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Breakthrough West 2026 / Speakers

Aliza Apple, Ph.D.

Sponsor Speaker

Aliza Apple, Ph.D.

VP of Catalyze360 AI/ML & Global Head of Lilly TuneLab, Eli Lilly and Company

Joe Betts-LaCroix

Joe Betts-LaCroix

CEO, Retro Biosciences

Ricky Bloomfield, M.D.

Ricky Bloomfield, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer, Oura

Seemay Chou

Seemay Chou

CEO, Arcadia Science; President, Astera Institute

Jonah Cool, Ph.D.

Sponsor Speaker

Jonah Cool, Ph.D.

Head of Life Sciences Partnerships & Deployment, Anthropic

Anthony Costello

Sponsor Speaker

Anthony Costello

CEO, Medidata

Arpit Davé

Sponsor Speaker

Arpit Davé

Chief Digital and Information Officer, BioMarin

Holly Fernandez Lynch, J.D.

Holly Fernandez Lynch, J.D.

Associate Professor of Medical Ethics and Law, University of Pennsylvania

Aleksey I. Gerasyuto, Ph.D.

Sponsor Speaker

Aleksey I. Gerasyuto, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President, Drug Discovery, Head of Chemistry, Schrödinger

Dave, Joanie, and Jorie Kraus

Dave, Joanie, and Jorie Kraus

Lauren J. Kopsick

Lauren J. Kopsick

Founder & Executive Director, The Healthcare Navigation Project

Neil Kumar Ph.D.

Neil Kumar Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer and Founder, BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.

Zoë Harris Lazarre, Ph.D., MPH

Sponsor Speaker

Zoë Harris Lazarre, Ph.D., MPH

Chief Marketing Officer, Genentech

William H. Lewis, J.D., M.B.A

William H. Lewis, J.D., M.B.A

Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Insmed

Vincent Liu, M.D.

Vincent Liu, M.D.

Chief Data Officer, The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente

Ted W. Love, M.D.

Ted W. Love, M.D.

Immediate Past Chair, BIO; Former CEO, GBT

Tippi MacKenzie, M.D.

Tippi MacKenzie, M.D.

Director, The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCSF

Mohit Manrao

Sponsor Speaker

Mohit Manrao

SVP of US Oncology, AstraZeneca; President, AstraZeneca Foundation

Leslie Oley Wilberforce

Sponsor Speaker

Leslie Oley Wilberforce

Chief Executive Officer, Evidation

Charlotte Owens, M.D.

Sponsor Speaker

Charlotte Owens, M.D.

SVP and Head of U.S. Medical, Genentech

Amit Phull, M.D.

Sponsor Speaker

Amit Phull, M.D.

Chief Clinical Experience Officer, Doximity

Jacqueline Poot

Jacqueline Poot

President, Strategic Consulting and Analytics, IDEA Pharma Business Unit, SAI MedPartners

Mark Sendak, M.D.

Mark Sendak, M.D.

Co-Founder and CEO, Vega Health

Dana Spencer

Sponsor Speaker

Dana Spencer

Senior Director, Innovation and Strategy, Population Health Center of Excellence, Genentech

Marc Tessier-Levigne, Ph.D.

Marc Tessier-Levigne, Ph.D.

Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Xaira Therapeutics

Whitney Thompson, M.D. M.Phil

Whitney Thompson, M.D. M.Phil

Physician, Mayo Clinic

Alex Vannoni

Alex Vannoni

Head of Healthcare Product, WHOOP

Yael Weiss, M.D., Ph.D.

Yael Weiss, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer, Mahzi Therapeutics

Anne Wojciciki

Anne Wojciciki

Founder and CEO, 23andMe Research Institute

Zachary Ziegler

Zachary Ziegler

Co-founder and CTO, OpenEvidence

Mario Aguilar

Moderator

Mario Aguilar

Health Tech Correspondent, STAT

Rick Berke

Moderator

Rick Berke

Co-founder & Executive Editor, STAT

Allison DeAngelis

Moderator

Allison DeAngelis

Biotech Startups and Venture Capital Reporter, STAT

Adam Feuerstein

Moderator

Adam Feuerstein

Senior Writer, Biotech, STAT

Damian Garde

Moderator

Damian Garde

Reporter at Large, Live and Feature Journalism, STAT

Matthew Herper

Moderator

Matthew Herper

Senior Writer, Medicine, Editorial Director of Events, STAT

Lison Joseph

Moderator

Lison Joseph

Health Tech Editor, STAT

Katherine MacPhail

Moderator

Katherine MacPhail

Reporter, Live Journalism, STAT

Jason Mast

Moderator

Jason Mast

General Assignment Reporter, STAT

Jesse McQuarters

Moderator

Jesse McQuarters

Branded Content Editor, STAT

Megan Molteni

Moderator

Megan Molteni

Science Writer, STAT

Katie Palmer

Moderator

Katie Palmer

Health Tech Correspondent, STAT

Casey Ross

Moderator

Casey Ross

Chief Investigative Reporter, Data & Technology, STAT

Brittany Trang

Moderator

Brittany Trang

Health Tech Reporter, STAT

 

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