BOSTON CEO

November 2-3, 2026

Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Boston
Longwood Healthcare Leaders

biopharma CEOs • heads of R&D • investors • policymakers • academics

Boston CEO is two weeks away. Join us for two days of off-the-record discussion and senior-level networking at the Mandarin Oriental, Boston, co-hosted with leaders in the industry: Jane Grogan, Bob Langer, Mathai Mammen, Fiona Marshall, Bill Meury, Robert Plenge, Phil Sharp, David Weinreich, and Christoph Westphal.



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FEATURED SPEAKERS

BioPharma CEOs
BioPharma CEOs at Boston CEO: Laurent Levy, Mathai Mammen, Bill Meury, Jean-Frederic Paulsen and Tarek Rabah

Laurent Levy

CEO

Nanobiotix



Mathai Mammen

CEO

Parabilis

Bill Meury

CEO

Incyte



Jean-Frédéric Paulsen

CEO

Ferring

Tarek Rabah

President & CEO

Otsuka US



Research & Innovation Pioneers
Susan Hockfield, Bill Kaelin, Bob Langer, Phil Sharp and Tim Springer

Susan Hockfield

President Emerita

MIT



Bill Kaelin

Nobel laureate

Professor

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Bob Langer

MIT

Co-Founder, Moderna



Phil Sharp

Nobelist; MIT

Co-Founder, Alnylam/Biogen



Tim Springer

Lasker, Harvard

Co-Founder,

Moderna/Morphic



R&D Leaders
R&D leaders at Boston CEO: Jane Grogan, Jeff Legos, Fiona Marshall, Robert Plenge and David Weinreich

Jane Grogan

EVP, Head, Research

Biogen



Jeff Legos

Chief Oncology Officer

Pfizer



Fiona Marshall

President, Biomedical Research

Novartis

Robert Plenge

Chief Research Officer

BMS



David Weinreich

Global Head, R&D

EMD Serono



Health System & Advocacy Leaders
Health system and advocacy leaders at Boston CEO: Julian Adams, Jake Auchincloss, Julie Gerberding, John O'Brien and Kevin Tabb

Julian Adams

CEO

Stand Up To Cancer



Jake Auchincloss

Congressman

Massachusetts

Julie Gerberding

CEO, FNIH

former Director, CDC

John O'Brien

CEO

National Pharmaceutical Council

Kevin Tabb

CEO

Beth Israel Lahey Health



Pharma BD & Strategy Leaders
Pharma BD and strategy leaders at Boston CEO: Andrew Baum, Matt Hefner, Christine Roth, Tolga Tanguler and Issei Tsukamoto

Andrew Baum

Senior Strategic Advisor

Pfizer

Matt Hefner

Global Head, BD

Kyowa Kirin

Christine Roth

Head, Global Product Strategy

Bayer Pharma

Tolga Tanguler

CCO

Alnylam 

Issei Tsukamoto

SVP, Head, BD

Astellas 

Blue-Chip Investors
Blue-chip investors at Boston CEO: Ari Brettman, Jeanne Cunicelli, Ansbert Gadicke, Cailin McGurk and Jason Rhodes

Ari Brettman

Senior

Managing Director

Blackstone Life Science

Jeanne Cunicelli

President

UPMC Enterprises

Ansbert Gadicke

Managing Partner

MPM BioImpact



Cailin McGurk

Managing Director

Morgan Stanley




Jason Rhodes

Partner

Atlas Venture



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Discussion Topics

Join two days of off-the-record discussion with decision-makers in the industry.

This year’s topics include:


Translating Science into Medicine · Ecosystem of External Innovation · Developing a Robust Pipeline · R&D Collaboration · Competing in a New Global Playing Field · Bolstering the Regulatory Strategy · Capital Formation and Strategic Partnerships · Investor Outlook · Building Global BioPharmas · Drug Approvals: Insights, Outlook, and Commitment to Patients · Crossroads of Science and Policy · Targeted Licensing & Acquisitions · Accelerating Drug Discovery · Positioning for Commercial Success · The Evolving Deal-Making Landscape · Evaluating Investment Risk
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Cocktail Reception

Boston CEO closes with a cocktail reception immediately following

sessions on November 3, where the day's conversations continue.
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SUPPORTERS
Basecamp Research, Biorce, BostonGene, Causaly, Cradle, Cure., Flatiron Health, FTI Consulting, Gunderson Dettmer, Medable, MResult, PhaseV and Turbine.

To learn more about getting involved, contact susan@longwoodhealthcareleaders.com.



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