About
BioHive Live

BioHive Live: Utah’s Life Science and Healthcare Innovation Event 

BioHive Live is a new, forward-thinking event that brings together leading minds, disruptors, experts, and some of the most influential individuals in the life sciences and healthcare innovation industry. Join us to help elevate and build Utah’s growing life science community.

When

February 20, 2025

Where

Hale Centre Theatre
9900 Monroe St.
Sandy, UT 84070

Keynote

John Smith
Founder / Author

Why
join us

Media coverage

A workshop is embedded into a conference; it doesn’t take place on its own, but it takes place during the main conference.

New topics

The summit is an excellent opportunity to socialize and build lasting relationships with other members of the field

Coffee breaks

Completely synergize resource taxing relationships via premier niche markets. Professionally cultivate customer service.

Meet the Speakers

Tracy George

Chief Scientific Officer at ARUP Laboratories

Ryan Starks

Executive Director at Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity

Mark Paul

Executive Director, Center for Medical Innovation

Justin Zanik

General Manager Utah Jazz, Rare and Undiagnosed Network Board Member

Joseph Grenny

New York Times bestselling author of Crucial Conversations
Jared Bauer

Jared Bauer

Co-founder and CEO at Seek Labs, BioHive Board Chair

Gina Zanik

Co-Founder & Executive Director at Rare and Undiagnosed Network

David Bearss

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Halia Therapeutics
Cindy Dunkle

Cindy Dunkle

CPO, Denali Therapeutics & BioHive Board Vice Chair

Carole Ho

Chief Medical Officer and Head of Development at Denali Therapeutics

BioHive Live is a one-day event that brings together professionals from various sectors, including startups, academia, investment, government, and community organizations.

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Schedule
Details

The Agenda
February 20, 2025
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Main Lobby

Registration and Networking

9:00 am - 9:10 am
The Sorenson Legacy Jewel Box Stage

Welcome to the BioHive: Utah’s Life Sciences Ecosystem

Aimee Edwards
Executive Director at BioHive
Jared Bauer
Jared Bauer
Co-founder and CEO at Seek Labs, BioHive Board Chair
9:10 am - 9:35 am
The Sorenson Legacy Jewel Box Stage

Fireside Chat: "Making a Healthier Utah"

Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson
Lieutenant Governor of Utah
Faith Chamas
R&D Program Manager at Stryker

Faith Chamas of Stryker and the Lt. Gov of Utah, Deidre Henderson, sit down to discuss a holistic approach to the future of health in Utah.

9:35 am - 10:15 am
The Sorenson Legacy Jewel Box Stage

Fireside Chat: “On Meaningful Impact: From Physician to Investor”

David Schenkein
General Partner at Google Ventures
Ryan Watts
Ryan Watts
CEO, Denali Therapeutics

Join us as David Schenkein, General Partner at GV (formerly Google Ventures) and Ryan Watts, CEO of Denali Therapeutics, reveal what truly sets apart the most promising healthcare solutions.

10:15 am - 10:25 am
The Sorenson Legacy Jewel Box Stage

Industry Highlight, ARUP

Tracy George
Chief Scientific Officer at ARUP Laboratories
10:25 am - 10:55 am
The Sorenson Legacy Jewel Box Stage

“Undiagnosed is a Diagnosis”

Ava Zanik
Justin Zanik
General Manager Utah Jazz, Rare and Undiagnosed Network Board Member
Gina Zanik
Co-Founder & Executive Director at Rare and Undiagnosed Network
Aimee Edwards
Executive Director at BioHive

Gina and Justin Zanik share their journey through a diagnostic odyssey, fighting for answers to their children’s rare genetic condition and how breakthroughs in genome sequencing are bringing hope for the future. They will be accompanied by their eldest daughter, Ava Zanik.
Learn how their relentless pursuit of answers is shaping the future of personalized healthcare.

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Sorenson Legacy Jewel Box Stage

"Crucial Conversations: Turning Challenges into Opportunities"

Joseph Grenny
New York Times bestselling author of Crucial Conversations

Joseph will offer a crash course on what it takes to navigate the conversations that prove the most challenging. With this interactive session, Grenny will provide the keys to creating functional and productive conversations with partners, co-workers, friends, and more, as we learn to turn conversation into opportunity.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Main Lobby

Lunch and Exhibition

1:00 pm - 1:05 pm
The Sorenson Legacy Jewel Box Stage

Welcome to The Afternoon Session

Andy Robertson
Managing Director at BioHive
1:05 pm - 1:35 pm
The Sorenson Legacy Jewel Box Stage

"Why We Do It"

Mark Paul
Executive Director, Center for Medical Innovation
David Bearss
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Halia Therapeutics
Jared Bauer
Jared Bauer
Co-founder and CEO at Seek Labs, BioHive Board Chair

Mark Paul of the University of Utah’s Center for Medical Innovation, David Bearss of Halia Therapeutics, and Jared Bauer of Seek Labs, and Ryan Watts of Denali Therapeutics share the real stories behind building and scaling successful life sciences outfits in Utah-- and the personal connections that drive their work.

1:40 pm - 1:50 pm
The Sorenson Legacy Jewel Box Stage

Industry Highlight, BioMerieux

Meghan Kuehn
SVP, SLC Site Operations at BioMerieux
1:50 pm - 2:35 pm
The Sorenson Legacy Jewel Box Stage

"Pioneering Precision Medicine"

Carole Ho
Chief Medical Officer and Head of Development at Denali Therapeutics

Carole Ho will take us inside the cutting-edge world of neurodegenerative disease breakthroughs, sharing her journey to uncover innovative solutions for conditions like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. She shares how new strategies are reshaping drug development to bring life-changing treatments to patients in need.

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
The Sorenson Legacy Jewel Box Stage

Closing Remarks

Aimee Edwards
Executive Director at BioHive
Cindy Dunkle
Cindy Dunkle
CPO, Denali Therapeutics & BioHive Board Vice Chair
Jared Bauer
Jared Bauer
Co-founder and CEO at Seek Labs, BioHive Board Chair

The
Venue

HALE CENTRE THEATRE

9900 Monroe St.
Sandy, UT 84070

The Hale Centre Theatre at the Mountain American Performing Arts Centre opened its doors in November 2017. With two stages and plenty of attached free-parking, the theatre was built for growth. The Sorenson Legacy Jewel Box Stage comfortably seats 467 in a proscenium thrust style.

Official
Sponsors

One Day Pass

$ 399
  • Entrance
  • Free Lunch & Snacks
  • Custom Badge
  • One Workshop

Full Pass

$ 599
  • Entrance
  • Free Lunch & Snacks
  • Posters Session
  • Talk to the Editors Session

Vip Seat

$ 799
  • Comfortable Seat
  • Access To Artists Meeting
  • Custom Badge
  • Certificate
Thank you to our Supporters
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