

Power Coffee & Cocktails: Innovation. Investment. Life Sciences & Healthcare.
Your Co-Hosts:
Kate Liebelt, Founder / Principal, Hyland Peak LLC. Kate is a life sciences and healthcare adviser, investor, and venture philanthropy professional. She is based in Chicago, San Francisco, and graduated from Wash U.
Amber Fehrenbacher, Market and Investor Relations Executive at Practical Venture Capital. Amber is based in Columbia, Missouri and a graduate of Mizzou.
Both Kate and Amber are graduates of the Material Change Institute, a Venture Capital Fellowship, based in San Francisco.
We’ll explore the trends shaping the next wave of innovation: women’s health, aging and longevity, CNS, CVRM, AI, and beyond. This is a curated, high-trust room for candid dialogue, strategic insight, and meaningful connection at the intersection of science, capital, and execution.
No panels. No pitches. Just the conversations that signal what gets built—and funded—next.
Description:
An invite-only afternoon gathering (3–5 PM) convening senior leaders across life sciences, healthcare, and investment to exchange perspectives on where capital is flowing—and why.
We’ll explore the trends shaping the next wave of innovation: women’s health, aging and longevity, CNS, CVRM, AI, and beyond. This is a curated, high-trust room for candid dialogue, strategic insight, and meaningful connection at the intersection of science, capital, and execution.
No panels. No pitches. Just the conversations that signal what gets built—and funded—next.
Upon conclusion of the program, we will head down the street to Brio Italian Grille Frontenac to attend the Women Business Leaders gathering (invite only).