Chairs

James T. Evans, Ph.D.

Senior Director | Assistant General Counsel, Dispute Resolution
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Henry Gu

SVP, Head of IP
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals

Cory Wohlbach

Global Vice President Biosimilar Regulatory Affairs
Teva Pharmaceuticals

Government Speakers

Anu Sawkar

Special Counsel for Intellectual Property
Federal Trade Commission

Dr. Mustafa Ünlü

Policy Staff Director, CDER
U.S. Food and Drug Administration

The PTAB

Honorable Susan Mitchell

Lead Judge Patent Trial & Appeal Board
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Associations

Hans Sauer, Ph.D., J.D.

Deputy General Counsel, VP of IP
Biotechnology Innovation Organization

Jocelyn Ulrich

Director – Policy and Research
PhRMA

In-House Counsel

Ali I. Ahmed

Senior Vice President, Biosimilars
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC

Poopak Banky

Director & Senior IP Counsel, IP Lead Cell & Gene
Novartis

Maureen A. Bresnahan

Assistant General Counsel
Eisai Inc.

Michael Cottler

Global Head of Litigation
Alvotech

James T. Evans, Ph.D.

Senior Director | Assistant General Counsel, Dispute Resolution
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Henry Gu

SVP, Head of IP
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals

Omar Jabri

Assistant General Counsel, IP
Apotex Inc.

Pavi Kullar

Pharmacy Purchasing Manager
Boston Medical Center

Huong Nguyen

VP, General Counsel & Compliance Officer
Fosun Pharma USA Inc.

Outside Counsel

Anna K. Abram

Senior Advisor
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Aziz Burgy

Partner
Axinn, Veltron & Harkrider LLP

Lisa Cameron

Principal
The Brattle Group

Jonathan S. Caplan

Partner
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Alice Chen

Associate Professor of Public Policy, Vice Dean for Research
USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, Cornerstone
Rachel J. Elsby

Rachel Elsby

Partner
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Eamonn Garnder

Partner
Cooley LLP

Vishal C. Gupta

Partner
Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Otto Licks

Founding Partner
Licks Attorneys

Christopher Loh

Partner
Venable LLP

Nicholas Mitrokostas

Partner
Allen & Overy LLP

John J. Molenda

Partner
Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Jason Murata

Partner
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Ivan M. Poullaos

Partner
Winston & Strawn LLP

Irena Royzman, Ph.D.

Partner | Head of Life Sciences
Kramer Levin Neftalis & Frankel LLP

J.C. Rozendaal

Director
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox

Alicia A. Russo

Partner
Venable LLP

Hassen A. Sayeed

Partner
O’Melveny & Myers LLP

Eric Stone

Partner
Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP

Elizabeth S. Weiswasser

Partner
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Josie Young

Partner
Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP