2017 Speakers

Keynote Speaker at 2017 Conference

Confirmed Speakers at 2017 Conference

Miranda Biven

Miranda Biven

Partner, Intellectual Property, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Graham Brazier

Vice President, Business Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Greg Butz

Greg Butz

Managing Director, Global Healthcare Group, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Steven Chinowsky

Steven Chinowsky

Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP, San Diego Office

Travis Coy

Travis Coy

Vice President, Corporate Business Development, Eli Lilly and Company

Carol Gallagher

Carol Gallagher

Partner, New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA)

George S. Golumbeski

George S. Golumbeski

EVP Business Development & Planning, Celgene

Henry Gosebruch

Henry Gosebruch

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, AbbVie

Faheem Hasnain

Faheem Hasnain

Former President & CEO, Receptos

Patrick Heron

Patrick Heron

Managing General Partner, Frazier Healthcare Partners

Balraj Kakkar

Balraj Kakkar

Managing Director, Life Sciences | Parthenon-EY, Ernst & Young LLP

Jun Kono

Jun Kono

Corporate Vice President, Business Development, Astellas Pharma, Inc.

Vijay Murthy

Vijay Murthy

Principal, Venture Investments, JJDC

Carole Nuechterlein

Carole Nuechterlein

Head, Roche Venture Fund

Oleg Nodelman

Oleg Nodelman

Founder and Managing Director, EcoR1

Michael O’Donnell

Michael O’Donnell

Partner, Morrison & Foerster

Neela Patel

Neela Patel

Executive Director, Business Development, Seattle Genetics

Ed Saltzman

Ed Saltzman

President & Founder, Defined Health

Andrew Schwab

Andrew Schwab

Founder & Managing Partner, 5AM Ventures

Martin Seidel

Martin Seidel

Global Head of Strategic Alliances, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research (NIBR)

Bruce Steel

Bruce Steel

Founder and Managing Director, BioMed Ventures

Benjamin Thorner

Benjamin Thorner

Senior Vice President, Business Development and Licensing, Merck Research Laboratories

Jeffrey Warmke

Jeffrey Warmke

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

Bradley Wolff

Bradley Wolff

Head of West Coast Life Sciences, Citi Corporate and Investment Banking