Featured Speakers

Aparna Ahuja
Divisional Vice President Medical, Clinical and Scientific Affairs
ABBOTT ID RAPID DIAGNOSTICS

Behtash Bahador, MS
Director, Health Literacy
Center for Information & Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP)

Amanda Bishop
Diversity Program Lead
Merck

David Blackwell
Senior Director, Drug Safety Research and Development
PFIZER

Ramona Buress
Head of Patient Engagement & Insights - Center for Health Equity and Patient Affairs
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS

Marcio Buss
PhD, Director, RWD Advanced Analytics, Clinical Trials
Merck

Devra Densmore
Founder & Principal Consultant
ELEVATE ADVOCACY

Cynthia Desir
Clinical Research Manager
Merck

Dr. Steve Framil
Corporate Global Head of Accessibility
MERCK

Laurent Grosvenor
Chief Diversity Officer
INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH METRICS & EVALUATION

James Guymon
Associate Director of Data Science
Merck

Joanne Nicholls
Ed.D, Director, Clinical Research, Corporate Clinical Research
NOVANT HEALTH

Tyrone Quarterman
Senior Manager of Health Equity, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University Affairs
MYRIAD GENETICS

Maria Restrepo
Program Director, Diversity in Clinical Trials
MEDTRONIC

Veronica Sandoval
Ph.D., J.D. Principal, Patient Inclusion & Health Equity Chief Diversity Office
GENENTECH