WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Targacept, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRGT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of drugs known as NNR Therapeutics (TM), today announced that J. Donald deBethizy, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the 10th Annual BIO CEO and Investor Conference at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.