Registration and Seating

Welcome and Event Kick-Off with our Master of Ceremonies

• Nathan Tinker, Ph.D.

  Executive Director

  New York Biotechnology Association (NYBA) (confirmed)

Keynote Address

• Thomas D'Ambra, Ph.D.

  CEO & Chairman of the Board

  Albany Molecular Research, Inc. (AMRI) (confirmed)

Transition Break

Panel Discussion: Biotech's Future in New York

• Moderator: Alan Paau, Ph.D.

  Executive Director & Vice Provost for Technology Transfer & Economic Development

  Cornell Center for Technology Enterprise and Commercialization (CCTEC) (confirmed)

• M. Guven Yalcintas, Ph.D.

  Vice President, Technology Transfer Office

  The Research Foundation of the State University of New York (confirmed)

• Cyndi D. Green, Ph.D., MBA

  Director, Worldwide Business Development

  Pfizer Inc (confirmed)

• Shaker A. Mousa, Ph.D., MBA, FACC, FACB

  Professor of Pharmacology, Executive Vice President, and Chairman

  The Pharmaceutical Research Institute at Albany

  Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (confirmed)

• Heather Erickson

  President

  MedTech (confirmed)

Transition Break

Panel Discussion: State & Federal Issues Facing the Biotechnology Industry in New York

• Moderator: Martha Auster

  Senior Regional Manager, Roche

  Chair, NYS PhRMA Task Force (confirmed)

• Kenneth J. Pokalsky

  Senior Director, Government Affairs

  The Business Council of New York State (confirmed)

• John R. Gibson

  Manager, State Government Relations

  Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) (confirmed)

• Gregory Gierer

  Director, Policy

  Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) (confirmed)

• Donald S. Mazzullo

  Partner

  Harter, Secrest & Emory LLP (confirmed)

Program Wrap-up/Q&A (Nathan Tinker)

Networking Reception at University Club