN CONVERSATION | Australia as a Global Clinical Trials Hub: What’s working and what’s holding us back?

12:45pm - 1:45pm

Networking Lunch

1:45pm - 1:50pm

Afternoon Remarks From the Chair

1:50pm - 2:20pm

AFTERNOON KEYNOTE | Sovereign Capability in Advanced Therapeutics: Why mRNA Matters for Australia

2:20pm - 2:55pm

IN CONVERSATION | Exploring New Therapeutic Modalities: Innovations Beyond the Horizon

2:55pm - 3:40pm

PANEL | University Collaborations and IP Ownership

3:40pm - 4:10pm

Networking Break & Afternoon Tea

4:10pm - 4:40pm

Retail Investor Sentiment in Life Sciences

4:40pm - 5:25pm

BIOTECH PANEL | From Small Startups to Big Pharma

5:25pm - 5:30pm

Closing Remarks from Chair

5:30pm - 7:00pm

Networking Drinks

7:00pm - 9:00pm

BIO CONNECTIONS NETWORKING DINNER |

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