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Life Science Key Opinion Leaders, Deal Makers, Startups, Non-Profits, Interviews, Panels, & Pitches.
Livestreamed Monday, January 8th, 2024 to Wednesday, January 10th, 2024 (8 am – 4 pm PST).
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Monday, January 8, 2024
Michele Colucci 
CEO • DigitalDx
Ronak Savla
Director, Strategic Ventures • Catalent Pharma Solutions
Laura Hameed
Executive Director • CureDuchenne
Deborah Hemingway
Managing Partner • Ecphora Capital
Lyndsey Linke
CEO & Co-Founder • SiVEC Biotechnologies
Sami Yusuf
Chairman, Corporate Development • Mayo Clinic
Kirk Taylor
Chief Medical Officer, EVP • Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics
Nola Masterson
Lead Venture Partner • Portfolia
Panel Discussion
Michael Tippie
General Partner • Alignment Ventures
Lisa Diamond
Venture Partner • Alignment Ventures
Elizabeth Ann Smith
CBO • Fzata Live Biologics
Walid Soussou
Founder, President • Wearable Sensing
Harsha Rajasimha
Founder • IndoUS Organization for Rare Diseases (IndoUSrare)
CEO and Founder • Jeeva Clinical Trials
Panel Discussion - Emily Whitehead Foundation
Jeff Milton
CEO • La Jolla Labs
J. Michael Graglia
Co-Founder & Managing Director • SynGAP Research Fund
Justin West
President & Co-Founder • KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation
Michelle Berg
Board Member • Emily Whitehead Foundation
Lee Buckler
President & CEO, Director • Cell Therapy Group
Chris Aleong
Managing Director • BioEngine Capital
William Haskins
CEO • Owl Therapeutics
Brent Rice
SVP, Chief Commercial Officer, Managing Director • Autolus US
Panel Discussion - Patient Perspectives
Shaan Gandhi
Head of Strategic Partnerships • Pfizer Ignite
Andy Holt
Chief Commercial Officer • Viralgen
Charlene Son Rigby
CEO • GlobalGenes
Lynsey Chediak
Rare Disease Patient Advocate and Associate Director • Medicines 360
Matt Hewitt
Vice President, Technical Officer CGT & Biologics • Charles River Labs
George Eastwood
Board Chairman • Emily Whitehead Foundation
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