Sponsors

Saturday, April 16, 2005

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Chairman's Dinner for FasterCures
(Preregistration required)

Sunday, April 17, 2005

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
FasterCures Program at the Getty Center
Reception and Introductions
(Preregistration required)

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Today: The Fight for Faster Cures
(Preregistration required)
General Session

11:25 AM - 12:40 PM
Innovate to Accelerate: Organizations Changing the Face and Pace of Medical Research
(Preregistration required)
General Session

12:45 PM - 1:40 PM
FasterCures Program at the Getty Center
Lunch and private tours of the museum

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Tomorrow: Frontiers in Medical Discovery
(Preregistration required)
General Session

6:30 PM
Nobel Prize Dinner
(Invitation only - preregistration required)

Monday, April 18, 2005

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Post Advisory Group Breakfast
(Preregistration required)

8:00 AM
Registration opens

Increasing Your Returns: Hedge Fund Strategies 2005
(Preregistration required) (Sponsored by Post Advisory Group)

How to Live Longer and Live Better

Roundtable Session

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Cures in the Cupboard: Foods that Fight Disease
Breakout Session

Transforming Medicine From Reactive to Predictive to Preventive
Roundtable Session

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Patients Helping Doctors: Saving Lives One “Bit” at a Time
General Session

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch reception

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Luncheon Panel —
Global Overview: Building a Prosperous Future (Sponsored by Credit Suisse First Boston)
General Session

2:15 PM - 3:40 PM
Great Leap Forward: China’s Rise in the 21st Century Economy (Sponsored by SBI Group)
Breakout Session

Biopharmaceuticals: The Innovation Pipeline Race (Sponsored by Bioaccelerate)
Breakout Session

Alternative Investment Strategies (Sponsored by Deerfield Capital Management)
Breakout Session

Demystifying Africa: Prospects for Growth (Sponsored by Doley Securities, Inc. and Investec Asset Management)
Breakout Session

The Challenge of Accelerating Medical Solutions Through Philanthropy
Breakout Session

Personalized Medicine: Reality, Dream or Both? (Sponsored by IBM)
Roundtable Session

The 2% Solution: Fixing America's Problems in Ways Liberals and Conservatives Can Love
Roundtable Session

The Impact of Women’s Health on the Global Economy
Roundtable Session

3:50 PM - 5:15 PM
Starting Over With the FDA: Designing a Drug Approval System for the 21st Century
Breakout Session

Diamonds in the Rough: Financing Emerging Domestic and International Markets
Breakout Session

Wealth Management Across Generations: Using Modern Financial Tools to Preserve Capital
Breakout Session

CEO-Driven Health Care: Changing the Paradigm (Sponsored by Matria Healthcare)
Breakout Session

The Competition Solution: The Bipartisan Secret Behind American Prosperity
Roundtable Session

Media Coverage of Your Family
(Preregistration required)
Roundtable Session

Transferring Wealth to Your Children: Best Practices
(Preregistration required)
Roundtable Session

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
Private reception for panelists and sponsors
(Sponsored by Beverly Hilton Hotel)

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
General reception

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Dinner Panel -
Bits, Biology & Bionics: Medicine in 2025 (Sponsored by News Corporation)
General Session

Tuesday, April 19, 2005

6:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Continental breakfast

6:45 AM - 7:45 AM
Emerging Diseases: Interdependence and Innovation
Bioaccelerate - Private Breakfast
(Preregistration required)
Roundtable Session

Introduction to the Milken Institute Global Country Risk Analysis Tool Kit
Roundtable Session

Reducing Health-care Costs While Improving Employee Quality of Life (Sponsored by Matria Healthcare)
Roundtable Session

6:45 AM - 7:45 AM
Private Breakfast
Big Sky Capital

7:50 AM - 9:20 AM
Retirement Security: Who’s Going to Pay the Bill?
General Session

Alternative Investments: Private Equity
Roundtable Session

Mind Over Matter: The Psychology of Financial Risk
(Preregistration required)
Roundtable Session

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
The Changing Global Trade Landscape
Breakout Session

Nanotechnology: Small Keys to a Large Future (Sponsored by Advance Nanotech Inc.)
Breakout Session

Financial Innovations: Market Solutions to Global Challenges
Breakout Session

Latin America: Still Looking for Stability
Breakout Session

Legacy Costs: Pension and Health-care Liabilities (Sponsored by Jefferies)
Roundtable Session

Do You Have the Right Family Office Structure?
(Preregistration required) (Sponsored by Bloomberg)
Roundtable Session

10:55 AM - 12:10 PM
Real Estate: Investing for the Future (Sponsored by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP)
Breakout Session

Beyond Uncertainty: Understanding Global Risk Assessment
Breakout Session

Tapping Opportunity in the Developing World: Innovative Solutions for Companies and Communities
Breakout Session

Metabolize This! How to Create your Own Nutrition Portfolio
Breakout Session

Political Reform in China
Roundtable Session

Private Equity Investments in the Media
Roundtable Session

The Age-Old Conundrum: Passive or Active Investing?
(Preregistration required)
Roundtable Session

12:20 PM - 2:00 PM
Luncheon Panel - A Discussion with Nobel Laureates in Economics (Sponsored by Guggenheim)
General Session

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
The Future of Global Capital Markets: Will the U.S. Continue to Rule? (Sponsored by Jefferies)
Breakout Session

Emerging Europe: Growth, Prospects and the New E.U.
Breakout Session

Investing in China’s Under-performing Assets: Opportunity or Peril?
Breakout Session

Work-Life Programs: Do They Pay Off? (Sponsored by Knowledge Learning Corporation)
Breakout Session

Privatizing the Peace Process: Market Solutions to the Middle East Conflict
Roundtable Session

Going Global: The Search for New Medicines
Roundtable Session

Get Ready for the Largest Transfer of Wealth in History (Sponsored by Reyes Consulting)
Roundtable Session

2:15 PM - 4:55 PM
Workshop on IBS and Crohn's Disease
(Sponsored by Ronald E. Weinberg and Hawk Corporation)
(Preregistration required)

Tax Policy with Former Sen. John Breaux and Steve Forbes
(Preregistration required)
Roundtable Session

3:40 PM - 4:55 PM
From Manufacturer to Innovator: China Is the New Kid on the Block
Breakout Session

News Gathering in the 21st Century: The Battle for Public Influence
Breakout Session

Brazil: A New Major Player Emerges on the World Stage
Breakout Session

Knowing Which 50% of your Marketing Dollars You're Wasting (Sponsored by Gundersen Partners)
Roundtable Session

The New Government Relations: Think National, Act Local (Sponsored by Dewey Square Group)
Roundtable Session

Financing Post-Secondary Education to Enhance Global Competitiveness: Revolutionizing Access to Financial Aid
Roundtable Session

The World's Water: Will the Well Run Dry?
Roundtable Session

3:40 PM - 4:55 PM
Build a Family Legacy by Following Your Passion
(Preregistration required)

5:05 PM - 6:00 PM
Al Gore: Climate Change
General Session

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Private reception
(Sponsored by Post Advisory Group)
(Invitation only)

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Private reception for panelists and sponsors
(Sponsored by BNP Paribas)

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
General reception

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Dinner panel —
Democracy and the Media: Are They Compatible? (Sponsored by BNP Paribas)
General Session

Wednesday, April 20, 2005

6:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Continental breakfast

6:45 AM - 7:40 AM
Philanthropy in Education: Discussion with Lowell Milken

Roundtable Session

Wealth Assessment: Paying Attention to Illiquid Assets and Preserving Capital
(Preregistration required)
Roundtable Session

6:45 AM - 7:40 AM
Private Breakfast
TEC International

7:45 AM - 9:00 AM
U.S. Economy: Smooth Sailing or Rough Waters Ahead?
Breakout Session

And Preschool for All (Sponsored by The David & Lucile Packard Foundation)
Breakout Session

Financing Israel's Future: Capital Market Reforms for Economic Independence
Roundtable Session

Transferring Wealth to Your Children: Best Practices
(Preregistration required)
Roundtable Session

Community Colleges: Breaking Barriers for Students to Achieve a Degree
Roundtable Session

9:10 AM - 10:20 AM
Journalists on the Front Lines: Covering the War in Iraq
Breakout Session

Personalized Medicine and Patient Empowerment
Breakout Session

The Future of Learning (Sponsored by LeapFrog SchoolHouse)
Breakout Session

The Creative Process and Dealing with Change in Large Organizations
Roundtable Session

Street-smart Your Way to Prosperity: Lessons from Small to Mid-sized Businesses (Sponsored by TEC International)
Breakout Session

A Capital Idea: Using Financial Innovations to Spur Medical Research
Roundtable Session

Short-term vs. Long-term Investment Philosophies
(Preregistration required)
Roundtable Session

10:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Advertising and Branding: Current Landscape and the Next Chapter
Breakout Session

Inclusive Learning: Reforms That Will Improve Education for All Children (Sponsored by LeapFrog SchoolHouse)
Breakout Session

Digital Age: The Changing World of Content Delivery (Sponsored by Infinium Labs)
Breakout Session

The Economic Impact of Curing Diseases
Breakout Session

Women Entrepreneurs: A Growing Force in Business (Sponsored by TEC International)
Roundtable Session

The Palestinian-Israel Conflict: A Vision of a Prosperous Palestinian State (Sponsored by Lynn & David Pollock)
Roundtable Session

Corporate Pension Overhang: New Ways of Dealing with Old Liabilities (Sponsored by BNP Paribas)
Roundtable Session

11:50 AM - 1:45 PM
Luncheon Panel —
A Discussion with Nobel Laureates in Medicine and Science (Sponsored by SBI Group)
General Session

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Creators or Distributors of Media: Where Is the Balance of Power?
Breakout Session

Islam and the West
Breakout Session

Increasing America’s Human Capital to Compete in the 21st Century (Sponsored by Cardean Learning Group)
Breakout Session

Moving Mexico Forward: The Double Bottom Line
Breakout Session

Family Assets and the Law: What Your Lawyer Should Tell You
Roundtable Session

Aging and Mental Function: Why We Forget, How We Remember
Roundtable Session

Tomorrow’s Journalists: Preparing the Next Generation of Reporters and Editors
Roundtable Session

The “Fly” Pentop Computer: A Demonstration
Roundtable Session

3:25 PM - 4:30 PM
Intellectual Property and the Future of the Entertainment Industry
Breakout Session

The Economic Roadmap to Peace in the Middle East
Breakout Session

Creating Post-Secondary Education Opportunities for Minorities
Roundtable Session

A Conversation with Alvin Toffler
Roundtable Session

Securitizing the Family: Helping Multiple Generations Achieve Their Goals
(Preregistration required)
Roundtable Session

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
TEC International: The Value of the Third Opinion With Saj-nicole Joni
(Private session for TEC International members, chairs and their guests only.)

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Closing reception

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