The Four Seasons

Downtown San Francisco

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January 6-7, 2024

San Francisco CEO


  San Francisco CEO convenes BioPharma leaders the weekend prior to JP Morgan, providing a forum for industry leaders to discuss the state and future of the industry.

 

This off-the-record networking and brainstorming forum co-hosted by Stanford Med Dean Lloyd Minor and former Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne takes place at San Francisco's downtown Four Seasons Hotel on January 6-7, 2024.


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Speakers Include

Brinda Balakrishnan

CBDO

Biomarin

Sharon Barr

EVP, BioPharmaceuticals R&D

AstraZeneca

Teresa Bitetti

President, Global Oncology

Takeda

Kara Carter

EIR

Evotec

Judy Chou

CEO

AltruBio

Sandi Dunn

CEO

Phoenix Molecular Designs

Arpa Garay

CCO

Moderna

Margo Georgiadis

CEO

Montai Health

Julie Gerberding

CEO

Foundation for the NIH

Luba Greenwood

CEO

Kojin Therapeutics

Jane Grogan

EVP, Head, Research

Biogen

Aida Habtezion

CMO, Head,

WW Medical & Safety

Pfizer

Quita Highsmith

Chief Diversity Officer

Genentech

Susan Hill

CEO

Mestag

Sabrina Johnson

CEO

Daré Bioscience

Rosana Kapeller

CEO

Rome Therapeutics

Anne Klibanski

President & CEO

Mass General Brigham

Carolyn Magill

CEO

Aetion

Shiva Malek

Global Head, Oncology

Novartis

Natalia Misciatteli

CEO

AAVantgarde Bio

Anat Naschitz

CEO

9xc

Cindy Perettie

EVP

Kite, a Gilead Company

Lisa Ricciardi

CEO

Cognition Therapeutics

Catherine Sabatos-Peyton

CEO

Larkspur Biosciences

Aradhana Sarin

CFO

AstraZeneca

Catherine Sohn

Board Director

Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Shalini Sharp

former CFO

Ultragenyx

Liz Thompson

EVP, R&D

Horizon Therapeutics

Amanda Wagner

CEO

Immunitas

Anne Wojcicki

CEO

23andMe

Agenda

SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 2024

SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 2024

7:00 am

REGISTRATION & NETWORKING BREAKFAST

 

7:30 am

LONGWOOD FUND INTRODUCTION

Christoph Westphal, General Partner, Longwood Fund

 

8:00 am

BIG BIOPHARMA PIPELINE SOURCING

Shiva Malek, Global Head, Oncology, Novartis

Frank Nestle, Global Head, Research & CSO, Sanofi

Moderator: Cody Powers, Principal, ZS Associates

 

8:30 am

CROSS-BORDER COLLABORATION

Ed Hu, Vice Chair & Global CIO, WuXi

Richard Paulson, CEO, Karyopharm

Nikolay Savchuk, Managing Partner, TealTech

Moderator: James Sapirstein, CEO, First Wave BioPharma

 

9:00 am

FIRESIDE CHAT

Lloyd Minor, Dean, Stanford School of Medicine

Marc Tessier-Lavigne, former President, Stanford University

Moderator: Christoph Westphal, General Partner, Longwood Fund

 

9:20 am

ENSURING HEALTH EQUITY AND ACCESS

Steve Hahn, CEO, Harbinger Health; former Commissioner, FDA

Aida Habtezion, CMO, Head, WW Medical & Safety, Pfizer

Sabrina Johnson, CEO, Daré Bioscience

Cindy Perettie, EVP, Kite, a Gilead Company

Moderator: Ariel Katz, CEO, H1

 

9:50 am

NETWORKING BREAK

 

10:20 am

R&D COLLABORATION

Nenad Grmusa, CEO, DEM BioPharma

Sek Kathiresan, CEO, Verve Therapeutics

Johan Luthman, EVP, R&D, Lundbeck

Ryan Richardson¸ Chief Strategy Officer, BioNTech

Moderator: Zhen Su, CEO, Marengo Therapeutics

 

10:50 am

ACCELERATING DRUG DEVELOPMENT

Judy Chou, CEO, AltruBio

Fabrice Couraqui, CEO, Cellarity

Larry Hamann, CEO, Interdict Bio

Carl Hansen, CEO, Abcellera

Moderator: Jim Anthony, President, Parexel

 

11:20 am

RECRUITING AND RETAINING TALENT

Luba Greenwood, CEO, Kojin Therapeutics

Quita Highsmith, Chief Diversity Officer, Genentech

Catherine Sohn, Board Director, Jazz Pharmaceuticals

 

11:50 am

FIRESIDE CHAT: FROM PHARMA TO BIOTECH CEO

Henry Gosebruch, CEO, Neumora

Mathai Mammen, CEO, FogPharma

 

12:10 pm

NETWORKING LUNCHEON

 

1:00 pm

RARE DISEASE INNOVATION

Ioannis Sapountzis, Corporate SVP & Global Head, Therapeutic Areas, Boehringer Ingelheim

Shalini Sharp, former CFO, Ultragenyx

Moderator: Brinda Balakrishnan, CBDO, Biomarin

 

1:30 pm

GETTING TO REGULATORY APPROVAL

Sandi Dunn, CEO, Phoenix Molecular Designs

Marshall Fordyce, CEO, Vera Therapeutics

Thomas Lonngren, Chair, Egetis Therapeutics; former Executive Director, EMA

Pascal Touchon, CEO, Atara

 

2:00 pm

DEAL-MAKING LANDSCAPE

Philippe Lopes-Fernandes, CBO, Ipsen

George Magrath, CEO, Ocuphire Pharma

George Montgomery, CFO, Neuvogen

Moderator: Mark McKenna, CEO (former), Prometheus Biosciences


2:30 pm

INNOVATIVE COMMERCIAL MODELS

Chris Benecchi, CBO, Sage Therapeutics

Teresa Bitetti, President, Global Oncology, Takeda

Arpa Garay, CCO, Moderna

Kabir Nath, CEO, COMPASS Pathways

Moderator: Steve Blaising, Co-Founder & Chair, Brain Surgery Worldwide

 

3:00 pm

NETWORKING BREAK

 

3:30 pm

REGULATORY KEYNOTE

Peter Marks, Director, CBER, FDA

 

4:00 pm

THE FUTURE OF GENETIC THERAPIES

Michael Amoroso, CEO, Precision BioSciences

Jason Cole, CEO, SalioGen

Gilmore O’Neill, CEO, Editas Medicine

Moderator: Alex Harding, Head, BD, CRISPR Therapeutics

 

4:30 pm

STRENGTH IN THE SYNDICATE

Vik Bajaj, Managing Director, Foresite Capital

Alaa Halawa, Executive Director, Mubadala

7:00 am

REGISTRATION & NETWORKING BREAKFAST

 

7:30 am

LONGWOOD FUND INTRODUCTION

David Steinberg, General Partner, Longwood Fund

 

8:00 am

R&D TRANSFORMATION

Julie Gerberding, CEO, Foundation for the NIH

Anirvan Ghosh, CEO, Unity Biotechnology

Liz Thompson, EVP, R&D, Horizon Therapeutics

Moderator: Yiannis Kiachopoulos, CEO, Causaly

 

8:30 am

INNOVATION IN CLINICAL TRIAL DESIGN

John Glasspool, CEO, Anthos Therapeutics

Ed Kaye, CEO, Stoke Therapeutics

Lisa Ricciardi, CEO, Cognition Therapeutics

Moderator: Murray Aitken, Executive Director, IQVIA Institute

 

9:00 am

PLATFORM TO PRODUCT PLAY

Ken Drazan, CEO, ArsenalBio

Margo Georgiadis, CEO, Montai Health

Mark Kotter, CEO, bit.bio

Neil Weir, CEO, Sitryx

Moderator: Kara Carter, EIR, Evotec

 

9:30 am

FIRESIDE CHAT

Jane Grogan, EVP, Head, Research, Biogen

 

9:50 am

NETWORKING BREAK

 

10:20 am

BIG BIOPHARMA R&D

Sharon Barr, EVP, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca

Ajay Nirula, SVP, Immunology, Eli Lilly & Co

Moderator: Carolyn Magill, CEO, Aetion

 

10:50 am

MAINTAINING FOCUS ON THE PATIENT

Anne Klibanski, President & CEO, Mass General Brigham

David Loew, CEO, Ipsen

Paul Markovich, CEO, Blue Shield California

Moderator: DA Gros, CEO, Eledon

 

11:20 am

EVOLVING PARTNERING STRATEGY

Nadim Ahmed, CEO, Cullinan Oncology

Matthias Muellenbeck, SVP, Head Global BD & Alliance Management, Merck KGaA

Jeff Rona, CFO, Ovid Therapeutics

Matt Tremblay, CEO, Blackbird Labs

Moderator: Anat Naschitz, CEO, 9xc


11:50 am

MANAGING THE RUNWAY

Natalia Misciatteli, CEO, AAVantgarde Bio

Stefan Scherer, CEO, 3T Biosciences

Amanda Wagner, CEO, Immunitas

Moderator: Axel Hoos, CEO, Scorpion Therapeutics

 

12:20 pm

NETWORKING LUNCHEON

 

1:00 pm

POLICY IMPACT ON INNOVATON

Alan Eisenberg, former Head, Global Public Policy & Government Relations, Alnylam

Aradhana Sarin, CFO, AstraZeneca

 

1:30 pm

ADVANCING RESEARCH INTO THE CLINIC

Stewart Campbell, CEO, Axial Therapeutics

Susan Hill, CEO, Mestag Therapeutics

Sunil Verma, SVP, Global Medical Affairs, Oncology, AstraZeneca

Moderator: Robert LaCaze, CEO, Mnemo Therapeutics

 

2:00 pm

FIRESIDE CHAT

Tim Walbert, CEO, Horizon Therapeutics

Anne Wojcicki, CEO, 23andMe

 

2:20 pm

NETWORKING BREAK

 

2:50 pm

THE NEXT WAVE OF TARGETED THERAPIES

Janice Chen, CTO, Mammoth Biosciences

Jay Kim, CEO, K2B Therapeutics

Gaurav Shah, CEO, Rocket Pharma

Phil Vickers, CEO, Solu Therapeutics

Moderator: Bruce Sunstein, Partner, Sunstein LLP

 

3:20 pm

EXTERNAL INNOVATION

Keith Gottesdiener, CEO, Prime Medicine

Rosana Kapeller, CEO, Rome Therapeutics

Jim Reddoch, EVP, Investments & CSO, Royalty Pharma

Catherine Sabatos-Peyton, CEO, Larkspur

Moderator: Jeb Keiper, CEO, Nimbus Therapeutics


3:50 pm

INVESTMENT OUTLOOK

Mike Ehlers, CSO & Venture Partner, Apple Tree Partners

Ansbert Gadicke, Managing Director, MPM Capital

Ursheet Parikh, Partner, Mayfield

Kiran Reddy, Senior Managing Director, Blackstone Life Sciences

David Steinberg, General Partner, Longwood Fund

Cocktail Reception

All participants are invited to join a Cocktail Reception at the Four Seasons on Saturday evening.

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