Expert Speaker Faculty

Take a look at the esteemed speaker faculty for the 8th CKD Drug Development Summit.

Pharma Powerhouses Driving CKD Innovation
Biotech Trailblazers Transforming Renal Therapeutics
Policy Shapers, Advocates & Strategic Voices
Academic Titans & Clinical Thought Leaders
CRO Innovators Accelerating CKD Research

Pharma Powerhouses Driving CKD Innovation

Ginny Collins Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Ginny Collins

Senior Director & Head of Global Regulatory Strategy
Apellis Pharmaceuticals
dustin little Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Dustin Little

Renal & Global Clinical Lead
AstraZeneca
marvin sinsakul Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Marvin Sinsakul

Senior Director - Global Medical, Late Stage Clinical Development, Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism
AstraZeneca
joe kepferman Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Joseph Kupferman

Global Head of Renal & Clincial
AstraZeneca
Uptal Patel Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Uptal Patel

Head, Biogen west Coast Hub
Biogen
jennifer mckenzie Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Jennifer McKenzie

Senior Clinical Program Leader in CRM
Boehringer Ingelheim
Pablo Cabral Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Pablo Cabral

Executive Director, External Innovation
Eli Lilly
Shawn Badal Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Shawn S. Badal

Director, Kidney Physiologist, Discovery Research
Eli Lilly
michelle richardson Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Michelle Richardson

Associate Director, Patient-Centered Research & Clinical Outcome Assessment
Otsuka
fredrik erlandsson Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Fredrik Erlandsson

Chief Medical Officer
Purespring Therapeutics

Parth Patwari

Senior Medical Director
Takeda
Manish Maski Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Manish Maski

Executive Medical Director, Global Medical Affair Lead, Nephrology
Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Biotech Trailblazers Transforming Renal Therapeutics

Eli Khankin

Director
Apellis Pharmaceuticals
Wayne Sackett Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Wayne Sackett

Co- Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Estuary Biotherapeutics
ashley zehnder Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Ashley Zehnder

Co- Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Fauna Bio
poulami chaudhuri Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Poulami Chaudhuri

Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder
Helex
Alfica Sehgal Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Alfica Sehgal

Chief Scientific Officer
Judo Bio
Maarten Hoek Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Maarten Hoek

Senior Vice President & Head of Research
Maze Therapeutics
anthony conway Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Anthony Conway

Vice President & Head of Research & Development
ProKidney
Bruce Culleton Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Bruce Culleton

Chief Executive Officer
ProKidney
Leah Conley Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Leah Conley

Senior Vice President, Patient Access
Travere Therapeutics
Kerry Cooper Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Kerry Cooper

Senior Vice President - Medical Affairs
Vera Therapeutics
Iva Toudjarska Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Iva Toudjarska

Founder & CEO
Zeal Therapeutics

Policy Shapers, Advocates & Strategic Voices

Sorin Fedeles Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Sorin Fedeles

Executive Director
Critical Path Institute (C-Path)
Kerry Willis Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Kerry Willis

Senior Vice President - Scientific Activities
National Kidney Foundation
Anthony Gucciardo Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Anthony Gucciardo

Senior Vice President - Strategic Partnerships,Program Development & Innovation
National Kidney Foundation
Sandy Gilbert Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Sandy Gilbert

Senior Director, Patient Outcomes Research
National Kidney Foundation
Doug Paul Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Doug Paul

Board Member
NephKey
Susan Bushnell Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Susan Bushnell

President & Chief Executive Officer
PKD Foundation
Veronika Testa Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Veronika Testa

Registered Nurse
Tufts Medical Center

Lynne Yao

Director - Division of Pediatrics & Maternal Health
US Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Academic Titans & Clinical Thought Leaders

Sradha Kotwal Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Sradha Kotwal

Program Head, Renal & Metabolic Division
The George Institute for Global Health
Ron Perrone Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Ron Perrone

Professor of Medicine
Tufts Medical Center
Dan Weiner Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Daniel Weiner

Professor of Medicine
Tufts Medical Center
Hiddo Heerspink Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Hiddo Heerspink

Professor
University Medical Center Groningen
Tobias Huber Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Tobias Huber

Professor
University of Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Matthias Kretzler Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Matthias Kretzler

Professor of Medicine
University of Michigan
Meg Jardine Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Meg Jardine

Professor & Director NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health
University of Sydney
Suzanne Watnick Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Suzanne Watnick

Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
University of Washington, American Society of Nephrology

CRO Innovators Accelerating CKD Research

Iris Friedl Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Iris Friedl

Senior Imaging Director
Antaros Medical

Flavia Machado

Study Director
Inotiv
Stuart Goldstein Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Stuart Goldstein

Director of Clinical Development, Professor of Pediatrics | Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
MediBeacon Inc. & Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center

Bryce Powerman

Director of Business Development
Natera
Caitlin Langford Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Caitlin Langford

Senior Director of Product, Pharma Solutions
Perspectum Diagnostics
Francois Briand Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Francois Briand

Director, Research & Business Development
Physiogenex
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