Dr. Raphael (Rafi) Hofstein

President & CEO · MaRS Innovation

Turning academic ideas into commercial realities

Corporate & Business Strategy Early-Stage Investing Life Sciences and Healthcare Technology Transfer Commercialization of Innovation

Wolfgang Boenisch

Speaker, Trainer, Coach · The Art of Negotiation

Master of Negotiation Arts

Negotiation Sales Process The Art of Negotiation Heartball Negotiation

Daniele Thibodeau

Principal Consultant · Apotex Inc

Project Management

Dealing With Procrastination

Paul Meade

President · Thought Leader Select

Innovative leader in healthcare, promoting thought leadership in medicine

Key Opinion Leaders Thought Leadership Public Health Medicine Sunshine Act (Ppsa)

Susan Desaulniers

Senior Director, Cardiovascular & Metabolism · Biogen

Susan Desaulniers is an expert in developing leading global clinical programs that protect people from infectious diseases.

Drug Discovery Regulatory Compliance Global Pharmaceutical and Clinical Development Programs Project Management Quality Assurance

Marsha Cohen

The Honorable Raymond L. Sullivan Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: cohenm@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4676 / 388-200

Food and Drug Law Pharmacy Law (California and Federal) Tort Law

Lukasz Kurgan, Ph.D.

Robert J. Mattauch Endowed Professor and Vice Chair of Computer Science · VCU College of Engineering

Data scientist specializing in high-throughput structural bioinformatics of proteins & small RNAs.

Structural Bioinformatics Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Protein-ligand(drug) interactions Computer-aided molecular modeling Big Data Analysis

Aleda Chen, Pharm.D., Ph.D., FAPhA

Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice · Cedarville University

Dr. Chen is an expert in pharmacy education, patient health behavior change, and vaccine hesitancy.

Pharmacy Education Patient Behavior Change Vaccine Hesitancy Patient Ability to Understand Health Information

Rebecca Crawford

Professor Emeritus of Chemistry & Biochemistry · Loyola Marymount University

Biochemistry Medicinal Chemistry Chemistry Food Chemistry Pharmacology

Olexandr Isayev

Assistant Professor, Chemistry · Carnegie Mellon University

Olexandr Isayev's research focuses on solving fundamental chemical problems with machine learning, molecular modeling and quantum mechanics.

Theoretical Chemistry Computational Chemistry Machine Learning Cheminformatics Drug Discovery

Jorge Cortes, MD

Director, Georgia Cancer Center · Augusta University

Jorge Cortes is a clinical investigator who has helped research and develop multiple treatment options for chronic myeloid leukemia.

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Acute Myeloid Leukemia Blood and Bone Marrow Transplants Cancer Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Paulina Hill

Principal · Omega Funds

Paulina Hill is a healthcare investor who has expertise in biotechnology, molecular biology, cell culture and entrepreneurship.

Venture Capital Chemistry Technology Transfer Biochemistry Lifesciences

Simon Holt

Global Head of Public Policy · Novartis

Market Access in Pharmaceuticals. Change and large scale transformation projects.

Market Access Activities to Improve Development Productivity Actions to Improve Chances of Reimburse-Ability of A Drug Market Access in Marketing and Commercial Strategy

Kevin Nourse, Ph.D., PCC

Associate Faculty - Evidence Based Coaching · Fielding Graduate University

Seasoned organization development and coaching professional with a passion for developing resilient leaders and organization.

Coach Education and Coaching Supervision Team Development and Effectiveness Executive and Leadership Coaching Evidence Based Coaching Leadership Development

Steve Willson

Partner · Panoptika Inc.

Moderator, Qualitative Researcher, Customer Understanding Specialist, Innovation Games Facilitator, Value Builder

Qualitative Research Meeting Facilitation Strategic Consulting

Robert O'Toole

President · National Eldercare Professionals Network

Eldercare in an Age of Scarcity: Who Will Care and Who Will Pay?

Navigating the Complex Health and Long-Term Care System Building an Elder Services Business Without Dependence On Billable Hours Uncovering Elder Financial Abuse and Taking Action Against the Perpetrators Developing Elder Care Support Programs Adding Services to Elders and Caregivers to Community Bank Marketing Programs

Anna Davis

Trainer, Coach and Consultant · Achieve Balance

Experienced, interactive and thought-provoking speaker who encourages people to make changes to the way they work and live

Motivation Goal-Setting and Alignment NlP

Marcus Ranney

Strategy and Business Development Manager · Khubchandani Group and Krimson Health

Youthful and energetic, bridging together the worlds of clinical medicine with the business needs of healthcare today

Healthcare Needs in the Developing World Sports Medicine and Fitness Physiology At the Extremes

Rod Matthews

Director · Impact Human Performance Technologies Pty Ltd

Hilarious, insightful, practical and interactive presenter on all matters to do with inter and intra personal skills

Change Leadership Persuasion

Terry Edwards

Analyst - Product Implementation · CareFusion

Opearations Manager- Pharmacy Wholesale Division at Acaria Health Solutions/Centene

Pharmacy Operations Project Management Procurement Pharmacy Trainer