The Advisory Committee is an esteemed group of industry thought leaders assembled by BIO to shape this event’s conference program by collaboratively identifying topics and speakers that will facilitate engaging and informative discussions.

Lindsay Androski
President and CEO, Roivant Social Ventures
President and CEO, Roivant Social Ventures

Gad Berdugo
Founder and Managing Partner, Explorium Capital LLC
Founder and Managing Partner, Explorium Capital LLC

Alan Chiu, PhD
Industry Investments, Breakthrough T1D

Michelle Doig
Partner, Head of Corporate Development, Omega Funds
Partner, Head of Corporate Development, Omega Funds

Kate Haviland
CEO, Blueprint Medicines
CEO, Blueprint Medicines

Jennifer Hawks Bland
CEO, NewYorkBIO
CEO, NewYorkBIO

Darren Ji, MD, PhD, MBA
Co-Founder, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Elpiscience
Co-Founder, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Elpiscience

Anna Kazanchyan, MD
Chairwoman and CEO, Saghmos Therapeutics

Evan Loh, MD
CEO, Paratek
CEO, Paratek

Glennis Mehra, PhD
Director, BioLabs New York
Director, BioLabs New York

Sara Nayeem, MD
Executive Vice President, Investment, Enavate Sciences
Executive Vice President, Investment, Enavate Sciences

Kimberly Nearing
Venture Partner, BVCF

Dennis Purcell
Founder and Senior Advisor, Aisling Capital
Founder and Senior Advisor, Aisling Capital

Stephen M. Ritoch
Chairman/CEO, Blaise Group International
Chairman/CEO, Blaise Group International

Philip S. Ross
Chairman Global Healthcare Investment Banking, Jefferies
Chairman Global Healthcare Investment Banking, Jefferies

Mahendra Shah, PhD
Senior Fellow, Vivo Capital
Senior Fellow, Vivo Capital

Jennifer Sheng
Managing Director, Citi
Managing Director, Citi

R. Nolan Townsend
CEO, Lexeo Therapeutics
CEO, Lexeo Therapeutics

Alethia Young
CFO, Bicycle Therapeutics
CFO, Bicycle Therapeutics