2025 Expert Speakers

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Speaker Photo - Andrew Weinburg, Chief Executive Officer, AgonOx

Andrew Weinberg

President and CSO

AgonOx

Andrzej Dzionnek

Andrzej Dzionek

Senior Scientific Director - Heading Personalized Immunotherapy Research & Development Department

Miltenyi Biotec Ltd

Anne-Laure Joly

Anne-Laure Joly

Cell Therapy Development & Analyses, Scientific Lead

NEOGAP Therapeutics AB

Speaker Photo - Arnaud Foussat, Chief Executive Officer, Carmil Therapeutics

Arnaud Foussat

Chief Executive Officer

Carmil Therapeutics

Chantale Bernatchez

Chantale Bernatchez

Director - Cell Therapy Process Development

CTMC - a joint venture between Resilience + MD Anderson Cancer Center

Speaker Photo - Divya Lenkala Former Group Leader, T-Cell Immunology, BioNTech

Divya Lenkala

Group leader - DPCAD/T Cell Immunology

BioNTech

Speaker Photo - Eric Chen, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Achelois BioPharma

Eric Chen

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Achelois BioPharma

Speaker Photo - Inge Jedema, Head of Translational Cellular Therapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute

Inge Jedema

Head of Translational Cellular Therapy

The Netherlands Cancer Institute

Jaden Poldack

Jaden Polack

Technical Account Associate

ScaleReady

Speaker Photo - Jai Balkissoon, MD, FACS Vice President, Head Cell and Gene Therapy Medical Science & Strategy

Jai Balkissoon

Global Vice President, Head Cell and Gene Therapy, PPD

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Speaker Photo - James Smithy, Assistant Attending Physician, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

James Smithy

Assistant Attending Physician

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Jamin Morrison

Jamin Morrison

Division Head, Hematology/Oncology; Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Cooper Cooper University Hospital

Speaker Photo - Jingwei Sun, Vice President, Research & Development, Grit Biotechnology

Jingwei Sun

Vice President, Research & Development

Grit Biotechnology

Speaker Photo - Kim Watanabe, PhD Executive Director, Cell and Gene Therapy Pillar Head Project Delivery

Kim Watanabe

Executive Director

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Speaker Photo - Alexandra Haugh, Medical Oncologist, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Lexi Haugh

MD

Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Speaker Photo - Lindsay Held, TIL Therapy Patient & Patient Advocate, Independent Patient Advocate

Lindsay Held

Patient Advicate

Independent Patient Advocate

Speaker Photo - Lucas Arruda, Chief Scientific Officer, CuraCell

Lucas Arruda

cso

CuraCell Holding AB

Speaker Photo - Madan Jagasia, Chief Executive Officer, Obsidian Therapeutics

Madan Jagasia

Chief Executive Officer

Obsidian Therapeutics

Speaker Photo - Marcus Butler, Clinician Investigator, University Health Network

Marcus Butler

medical oncologist

University Health Network

Speaker Photo - Mario Kuttke, Head of Cell Therapy, invIOs

Mario Kuttke

Head of Cell Therapy

invIOs

Speaker Photo - Micah Benson, Chief Scientific Officer, KSQ Therapeutics

Micah Benson

Chief Scientific Officer

KSQ Therapeutics

Speaker Photo - Michael Lotze, Professor - Department of Surgery, Immunology, Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine

Michael Lotze

Professor of Surgery, Immunology, Bioengineering

UPitt

Mustafa Khasraw

Mustafa Khasraw

Professor

Duke Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Immunotherapy

Speaker Photo - Nicholas Restifo, Chief Medical Officer, Medici Therapeutics

Nicholas restifo

cmo

Medici Therapeutics

Speaker Photo - Parameswaran Hari, Chief Development Officer, Obsidian Therapeutics

Parameswaran Hari

MSAT - Drug Product

Obsidian Therapeutics

Speaker Photo - Pierpaolo Ginefra, Senior Scientist, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

Pierpaolo Ginefra

Senior Scientist

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

Speaker Photo - Pin Wang, Chief Scientific Officer, Grit Biotechnology

Pin Wang

Lab Head

Grit Biotechnology

Rob Tressler

Robert Tressler

CSO

Excellos

Speaker Photo - Roda Amaria, Professor, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Rodabe Amaria

PROFESSOR

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Seth Wardell

Seth Wardell

Former Director MS&T Iovance

Ascent-Cell Bio

Speaker Photo - Yi Zhao, Chief Executive Officer, Sino Cell Biomed

Yi Zhao

Chief Executive Officer

Sino Cell Biomed

"The summit gathered people working in the TIL field and made close interaction and deep communication possible."

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