2020 VC Industry Forum

Understanding and overcoming the impacts of COVID-19

07:30AM	*Opening welcome*	Yasser El-Ansary CEO, Australian Investment Council
07:40AM	Update on COVID-19 and the latest developments in the search for a vaccine	Professor Sharon Lewin AO Director, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity Chris Nave Founding Partner and Managing Director, Brandon Capital Partners (moderator)
08:10AM	Break
08:20AM	How LPs can manage liquidity challenges in the current environment	Alicia Gregory Head of Private Equity, Future Fund Neil Stanford Head of Private Equity, HOSTPLUS Yasser El-Ansary CEO, Australian Investment Council (moderator)
09:10AM	Break
09:30AM	Strategies to deal with the impact of COVID-19 on portfolio companies: How GPs are supporting their portfolio companies	Chris Nave Founding Partner and Managing Director, Brandon Capital Partners Sam Wong Partner, Blackbird Ventures Michelle Deaker Managing Partner, OneVentures Dean Dorrell Partner, Carthona Capital (moderator)
10:20AM	Break
10:30AM	Venture capital programs and the impacts and opportunities of COVID-19 on Industry	Marty Gauvin Chair of the Innovation Investment Committee of Innovation and Science Australia Mark Weaver General Manager - Sectoral and Place Based Policy Branch – Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
11:10AM	End of day one: Wrap up	Brendon Harper Head of Policy and Research, Australian Investment Council

Survive and thrive in the current environment and beyond

07:30AM	Welcome address	Yasser El-Ansary CEO, Australian Investment Council
07:35AM	A Global perspective on Venture Capital	Phil Cummins Venture Partner, Greenspring Associates Kerry Baldwin Managing Partner, IQ Capital and Vice Chair, BVCA Mike Zimmerman Partner, Main Sequence Ventures (moderator)
08:30AM	*Break*
08:40AM	Rethinking the medical supply chain	Eric Peck CEO and Founder, Swoop Aero Yasser El-Ansary CEO, Australian Investment Council (moderator)
09:10AM	Break
09:30AM	Kick starting the VC sector after COVID-19 challenges	Paul Bassat Co-Founder and Partner, Square Peg Capital Bill Ferris AC Chair, Medical Research Commercialisation Fund Yasser El-Ansary CEO, Australian Investment Council (moderator)
10:10AM	Break
10:20AM	AIC update: Policy changes and implications for Venture Capital	Brendon Harper Head of Policy and Research, Australian Investment Council
10:45AM	*Break*
10:55AM	The emerging landscape of Digital Risk - Innovation opportunities and the privacy and security trends	Michelle Price CEO, AustCyber David Fairman Chief Security Officer, CSIO/Strategic Advisor/Investor Todd Forest Managing Director, NAB Ventures (moderator)
11:35AM	*End of day two: Wrap up and close*	David Chambers Head of Member Services, Australian Investment Council