Speaker Hall of Fame
For 10 years, ACI’s Annual Conference on Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law has featured a distinguished speaker line-up of renowned attorneys and executives who have provided substantial legal updates for pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries.
Ayesha Ahmed
General Counsel Nexus Pharmaceuticals Inc
Larissa A. Eustice
Senior Assistant General Counsel Bayer
Gloria Fuentes
Vice President & Assistant General Counsel Bristol Myers Squibb
Georgia Gavriilidou
Chief Legal Officer | Head of Legal Department European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Dr. Julie Gerberding
Executive Vice President & Chief Patient Officer Merck & Co Inc
Shirell Gross
VP, Chief Counsel Medtronic
Lori Henderson
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Moderna
Laurie Hill
Vice President, Intellectual Property Genentech
Tamara Joseph
Chief Legal Officer AIRNA
Shannon Thyme Klinger
Chief Legal Officer Moderna
Liz Lewis
Head of Global Oncology Patient Value, Policy, and Access Takeda
Diane E. Lifton
SVP, Head of Legal, Biopharma and R&D Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
Joy Liu
Vice President & General Counsel Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Deborah A. Logan
Associate General Counsel EMD Serono, Inc.
Monique Hunt McWilliams
Assistant General Counsel Eli Lilly and Company
Donna M. Meuth
Associate General Counsel, Intellectual Property Eisai Inc.
Jennifer Grant Moitoso
SVP, Chief IP Counsel Biogen
Sarah Padgitt
Associate General Counsel Baxter International
Sara Palmer
Assistant General Counsel GlaxoSmithKline Plc
Paula Ragan, PhD
CEO & President X4 Pharmaceuticals
Amy Comstock Rick
Director, Rare Disease Innovation Hub U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Miruna Sasu
President & CEO COTA Healthcare
Lara S. Sullivan, MD
Founder & CEO Stealth NewCo Past CEO & Board Member, Pyxis OncologyFounder & Past President, SpringWorks Tx
Sally Susman
Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Pfizer
Arivee Vargas
CEO & Founder Humble Rising LLC Award Winning Author – Your Time to Rise: Unlearn Limiting Beliefs, Unlock Your PowerFormer Executive Coach Program Lead – Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Robin Walker
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary; Board of Directors Areteia Therapeutics
Debbie Walters-Francique
Vice President & Assistant General Counsel Pfizer