8a | 🥐 Breakfast
9a | 👏 Opening Remarks and Industry Perspectives
Grant Schoneman (JLL San Diego): Infrastructure Realities for CGT Development
José Morachis (Phase 2 Ventures): Navigating a Capital-Constrained Environment
Carl Schoellhammer (DeciBio): State of the CGT Community
Robert Tressler (Excellos): Critical Role of Cell Characterization for CDMOs
Stephen Gunstream (Teknova): The Rise of Modular Reagent Manufacturing
☕ Coffee Break
Benjamin Fryer (Pluristyx): Next-Generation Starting Materials for CGT
Michael McCutchen (Invert Bio): The AI-Powered Workflow
Lori Ellis (BioSpace): Moving CGT Forward Amidst Regulatory Uncertainty
11:45a | 🌮 Lunch
12:30p | 💬 Roundtable Discussions
Sessions moderated by:
Ian Burdick (Solesis): Strategic and Creative Partnerships in CGT
Dominic Clarke (Cryoport Systems): The Supply Chain Workflow — Bulletproofing Your Process from Patient/Donor to Dose
Benjamin Fryer (Pluristyx): Integrating NAMs and Organoid Technologies into Existing Research and Development Workflows
Rohin Krishnan Iyer (Marken): From Disruption to Delivery — Forging a Robust CGT Logistics Strategy
William Lloyd, PhD (Akadeum Life Sciences): The Foundational Workflow — Autologous vs. Allogeneic Models
Carl Schoellhammer (DeciBio): Navigating the Path to Market — Policy, Advocacy, and the Future of CGT
Victoria Zellmer, PhD (Invert Bio): The AI-Powered Workflow — Replacing Hope with Data in Process Development
2p | ☕ Networking Break
2:30p | 🔥 Rapid-Fire Sessions
Kevin Gutshall (Kytopen): Scale Cell Engineering Workflows Using a Single Technology
Terrell Mathews (PBS Biotech): Intro to PBS Biotech and Vertical-Wheel® Bioreactors
Dominic Clarke (Cryoport Systems): Engineering Confidence into Your Starting Material Workflow
Geoffrey Uhl (PA Consulting): Capacity Strategy for Advanced Therapies
Stephen Tierney (Xiltrix North America): Not Another Workflow: Why Strong Partnerships Means Fewer Fires
Jerome Karpiak, PhD (Defined Biosciences): From Bench to Bioreactor: Scalable, Defined hPSC Workflows for Manufacturing-Ready Applications
Mariam Iftikhar, PhD (Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies): Bridging Hope and Reality: Scalable Automation for CGT Manufacturing
Johnny Akers, PhD (VisiCell Medical): Global Positioning System for Cell Therapy
Melissa White (Cytiva): Changing Dynamics of Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing
4:15p | ❓ Q&A: Panel Discussion
Including all of our Industry Perspectives Speakers
4:45p | 🥂 Closing Remarks and Happy Hour
5p | 👣 Facility Tours
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6p | 👋 Goodbye!