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

Chief Executive Officer
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

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
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

Hyunsun Jo

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Pin Therapeutics

Eran Seger

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Protai

Catherine Sabatos-Peyton

Chief Executive Officer
Larkspur Biosciences

Leo Fu

Co-Founder & Chief Technological Officer
GluBio

Daohong Zhou

Board Member & Scientific Co-Founder
Dialectic Therapeutics

Yaron Sfadyah

Chief Executive Officer
Coltac Therapeutics

Stacy Blain

Chief Executive Officer
Concarlo Holdings LLC

Ian Churcher

CEO & Founder
Janus Drug Discovery Consulting Ltd

Phil Chamberlain

Chief Executive Officer
Neomorph

Beth Hoffman

Chief Executive Officer
Origami Therapeutics, Inc.

Chad May

Chief Scientific Officer
Orum Therapeutics

Biopharma Industry Leaders

Marina Nelen

Vice President & Head of Drug Discovery
Foghorn Therapeutics

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, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Search & Evaluation Oncology
Novartis AG

Zach Hill

Vice President, Discovery Chemistry
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 Cecilia

Senior Director External Innovation
Johnson & Johnson

Karanbir Pahil

Senior Principal Scientist
GlaxoSmithKline

Evisa Gjini-Bood

Executive Director, Head of Translational Medicine
Flare Therapeutics

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

Adam Gilbert

Science Partner
Flagship Pioneering

Jonathan Gilbert

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

Aparajita Chourasia

Senior Vice President, Drug Development & Biology
BioTheryx

Laura Silvian

Senior Director
Biogen

Takashi Sugane

Head, Candidate Delivery, Engineered Small Molecules
Astellas Pharma

Itsuro Nagase

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

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

Alyn Davies

Associate Director, Medicinal Chemistry
AstraZeneca

Ryan Potts

Vice President & Head of Induced Proximity Platform
Amgen Inc.

Meizhong Jin

Senior Director, Oncology Chemistry
AstraZeneca

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

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