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Opening Plenary and Keynote Address
Session Chair(s)
Marwan Fathallah, MBA, MSc
President & Chief Executive Officer
DIA, United States
Join our opening plenary session, Innovation: The Possibilities, The Boundaries: Charting New Horizons, led by Tom and Emily Whitehead, who will give the incredible journey of Emily Whitehead, the pioneering pediatric patient who defied the odds and became the first in the world to undergo CAR T-cell therapy. Tom and Emily will share their invaluable insights into the transformative power of CAR-T therapy, offering a unique perspective that promises to captivate and inspire. Dean Kamen will discuss the Future of Regenerative Therapies, How Public-Private Partnerships Can Impact Advancement. Following your keynotes, we will have a panel discussion. Attendees can expect a lively and engaging discussion, with a diverse range of perspectives and insights from panelists who are leaders and at the forefront of our industry; including panelists from the Gates Foundation, regulatory agencies, and the patient perspective.
Speaker(s)
Developing Cell Therapies for Cancer Patients
Carsten Linnermann, PhD
Neogene Therapeutics, AstraZeneca Group, Netherlands
Chief Executive Officer
Keynote Speaker: Insights into the Transformative Power of CAR-T Therapy
Tom Whitehead
Emily Whitehead Foundation, United States
Co-founder and President
Keynote Speaker: Insights into the Transformative Power of CAR-T Therapy
Emily Whitehead
Emily Whitehead Foundation, United States
Co-founder
Keynote Speaker: Future of Regenerative Therapies - How Public-Private Partnerships Can Impact Advancement
Dean Kamen
DEKA Research & Development Corp., United States
Founder
Plenary Panel: Innovation - The Possibilities, the Boundaries - Charting New Horizons
David Mukanga, PhD, MPH
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United States
Deputy Director, Africa Regulatory Systems
Panelist: Innovation
Dean Kamen
DEKA Research & Development Corp., United States
Founder
Panelist: EMA Perspective
Emer Cooke, MBA, MSc
European Medicines Agency, Netherlands
Chair, ICMRA; Executive Director
Panelist: FDA Perspective
Peter W. Marks, MD, PhD
FDA, United States
Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
Panelist: Patient Perspective
Stacy Hurt, MBA, MHA
Parexel , United States
Chief Patient Officer
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