2022
Tri-Valley Life Sciences SummitThe Tri-Valley Life Sciences Summit is back!
Hosted by Veeva Systems and presented by Mirador Capital Partners and Tri-Valley Ventures.
October 13, 2022 | 5:00 – 8:30pm | Veeva Systems | Pleasanton, CA
The program begins with James Langford, Principal at Tri-Valley Ventures, sharing information on the investment landscape and venture capital activity for life sciences companies in the Tri-Valley.
The keynote event is a fireside chat with Ben Hindson, CSO, co-founder, and president of 10x Genomics, discussing the various personal and company transitions going from 10x Genomics’ foundation to its current state as a publicly-traded company.
This will be followed by a panel discussion by Tri-Valley life sciences entrepreneurs and ecosystem leaders about how they overcame or corrected course as they faced challenges while building their companies.
Connect with the Tri-Valley life sciences ecosystem.
Over 250 local life sciences entrepreneurs and professionals attended the second annual Tri-Valley Life Sciences Summit, hosted at Veeva Systems in Pleasanton in 2019. View the 2019 program and sponsors here.
Event Schedule
The Summit is designed to give busy professionals concrete takeaways they can incorporate into their work immediately, as well as plenty of opportunities to connect with peers. This year we have structured the program to provide high-value content for early-stage startups as well as high-growth, later-stage companies. A snapshot of the agenda is to to the right (or below).
5:00 pm
Networking
5:45 pm
Opening – TBD
6:00 pm
Life Sciences Investment Landscape – James Langford, Principal, Tri-Valley Ventures
6:15 - 6:45pm
Keynote – Fireside Chat with Ben Hindson, CSO, 10x Genomics
6:45 - 7:15 pm
Panel Discussion with Life Sciences Entrepreneurs
7:15 - 7:30 pm
Introduction to Recruiting Event Sponsors
7:30 - 8:30 pm
Networking, including meeting with Recruiting Event Sponsors at their Talent Tables
Speakers, Panelists and Moderators
Ben Hindson
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
James Langford
LIFE SCIENCES INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
Sulatha Dwarakanath, PhD
PANEL DISCUSSION PARTICIPANT
John Hanna
PANEL DISCUSSION PARTICIPANT
FAQs
Who should attend?
Scientists, technologists, investors and business professionals working in industries that include or intersect with the life sciences who are entrepreneurs or have entrepreneurial ambitions.
Why should I attend?
This event is designed to relay information, inspiration, and create networking opportunities for the speakers and attendees.
How can I contact the organizers with any questions?
Please complete our contact form.
How do I register for the summit?
Head over to our Eventbrite .
How do I become a sponsor?
Please visit our Sponsorship page.
2022 Sponsors & Affiliates
We are honored to partner with leading firms in the Tri-Valley who have demonstrated their commitment to growing the life sciences ecosystem in the region.
Recruiting Sponsors
Event Sponsors
2022 TVLSS Organizers

Brandon Cardwell
Innovation & Economic Development Director, City of Livermore
Executive Director, i-GATE Innovation Hub
Director, Startup Tri-Valley

Yolanda Fintschenko, Ph.D.
Co-founder, FounderTraction
Co-organizer, East Bay Bio Network

Don Arnold, Ph.D.
VP Bus Ops at General Inception
CEO at Veristad, LLC

Mitch Hertz
Executive Director at Cushman & Wakefield

Greg Hitchan
Co-Founder/Managing Partner at Tri-Valley Ventures

Mitch Levinson
Chief Strategy Officer & Board Member at Pulse Biosciences

Lauren Moone, CFA, CFP®, CPWA®
Executive Vice President at Mirador Capital Partners

Janelle Muranaka
Vice President of Operations at Meissa Vaccines

Brian Wilson
Office/R&D Leasing and Sales Advisor at Cushman & Wakefield
Location
Veeva System, the leading cloud-based software company serving the global life sciences industry, will once again host the Tri-Valley Life Sciences Summit at their headquarters in Pleasanton, CA.
Veeva Systems
4280 Hacienda Drive
Pleasanton, CA 94588