Speakers

Advisory Board:

Christine Bellon

Senior Vice President General Counsel
FORMA Therapeutics, Inc. (Watertown, MA)

Deborah A. Logan

Associate General Counsel
EMD Serono, Inc. (Rockland, MA)

Bridging the Generational Gap: Working Across the Divide to Move Everyone Forward

July 27, 2018 • 12:00 pm

Donna M. Meuth

Associate General Counsel, Intellectual Property
Eisai Inc. (Andover, MA)

Getting Ahead: Tips for Reaching the Top from Mentors of All Types

July 27, 2018 • 2:00 pm

Mary Z. Monovoukas

VP, Chief Global Regulatory & Privacy Counsel
Boston Scientific (Marlborough, MA)

Digital Health: Staying Ahead of the Future of Life Sciences

July 27, 2018 • 10:30 am

Elena Rossano

Senior Director, Franchise Counsel
Celgene Corporation (Summit, NJ)

Marianne Slivkova

Director – Legal
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Ardsley, NY)

Co-Chairs:

Elona Kogan

Former General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Government Relations
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cambridge, MA)

The New Face of M&A in the Life Sciences Industry: Impacts from Antitrust to IP and Beyond

July 26, 2018 • 11:45 am

Gael Tisack

Deputy General Counsel -- IP
Olympus Corporation of The Americas (Southborough, MA)

The Impact of the “Me Too” Movement on the Life Sciences Industry

July 26, 2018 • 2:00 pm

Lori Cohen

Shareholder and Chair Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice
Greenberg Traurig, LLP (Atlanta, GA)

Fireside Chat

July 26, 2018 • 9:00 am

Speaking Faculty:

Erin J.D. Austin

Attorney
Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto (New York, NY)

Year in Review: 2017-2018 Legal Updates by Practice Area

July 26, 2018 • 9:30 am

Alane Barnes

Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Raleigh, NC)

Christine Bellon

Senior Vice President General Counsel
FORMA Therapeutics, Inc. (Watertown, MA)

Sara Miron Bloom

Assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts (Boston, MA)

Women Leaders in the Public Sector: 2018 Priorities and the Unique Obstacles They Face

July 27, 2018 • 9:00 am

Sandra A. Bresnick

Partner, Co-Chair Global Life Sciences Practice
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP (Boston, MA & New York, NY)

Women Leaders in the Public Sector: 2018 Priorities and the Unique Obstacles They Face

July 27, 2018 • 9:00 am

Cathy Brixen

MPD Global Contracts Function Leader
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Flagstaff, AZ)

Bridging the Generational Gap: Working Across the Divide to Move Everyone Forward

July 27, 2018 • 12:00 pm

Delphine W. Knight Brown

Partner
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP (New York, NY)

Digital Health: Staying Ahead of the Future of Life Sciences

July 27, 2018 • 10:30 am

Hon. Allison D. Burroughs

U.S. District Court Judge
District of Massachusetts (Boston, MA)

Women Leaders in the Public Sector: 2018 Priorities and the Unique Obstacles They Face

July 27, 2018 • 9:00 am

Kellie B. Combs

Partner
Ropes & Gray (Washington, DC)

Digital Health: Staying Ahead of the Future of Life Sciences

July 27, 2018 • 10:30 am

Eve Costopoulos

Of Counsel
Loeb & Loeb LLP (New York, NY)

Tales from the Front Lines: Changing Negative Situations into Success Stories

July 26, 2018 • 4:45 pm

Carol Pitzel Cruz

Partner
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP (Seattle, WA)

Bridging the Generational Gap: Working Across the Divide to Move Everyone Forward

July 27, 2018 • 12:00 pm

Rhiannon I. D’Agostin

Shareholder
Polsinelli PC (Denver, CO)

The New Face of M&A in the Life Sciences Industry: Impacts from Antitrust to IP and Beyond

July 26, 2018 • 11:45 am

Gail L. Daubert

Partner
Reed Smith LLP (Washington, DC)

Rosa V. Estrella

Associate General Counsel LATAM
Astellas (Northbrook, IL)

Natalie Furney

General Counsel – Lilly Oncology
Eli Lilly and Company (Indianapolis, IN)

Kathleen Gersh

Senior Counsel
Loeb & Loeb LLP (New York, NY)

Growing Your Women’s Group: Expanding Your Reach and Increasing Interest

July 26, 2018 • 10:45 am

Halley E. Gilbert

Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (Cambridge, MA)

Tara K. Giunta

Partner, Litigation Department
Paul Hastings LLP (Washington, DC)

Year in Review: 2017-2018 Legal Updates by Practice Area

July 26, 2018 • 9:30 am

Karen A. Gledhill

Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Fresenius Medical Care North America (Waltham, MA)

Latest Business Initiatives and Their Legal Implications

July 26, 2018 • 3:30 pm

Megan E. Grossman

Shareholder
Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. (Philadelphia, PA)

Year in Review: 2017-2018 Legal Updates by Practice Area

July 26, 2018 • 9:30 am

Tamara Joseph

General Counsel
Enzyvant

Tales from the Front Lines: Changing Negative Situations into Success Stories

July 26, 2018 • 4:45 pm

Yoon Kang

Partner
Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh (Toronto, ON)

Growing Your Women’s Group: Expanding Your Reach and Increasing Interest

July 26, 2018 • 10:45 am

Hon. Tanya R. Kennedy

Supreme Court Justice
Supreme Court, New York County, Civil Term (New York, NY)

Women Leaders in the Public Sector: 2018 Priorities and the Unique Obstacles They Face

July 27, 2018 • 9:00 am

Diane Lifton

Co-Chair of the Life Sciences and Product Liability Groups, and Co-Chair of Diversity and Inclusion
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP (New York, NY)

Deborah A. Logan

Associate General Counsel
EMD Serono, Inc. (Rockland, MA)

Bridging the Generational Gap: Working Across the Divide to Move Everyone Forward

July 27, 2018 • 12:00 pm

Cara Z. Lowen

VP and Chief IP Counsel
Bioverativ, a Sanofi company (Waltham, MA)

Growing Your Women’s Group: Expanding Your Reach and Increasing Interest

July 26, 2018 • 10:45 am

Jeny Maier

Partner
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP (Washington, DC)

The New Face of M&A in the Life Sciences Industry: Impacts from Antitrust to IP and Beyond

July 26, 2018 • 11:45 am

Zoya Marriott

Principal
Cornerstone Research (Boston, MA)

Latest Business Initiatives and Their Legal Implications

July 26, 2018 • 3:30 pm

Gina M. Mazzariello

Vice President, Human Pharma Business Law
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Ridgefield, CT)

Jennifer H. McGee

Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Rockville, MD)

Digital Health: Staying Ahead of the Future of Life Sciences

July 27, 2018 • 10:30 am

Patricia Kavee Melick

Partner
Wiggin & Dana LLP (Stamford, CT)

Growing Your Women’s Group: Expanding Your Reach and Increasing Interest

July 26, 2018 • 10:45 am

Donna M. Meuth

Associate General Counsel, Intellectual Property
Eisai Inc. (Andover, MA)

Getting Ahead: Tips for Reaching the Top from Mentors of All Types

July 27, 2018 • 2:00 pm

Dr. Christine Siegwarth Meyer

Managing Director
NERA Economic Consulting (White Plains, NY)

The New Face of M&A in the Life Sciences Industry: Impacts from Antitrust to IP and Beyond

July 26, 2018 • 11:45 am

Mercedes Meyer, Ph.D.

Partner
Drinker Biddle LLP (Washington, DC)

Tales from the Front Lines: Changing Negative Situations into Success Stories

July 26, 2018 • 4:45 pm

Mary Z. Monovoukas

VP, Chief Global Regulatory & Privacy Counsel
Boston Scientific (Marlborough, MA)

Digital Health: Staying Ahead of the Future of Life Sciences

July 27, 2018 • 10:30 am

Amy Nelson, Ph.D.

Associate Solicitor
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Alexandria, VA)

Women Leaders in the Public Sector: 2018 Priorities and the Unique Obstacles They Face

July 27, 2018 • 9:00 am

Sapna W. Palla

Partner
Wiggin & Dana LLP (New York, NY)

Year in Review: 2017-2018 Legal Updates by Practice Area

July 26, 2018 • 9:30 am

Karah Parschauer

EVP, General Counsel
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (Novato, CA)

Jennifer L. Porter

Partner
Pepper Hamilton LLP (Philadelphia, PA)

The New Face of M&A in the Life Sciences Industry: Impacts from Antitrust to IP and Beyond

July 26, 2018 • 11:45 am

Lesley Reynolds

Partner
Reed Smith LLP (Washington, DC)

Latest Business Initiatives and Their Legal Implications

July 26, 2018 • 3:30 pm

Melanie R. Rupert

Partner, Life Sciences IP Litigation Global Co-Chair, Talent Development
Paul Hastings (New York, NY)

Getting Ahead: Tips for Reaching the Top from Mentors of All Types

July 27, 2018 • 2:00 pm

Irena Royzman, Ph.D.

Partner
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP (New York, NY)

Getting Ahead: Tips for Reaching the Top from Mentors of All Types

July 27, 2018 • 2:00 pm

Jennifer Santos

Head of Global Corporate Compliance Operations
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Boston, MA)

Growing Your Women’s Group: Expanding Your Reach and Increasing Interest

July 26, 2018 • 10:45 am

Mildred Segura

Partner
Reed Smith (Los Angeles, CA)

Digital Health: Staying Ahead of the Future of Life Sciences

July 27, 2018 • 10:30 am

Prajakta A. Sonalker, Ph.D.

Attorney
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto (New York, NY)

Getting Ahead: Tips for Reaching the Top from Mentors of All Types

July 27, 2018 • 2:00 pm

Sheila N. Swaroop

Partner
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP (Irvine, CA)

Latest Business Initiatives and Their Legal Implications

July 26, 2018 • 3:30 pm

Ailis Tweed-Kent, M.D.

Founder & CEO
Cocoon Biotech Inc. (Cambridge, MA)

Tales from the Front Lines: Changing Negative Situations into Success Stories

July 26, 2018 • 4:45 pm

Laura A. Vogel

Partner
Barclay Damon, LLP (Boston, MA)

Bridging the Generational Gap: Working Across the Divide to Move Everyone Forward

July 27, 2018 • 12:00 pm

MaCharri Vorndran-Jones

Assistant General Patent Counsel
Eli Lilly and Company (Indianapolis, IN)

Getting Ahead: Tips for Reaching the Top from Mentors of All Types

July 27, 2018 • 2:00 pm

Ana C. Ward

Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Chief of Compliance
Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (New York, NY)

Rebecca Zimmer

General Counsel Imaging Equipment
GE Healthcare (Wauwatosa, WI)

Latest Business Initiatives and Their Legal Implications

July 26, 2018 • 3:30 pm