Speakers

Pierre Beauparlant, Ph.D.

Executive Managing Director

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

Deborah Birx, M.D.

CEO

Armata Pharmaceuticals
Deborah Birx, M.D. CEO Armata Pharmaceuticals

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

Carl Engle

Principal

Deloitte
Carl Engle Principal Deloitte

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

Jimmy Jackson

Sr VP & Chief Policy Officer

Biocom California
Jimmy Jackson Sr VP & Chief Policy Officer Biocom California

Nikita Jaipuria

Director, Transactions, Business Development

Amgen
Nikita Jaipuria Director, Transactions, Business Development Amgen

Martha Lawrence

CEO & Co-Founder

AccendoWave 
Martha Lawrence CEO & Co-Founder AccendoWave 

Debbie W. Lin, Ph.D.

Venture Partner

T.Rx Capital
Debbie W. Lin, Ph.D. Venture Partner T.Rx Capital

Moj Mahdara

Managing Partner & Co-Founder

Kinship Ventures
Moj Mahdara Managing Partner & Co-Founder Kinship Ventures
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Kinship Ventures

Kevin Marks, J.D.

Chief Legal Officer

Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
Kevin Marks, J.D. Chief Legal Officer Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy

Sonal Matai

President

KARL STORZ North America
Sonal Matai President KARL STORZ North America

Amir Naiberg

Associate Vice Chancellor, President & CEO

UCLA Technology Development Group
Amir Naiberg Associate Vice Chancellor, President & CEO UCLA Technology Development Group

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

Alan Russell, Ph.D.

Vice President, Research & Head, R&D Technology & Innovation

Amgen
Alan Russell, Ph.D. Vice President, Research & Head, R&D Technology & Innovation Amgen

Tim Scott

President & CEO

Biocom California
Tim Scott President & CEO Biocom California

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