Speakers

2026 Expert Speaker Faculty

Take a look at the esteemed speaker faculty for the 9th TPD & Induced Proximity Summit.

Founders & C-Level Leaders

Biopharma Industry Leaders

Trailblazing Academic Leaders

Founders & C-Level Leaders

Anita Bellail, speaker at 9th TPD & Induced Proximity Summit

Anita Bellail

CEO
HB Therapeutics, Inc.

Kara Carter

Chief Executive Officer
Viraccio Therapeutics

Justin Wolfe

Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer
Transcera Inc.

Adam Yaari, speaker at 9th TPD & Induced Proximity Summit

Adam Yaari

Chief Executive Officer
Serinus Biosciences

Giovanni Spagnolli

CTO
Sibylla Biotech srl

Ben Cross, speaker at 9th TPD & Induced Proximity Summit

Benedict CS Cross

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Stick Therapeutics

Nicki Thompson

Chief Executive Officer
Trimtech Therapeutics

Lan Huang

Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Seed Therapeutics

Matthias Brand

Chief Technology Officer
Proxygen GmbH

Eddine Saiah

Chief Executive Officer
Stablix

Jase Brouwer

Chief Scientific Officer
Proxima Bio

Eran Seger

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Protai

Hyunsun Jo

CEO
Pin Therapeutics

Beth J Hoffman

CEO
Origami Therapeutics, Inc.

Phil Chamberlain

Chief Executive Officer
Neomorph

Ian Churcher

CEO & Founder
Janus Drug Discovery Consulting Ltd

Stacy Blain

Chief Executive Officer
Concarlo Holdings LLC

Yaron Sfadyah

Chief Executive Officer
Coltac Therapeutics

Daohong Zhou

Board Member & Scientific Co-Founder
Dialectic Therapeutics

Leo Fu

Co-founder and CTO
GluBio

Catherine Sabatos-Peyton

Chief Executive Officer
Larkspur Biosciences

Chad May

Chief Scientific Officer
Orum Therapeutics

Kirill-Pevzner

Kirill Pevzner

Nan-Ji

Nan Ji

Cofounder, President & Chief Executive Officer
PAQ Therapeutics

Jason-Kantor

Jason Kantor

Chief Business Officer
Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.

Gwenn-Hansen

Gwenn Hansen

Chief Scientific Officer
Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.

Adrian-Gottschalk

Adrian Gottschalk

President & Chief Executive Officer
Foghorn Therapeutics

Shyra-gardai

Shyra gardai

Chief Scientific Officer
EpiBiologics

Chunhai-Hao

Chunhai Hao

Chairman & Co-Founder
Degrome Therapeutics

Paige-Mahaney

Paige Mahaney

Chief Scientific Officer
C4 Therapeutics Inc

Katherine-Yen

Katharine Yen

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Auron Therapeutics

Brian-Safina

Brian Safina

President & Chief Executive Officer
Magnet Biomedicine

Arthur-Sands

Arthur Sands

Chief Executive Officer
Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.

Mark-Shearman

Mark Shearman

CSO
Ubiquitx

Biopharma Industry Leaders

Meizhong Jin

Senior Director, Oncology Chemistry
AstraZeneca

Elham Behshad

Senior Director
SK Life Science Labs

Kevin Freeman-Cook

Senior Vice President & Head of Chemistry
Plexium Inc.

Nathan Shapiro

Vice President, Head of Medicinal Chemistry
Pallando Therapeutics

Andrew Buesking, speaker at 9th TPD & Induced Proximity Summit

Andrew Buesking

Senior Director - Chemistry
Prelude Therapeutics

Venkatesan Raghavan

Executive Director Search and Evaluation - Oncology
Novartis AG

Zach Hill

Chief Technology Officer
Montara Therapeutics

Debora Bonenfant

Vice President & Head of Proteomics
Monte Rosa Therapeutics

Carla Bauer

Director, Oncology Search & Evaluation, Business Development & Licensing
Merck & Co

Elena Diez

Senior Director External Innovation
Johnson & Johnson

Marina Nelen

Vice President & Head of Drug Discovery
Foghorn Therapeutics

Karanbir Pahil

Senior Principal Scientist
GlaxoSmithKline

Evisa Gjini-Bood

Executive Director, Head of Translational Medicine
Flare Therapeutics

Ryan Potts

Vice President & Head of Induced Proximity Platform
Amgen Inc.

Alyn Davies, speaker at 9th TPD & Induced Proximity Summit

Alyn Davies

Associate Director, Medicinal Chemistry
AstraZeneca

Itsuro Nagase

Senior Vice President, Head of Primary Focus Lead - Targeted Protein Degradation
Astellas Pharma

Takashi Sugane

Head, Candidate Delivery, Engineered Small Molecules
Astellas Pharma

Laura Silvian

Senior Director
Biogen

Jonathan Gilbert

Senior Director - Ecosystem Growth & Contributor Partnerships
Eli Lilly & Co.

Adam Gilbert, speaker at 9th TPD & Induced Proximity Summit

Adam Gilbert

Science Partner
Flagship Pioneering

Aparajita

Aparajita Chourasia

Senior Vice President - Drug Development & Biology
BioTheryx

Randy-Teel

Randy Teel

President & Chief Executive Officer
Arvinas, Inc.

Eugene-Chekler

Eugene Chekler

Senior Director
Takeda Pharmaceutical

Riccardo-Sabatini

Riccardo Sabatini

Chief Data Scientist
Orionis Biosciences LLC

Zhonghua-Pei

Zhonghua Pei

Senior Vice President - Drug Discovery
Lyterian Therapeutics

Ryan-Camire

Ryan Camire

Scientist II
Kymera Therapeutics

Melinda-Hanes

Melinda Hanes

Senior Director of Biology
GlycoEra, Inc.

Wolf-Ruprecht-Wiedemeyer

Wolf Ruprecht Wiedemeyer

Senior Director, Discovery Biology
Revolution Medicines

Mat-Sowa

Mat Sowa

Vice President - Discovery Lead
C4 Therapeutics Inc

Lynda-Groocock

Lynda Groocock

Director
Bristol Myers Squibb

Changhoon-Ji

Changhoon Ji

Executive Director
AUTOTAC Bio

Bo-Zhou

Bo Zhou

Scientific Associate Director - Discovery Proteomics
Amgen Inc.

Allison-Claas

Allison Claas

Associate Director
Novartis AG

Adam-Hendricson

Adam Hendricson

Associate Director - Neurology
Arvinas, Inc.

Paul-Novick

Paul Novick

Director - Cheminformatics & Machine Learning
Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.

Artavazd-Arumov

Artavazd Arumov

Principal
Qiming Venture Partners

Peter-Ung

Peter Ung

Principal Scientist
Genentech

Trailblazing Academic Leaders

Zoran Rankovic

Professor of Chemical Biology & Director of the Centre for Protein Degradation
Institute of Cancer Research

Gisele NIshiguchi

Targeted Protein Degradation Center Leader
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Chunhai Hao

Bicentennial Chair & Professor
Indiana University School of Medicine

Evris Gavathiotis

Professor
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Jeffrey-Skolnick

Jeffrey Skolnick

Regents’ Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology

Stuart-Schreiber

Stuart Schreiber

Professor
Harvard University

Mikolaj-Slabicki.

Mikolaj Slabicki

Assistant Professor
The Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard

Lauren-Albrecht

Lauren Albrecht

Assistant Professor
University of California, Irvine

George-Burslem

George Burslem

Assistant Professor
University of Pennsylvania

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