Executive Education
Course Schedule
Day 1
Monday, March 18, 2024
10:00-10:40 – Transportation from hotel to event venue
10:00-11:00 – Check-in, networking, and snack
11:00-11:25 – Welcome, introductions, and course overview
11:25-11:50 – "The Biodesign Innovation Process"
11:50-1:20 – "Bootcamp: Part 1"
1:20-2:00 – Lunch
2:00-4:30 – "Bootcamp: Part 2"
4:30-4:45 – Break and passing period
4:45-5:45 – Faculty coaching on course projects
5:45-5:50 – Passing period
5:50-6:00 – Day 1 wrap-up
6:00-6:30 – Brief reception
6:30-8:00 – Working dinner on course projects
8:00-8:30 – Transportation back to hotel
Day 2
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
7:15-7:30 – Transportation from hotel to event venue
7:30-8:00 – Breakfast
8:00-8:10 – Welcome to Day 2
8:10-8:40 – "Biodesign Tools in Use: Cala Health Case Study
8:40-9:30 – "Biodesign in Business Development"
9:30-9:45 – Break and passing period
9:45-11:15 – Faculty coaching on course projects
11:15-11:30 – Break and passing period
11:30-12:15 – "Teaching and Guiding the Process"
12:15-1:15 – Lunch and work time on course projects
1:15-2:45 – Peer review exercise
2:45-3:00 – Break
3:00-4:30 – Faculty coaching on course projects
4:30-4:45 – Break and passing period
4:45-5:30 – "What to Do When the Idea Comes First"
5:30-6:00 – Transportation to dinner event
6:00-9:30 – Dinner at Josh Makower's home (buses will return to the notel at 8:00, 8:45, and 9:30 pm)
Day 3
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
7:45-8:00 – Transportation from hotel to event venue
8:00-8:30 – Breakfast
8:30-8:35 – Welcome to Day 3
8:35-9:30 – "Managing the Process"
9:30-9:45 – Break and passing period
9:45-10:45 – Faculty coaching on course projects
10:45-11:00 – Break and passing period
11:00-11:45 – "Bringing the Process Home"
11:45-12:30 – Lunch
12:30-2:35 – Final presentations on company projects (and health technology trivia competition!)
2:35-2:45 – Passing period
2:45-3:00 – Course wrap-up and call to action
3:00-3:30 – Closing reception (optional)