IMPORTANT COVID INFORMATION: In an effort to ensure safety for our attendees and staff, this conference will be requiring attendees to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination at the conference. The conference will also be providing mandatory rapid COVID-19 testing upon arrival, prior to entering the event.

Past 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

Steve Bartz

Steve Bartz

Vice President Corporate Development, Seattle Genetics

Dan Estes, Ph.D.

Dan Estes, Ph.D.

General Partner, Frazier Healthcare Partners

Stephen C. Ferruolo

Stephen C. Ferruolo

Partner, Perkins Coie

Rusty Gage

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

Jeff Hatfield

Jeff Hatfield

CEO, Vividion

Cheston Larson

Cheston Larson

Partner, Latham & Watkins

Grace Han McMahon

Grace Han McMahon

AVP and Head, Pacific Business Development & Licensing, Merck

Katie Hewitt

Katie Hewitt

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

Rich Heyman

Rich Heyman

Former Chair, Vividion Therapeutics

Mike Jung

Mike Jung

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, UCLA

Chau Quang Khuong

Chau Quang Khuong

Former Private Equity Partner, OrbiMed Advisors

Jim Krenn

Jim Krenn

Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP

Scott Lippman

Scott Lippman

Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Director of the Moores Cancer Center, Chugai Pharmaceutical Chair, and Associate Vice Chancellor at UC San Diego School of Medicine

Stefan Luzi

Stefan Luzi

Partner, Gilde Healthcare

Shyam Masrani

Shyam Masrani

Principal, Medicxi

Chris Nardo

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

Armin Rump

Armin Rump

Director of Global Business Development, Otsuka

Camille Samuels

Camille Samuels

Partner, Venrock

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

Lesley Stolz, Ph. D

Lesley Stolz, Ph. D

Regional Vice President, Early Innovation Partnering, Johnson & Johnson Innovation

Alex Szidon, PhD

Alex Szidon, PhD

Chief Business Officer, Resilience

Jeffrey Warmke, PhD

Jeffrey Warmke, PhD

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

John Wehrli

John Wehrli

Partner, Wilson Sonsini

Asish Xavier

Asish Xavier

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