Agenda
Biocom’s Converge Summit will bring together the brightest minds in life science and technology to advance human health.
April 23, 2026
Registration & Networking 8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. The Forum, South San Francisco
Registration will remain open throughout the conference.
Welcome Remarks & Attendee Introductions 8:45 a.m. to 9:05 a.m. The Forum, South San Francisco
Tim Scott
President & CEO, Biocom
Michelle Nemits
Executive Director, Bay Area, Biocom
Tech Perspectives & The Full Potential of AI 9:05 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. The Forum, South San Francisco
Ena Chan Cratsenburg
Chief Business Officer, Ginkgo Bioworks
Noura Daadaa
Founder, Healthcare AI for Startups & Strategic GTM, Google Cloud
Sergey Edunov
Chief Technology Officer, Genesis Molecular AI
Beth Rogozinski
CEO, Oncoustics
Keynote Session 9:55 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The Forum, South San Francisco
Gregg Spivey
Executive Director, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Partnerships, Eli Lilly
Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Ph.D.
Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO, Xaira Therapeutics
Networking Break 10:30 a.m. to 10:55 a.m. The Forum, South San Francisco
The Role of Humans & AI Scientists: A Live Debate 10:55 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. The Forum, South San Francisco
Peyton Greenside, Ph.D.
Co-Founder & CEO, BigHat Biosciences
Kristina E. Kitko, Ph.D.
Head of AI Investments, Lilly Ventures, Eli Lilly
Sam Rodriques
Co-Founder, Director & CEO, FutureHouse; Co-Founder & CEO, Edison Scientific
Are AI Tools Making a Difference? 11:40 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. The Forum, South San Francisco
Jacob Berlin, Ph.D.
Co-Founder & CEO, Terray Therapeutics
Kexin Huang, Ph.D.
Co-Founder & CEO, Phylo
Michelle Lee
CEO & Founder, Medra
Amir Moarefi
Director, Business Development, Therna Biosciences
Sujal Patel
Founder & CEO, Nautilus Biotechnology
Dylan Reid
Managing Director, Zetta Venture Partners
Networking Lunch 12:25 p.m. to 1:25 p.m. The Forum, South San Francisco
Looking Beyond the Summit 1:25 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Forum, South San Francisco
Matthew Hudes
Founder & CEO, bdlBiologx
Lightning Talks 1:30 p.m. to 1:55 p.m. The Forum, South San Francisco
Michelle Chen, Ph.D.
President & CEO, Form Bio
Natalie Jing Ma, Ph.D.
Founder & Chief Business Officer, Deep Origin
Nicholas Larus-Stone
Founder, Bits in Bio; Software Engineer, Benchling
De-risking Economic Hurdles: Getting Drugs Into the Pipeline 2:00 p.m. to 2:55 p.m. The Forum, South San Francisco
Mark Adams, Ph.D.
Partner, Two Bear Capital
Dan Angius
Senior Managing Director, New Listings & Capital Markets, Nasdaq
Tyrone Lam
Chief Business Officer, GATC Health
Brad Ringeisen, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Innovative Genomics Institute
Shawn Singh
CEO, Vistagen
Networking Break 2:55 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. The Forum, South San Francisco
Fireside Chat 3:10 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. The Forum, South San Francisco
Ron Alfa, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Founder & CEO, Noetik
Kim Branson
SVP & Global Head, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, GSK
Pharma & Venture Insights 3:50 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Forum, South San Francisco
Ayman AlAbdallah
Partner, Mubadala Capital
Ali Alemozafar, J.D., Ph.D.
Partner, Wilson Sonsini
Caleb Appleton
Partner, Bison Ventures
Seth Lieblich
Principal, 8VC
Tim Luker, Ph.D.
Vice President, Lilly Ventures, West Coast USA Head, Corp BD, Eli Lilly
Ruchita Sinha
Senior Partner, ARTIS Ventures
Networking Reception 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Forum, South San Francisco
Unwind from a day of thought-provoking panel discussions and fireside chats and join fellow innovators and executives in continued conversations while you enjoy delicious refreshments. This reception provides an excellent opportunity to network with summit attendees and speakers one final time before the conference concludes.