Previous Expert Speaker Faculty

Take a look at the esteemed speaker faculty for the previous 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

dustin little Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Dustin Little

Global Clinical Lead
AstraZeneca
Eli Khankin at the 8th CKD Summit

Eli Khankin

Director
Apellis Pharmaceuticals
Ginny Collins Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Ginny Collins

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

Jennifer McKenzie

Senior Clinical Program Leader in CRM
Boehringer Ingelheim
joe kepferman Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Joseph Kupferman

Global Clinical Head
AstraZeneca
Manish Maski Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Manish Maski

Executive Medical Director, Global Medical Affair Lead, Nephrology
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
marvin sinsakul Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Marvin Sinsakul

Associate Director, Clinical Development
AstraZeneca
michelle richardson Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Michelle richarfson

Associate Director, Patient- Centered Research & Clinical Outcomes Assessment
Otsuka
Pablo Cabral Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Pablo Cabral

Executive Director External Innovation
Eli Lilly & Co.
parth patwari at the 8th CKD Summit

Parth Patwari

Senior Medical Director
Takeda
Savithri Kota at the 8th CKD Summit

Savithri Kota

Director - Precision Nephrology
Bayer
Shawn Badal Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Shawn Badal

Director
Eli Lilly

Sona Barth

Principal Scientist, Discovery Nephrology
Roche
Uptal Patel at the 8th CKD Summit

Uptal Patel

Head, Biogen west Coast Hub
Biogen

Biotech Trailblazers Transforming Renal Therapeutics

anthony conway Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Anthony Conway

Vice President, Head of Research & Development
ProKidney
ashley zehnder Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Ashley Zehnder

CEO
Fauna Bio
Bruce Culleton Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Bruce Culleton

Chief Executive Officer
ProKidney
fredrik erlandsson Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Fredrik Erlandsson

Chief Medical Officer
Purespring Therapeutics
Iva Toudjarska ·

Iva Toudjarska

Founder & Chief Executive Office
Zeal Therapeutics
Jacky Vonderscher

Jacky Vonderscher

Co-founder & CEO
Enyo Pharma
Kerry Cooper at the 8th CKD Summit

Kerry Cooper

Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs
Vera Therapeutics
Leah Conley Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Leah Conley

Senior Vice President, Patient Access
Travere Therapeutics
Maarten Hoek Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Maarten Hoek

Senior Vice President & Head Of Research
Maze Therapeutics

Robert Thong

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
MultiOmic Health

Rohini Kalvakuntla

Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer
Helex
Wayne Sackett Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Wayne Sackett

Co- Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Estuary Biotherapeutics

Yun Joon Jung

Director of Biology
Judo Bio

Policy Shapers, Advocates & Strategic Voices

Aliza Thompson

Director of the Division of Cardiology and Nephrology, Center for Drug Evaluation
FDA
Anthony Gucciardo Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Anthony Gucciardo

Senior Vice President - Strategic Partnerships,Program Development & Innovation
National Kidney Foundation

Cody Fiduccia

Former Clinical Trial Participant
Tufts Medical Center
Doug Paul Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Doug Paul

Board Member
NephKey
Kerry Willis Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Kerry Willis

Senior Vice President - Scientific Activities
National Kidney Foundation
lynne yao at the 8th CKD Summit

Lynne Yao

Director DPMH/FDA
US Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Sorin Fedeles Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Sorin Fedeles

Executive Director
Critical Path Institute (C-Path)
Susan Bushnell Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Susan Bushnell

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

Veronika Testa

Registered Nurse
Tufts Medical Center

Academic Titans & Clinical Thought Leaders

Dan Weiner Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Daniel Weiner

Professor of Medicine
Tufts Medical Center

Heather Ascani

Director - Business Development
University of Michigan
Hiddo Heerspink Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Hiddo Lambers Heerspink

Clin Pharmacologist
University Medical Center Groningen

Lesley Inker

Professor of Medicine
Tufts Medical Center
Matthias Kretzler Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Matthias Kretzler

Professor of Medicine
University of Michigan

Meg Jardine

Professor & Director NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health
The George Institute
Navdeep

Navdeep Tangri

Professor of Medicine
University of Manitoba

Prabir Roy-Chaudhury

Professor in Nephrology, Co-Director
UNC Kidney Center
Ron Perrone Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Ron Perrone

Professor of Medicine
Tufts Medical Center
Sradha Kotwal Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Sradha Kotwal

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

Tobias Huber

Professor
University of Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

CRO Innovators Accelerating CKD Research

Caitlin Langford Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

Caitlin Langford

Senior Director, Product, Pharma Solutions
Perspectum

Dinah Clark

Medical Affairs, Biopharma Partnering
Natera

Flavia Machado

Study Director
Inotiv
Francois Briand Speaker at 8th CKD Summit

François Briand

Director, Research & Business Development
Physiogenex

Iris Friedl

Senior Imaging Director
Antaros Medical

Ronen Schneider

MD, Medical Director, Renal Genetics
Natera
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
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