Chief Medical Officer Summit 360º Agenda 2026 Page 2

Choose from the 6 topics below and join a roundtable discussion.

Showing 3 of 6 Tracks

from 01:35pm to 02:20pm

Roundtable #1

Wearables and Digital Biomarkers

Irina Antonijevic, MD, PhD, CMO, Trace Neuroscience

Richard Colvin, MD, PhD, Head of R&D, Comanche Biopharma

Roundtable #2

Structured Benefit–Risk Thinking: A Practical Leadership Tool for CMOs

CJ Delgra, MD, Medical Advisor, Perspective Pharmacovigilance

Niti Goel, MD, President, Caduceus Biomedical Consulting, LLC

Roundtable #3

RWD/RWE and External Controls

Katarina Luptakova, MD, CMO, Xilio Therapeutics

Natasha Muehlemann, MD, MBA, SVP Clinical Development, Curie.Bio

Manfred Stapff, MD, PhD, Founder & Principal, Candid-Advisory, Inc.

Roundtable #4

Clinical Data Analytics Execution Strategy That Set Apart Leading CMOs

Jeffrey Bornstein, MD, CMO, Mediar Therapeutics

Nalin Tikoo, MS, President & CEO, TrapezoidX, Inc.

Roundtable #5

Optimizing Clinical Enrollment

Michael Geffner, MD, MBA, President, Clindevex Consulting Inc

Christopher Turner, MD, CMO, Nuvalent

Roundtable #6

Surrogate Endpoints and Biomarkers

Seemi Khan, MD, MPH, MBA, Chief Development & Strategy Officer, Alkeus Pharmaceuticals

Aaron Koenig, MD, CMO, Syndeio Biosciences

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5-Minute Break

2:20PM - 2:25PM

5-Minute Break

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Career Roundtable Choices

Choose from the 5 topics below and join a roundtable discussion.

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from 02:25pm to 03:10pm

Roundtable #1

What to Look for Before Accepting the CMO Role

Carey Hwang, MD, PhD, CMO, IntegerBio

Amy Peterson, MD, CEO, AuraClinical

Roundtable #2

Thinking Strategically about your CMO Career

Facilitator:

Sabeen Mekan, MD, SVP, CMO, Zymeworks Inc.

Arvin Yang, MD, PhD, CMO, Pheon Therapeutics

Roundtable #3

Getting a Seat on the Board

Christophe Arbet-Engels, MD, PhD, MBA, CMO, Altimmune

Mandeep Kaur, MD, MS, Founder, Valion Consulting

Roundtable #4

How to Think About a Fractional and Consulting CMO Roles

Barbara Day, CEO/Principal, Pharmaceutical Division, Penfield Search Partners

Andrew K Joe, MD, CMO Consultant, Pyxis Oncology

Randall Kaye, MD, Chief Medical Advisor, NervGen

Roundtable #5

The Difference Between Private and Public CMO Roles

Seemi Khan, MD, MPH, MBA, Chief Development & Strategy Officer, Alkeus Pharmaceuticals

Nerissa Kreher, MD, MBA, CMO, Alltrna

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5-Minute Break

3:10PM - 3:15PM

5-Minute Break

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Indication Specific Roundtable Choices

Choose from the 6 topics below and join a roundtable discussion.

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from 03:15pm to 04:00pm

Roundtable #1

Cell & Gene Therapy

Naji Gehchan, MD, MBA, Chief Medical & Development Officer, Kyverna Therapeutics

Sonal Gupta, MD, PhD, CMO, CoRegen, Inc.

Roundtable #2

Cardiovascular/Metabolic

Puneet Arora, MD, MS, FACE, CMO, Skye Bioscience

Howard Rutman, MD, MBA, CMO, Xalud Therapeutics

Howard Surks, MD, Chief Medical & Scientific Officer, Cardurion Pharmaceuticals

Roundtable #3

CNS

Aaron Koenig, MD, CMO, Syndeio Biosciences

Kemi Olugemo, MD, FAAN, President, Clinical Development Consulting, LLC

Roundtable #4

Rare Disease

John Goldberg, MD, CMO, Acting CDO, NanOlogy, Incendia Therapeutics

Serena Hung, MD, CMO, Consultant

Roundtable #5

Inflammation & Immunology

Christian Antoni, Chief Development Officer Inflammation & Immunology, Pfizer

Jennifer Low, MD, PhD, CEO, Wield Therapeutics

Roundtable #6

Oncology