Speakers

Pierre Beauparlant, Ph.D.

Executive Managing Director

Finchley Healthcare Ventures
Pierre Beauparlant, Ph.D. Executive Managing Director Finchley Healthcare Ventures

Bassil Dahiyat, Ph.D.

President & CEO

Xencor
Bassil Dahiyat, Ph.D. President & CEO Xencor

Shannon Dahl

Founder & CEO

Carve Bio
Shannon Dahl Founder & CEO Carve Bio

Eddie Eltoukhy, Ph.D.

Partner

Pear VC
Eddie Eltoukhy, Ph.D. Partner Pear VC

Shahin Farshchi, Ph.D.

Partner

Lux Capital
Shahin Farshchi, Ph.D. Partner Lux Capital

Dan Gober

Executive Director, Greater Los Angeles

Biocom California
Dan Gober Executive Director, Greater Los Angeles Biocom California

Nikita Jaipuria

Director, Transactions, Business Development

Amgen
Nikita Jaipuria Director, Transactions, Business Development Amgen

Martha Lawrence

CEO and Co-Founder

Accendo Wave 
Martha Lawrence CEO and Co-Founder Accendo Wave 

Alborz Mahdavi

Vice President Lilly Research Labs and CEO Protomer Technologies

Eli Lilly and Company
Alborz Mahdavi Vice President Lilly Research Labs and CEO Protomer Technologies Eli Lilly and Company

Sonal Matai

President

KARL STORZ North America
Sonal Matai President KARL STORZ North America

Arun Pores Fernando, Ph.D.

Senior Director, Lilly Ventures

Eli Lilly
Arun Pores Fernando, Ph.D. Senior Director, Lilly Ventures Eli Lilly

Elizabeth Rex, Ph.D.

Senior Director, Scientific Licensing, M&A

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines
Elizabeth Rex, Ph.D. Senior Director, Scientific Licensing, M&A Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines

Shahram Seyedin-Noor, J.D.

Founder & Managing Partner

Civilization Ventures
Shahram Seyedin-Noor, J.D. Founder & Managing Partner Civilization Ventures

Kevin Zhang

General Partner

Upfront Ventures
Kevin Zhang General Partner Upfront Ventures