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Monday, June 26 • 9:00am - 10:30am
#100: Opening Plenary: Revolutionizing Life Sciences - How Diversity, Innovation, and Artificial Intelligence are Accelerating the Future of Health

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Component Type: Forum
Level: Intermediate
CE: ACPE 1.25 Knowledge UAN: 0286-0000-23-669-L04-P; CME 1.25; RN 1.25

Join our opening plenary session led by Dr. Junaid Bajwa, where we will illuminate major disruptors in our industry and their impact on clinical development. Attendees can expect a lively and engaging discussion, with a diverse range of perspectives and insights from panelists who are leaders and at the forefront of our industry.

The plenary session titled Revolutionizing Life Sciences: How Diversity, Innovation, and Artificial Intelligence are Accelerating the Future of Health promises to be a captivating and thought-provoking discussion. Attendees will be taken on a journey exploring the ways in which diversity, innovation, and artificial intelligence are transforming the life sciences industry and accelerating the future of health.

The discussion will delve into the current state of diversity within the life sciences industry, exploring the barriers and opportunities that exist for underrepresented groups, and how these groups are making an impact in the field. Panelists will also explore the role of diversity driven innovation in the industry, from cutting-edge technologies to novel approaches to research and development. AI will also feature heavily in the discussion, with panelists exploring the ways in which machine learning and other forms of artificial intelligence are being used to improve healthcare outcomes, from drug discovery to patient care- while also emphasizing the importance of equity, and trust as features of a responsible AI model for life sciences.

As key themes in our 2023 meeting, we will shine the light on our progress three key areas:
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion in clinical trials and research
  • Foundational Models: how might they disrupt our industry, and how we can harness their power to bring equity, efficiency and benefit to patients
  • Innovative Therapies: the future of personalized and precision health
    • .



    Learning Objectives

    Identify future applications of innovations in AI and precision medicine; Describe how diversity-driven innovation is impacting the development and use of novel therapies; Discuss considerations for ethical and responsible use of advanced analytics and innovative drug, device and diagnostic development, and delivery.

    Chair

    Marwan Fathallah

    Speaker

    Honorary Co-Chair
    June Raine, MD, MSc, FRCP

    Honorary Co-Chair
    David Mukanga, PhD, MPH

    Keynote Speaker and Moderator
    Junaid Bajwa, MD, MBA, MSc, FRCP

    Panelist
    Amir Kalali, MD

    Panelist
    Armen Mkrtchyan, PhD

    Panelist
    Najat Khan, PhD

    Panelist
    Isaac Kohane, MD, PhD


    Speakers
    avatar for Marwan Fathallah

    Marwan Fathallah

    President & Global Chief Executive, DIA, United States
    Prior to joining DIA in 2023, Fathallah was the Operating Officer and EVP at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, accountable for Operations, Post Market Product Science and Engineering, Regulatory, Quality, Medical, Clinical, Scientific Affairs, and Process Excellence. Before joining Ortho... Read More →
    avatar for June Raine

    June Raine

    Chief Executive, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), United Kingdom
    Dr June Raine is the CEO of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. Dr Raine trained in general medicine in Oxford after completing a Master’s degree by research in pharmacology. Her interest in drug safety led to a career in medicines regulation from 1985 onwards... Read More →
    avatar for David Mukanga

    David Mukanga

    Deputy Director, Africa Regulatory Systems, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United States
    Dr. David Mukanga is Deputy Director Africa Regulatory Systems at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he leads the foundation’s Africa regulatory systems optimization portfolio, and the linkage between regulatory systems and health care services. In this role, David supports... Read More →
    avatar for Junaid Bajwa

    Junaid Bajwa

    Practicing Physician, UK’s National Health Service; Chief Medical Scientist, Microsoft Research, United Kingdom
    Junaid is the Chief Medical Scientist at Microsoft Research and a practicing physician in the UK’s National Health Service. Junaid has worked across primary care, secondary care, and public health settings in addition to acting as a payer, and policymaker within the UK, where he... Read More →
    avatar for Amir Kalali

    Amir Kalali

    Co-Chair, Decentralized Trials and Research Alliance (DTRA), United States
    Dr. Kalali is a physician scientist, recognized globally as a leading innovator at the intersection of life sciences and technology, and a convener of collaborative high impact forums. He is a board director of both private and publicly traded companies and advises companies in the... Read More →
    avatar for Armen Mkrtchyan

    Armen Mkrtchyan

    Senior Principal, Flagship Pioneering, United States
    Armen Mkrtchyan joined Flagship Pioneering in 2020 as a senior principal working closely with Flagship’s founder and CEO and other senior leadership and supporting select strategic initiatives and enterprise companies. Specifically, Armen works to institutionalize and expand the... Read More →
    avatar for Najat Khan

    Najat Khan

    Chief Data Science Officer and Global Head, Strategy and Operations, R&D, Janssen , United States
    Najat Khan, Ph.D., holds a unique combination of leadership roles at Janssen. As Chief Data Science Officer for R&D, Najat leads a team leveraging AI, machine learning, real-world data, and digital health across Janssen’s pharmaceutical pipeline. As Global Head of Strategy & Operations... Read More →
    avatar for Isaac Kohane

    Isaac Kohane

    Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, United States
    Isaac Kohane, MD, PhD, is the chair of Harvard Medical School’s Department of Biomedical Informatics, whose mission is to develop methods and tools for a new generation of scientists and doctors to move biomedicine rapidly forward with the insight and precision offered by big data... Read More →

    Monday June 26, 2023 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
    Grand Ballroom Boston Convention and Exhibition Center 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210 USA
      00: Plenary, Forum