Conference Speakers
Ligia Del Bianco
Global Head, Patient Advocacy, Corporate Responsibility & Community Engagement
Biogen
Audra Boscoe
VP, Health Economics, Outcomes Research & Data Science Analytics
Agios
Abby Bronson
Vice President Advocacy and External Innovation
Edgewise Therapeutics
Jean Campbell
Principal, JF Campbell Consultants, Founding Board of Directors
Professional Patient Advocates in Life Sciences PPALS
Julia Carpenter-Conlin
MSW, Head of Patient Advocacy, Alkeus Pharmaceuticals
Inc.
Chelley Casey
Vice President, Patient Advocacy
Wave Life Sciences
Cynthia Cassandro
Vice President, Patient Advocacy
Vigil Neuroscience
Sonali Chopra
Executive Director, Patient Advocacy Relations
Genentech
Jamie Culp
Director, Market Access
DKI Health
Deepa Dahal
Partner with Jamie Culp
Market Access Practice Lead - DKI Health
Gissoo DeCotiis
Global Head of Advocacy & Strategic Relations, Global Medical Affairs, Oncology, Daiichi Sankyo
Inc.
Devra Densmore
Founder & Principal Consultant
Elevate Advocacy
Wendy Erler
Vice President, Global Head, Patient Experience, Patient Advocacy & Patient Caregiver Insights
AstraZeneca
Courtney Firak
Principal Consultant
Firak Consulting Group
Bethany Firem
Associate Director of Global Patient Affairs
BioMarin
Amy K. Fisher
Head of Patient Advocacy, Spark Therapeutics
Inc.
Kathleen Flynn
Chief Executive Officer
National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association
Beth Frates
MD, President, American College of Lifestyle Medicine; Director of Lifestyle Medicine & Wellness, MGH Department of Surgery; Faculty
Harvard University Extension School
Phil Gattone
CEO, National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (former CEO
Epilepsy Foundation)
Jayne Gershkowitz
Chief Patient Advocate
Amicus Therapeutics
Lee Greenwood
Father and Advocate
David Gurzick
Ph.D., Member
Angelman Biomarkers and Outcomes Measure Consortium (A-BOM)
Jennifer Helfer
Senior Director, Patient Advocacy and Engagement, Corporate Affairs
Viridian Therapeutics
Stacy Hurt
Chief Patient Officer
Parexel
Holly John
Senior Director of Patient Advocacy
Agios
Meg Kilcoyne
Massachusetts State Representative 12th Worcester District
Lisa Lacasse
President
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)
Sharon Lamberton
Deputy Vice President, State Policy and External Outreach
PHRMA
Patrick James Lynch
Founder & CEO
Believe Limited LLC
Kay Matthews
Executive Director
Shades of Blue Project
Kristen Mosdell
Vice President, Head of Scientific Communications
Beigene
Tricia Mullins
Executive Director, Global Head, Early Patient Engagement & Professional Societies
Beigene
Ifeyinwa Osunkwo
MD, Senior Vice President, Chief Patient Officer
Novo Nordisk Rare Disease
Jasmine Patel
Senior Principal, Patient Advocacy Strategic Consulting
Envision Pharma
Luke Rosen
CEO, Rescue7 Firefighters for Patients, Founder
KIF1A.ORG, Father/Advocate
Rene Russo
Pharm.D., President and Chief Executive Officer
XILIO THERAPEUTICS
Lisa Savitt
Vice President
SmithSolve
Su Smith
Head of Patient Strategy
Origins
Matt Toresco
CEO & CPO
Archo Advocacy
James Valentine
Director, Hyman
Phelps & McNamara
Mary Wachter
Executive Director, State and Local Government Affairs
Genentech
Christopher Chauncey Watson, PHD
MHS, RESEARCHER IN RESIDENCE
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER OF URBAN HEALTH EQUITY
Michael Zincone
Senior Director, Patient Advocacy
Pfizer
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