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5:00 PM
  1. Registration
    Promenade Foyer
    120 mins
5:30 PM
  1. Welcome Happy Hour
    Le DeSales
    90 mins
    Sponsored by:

    genentech

 

 

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7:00 AM
  1. Registration
    Promenade Foyer
    720 mins
  2. Breakfast
    Promenade Foyer
    90 mins
8:30 AM
  1. Welcome and Opening Remarks
    Grand Ballroom
    15 mins
8:50 AM
  1. Home Run! Patient Advocates Leading the Way
    Grand Ballroom
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Annie Kennedy
    Annie Kennedy, Chief Mission Officer - RARE Foundation
    Speaker image for Erika Sward
    Erika Sward, Chief Advocacy Officer - UsAgainstAlzheimer's
9:25 AM
  1. 21st Century Access: Pain Points for Patients 
    Grand Ballroom
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Pam Traxel
    Pam Traxel, Senior Vice President, Alliance Development and Philanthropy - American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
    Speaker image for Leah Howard
    Leah Howard, President and CEO - National Psoriasis Foundation
    Speaker image for Carl Schmid
    Carl Schmid, Executive Director - HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute
10:00 AM
  1. Policy Braintrust, Federal Edition: Ask the Experts
    East Ballroom
    45 mins
    Moderator
    Speaker image for Chris Porter
    Chris Porter, Vice President - Travere Therapeutics
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Anna Abram
    Anna Abram, Senior Advisor - Akin
    Speaker image for Kimberlee Trzeciak
    Kimberlee Trzeciak, Vice President U.S. Government and Regulatory Affairs - US Pharmacopeia (USP)
  2. Welcome to the Big Leagues: Advocacy in Practice
    Grand Ballroom
    45 mins
    Moderator
    Speaker image for Brian DuVal
    Brian DuVal, Director, Patient Advocacy - Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Erin Darbouze
    Erin Darbouze, Senior Director of Policy & Advocacy - Research America
10:45 AM
  1. Pitch and Pivot! Keys to Make Your Communications More Powerful and Persuasive
    Grand Ballroom
    75 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Mike Huckman
    Mike Huckman, Principal - Huckman Group
  2. Policy Braintrust, State Edition: Ask the Experts
    East Ballroom
    45 mins
    Moderator
    Speaker image for Dmitri Siegel
    Dmitri Siegel, US Government Affairs, Policy & Alliance - Bristol Myers Squibb
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Brian Warren
    Brian Warren, Vice President, State Government Affairs - Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
    Speaker image for Amy Berenbaum
    Amy Berenbaum, Vice President and Counsel for Policy and Advocacy - Colorado BioScience Association
11:30 AM
  1. In the Wrong Ballpark: Why PDABs Don’t Work
    East Ballroom
    30 mins
    Moderator
    Speaker image for Brian Warren
    Brian Warren, Vice President, State Government Affairs - Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Tiffany Westrich-Robertson
    Tiffany Westrich-Robertson, Chief Executive Officer - Ai Arthritis
    Speaker image for Maimah Karmo
    Maimah Karmo, President and CEO - Tigerlily Foundation
12:00 PM
  1. Lunch
    Promenade Foyer
    60 mins
1:15 PM
  1. Our Mission Moment
    Grand Ballroom
    15 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for John F. Crowley
    John F. Crowley, President and CEO - Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
1:30 PM
  1. Fireside Chat with Cal Ripken Jr.
    Grand Ballroom
    60 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Cal Ripken Jr.
    Cal Ripken Jr.
2:35 PM
  1. Inside Baseball: IRA, PDABs, MFN & More
    Grand Ballroom
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Patrick Wildman
    Patrick Wildman, Senior Vice President, Advocacy & Government Relations - Lupus Foundation of America
    Speaker image for Jennifer Snow
    Jennifer Snow, Founder and Managing Director - Apteka
  2. From Ideas to Innovations: How Molecules Become Medicines
    East Ballroom
    30 mins
    Moderator
    Speaker image for Steve Berman
    Steve Berman, Vice President, Science and Regulatory Affairs Strategy - Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Andrew Slugg
    Andrew Slugg, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Regulatory Sciences - Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
3:05 PM
  1. Networking Break
    10 mins
3:15 PM
  1. State of Play: Legislative Landscape for '27
    Grand Ballroom
    30 mins
    Moderator
    Speaker image for Patrick Plues
    Patrick Plues, Senior Vice President, State Government Affairs & Affiliate Relations - Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Lynn Albizo
    Lynn Albizo, Chief Public Policy Officer - Immune Deficiency Foundation
    Speaker image for Ranier Simons
    Ranier Simons, Patient-Centered Drug Pricing Policy Director - CANN
3:50 PM
  1. The 120th Playbook
    Grand Ballroom
    30 mins
    Moderator
    Speaker image for Kristin Murphy
    Kristin Murphy, Vice President, Federal Government Relations - Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Cori Kramer
    Cori Kramer, CEO - Center Forward
4:25 PM
  1. It's a Whole New Ballgame: Trust in Science 
    Grand Ballroom
    30 mins
4:55 PM
  1. Closing Remarks
    Grand Ballroom
    5 mins
5:30 PM
  1. Networking Reception
    State Ballroom
    90 mins

 

 

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7:00 AM
  1. Breakfast
    Promenade Foyer
    90 mins
  2. Registration
    Promenade Foyer
    300 mins
8:45 AM
  1. Fight of Our Lives: The People and Breakthroughs Changing What’s Possible
    Grand Ballroom
    15 mins
    Moderator
    Speaker image for Sarah Alspach
    Sarah Alspach, Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer - Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Katy Grainger
    Katy Grainger, Member, Board of Directors - Sepsis Alliance
9:00 AM
  1. PDUFA VIII. Demystified.
    Grand Ballroom
    30 mins
    Moderator
    Speaker image for Steve Berman
    Steve Berman, Vice President, Science and Regulatory Affairs Strategy - Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Adora Ndu
    Adora Ndu, Chief Regulatory Officer, and Executive Vice President of Portfolio Strategy and Management - BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.
    Speaker image for Jeff Allen
    Jeff Allen, President and CEO - Friends of Cancer Research
9:30 AM
  1. Executive Keynote: FDA Fireside Chat
    Grand Ballroom
    60 mins
    Moderator
    Speaker image for John F. Crowley
    John F. Crowley, President and CEO - Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Michael Davis
    Michael Davis, Center Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
    Speaker image for Karim Mikhail
    Karim Mikhail, Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
10:15 AM
  1. Networking Break
    30 mins
11:00 AM
  1. Getting the Runaround - Games Payers Play  
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Melanie Lendnal
    Melanie Lendnal, Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy - ALS Association
    Speaker image for Monica Bryant
    Monica Bryant, Chief Mission Officer - Triage Cancer
  2. Death By a Thousand Cuts
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Kim Czubaruk
    Kim Czubaruk, Vice President of Policy - CancerCare
    Speaker image for Lisa Bercu
    Lisa Bercu, Senior Director of Health Policy - National Consumers League
    Speaker image for Brian Connell
    Brian Connell, Vice President, Federal Affairs - Blood Cancer United
11:30 AM
  1. From Clinical Guidelines to Access in the Clinic
    East Ballroom
    30 mins
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Allison Foss
    Allison Foss, Executive Director - Myasthenia Gravis Association
    Speaker image for Dottie Shead
    Dottie Shead, Assistant Vice President, Patient Information Operations - National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
  2.  Stories and Statistics that Shape Smart Policy
    Grand Ballroom
    30 mins
    Moderator
    Speaker image for Catherine Jackson
    Catherine Jackson, Senior Director, Patient Engagement and Advocacy - Keenova Therapeutics
    Speakers
    Speaker image for Jennifer Dexter
    Jennifer Dexter, Senior Vice President, Policy and External Affairs - National Health Council
    Speaker image for Robert Egge
    Robert Egge, Chief Public Policy Officer - Alzheimer's Association
12:00 PM
  1. Lunch
    60 mins