Speakers

These successful investors, innovators and executives will share insights on identifying, funding and advancing new therapies that will transform the treatment of respiratory diseases.

Donna Appell RN

Donna Appell, RN

Executive Director
Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network
Lyn Baranowski

Lyn Baranowski

COO
Altavant Sciences
Jason Cheng

Jason Cheng

Founder & CEO
HCmed Innovations
Joe Condurso

Joe Condurso

CEO
Cohero Health
Craig

Craig S. Conoscenti, MD, FCCP, ATSF

Medical Expert, Interstitial Lung Disease
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Bernard Coulie

Bernard Coulie, MD, PhD

President & CEO
Pliant Therapeutics

Cayce Denton

Director
Temasek
James Eadie

James Eadie, MD

Partner
Santé Ventures
Doug Evans

Doug Evans

CEO
Lungpacer Medical
Erik Folch

Erik Folch, MD, MSc

Chief, Complex Chest Disease Center
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Andreas Fouras

Andreas Fouras

CEO
4Dx
Maggie Galloway

Maggie Galloway

CEO
Inscope Medical Solutions
Mark Gelfand

Mark Gelfand

Managing Partner
Coridea
Jonathan Goldin

Jonathan Goldin, MD, PhD

Professor
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Jeffrey Goldstein

Jeffrey Goldstein

President
Lung Transplant Foundation
Cecelia Gonzalo

Cecilia Gonzalo

Partner
Oberland Capital
Marijn Grinovero

Martijn Grinovero

CCO
Amiko
Charles

Charles Hamilton

Director
Piper Jaffray
Chris Hogg

Chris Hogg

Chief Commercial Officer
Propeller Health
David Joseph

David Joseph

President & CEO
AVISA
Pei Kan

Pei Kan

President
Pharmosa Biopharm
C. Matthew Kinsey

C. Matthew Kinsey, MD, MPH

Director, Interventional Pulmonary
University of Vermont
Karl Kossen

Karl Kossen, PhD

SVP Translational Science
Indalo Therapeutics
Ben Kramer

Benjamin Kramer, MD

VP, Immunology & Ophthalmology, US Medical Affairs
Genentech
Bruce Levy

Bruce Levy, MD

Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
John Lord

John Lord, PhD

SVP and Head of R&D
Savara
Heidi Mansour

Heidi Mansour, PhD, RPh

Associate Professor
The University of Arizona Colleges of Pharmacy & Medicine
Jennifer Mefford

Jennifer Mefford

Senior Director, Corporate Relations
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
Jonathan Palley

Jonathan Palley

CEO & Co-Founder
Spire Health
Polly Parsons

Polly Parsons, MD, ATSF

President
American Thoracic Society
Isai Peimer

Isai Peimer

Senior Analyst
Surveyor Capital
Jason Pesterfield

Jason Pesterfield

President & CEO
Veran Medical Technologies
Jonathan Phillips

Jonathan Phillips

Principal Scientist
Amgen
MIke Pieck

Mike Pieck

Small Business Program Coordinator
NHLBI
Gregory Porta

Gregory Porta

Director & Founder
chiLD Foundation
Vaclav Potesil

Václav Potěšil, PhD

Co-Founder & CEO
Optellum
Colin Reisner

Colin Reisner, MD

SVP & Head of Late RIA, R&D BioPharmaceuticals
AstraZeneca
Theodore Reiss

Theodore Reiss, MD, MBE, ATSF

Corporate VP, Head of I&I Clinical R&D
Celgene Corporation
Beran Rose

Beran Rose

VP, Marketing & Business Development
Pulmonx
Richard Rose

Richard Rose, MD

President & CEO
Sommetrics
Marcella Ruddy

Marcella Ruddy, MD

VP, Clinical Development Respiratory & Inflammation
Regeneron
Tom Salemi

Tom Salemi

Content Director
Healthegy
John Sheridan

John Sheridan

Director of Research
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Ginger Spitzer

Ginger Spitzer

Executive Director
Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research
Pete Strong

Pete Strong

CSO
Pulmocide
Robert Tarran

Robert Tarran, PhD

Founder & CSO
Eldec Pharmaceuticals
Fabian Tenenbaum

Fabian Tenenbaum

CEO
Bellerophon Therapeutics
Momen Wahidi

Momen M. Wahidi, MD, MBA

Director, Interventional Pulmonology and Bronchoscopy
Duke University Health System
Dennis Wahr

Dennis Wahr, MD

CEO
Nuvaira
Jonathan Waldstreicher

Jonathan Waldstreicher, MD, MBA

Principal
Apple Tree Partners
Simon Walsh

Simon Walsh, MD

Cofounder / Founder
The Open Source Imaging Consortium / Euclidean Diagnostics
George Washko

George Washko, Jr., MD

Pulmonologist, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Tim Watkins

Timothy Watkins, MD, MSc

Executive Director, Clinical Research, Respiratory Disease Area Lead Inflammation/Respiratory Therapeutic Area
Gilead Sciences
Eric White

Eric White, MD

Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of Michigan
Tonya Wilders

Tonya Winders, MBA

President & CEO
Allergy & Asthma Network
Susan Wood

Susan Wood, PhD

President & CEO
VIDA