Expert Speaker Faculty

Meet the visionaries shaping the future of ALS & FTD care at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit.

Pharma Powerhouses Driving Neuromuscular Innovation
Biotech Trailblazers Transforming ALS & FTD Therapeutics
Investors, Advocates & Strategic Voices
Academic Titans & Clinical Thought Leaders
CRO Innovators Accelerating CNS Research

Pharma Powerhouses Driving Neuromuscular Innovation

Murali Gopalakrishnan, Global Head, Neuroscience Search & Evaluation AbbVie- Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Murali Gopalakrishnan

Director, Head of High Throughput Screening and Molecular Characterization
Abbvie
Yunfeng Huang, Principal Scientist, Biogen - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Yunfeng Huang

Principal Scientist
Biogen

Shih-Ching (Joyce) Lo

Associate Director
Biogen
Joel Schwartz, Scientific Director, Bristol Myers Squibb - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Joel Schwartz

Director, Scientific Digital Biomarkers Neuroscience Trc, R & Ed
Bristol Myers Squibb

Francisca Martinez-Raub

Director
Eli Lilly
Yea Jin Kaeser-Woo, Senior Director, Eli Lilly - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Yea Jin Kaeser-Woo

Senior Director
Eli Lilly
Arti Patel, Principal Scientist II, Novartis - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026 (1)

Arti Patel

Principal Scientist - Program & Neuroscience Lead
Novartis

Mary Michael

Vice President - Patient Advocacy & Stakeholder Management
Otsuka

Alex Goddard

Director, Mcquade Center For Strategic Research & Development
Otsuka
Ivan Nyarko-Danquah, Postdoctoral Fellow, Sanofi - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Ivan Nyarko-Danquah

Postdoctoral Fellow
Sanofi
Kelly Glajch, Scientific Director, Rare Neurology, Neuroscience Therapeutic Area Unit, Takeda - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Kelly Glajch

Scientific Director, Rare Neurology
Takeda Pharmaceutical
Makoto Tamura, Executive Director of NeuroDiscovery Lab, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Makoto Tamura

Executive Director
Tanabe Pharma

Biotech Trailblazers Transforming ALS & FTD Therapeutics

Christopher Shaw, Chief Scientific and Clinical Advisor, AviadoBio - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Christopher Shaw

Chief Scientific and Clinical Advisor
AviadoBio
Sarah Knutson, Executive Director, Early Discovery, Rome Therapeutics - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Sarah Knutson

Senior Director - Early Discovery
Early Discovery ROME Therapeutics
Javier San Martin, CMO, Athira Pharma - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Javier San Martin

Chief Medical Officer
LeonaBio
Mansuo Lu Shannon, Chief Scientific Officer, Ask Bio - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Mansuo Lu Shannon

Chief Scientific Officer
Prevail Therapeutics

Michal Geva

Senior Vice President & Head of Research
Prilenia Therapeutics B.V.
Sandy Hinckley, Vice President, Head of Discovery, Quralis - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Sandy Hinckley

Vice President, Head of Discovery
QurAlis Corp.

Sharon Tamir

Head of Digital Healthcare Innovation Team, Business, Product Strategy & Business Development
Tanabe Pharma
Irina Antonijevic, Chief Medical Officer, Trace Neuroscience - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Irina Antonijevic

Chief Medical Officer
Trace Neuroscience
George Apostol, Senior Vice President, Clinical Development, uniQure - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

George Apostol

Head of Clinical Development
uniQure

Investors, Advocates & Strategic Voices

Eloise Jarvis, Researcher, Beacon Intelligence - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Eloise Jarvis

Researcher
Beacon Intelligence
Christian Rubio, Executive Director & Head of Development, EverythingALS - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Christian Rubio

Executive Director & Head of Development
EverythingALS

Kate Nycz

Patient Advocate
Her ALS Story
Hanxiong (Bear) Zhang, Associate, RA Capital Management - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Bear Zhang

Associate
RA Capital Management

Academic Titans & Clinical Thought Leaders

Collin Hovinga, Vice President of Rare and Orphan Diseases, Critical Path Institute (C-Path) - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Collin Hovinga

Vice President - Rare & Orphan Diseases
CPATH
Phil Wong, Professor of Pathology, John Hopkins Medicine - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Philip C. Wong

Professor of Pathology & Neuroscience
John Hopkins Medicine
Ruth Chia, Staff Scientist, National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Ruth Chia

Staff Scientist
NIH
John Replogle, Postdoctoral Fellow, The National Institutes of Health - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

John Replogle

Director
NIH

Hande Ozdinler

prof
Northwestern University

Leonard van den Berg

Neurologist, MD, PhD
UMC Utrecht

CRO Innovators Accelerating CNS Research

Matthew Mandeville, Senior Business Development Manager, BrainXell, - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Matthew Mandeville

Senior Business Development Manager
BrainXell

Jennifer Prichard

Medical Director
Evestia Clinical

Marian Hruska-Plochan

Scientific Business Developer
MaxWell Biosystems AG

Urs Frey

Chief Executive Officer
MaxWell Biosystems AG
Massimiliano Bianchi, Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer, Ulysses Neuroscience - Expert Speaker at the 5th ALS Drug Development Summit 2026

Massimiliano Bianchi

Founder & President & Chief Executive Officer
Ulysses Neuroscience
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