Galien week of innovation

Galien Patient Summit

Oct. 30 2025

Speaker Bios

PANEL 1 / 8:40 AM - 9:40 AM

Transforming Innovation into Patient Outcomes: Grounded in Community, Guided by Science

Katie MAZUK
CHAIR

Katie MAZUK
Chief Patient Experience Officer, Novartis US

Bio
Uché BLACKSTOCK

Uché BLACKSTOCK, MD
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Advancing Health Equity (AHE)

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Molly GUTHRIE

Molly GUTHRIE
Vice President, Policy & Advocacy, Susan G. Komen

Bio
Michael W. HODIN

Michael W. HODIN, PhD
Chief Executive Officer, Global Coalition on Aging; Managing Partner, High Lantern Group

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John M. O’BRIEN

John M. O’BRIEN, PharmD, MPH
President & Chief Executive Officer, National Pharmaceutical Council

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PANEL 2 / 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

The Science of Longevity: From Lifespan to Healthspan

Eric Horvitz
CHAIR

Jeremy ABBATE
Vice President & Publisher, Scientific American

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Clinton Michael

Michael CLINTON
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, ROARforward

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Speaker4

Patrick KULLENBERG
Chief Innovation Officer, North America, L’Oréal Groupe

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David LUU,

David LUU, MD
Founder, Longevity Docs


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Qian ZHENG

Qian ZHENG, MD, PhD
Senior Vice President of Advanced Research, North America and Global Head of Regenerative Beauty, L’Oréal Groupe

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PANEL 3 / 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM

Beyond BMI: Precision Obesity Care

Keri Hildick
CHAIR

Keri HILDICK
Chief Strategy Officer, Perspectum

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Jaime Alnadoz

Jaime ALMANDOZ, MD, MBA, FTOS
Medical Director, Weight Wellness Program; Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Rachel

Rachel BATTERHAM
Senior Vice President, International Medical Affairs, Eli Lilly and Company


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Speaker3

Manu CHAKRAVARTHY, MD, PhD
Senior Vice President and Global Head of Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolism Product Development, Roche-Genentech

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Sandra Elia

Sandra ELIA
Chair, Obesity Matters; Certified Food Addiction Counselor

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Speaker 5

Priya JAISINGHANI, MD
DABOM Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Health, Media Expert

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KEYNOTE / 12:20 PM - 12:40 PM

Matthew Zachary, Founder, We The Patients

Matthew Zachary

Matthew ZACHARY
Founder, We The Patients

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PANEL 4 / 12:45 PM - 1:55 PM

Patient Driven Research: Reshaping the R&D Pipeline

Tania Simoncelli
CHAIR

Tania SIMONCELLI
Vice President, Translational Impact & Engagement, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

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Marianne C

Marianne S. CLANCY, MPA
Chief Executive Officer and Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Cure HHT


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Dimboeck

Michaela DINBOECK
Head of Patient Engagement (PE), Novartis

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Sunita Malepati

Sunitha MALEPATI
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Buffalo Initiative

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Amit_Rakhit

Amit RAKHIT, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer, BlueRock Therapeutics

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Jpsh Sommer

Josh SOMMER
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Chordoma Foundation

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PANEL 5 / 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

From Promise to Practice: Navigating AI’s Potential in Enhancing Patient-Centered Care

Eric Horvitz-2
CHAIR

Eric HORVITZ, MD, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer, Microsoft

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Speaker

Grace CORDOVANO, PhD, BCPA
Founder, Enlightening Results; Co-Founder, Unblock Health


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David Fajgenbaum

David FAJGENBAUM, MD, MBA, MSc
Co-Founder & President, Every Cure; Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania


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Aaron MITCHELL

Aaron MITCHELL
Managing Principal,
R&D Excellence, ZS


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Navraj NAGRA

Navraj NAGRA, MD, PhD
Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company; Leader in McKinsey’s R&D Strategy, Portfolio, AI and Transformation practices


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Sarah C. ROSSETTI

Sarah C. ROSSETTI, RN, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA
Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Nursing, Columbia University


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STRATEGIC PARTICIPATIVE ASSEMBLY / 3:05 PM - 3:55 PM

Designing a New Patient-First Model

Karla CHILDERS
MODERATOR

Karla CHILDERS, BA, MSJ, MBE
Vice President Bioethics, Policy & Partnerships, Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Johnson & Johnson


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Aaron LEIBTAG

Aaron LEIBTAG
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder, PENTAVERE (a HEALWELL AI company)

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PANEL 6 / 4:05 PM - 5:05 PM

The Forgotten Patients : A focus on Sickle Cell Disease

Greta VAN SUSTEREN
CHAIR

Greta VAN SUSTEREN
Host of Newsmax Show « The Record »

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Creary

Melissa Creary, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy and Global Public Health in the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan 

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Olivier Hermine

Olivier HERMINE, MD, PhD
Head of the Department of Hematology, Necker Hospital, Paris

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Solomon F. OFORI-ACQUAH

Solomon F. OFORI-ACQUAH, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics and Calvin Smyre Endowed Chair; GRA Eminent Scholar and Director, Georgia Solve Sickle Cell Initiative, Emory University School of Medicine; Vice Chair of Research, Department of Pediatrics, Morehouse School of Medicine


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Ifeyinwa (Ify) OSUNKWO

Ifeyinwa (Ify) OSUNKWO, MD, MPH
Chief Patient Officer, Rare Disease, Novo Nordisk

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