Speakers

Expert Speaker Faculty

Meet the renal R&D leaders shaping the next generation of CKD medicines across pharma, biotech, academia, advocacy and clinical practice. The 2027 faculty spans target discovery, biomarkers, precision nephrology, novel modalities, clinical trial design, regulatory strategy and real-world implementation.

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

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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.

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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

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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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