Stock Market Outlook for 2023 Focus on Life Science & Medical Device Sector

Stock Market Outlook for 2023

Focus on Life Sciences and Medical Device Sectors

We are thrilled to return to an in-person event as we reconnect with colleagues and build new relationships.

To get us started for 2023, we ask our special panel to look into their crystal ball. What will the broad stock market do, and what is the outlook for the life sciences and medical device sectors?

Raj Sharma, Managing Director of the Sharma Group at Merrill Lynch, will be our keynote speaker, joined by Craig Bijou, Equity Research Analyst covering Medical Devices & Supplies for Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Rick Williams, Managing Director of Williams Advisory Partners, will moderate the discussion. Hear from these industry leaders on investment trends and predictions for 2023. Following the market overview, we will have an open moderated Q&A discussion where audience comments and questions will be essential to the conversation.

Keynote Speakers

Raj Sharma, Founder, Sharma Group

Raj is the Managing Director – Wealth Management and Head of The Sharma Group, a high-end boutique within Merrill Lynch's Private Banking and Investment Group. He has over three decades of experience in customized investment and wealth management for entrepreneurs, corporate executives, families and institutions.

Craig Bijou, Equity Research Analyst - Medical Devices & Supplies, Bank of America Securities

Craig Bijou is a Senior Analyst working on the US Medical Technology equity research team at Bank of America. He has more than 20 years of experience in financial and accounting roles, including spending the last 15 years following the medical device sector in investment banking and equity research capacity.

Program Moderator

Rick Williams, Managing Director, Williams Advisory Partners 

Rick serves on the board of directors of technology companies in the B-to-B space. His soon-to-be-published book, Create the Future – for your company and yourself, is a leader's guidebook for thinking creatively about where to take your company without hefty consulting fees.

Join us as we reflect on 2022 and look ahead to 2023 for this timely overview of the Healthcare Equity markets and outlook.

Who should attend?

C-level executives, board members, investors, and other senior leaders who want a better understanding of the healthcare equity capital markets for 2023. 

Speaker Bios

Craig Bijou, Equity Research Analyst - Medical Devices & Supplies, Bank of America Securities

Craig Bijou is a Senior Analyst working on the US Medical Technology equity research team at Bank of America. He has more than 20 years of experience in financial and accounting roles, including spending the last 15 years following the medical device sector in both an investment banking and equity research capacity. Prior to joining Bank of America, Craig was a Senior Equity Research Analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald and Wells Fargo Securities, covering medical technology. Prior to transitioning to equity research, he worked in the healthcare investment banking group at Wells Fargo Securities. Bijou started his career in public accounting at Ernst & Young LLP. He has a bachelor's degree in finance and accounting from Boston College and an MBA from University of North Carolina - Kenan Flagler Business School.

Raj Sharma, Founder, Sharma Group

Raj is Managing Director – Wealth Management and Head of The Sharma Group, a high end boutique within Merrill Lynch’s Private Banking and Investment Group and has over three decades of experience in customized investment and wealth management for entrepreneurs, corporate executives, families and institutions. Raj runs a national wealth management practice based in Boston.

Raj has been featured in the Barron’s and Forbes Top 100 Advisor list since inception. In 2021 and 2022, he was recognized by Forbes and Barron’s Magazine as the number one Financial Advisor in Massachusetts. In addition, Raj is on the Barron’s Hall of Fame list– one of a small group of advisors who have appeared in Barron’s ranking of America’s Top 100 Advisors for ten consecutive years. He was also recognized by the Financial Times of London ranking of top Global Advisors. He was featured on the inside cover of the September 2019 issue of Forbes Magazine.

Raj is the author of “The Purposeful Wealth Advisor” released by Amplify Publishing in 2022. The book is ranked as a Best Seller on Amazon in the Financial Services category.

Raj is an ardent believer in philanthropy and is involved with several domestic and global organizations. He is a current trustee and former Chairman of The Boston Harbor Island Alliance, a member of the Board of Trustees for Emerson College and a Founding trustee and Director Emeritus of the American India Foundation (AIF), an organization devoted to disrupting poverty in India through a spectrum of programs. In addition, Raj is on the Board of Youth LEAD, an internationally recognized organization promoting cultural understanding and tolerance among high school students. He was also recently appointed to the board of The Boston Foundation, one of the oldest community foundations in the country.

In 2013, Raj was the recipient of the “Solas Award” from Rian, formerly called the Irish International Immigrant Center for his commitment to promoting cross-cultural dialogue and for his inspirational example of achievement and civic engagement as an immigrant.

Rick Williams, Managing Director, Williams Advisory Partners

Rick Williams is Managing Director of Williams Advisory Partners, LLC. He has a breadth of experience as a company founder, board of directors member, and management consultant. In addition, he has been board chair of a medical device company and a bank/VC firm. His board service is usually with technology companies in the B-to-B space, including medical technology, software, and financial services. Rick serves on the national board of directors of the Private Directors Association.

Rick is a nationally and internationally published thought leader with a CEO and board of directors' point of view. Rick's soon-to-be-published book entitled "Create the Future – for your company and yourself" is a "how to field guide" for leaders who want to think creatively about where to take their organization without paying a hefty consulting fee. He is a frequent speaker and program moderator.

Rick founded The Equity Company, Inc., an award-winning real estate investment and development company. He is past President of the Harvard Business School Association of Boston. He was a management consultant with the global consulting firm Arthur D. Little, Inc. Rick is a physics graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

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