Fireside Chats & Panels
Company Presentations
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7:30am – 8:00am | REGISTRATION, BREAKFAST & NETWORKING
8:00am | GENERAL SESSION AND PARTNERING OPENS
WELCOME REMARKS {West Lounge Room}
Speaker:
Janet Lambert, CEO, Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM)
FEATURED FIRESIDE CHAT {West Lounge Room}
Moderator:
Gbola Amusa, M.D., Partner, Director of Research and Head of Healthcare Research, Chardan
Speaker:
Mark Kay, M.D., Ph.D., Dennis Farrey Family Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Genetics; Associate Chair for Basic Research (Pediatrics), Stanford University
8:55am – 10:10am | CONCURRENT TRACKS
COMPANY PRESENTATIONS {West Lounge Room}
COMPANY PRESENTATIONS {Main Bar Room}
10:10am – 10:25am | MORNING BREAK
PANEL: THE INVESTMENT OUTLOOK FOR THE CELL AND GENE THERAPY SPACE {West Lounge Room}
Moderator:
Reni Benjamin, Ph.D., Managing Director and Senior Biotechnology Analyst, Raymond James
Speakers:
Elona Baum, Managing Director, DEFTA Partners
Matthew Gline, Chief Financial Officer, Roivant Sciences
Dennis Purcell, Founder and Senior Advisor, Aisling Capital
Patrick Rivers, Principal, Aquilo Capital Management
11:10am – 12:25pm | CONCURRENT TRACKS
COMPANY PRESENTATIONS {West Lounge Room}
COMPANY PRESENTATIONS {Main Bar Room}
12:25pm – 1:30pm | LUNCH
PANEL: CELL THERAPY FOR SOLID TUMORS {West Lounge Room}
Moderator:
Amanda Murphy, Managing Director, Biotechnology Research Analyst, BTIG
Speakers:
Stewart Abbot, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Adicet Bio
Kurt Gunter, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Cell Medica
Christopher Haqq, M.D., Ph.D., EVP, Research and Development and Chief Scientific Officer, Atara Biotherapeutics
Thorsten Melcher, Ph.D., Chief Business Officer, Xyphos
2:15pm – 3:00pm | CONCURRENT TRACKS
COMPANY PRESENTATIONS {West Lounge Room}
COMPANY PRESENTATIONS {Main Bar Room}
3:00pm – 3:15pm | AFTERNOON BREAK
PANEL: GENE THERAPY MANUFACTURING {West Lounge Room}
Moderator:
Alberto Santagostino, Head, Cell and Gene Technologies Business Unit, Lonza Pharma & Biotech
Speakers:
Susan Abu-Absi, Ph.D., SVP, Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, bluebird bio
Andy Holt, VP, Business Development and Manufacturing Support, AskBio
Luis Maranga, Ph.D., Chief Technical Operations Officer, Voyager Therapeutics
Bruno Marques, Ph.D., Senior Director, Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing Strategy, GSK
Paul McCormac, Ph.D., Category Lead Rare Disease, Biotherapeutic Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pfizer
4:00pm – 5:15pm | CONCURRENT TRACKS
COMPANY PRESENTATIONS {West Lounge Room}
COMPANY PRESENTATIONS {Main Bar Room}
5:15pm | PARTNERING CLOSES
5:15pm – 6:30pm | NETWORKING RECEPTION