Inside the Life Sciences Industry Public Company Playbook: Strategies, Risks & Realities
Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 10:30 AM PST – 3:00 PM PST
San Diego, California
Hosted by Corporate Directors Forum
MUST REGISTER VIA THIS LINK From IPO ambitions to public company survival – join leading life sciences industry voices for insights into the forces shaping today’s market. PANEL 1: Getting Public: Cracking the Code of Capital Markets IPOs, Reverse Mergers and Follow-On Offerings in Today’s Market Adam C. Lenain, Member, Mintz [moderator] Panelists: William C. Hicks, Member, Co-Chair, Life Sciences Practice, Mintz Stefan Loren, PhD, Managing Director Healthcare Investment Banking, Oppenheimer Jamie Mason, Practice Leader, Assurance, BDO PANEL 2: Being Public in the New Normal: Surviving Hostile Markets and Regulators Scott M. Stanton, Managing Member, San Diego Office, Mintz [moderator] Panelists: Melanie Ruthwauff Levy, Member, Mintz Katherine Roberson Petty, Senior Vice President, Donohoe Advisory Associates LLC Brian Taggart, Assurance Partner, BDO