Be a Thought Leader at an Upcoming BIO Event

BIO offers a plethora of speaking opportunities throughout the year all over the globe. Share your expertise in front of key decision makers in the biotechnology field. Select your BIO platform based upon your regional or industry expertise:

IP Counsels Committee Conference

Pacific Rim Summit

World Congress

BIO International Convention

BIO Investor Forum

CEO Investor Conference

Annual BIO Asia International Conference

BIO International Convention Business Forum

IP Counsels Committee Conference

Increase your organization's visibility and strengthen your brand in front of the exclusive group of attendees at the BIO IP Counsels Committee Conference.

Location:		Cary/Raleigh, NC
Date:		November 16-18, 2015
Program Topic Areas:		Intellectual Property Protection, Inter Partes Review, Divided Infringement, Patent Disputes, Inequitable Conduct, Claim Construction, Patent Eligibility, 271(e)(1) Safe Harbor, Patent Reform and more
Past Attendance: (2013, Washington, DC)		90-130 attendees
Submission Deadline:		Rolling - contact Robyn Vale at rvale@bio.org
Contact:		Caroline Arrington at carrington@bio.org

Pacific Rim Summit

The Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy is the original conference dedicated solely to the growth of the industrial biotechnology and bioenergy sectors in North America and the Asia-Pacific region.

Location:		San Diego, CA
Date:		December 7-9, 2014
Program Topic Areas:		Algae Fuels and Chemicals, Biobased Products, Biomass Utilization, Biopathways to Bulk Chemicals, Celluslosic Biofuels, Dedicated Energy Crops, Enzyme Development, Green Plastics, Metabolic Engineering, Natural Gas as a Feedstock, Renewable Chemicals and more.
Past Attendance: (2013, San Diego, CA)		385 attendees -263 organizations
Submission Deadline:		August 8, 2014
Submission Site:		Breakout Sessions P osters
Speaking Opportunity:		Must be a paid attendee to speak. Discounted registration rate offered to speakers.
Contact:		pacrim@bio.org

BIO International Convention

Looking to promote your ideas as an industry leader in healthcare, the environment, food and agriculture and more? Hoping to share what your country or region is doing in the field of biotechnology? Then the BIO International Convention is the right place for you.

Location:		San Francisco, CA
Date:		June 6-9, 2016
Program Topic Areas:		Healthcare, Environmental Issues, Food and Agriculture, and Industrial Applications
Past Attendance: (2015, Philadelphia, PA)		15,667 attendees - 5,980 unique companies scheduled over 25,000 Partnering meetings 26% Executive Management 33% Managers 31% Directors 10% Other
Submission Deadline:		October 15, 2015
Submission Site:		convention.bio.org/pitch
Speaking Opportunity:		There is no cost to speak but neither does BIO provide speaker honoraria or reimbursement for travel expenses. BIO does extend complimentary registration (Education & Exhibition Access) to all convention speakers.
Contact:		program@bio.org

World Congress

The BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology is the world's largest industrial biotechnology event for business leaders, investors and policy makers in biofuels, biobased products and renewable chemicals.

Location:		San Diego, CA
Date:		April 17-20, 2016
Program Topic Areas:		Biofuels and Biorefinery Platforms, Feedstock Crops and Biomass Supply, Renewable Chemicals, Pharmaceutical Intermediates, Food Ingredients, etc…
Past Attendance: (2015, Montreal, Canada)		1,100 attendees - 45 countries - 680 organizations
Submission Deadline:		Tracks: November 4, 2015 Posters: February 29, 2016
Submission Site:		Breakout Session Poster Clean Tech Investor Session
Speaking Opportunity:		Must be a paid attendee to speak Discounted registration rate offered to speakers
Contact:		worldcongress@bio.org

Company Presentations

BIO CEO & Investor Conference

The BIO CEO & Investor Conference assembles a select group of established mid-large cap biotech companies, as well as top public and private equity investors and members of the sell-side investment community, to explore the current investment landscape and opportunities in the life sciences. The conference features presentations by over 140 leading biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, including a number of nonprofit and venture philanthropy organizations and a special track of established private companies. The typical audience for a company presentation features public and private equity investors, as well as industry analysts, investment bankers and senior biotechnology executives.

Location:		New York, NY
Date:		February 8-9, 2016
Past Attendance: (2014, New York, NY)		1,400 attendees from over 20 different countries scheduled over 1,300 Partnering Meetings 38% Executive Management 33% Managers 25% Directors 5% Other
Submission Deadline:		Applications will be accepted until presentation spots are filled. We suggest completing an application one month prior to the event’s Early Bird Registration Deadline.
Submission Site:		Apply to Present
Presenting Opportunity:		Presenters must purchase a general registration pass in addition to a presentation fee. Fees can be found here.
Contact:		Brian Pinkston at bpinkston@bio.org

BIO Asia International Conference

The BIO Asia International Conference is a partnering conference that features company presentations by U.S and European drug development companies, as well as Asian biotech and pharmaceutical companies interested in research collaborations and licensing agreements. This year’s conference will once again showcase a series of Discovery presentations by early-stage biotech companies focused on the research and development of drug products. Presenting at this exclusive partnering forum provides companies with increased visibility in front of a global audience of biotech and pharmaceutical companies, all interested in cross-border business development alliances.

Location:		Tokyo, Japan
Date:		March 15-16, 2016
Submission Deadline:		Applications are generally accepted until presentation spots are filled. We suggest completing an application at least one month prior to the event’s Early Bird Registration Deadline.
Submission Site:		Apply to Present
Presenting Opportunity:		Presenters must purchase a general registration pass in addition to a presentation fee. Fees can be found here for North American and European attendees, and here for Asian-Pacific attendees.
Contact:		Brian Pinkston at bpinkston@bio.org

BIO International Convention Business Forum

Presenting at the Business Forum is the perfect chance to increase your visibility and attract more partners at the International Convention. Pitch your company’s story, pipeline, and objectives to a global audience representing over 60 countries. Be heard by business development executives, investors, research analysts, policy makers, and the media, and get more activity in the One-on-One Partnering™ System! Company presenters tend to receive double the number of requests and schedule twice as many meetings than non-presenting companies.

Location:		San Francisco, CA
Date:		June 6-9, 2016
Past Attendance : (2015, Philadelphia, PA)		15,667 attendees - 5,980 unique companies scheduled over 25,000 Partnering meetings 26% Executive Management 33% Managers 31% Directors 10% Other
Submission Deadline:		Late May 2015
Submission Site:		Application Site will open in January 2015.
Presenting Opportunity:		Presenters must be registered for the Business Forum by purchasing the Convention Access & Partnering pass. Presenters pay an additional presentation fee.
Contact:		Brian Pinkston at bpinkston@bio.org

BIO Investor Forum

The BIO Investor Forum assembles a select group of private, late stage and venture-stage growth companies, established and emerging public biotechs, and top public and private equity investors to explore investment trends and opportunities in life sciences. The conference features presentations by more than 100 established private and public biotech companies, a special track of more than 25 “pre-emerging” biotech companies, and a number of nonprofit and venture philanthropy organizations. The typical audience for all presentations features private and public equity investors, as well as research analysts, investment bankers and industry executives.

Location:		San Francisco, CA
Date:		October 20-21, 2015
Company Focus Areas:		R&D Focus, with a Pipeline Involving Biotechnology Therapeutics, Diagnostics, or Platform Technologies.
Past Attendance: (2014, San Francisco, CA)		600+ attendees scheduled over 1,400 Partnering Meetings 63% Executive Management 21% Managers & Directors 16% Associates & Other
Submission Deadline:		Applications will be accepted until presentation spots are filled. We suggest completing an application at least one month prior to the event’s Early Bird Registration Deadline in late August.
Submission Site:		Apply to present
Presentation Opportunity:		Presenters must purchase a general registration pass in addition to a presentation fee. This conference also features a special pricing discount for qualified pre-emerging “Discovery Companies”. For a full description of registration categories and prices, please visit: http://www.bio.org/node/3340.
Contact:		Brian Pinkston at bpinkston@bio.org

Speaking Opportunities at BIO