AGENDA | OCTOBER 7
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7:30 - 8:30 AM
Check-in & Networking Breakfast
8:30 - 8:40 AM
Opening & Hot Topics in the Retina Space
Presented By:
Firas M. Rahhal, MD, Partner - ExSight Ventures & Retina Vitreous Associates Medical Group
8:40 - 8:55 AM
Retina Pharmaceuticals Market Update
Presented By:
Peter Downs, Author & Analyst - Market Scope
8:55 - 10:20 AM
Innovation Showcase
8:55 - 9:02 AM | Outlook Therapeutics | C. Russell Trenary III - President & CEO
9:02- 9:09 AM | Iveric Bio | Pravin Dugel, MD - President
9:09 - 9:16 AM | GenSight Biologics | Magali Taiel, MD - Chief Medical Officer
9:16 - 9:23 AM | Ocuphire Pharma | Mina Sooch - CEO & Co-Founder
9:23 - 9:30 AM | Samsara Vision | Thomas Ruggia - President & CEO
9:30 - 9:37 AM | LumiThera | Clark E. Tedford, PhD - Co-Founder, President & CEO
9:37 - 9:44 AM | Pixium Vision | Lloyd Diamond - President & CEO
9:44 - 9:51 AM | Oxular | Friedrich Asmus, MD - Chief Medical Officer
9:51 - 9:58 AM | Annexon Biosciences | Douglas Love - President & CEO
9:58 - 10:05 AM | Rezolute | Rajat N Agrawal, MD, MS - VP, Clinical Development & Ophthalmology Lead
10:05 - 10:12 AM | Graybug Vision| Frederic Guerard - CEO
10:12- 10:19 AM | UNITY Biotechnology | Anirvan Ghosh - CEO
10:20 - 10:50 AM
Morning Networking & Refreshment Break
10:50 - 11:50 AM
Spotlight on Cell & Gene Therapy
Company Showcase
11:00 - 11:07 AM | DTx Pharma | Arthur Suckow, PhD - Co-Founder & CEO
11:07 - 11:14 AM| REGENXBIO | Stephen Pakola, MD - Chief Medical Officer
11:14 - 11:21 AM | Eyevensys | Patricia Zilliox, PhD - President & CEO
11:21 - 11:28 AM | Nanoscope Therapeutics | Samarendra Mohanty, PhD - Co-Founder, President & Chief Scientific Officer
11:28 - 11:35 AM | Regenerative Patch Technologies | Suber Huang, MD, MBA, FASRS
Clinical Panel Discussion
Panelists:
Suber Huang, MD, MBA, FASRS, CEO - Retina Center of Ohio/Future Vision Foundation
Aaron Osborne, MD - Ophthalmology Drug Developer & Consultant
Jose Sahel, MD, Chairman - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Charles Wykoff, MD - Retina Consultants of Texas
Moderated By:
Mark Humayun, MD, PhD, Professor of Ophthalmology and Director
University of Southern California Roski Eye Institute
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM
Spotlight on Drug Delivery
Company Showcase
12:00 - 12:07 PM | Re-Vana Therapeutics | Michael O'Rourke - CEO
12:07 - 12:14 PM | Aerie Pharmaceuticals | Casey C. Kopczynski, PhD - Chief Scientific Officer
12:14 - 12:21 PM | Clearside Biomedical | Thomas Ciulla, MD - Chief Medical Officer Officer
12:21 - 12:28 PM | EyePoint Pharmaceuticals | Nancy Lurker - President & CEO
Clinical Panel Discussion
Panelists:
Robert L Avery, MD, Founder & CEO - California Retina Consultants
Sharon Bakalash, MD, PhD, CBA, Founder & CEO - SB Strategic Development Consultants
Maria Berrocal, MD, Berrocal & Associates
Moderated By:
Sophie Bakri, MD, Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology - Mayo Clinic
12:50 - 1:50 PM
Networking Lunch & Innovator Award
1:30 - 1:50 PM | Innovator Award
Recipient:
Stanley Chang, MD, Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology - Columbia University Medical Center
Interviewed By:
Firas M. Rahhal, MD, Partner - ExSight Ventures & Retina Vitreous Associates Medical Group
1:50 - 2:45 PM
Spotlight on AI, Diagnostics and Therapeutics
Company Showcase
1:55 - 2:02 PM | Notal Vision | Kester Nahen, PhD, - CEO
2:02 - 2:09 PM | Eyenuk | Kaushal Solanki, PhD, UCSB - Founder & CEO
2:09 - 2:16 PM | Beyeonics Surgical | Eran Segev - VP, Products & Projects
2:16 - 2:23 PM | Google Health | Namma Hammel, MD - Clinical Research Scientist
Panel Discussion
Daniela Ferrara, MD, MSc, PhD, Senior Medical Director - Genentech/Roche
J. Jill Hopkins, MD, FRCSC , SVP & Global Head Ophthalmology Development Unit - Novartis
Rishi Singh, MD, Staff Physician and Professor of Ophthalmology - Cleveland Clinic
Moderated By:
Jay Duker, MD, Chairman of Ophthalmology - Tufts University School of Medicine/Chief Strategic Scientific Officer - EyePoint Pharmaceuticals
2:45 - 3:15 PM
Retina Pipeline Presentations
2:45 - 2:53 PM | Apellis | David Acheson - SVP, North America
2:53 - 3:01 PM | Regeneron | David Scisciani - Director Strategic Accounts
3:01 - 3:09 PM | Genentech/Roche | Daniela Ferrara, MD, MSc, PhD - Senior Medical Director
3:15 - 3:55 PM
Afternoon Networking & Refreshment Break
3:55 - 4:35 PM
Finding and Funding Assets in Retina
Participants:
Tsuyoshi (Josh) Chiwata, Director, Venture Management - Santen
Fred Guerard, CEO - Graybug Vision
Jason Menzo, COO - Foundation Fighting Blindness
Andrew Liu, VP, Global Corporate Development - Chengdu Kanghong Pharmaceutical Group Co.
Firas M. Rahhal, MD, Partner - ExSight Ventures & Retina Vitreous Associates Medical Group
Moderated By:
Emmett T. Cunningham Jr., MD, PhD, MPH, Senior Managing Director - Blackstone Life Sciences
4:35 - 5:15 PM
Retina Industry Insights
Participants:
David Acheson, SVP, North America - Apellis
Jeff Evanson, Chief Commercial Officer – Outlook Therapeutics
Paul Hallen, VP & Global Head, Retina & Glaucoma – Alcon
Robert Kissling, MD, VP, Medical & Clinical Affairs - Bausch + Lomb
Ram Palanki, PharmD, SVP, Commercial Strategy and Operations - REGENXBIO
Moderated By:
Firas M. Rahhal, MD, Partner - ExSight Ventures & Retina Vitreous Associates Medical Group