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Women Building Bio
October 17, 2018Inova Center for Personalized Health, FairfaxChallenge new ideas. Discover cutting-edge innovations. Revolutionize best practices. Build a powerful community of collaboration. Women Building Bio is where the vision is transformed into reality. Women advancing the industry with all stakeholders, men and women, front and center joining forces. Come join us for the Third Annual Women Building Bio October 17 at the Inova Center for Personalized Health. Be a part of the vision with Thought Leaders and Change Agents steering the Industry. This is a one-day regional conference converging extraordinary men and women, industry and academia, researchers and innovators, professionals and decision-makers gathering together to cultivate relationships and making an impact. 
Wednesday, October 17Breakfast and RegistrationWelcome and Goals for the DayCassandra Isley, Vice President, Strategy and Development, Virginia Bio Kelly Schlageter, Communications Director, Inova Center for Personalized Health Amy Adams, Associate Director, Institute for Biohealth Innovation, George Mason University Kolaleh Eskandanian, Chief Innovation Officer, Children’s National Health System Collaborating to Excel at Clinical Research and Translation to Transform Patient CareModerated by Lisa M. Guay-Woodford, Director, Center for Translational Science and Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute at Children’s National Health System Karen Johnson, Harrison Distinguished Professor and Chair of Neurology and Professor of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia F. Gerard Moeller, Director, Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research at VCU and Associate Vice President for Clinical Research at VCU Game Changers: New Discoveries, New Thinking (Round 1)Sharon Ramey, Research Professor and Distinguished Research Scholar, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Jessica Foley, Chief Science Officer Focused Ultrasound Foundation TIES – “Together Inspiring an Ecosystem of Success” Interactive Roundtable BreakoutModerated by Members of the Honorary Committee BreakForerunners Spearheading the Commercialization of ResearchModerated by Sharon Krueger, Director, Innovation, Grants and Relationships, University of Virginia School of Medicine Kolaleh Eskandanian, Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Children's National Health System Ivelina Metcheva, Executive Director, VCU Innovation Gateway Brandy Salmon, Associate Vice President for Innovation and Partnerships, Virginia Tech Lunch and NetworkingSoft Skills Shouldn’t Be So Hard: Supporting Personal Brand Awareness to Cultivate Culture and Leaders!Gerry Gribbon, Field Director, Healthcare Policy and Advocacy for East Coast, Johnson & Johnson and Regional Business Director, Janssen Inc. Building a Statewide Public Private Collaboration to Drive Health Science Research, Translation and Commercialization: Global Genomics and Bioinformatics Research InstituteModerated by Deborah Crawford, Vice President Research, George Mason University Laurence Bray, Associate Professor, Bioengineering, George Mason University John Moynihan, Chief Medical Officer and Chair of the Department of Surgery, Inova Fairfax Hospital Richard Shannon, Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, University of Virginia BreakGame Changers: New Discoveries, New Thinking (Round 2)Tracey Vetterick, Head of ONcology Early Portfolio Strategy, AstraZeneca "Painting Proteins – a new tool to reveal protein interactions" Alessandra Luchini, Associate Professor, College of Science, George Mason University Innovating in Disruption and Disruptive Innovation: Embracing Change to Serve PatientsModerated by Margaret Anderson, Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting and former Executive Director of FasterCures, a Center of the Milken Institute Tanisha Carino, Executive Director, Faster Cures Meghana Chalasani, Operations Research Analyst, Decision Support and Analysis Team (DSAT), Office of Strategic Programs/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) Cynthia Rice, Senior Vice President for Advocacy and Policy, JDRF Conference Reflection: Open Comments and Discussion from AudienceClosing RemarksJeffrey Gallagher, CEO, Virginia Bio Honorary CommitteeAmy Adams Associate Director, Institute for Biohealth Innovation, GMU Peggy Agouris Dean, College of Science, GMU Barbara Boyan Dean, School of Engineering,VCU Kathlynn Brown Sr Director, Macromolecular Science and Cancer Biology, SRI International Tami Brown Associate Director, State Gov’t Affairs & Policy, Merck & Co., Inc. Germaine Buck Louis Dean, College of Health & Human Services, GMU Deborah Crawford VP Research, GMU Kim Davis Chief Compliance Officer, kaleo Daniela Drago Director Regulatory Affairs Program, GWU School of Medicine and Health Sciences Joanne Duncan President, Membership and Operations, BIO Donna Edmonds Chairman and CEO, ImmunArray Kolaleh Eskandanian VP and Chief Innovation Officer, Children’s National Jessica Foley Chief Scientific Officer, Focused Ultrasound Foundation Mindy Goldsborough Chief Science and Technology Officer, ATCC Ia Gomez Dean, Science and Engineering, LFCC Amrie Grammer Co-Founder,COO & Chief Scientific Officer, AMPEL BioSolutions Elaine Horn-Ranney Co-Founder and CEO, Tympanogen Kathi Huddleston Director, Clinical Research, Inova Translational Medicine Institute Senator Janet Howell Virginia General Assembly Crystal Icenhour CEO, Aperiomics and Immediate Past Chairman VA Bio Julie Idelkope VP, U.S. Government Relations, Pfizer Anna James Director, Business Development, Sentara Sheree Jones Client Unit Executive, Federal Healthcare and Energy, IBM Sharon Krueger Director, Innovation and Grants, UVA Stacy LaMontagne Partner, Cherry Bekaert, Life Science Jennifer Lee Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Policy and Services, Veterans Administration Tracy Mason Assistant Dean, Strategic Communications, GMU Theresa Mayer VP Research and Innovation, Virginia Tech Mindy Myers Medical Laboratory Technologist, Quest Diagnostics Nicole Palya Wood Sr Director Advocacy, PhRMA Ann Powell Director, Healthcare Policy & Advocacy, Johnson and Johnson Liz Powell Founder and President, G2G Consulting Marsha Rappley CEO, VCU Health System & VP Health Sciences, VCU Carrie Roth President and CEO, VA Bio + Tech Park Margaret Saha Chancellor Professor Biology, College of W&M Brandy Salmon Executive Director, LINK, Virginia Tech Kelly Schlageter Director, Communications, Inova Center for Personalized Health Margaret (Peggy) Shupnik Sr Associate Dean Research, School of Medicine, UVA Jennifer Siciliano Chief Communications and External Affairs Officer, Inova Lisa Simms Booth Sr Director, Patient & Public Engagement, Biden Cancer Initiative Kyp Sirinakis Managing Partner, Epidarex Capital Julia Spicer Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Venture Association Janine Stevens Director, Scientific Programs, HHMI Janelia Research Campus Joanne Theurich Chief of Operations Services, HHMI Denise Toney Director, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services Rosemarie Truman Founder and CEO, The Center for Advancing Innovation Nancy Vorona VP, Research Investment, CIT Ujwala Warek Director, Biotechnology, Altria Champions CommitteeEd Albrigo CEO, Center for Innovative Technologies Ali Andalibi Associate Dean Research, George Mason University Jarrod Borkat Sr Director, Partnering & Strategy, MedImmune Franklin Bost Executive Associate Dean Innovation & Outreach, Director VCU Institute for Medicine Henry Broaddus VP Strategic Initiatives, College of William & Mary Peter Buckley Dean, School of Medicine, VCU Health System Alan Connor President and CEO, Cadence Inc. Jeff Conroy CEO, Embody, LLC. Ray Cypess President and CEO, ATCC/p> Dennis Dean Director, Fralin Life Science Institute, Virginia Tech Ross Dunlap President and CEO, Ceres Nanosciences Tom Frantz Chairman Emeritus, Williams Mullen Michael Friedlander Exec Director, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, VP, Health Sciences & Technology, Virginia Tech Mark Gignac Exec Director, Institute Advanced Learning & Research Craig Gill U.S. Government Relations, Pfizer Alan Grant Dean, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Virginia Tech Mike Grisham President and CEO, Virginia Catalyst Richard Heller Frank Reidy Center for Bioelectrics, ODU Mark Herzog VP, Corporate Affairs, kaleo Joe Humphrie EVP, Washington Market, Union Bank Andrew Krouse President and CEO, Cavion Thomas Loughran, Jr. Director, UVA Cancer Center Warren Martin Executive Transaction Advisor, Life Sciences & Technology, Falls River Group Scott Meza Director, Corporate & Securities, Greenberg Traurig Lenn Murrelle President and CEO, Venebio John Niederhuber CEO, Inova Translational Medicine Institute Brian Pollok CEO, Propagenix Inc. Jim Powers Chairman and CEO, Hemoshear Therapeutics Michael Ross President and CEO, Euclid Systems Senator Frank Ruff Jr. Virginia General Assembly Richard Shannon Exec Vice President, UVA Health System Todd Stottlemyer CEO, Inova Center for Personalized Health HotelWe have secured a block of hotel rooms for our conference attendees. The Fairview Park Marriott is located only quick 2 miles from the conference venue, and offers an on site restaurant and fitness center for those arriving the evening before. Fairview Park Marriott 3111 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, VA 22042 Room block closes October 2
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Conference VenueInova Center for Personalized Health Conference Center 3225 Gallows Road Fairfax, VA 22031 
Sponsor or Exhibit with UsWith over 300 attendees from leading companies and universities, this is the ideal opportunity to showcase your organization at the premier Women Building Bio regional conference. With options to meet any objective or budget, let us work with you to create the perfect package. Contact Cassandra Isley for more information.
RegisterCome join us for the Third Annual Women Building Bio October 17 at the Inova Center for Personalized Health. Be a part of the vision with Thought Leaders and Change Agents steering the Industry. This is a one-day regional conference converging extraordinary men and women, industry and academia, researchers and innovators, professionals and decision-makers gathering together to cultivate relationships and making an impact.
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Conference HighlightsWomen Building Bio is more than a conference, it is a movement, and a celebration of the extraordinary innovative people creating and empowering the cures, therapies and diagnostics of the future. View the highlights of the 2017 conference to feel the power and the magic that happens when true collaborators convene to advance an industry. Event Sponsors
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