Highly-specialised BD course with subsidy for approved Victorian companies

Global business development (BD) ‘guru,’ Jack Anthony, will visit the AusBiotech 2012 national conference to run a not-to-be-missed professional development course for BD professionals: ‘The Secret Sauce of Deal Making’.

AusBiotech has joined with the Victorian Government to offer Victorian organisations the chance to develop their business development skills at a subsidised rate.

‘The Secret Sauce of Deal Making’ is a two-day skill-honing course designed to provide participants with the 'real world' tools necessary to achieve deal-making success. Sharpen your BD skills and go to a higher level of confidence in your ability to 'nail' the appropriate deal for your company. Attendees will be limited to achieve the right ratio of faculty to attendees to ensure an intense, intimate experience.

During the course, attendees will learn by doing, watching and by example from peers and the experienced faculty. Attendees will get time in the ‘elevator’ to develop a pitch, and will have an opportunity to intensively hone their abbreviated, non-confidential company slide deck.

The course content is filled with 'boots on the ground' tools to systematically increase the likelihood of delivering collaboration deals. The faculty will provide a set of Best Practices for each element of the deal process, peppered with ‘war stories’ of practices that have worked and some that have not.

Date: Monday 29 - Tuesday 30 October 2012 Location: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Cost: AusBiotech member $2,300, non-members $3,500. Subsidy of $1,045 available to approved Victorian companies.

For more information or to register, see the AusBiotech site. Enquiries on the course or the subsidy may be directed to Kirsty Grimwade, Events Manager at AusBiotech on email or (03) 9828 1400.