2024 Agenda

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

1. WhenMay 22, 2024 · 9:00am to 9:30amWhereThe Forum, South San Francisco

   Registration & Networking

2. WhenMay 22, 2024 · 9:30am to 9:40amWhereThe Forum, South San Francisco

   Welcome Remarks from Biocom

3. WhenMay 22, 2024 · 9:40am to 9:50amWhereThe Forum, South San Francisco

   Converge Summit: Uniting Life Science and Technology

   Speakers

   

   Matthew Hudes

   Founder & CEO, bdlBiologx

4. WhenMay 22, 2024 · 9:50am – 10:10amWhereThe Forum, South San Francisco

   Attendee Introductions

   Speakers

   

   Michelle Nemits

   Executive Director, Bay Area, Biocom

5. WhenMay 22, 2024 · 10:10am – 10:40amWhereThe Forum, South San Francisco

   Executive Insights: A Fireside Chat

   Speakers

   

   Margo Georgiadis

   Co-Founder & CEO, Montai Therapeutics; CEO-Partner, Flagship Pioneering

   

   Mary Rozenman, Ph.D.

   CFO & CBO, insitro

6. WhenMay 22, 2024 · 10:40am – 11:30amWhereThe Forum, South San Francisco

   Transforming Pharma R&D: The Impact of AI/ML

   Pharma & tech representatives to discuss AI in pharma research – how is “tech” impacting drug target discovery, where are the gaps & how to overcome them? Including a look at when is currently being funded and what is needed.

   Speakers

   

   Abraham Heifets, Ph.D.

   Co-Founder & CEO, Atomwise

   

   Tim Luker, Ph.D.

   Vice President, Lilly Ventures, West Coast USA Head, Corp BD, Eli Lilly

   

   Thomas Miller

   Co-Founder & CEO, Iambic Therapeutics

   

   Samantha Palmer, Ph.D.

   Executive Director, Amgen Ventures

   

   Nicholas Larus-Stone

   Founder, Bits in Bio; Software Engineer, Benchling

7. WhenMay 22, 2024 · 11:30am – 12:00pmWhereThe Forum, South San Francisco

   Ethics and Innovation: Navigating Emerging Landscapes

   Speakers

   

   Atul Butte, M.D., Ph.D.

   Director, Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute, UC San Francisco; Chief Data Scientist, UC Health

   

   Matthew Hudes

   Founder & CEO, bdlBiologx

8. WhenMay 22, 2024 · 12:00pm – 1:00pmWhereThe Forum, South San Francisco

   Networking Lunch

9. WhenMay 22, 2024 · 1:00pm – 1:50pmWhereThe Forum, South San Francisco

   Investing in AI: Exploring Funding Strategies

   Speakers

   

   Vasudev Bailey, Ph.D.

   Managing Partner, ARTIS Ventures

   

   Sarah Benson-Konforty, MD

   General Partner, 1010VC

   

   Erin Cahill

   Deals Partner, PwC

   

   Jorge Conde

   General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

   

   Nan Li

   Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Dimension

10. WhenMay 22, 2024 · 1:50pm – 2:40pmWhereThe Forum, South San Francisco

    The Future of Clinical Trials: Forging New Pathways Through Regulatory

    Clinical Trials have already adopted the use of tech tools related to recruitment, site selection and better patient engagement. The next wave of innovation will be tools related to data and the need to innovate with a pathway through regulatory.

    Speakers

    

    Charles Fisher, Ph.D.

    Founder & CEO, Unlearn.AI

    

    Ryan Moog

    Head of Life Sciences Solutions, Datavant

    

    April Purcell

    Specialist, Clinical Development & Operations, Halloran Consulting Group

    

    Scott Skellenger

    VP, R&D Informatics and Global Infrastructure Services, Amgen

11. WhenMay 22, 2024 · 2:40pm – 3:00pmWhereThe Forum, South San Francisco

    Networking Break

12. WhenMay 22, 2024 · 3:00pm – 3:45pmWhereThe Forum, South San Francisco

    Transforming Healthcare Delivery with AI’s Impact

    Speakers

    

    Sam Hawgood, MBBS

    Chancellor, UC San Francisco

    

    Matthew Lungren, M.D., MPH

    Chief Data Science Officer, Microsoft

13. WhenMay 22, 2024 · 3:45pm – 4:30pmWhereThe Forum, South San Francisco

    Closing Keynote

    Speakers

    

    Joydeep Ganguly

    SVP, Global Operations, Chief Operations and Quality Officer, Agilent

14. WhenMay 22, 2024 · 4:30pm – 6:00pmWhereThe Forum, South San Francisco

    Networking Reception