Conference Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Benjamin F. Cravatt

Benjamin F. Cravatt

Professor and the Norton B. Gilula Chair of Chemical Biology in the Department of Chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute

Conference Speakers & Panelists

Mira Chaurushiya

Mira Chaurushiya

Senior Partner, Westlake Village BioPartners

Marianne De Backer, PhD, MBA

Marianne De Backer, PhD, MBA

EVP Global Head, Strategy & Business Development, Bayer

Janeen Doyle

Janeen Doyle

VP, Head of Research & Early Dev Alliance Management, Bristol-Myers Squibb

Jessica Droge

Jessica Droge

Vice President, Business Development at Amgen

Dan Estes, Ph.D.

Dan Estes, Ph.D.

General Partner, Frazier Healthcare Partners

Stephen C. Ferruolo

Stephen C. Ferruolo

Partner, Perkins Coie

Rusty Gage

President, Salk Institute

Carol Gallagher

Carol Gallagher

Partner, New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA)

Kevin Grimes

Kevin Grimes

Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology; Co-director of the SPARK Program at Stanford University School of Medicine

Jeff Guise

Jeff Guise

Partner, Evershed Sutherland

Jason Hafler

Jason Hafler

Managing Director, Sanofi Ventures

Jeff Hatfield

Jeff Hatfield

CEO, Vividion

Grace Han McMahon

Grace Han McMahon

AVP and Head, Pacific Business Development & Licensing

Katie Hewit

Chief Business Officer, Lilly New Ventures at Eli Lilly and Company

Richard Heyman

Richard Heyman

Venture Partner, Arch Ventures; Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board, Metacrine Inc.

Mike Jung

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, UCLA

Chau Quang Khuong

Chau Quang Khuong

Private Equity Partner, OrbiMed Advisors

Jim Krenn

Jim Krenn

Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP

Scott Lippman

Director, Moores Cancer Center, UC San Diego Health

Stefan Luzi

Stefan Luzi

Partner, Gilde Healthcare

Shyam Masrani

Shyam Masrani

Principal, Medicxi

Chris Nardo

Managing Director, Life Sci Partners

Carole Nuechterlein

Carole Nuechterlein

Head, Roche Venture Fund

Joe Panetta

Joe Panetta

President and CEO, Biocom California

Scott Platshon

Scott Platshon

Partner, EcoR1

Camille Samuels

Camille Samuels

Partner, Venrock

Stephanie Siroto

Partner, RTW Investments LP

Avi Spier

Avi Spier

Executive Director, Search & Evaluation, NIBR BD&L, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research

Jay Stamatis, MBA

Jay Stamatis, MBA

Vice President, Head of Business Development and Acquisitions, AbbVie

Matt Tremblay

Matt Tremblay

Chief Operating Officer, The Scripps Research Institute and Calibr

Jeffrey Warmke, PhD

Jeffrey Warmke, PhD

Senior Vice President, Search and Evaluation & Alliance Management, Global Business Development, Daiichi Sankyo

John Wehrli

Partner, Wilson Sonsini

Asish Xavier

Asish Xavier

J&J Innovation - JJDC, Vice President, Venture Investments, Johnson & Johnson