Schedule Highlights

AUTM Annual Meeting 26

2026 AUTM ANNUAL MEETING
SCHEDULE-aT-a-GLANCE 

Sunday, February 8 

7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. 

AUTM Registration 

7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

AUTM Marketing Course (additional fee, lunch included, seating limited

7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

AUTM Technology Valuation Course (additional fee, lunch included, seating limited

7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

AUTM Advanced Licensing Course (additional fee, lunch included, seating limited

1 – 5:30 p.m. 

AUTM Connect Help Desk 

1 – 5:30 p.m. 

AUTM Connect Partnering Place 

TBD

Chair’s Reception 

 

Monday, February 9 

7 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

AUTM Registration 

7 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

Nursing Room 

7 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

Contemplation Room 

7 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

AUTM Connect Partnering Place 

7 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

AUTM Connect Help Desk 

7 – 7:30 a.m. 

Morning Mindfulness Meditation 

7 – 8 a.m. 

Breakfast on your own - Coffee/Tea Service Available 

8 – 10 a.m. 

Opening Keynote Presentation 

9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. 

Exhibit Hall Open 

10 – 11 a.m. 

Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall 

11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 

Concurrent Session 1 – Educational and Roundtable Sessions 

12:15 – 1:45 p.m. 

Attendee Lunch 

12:15 – 1:45 p.m. 

Directors Lunch (by invitation) 

1 – 1:45 p.m. 

Dessert Reception in the Exhibit Hall 

1:45 – 3 p.m. 

Concurrent Session 2 – Educational and Roundtable Sessions 

1:45 – 3 p.m. 

Industry/Academia Connect & Collaborate: Part 1 

3 – 3:45 p.m. 

Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall 

3:45 – 5 p.m. 

Industry/Academia Connect & Collaborate: Part 2  

3:45 – 5 p.m. 

Concurrent Session 3 – Educational and Roundtable Sessions 

5 – 6 p.m. 

Industry Reception in the Exhibit Hall 

6 – 8 p.m. 

Opening Reception 

 

Tuesday, February 10 

7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

AUTM Registration 

7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

Nursing Room 

7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

Contemplation Room 

7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

AUTM Connect Help Desk 

7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

AUTM Connect Partnering Place 

7:30 – 8 a.m. 

Morning Mindfulness Meditation 

7 – 8 a.m. 

Breakfast on your own - Coffee/Tea Service Available 

8 – 10 a.m. 

Keynote Session

9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open

10 – 11 a.m. 

Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall 

11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.  Concurrent Session 4 – Educational Sessions and Roundtables 
12:15 – 2 p.m. Lunch on your own
1:30 – 5:30 p.m.  AUTM Negotiation Course   
(additional fee, seating limited)
2 – 3:15 p.m. Concurrent Session 5 – Educational Sessions and Roundtables
3:15 – 4 p.m. Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall 
4 – 5:15 p.m. Concurrent Session 6 – Educational Sessions and Roundtables
6 – 7 p.m.  Canadian Region Reception (by invitation)
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.  RTTP Reception (by invitation) 
   

Wednesday, February 11

7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. 

AUTM Registration 

7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. 

Nursing Room  

7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. 

Contemplation Room 

7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. 

AUTM Connect Partnering Place 

7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. 

AUTM Connect Help Desk  

8 – 8:30 a.m. 

Morning Mindfulness Meditation 

8 – 9 a.m. 

Breakfast on your own - Coffee/Tea Service Available 

9 – 10:15 a.m. 

Concurrent Session 7 – Educational and Roundtable Sessions 

10:15 – 10:30 a.m. 

Break 

10:30 – 11:45 a.m. 

Concurrent Session 8 – Educational and Roundtable Sessions 

11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. 

Attendee Lunch 

11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. 

AUTM Annual Meeting Program Committee Lunch (by invitation) 

1 – 2:15 p.m. 

Concurrent Session 9 – Educational and Roundtable Sessions  

2:15 – 2:45 p.m. 

Refreshment Break  

2:45 – 4:30 p.m. 

Closing Keynote and AUTM Business Meeting

4:30 – 6 p.m. 

Closing Reception 

 


Annual Meeting Sponsors

Wellspring
Tradespace
AstraZeneca
Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP
KPPB
Cahill
Osage University Partners
Owkin
LifeArc
Dennemeyer
Qualcomm
Parker Highlander
Merck
Royalty Pharma
Nixon Peabody
Marshall Gerstein
Casimir Jones
troutman
Novartis
Quarles
Hoffmann & Baron, LLP
Conley Rose
TEDCO
Servier
DaveLawGroup
Syngenta