EXPERT SPEAKER FACULTY 2025

Apoorva Sarode

Principal Scientist (Technology)

Genentech

Gillie Roth

Principal Scientist

Genentech

Jianxing Ma

Professor of Biochemistry

Wake Forest University

Justin Creel

Executive Director, Device Development

Genentech

Karen Chu

Left company

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Lokendra Bengani

Senior Scientist

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals

Max Cotler

Chief Operating Officer & President

GelMEDIX

Michael Tolentino

Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer

Aviceda Therapeutics

Moshe Weinstein

Chief Executive Officer

Everads-Therapy

Peter Francis

Chief Scientific Officer, Chief Medical Officer

Ray Therapeutics

Peter Petrochenko

Associate Director

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Rafal Farjo

Chief Executive Officer

EyeCRO LLC

Viral Kansara, PhD

Vice President - Preclinical Development

Clearside Biomedical

Wendy Naimark

CTO

Ripple Therapeutics