<a href="#hui-cai">Hui Cai</a>, VP and Head of Content, WuXi AppTec
<a href="#pat-furlong">Pat Furlong</a>, Founding President &amp; CEO, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy
<a href="#debra-miller">Debra Miller</a>, CEO &amp; Founder, CureDuchenne
<a href="#filippo-buccella">Filippo Buccella</a>, Founder, Parent Project Italy APS
<a href="#huigu-chen">Huigu Chen</a>, President, Shanghai Jiai Myopathy Care Center, China
<a href="#tali-kaplan">Tali Kaplan</a>, Co-Founder &amp; CEO, Little Steps Association for Patients with Duchenne &amp; Becker Muscular Dystrophy, Israel
<a href="#sherena-loh">Sherena Loh</a>, Director, Muscular Dystrophy Association (Singapore)

 Welcome

<a href="#kevin-flanigan">Kevin Flanigan</a>, Director, Center for Gene Therapy, Professor, Pediatrics &amp; Neurology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
<a href="#stanley-nelson">Stanley Nelson</a>, Professor of Human Genetics, Center for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
<a href="#richard-parad">Richard Parad</a>, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Moderator: <a href="#hawken-miller">Hawken Miller</a>, Features Writer, BioNews

Clinical Research and Practices 

A Conversation between<a href="#pat-furlong"> Pat Furlong</a>, Founding President &amp; CEO, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy and<a href="#debra-miller"> Debra Miller</a>, CEO &amp; Founder, CureDuchenne

Patient Story - The Nilson Family 

<a href="#michael-binks">Michael Binks</a>, VP &amp; Head of Clinical Research in the Rare Disease Research Unit at Pfizer
<a href="#paula-clemens">Paula Clemens</a>, Professor &amp; Vice Chair, Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
<a href="#nathalie-goemans">Nathalie Goemans</a>, Professor, Neuromuscular Reference Centre for Children, Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
Moderator: <a href="#timothy-franson">Timothy Franson</a>, Principal, Faegre Drinker Consulting and formerly VP Global Regulatory Affairs, Eli Lilly &amp; Co and Chief Medical Officer of YourEncore

What can we do to bring medicines to DMD patients around the world faster? 

<a href="#rhonda-bassel-duby">Rhonda Bassel-Duby</a>, Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
<a href="#ashish-dugar">Ashish Dugar</a>, SVP &amp; Global Head of Medical Affairs, Dyne Therapeutics
<a href="#jane-larkindale">Jane Larkindale</a>, VP, Clinical Sciences, PepGen
<a href="#art-levin">Art Levin</a>, CSO, Avidity Biosciences
<a href="#stuart-peltz">Stuart Peltz</a>, Founder &amp; CEO, PTC Therapeutics
Moderator: <a href="#richard-soll">Richard Soll</a>, Head of Boston Office and Senior Advisor of Strategic Initiatives, WuXi AppTec

New Targets. New Modalities. New Directions. 

<a href="#michael-binks">Michael Binks</a>, VP &amp; Head of Clinical Research in the Rare Disease Research Unit at Pfizer
<a href="#yi-dai">Yi Dai</a>, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, China
<a href="#xihua-li">Xihua Li</a>, Director, Department of Neuromuscular Disease, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, China
<a href="#stanley-nelson">Stanley Nelson</a>, Professor of Human Genetics, Center for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
<a href="#richard-parad">Richard Parad</a>, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
<a href="#stacey-tay">Stacey Tay</a>, Senior Consultant, Department of Paediatrics, Khoo Teck Puat &#8211; National University Children&#8217;s Medical Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore

10-Year Vision 

<a href="#hui-cai">Hui Cai</a>, VP and Head of Content, WuXi AppTec

Closing 

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<a href="#hui-cai">Hui Cai</a>, Program Chair, VP and Head of Content, WuXi AppTec
<a href="#katie-clapp">Katie Clapp</a>, President &amp; Co-Founder, FRAXA Research Foundation

Welcome

<a href="#katie-clapp">Katie Clapp</a>, President &amp; Co-Founder, FRAXA Research Foundation
<a href="#alison-singer">Alison Singer</a>, President, Autism Science Foundation
<a href="#wendy-bruce">Wendy Bruce</a>, Executive Director, Fragile X Association of Australia
<a href="#yinan-ma">Yinan Ma</a>, VP, Fragile X Association of China
<a href="#karen-kelm">Karen Kelm</a>, Board Member, Fragile X Foundation of Canada
<a href="#shalini-kedia">Shalini Kedia</a>, Chairperson, Fragile X Society – India
<a href="#sabrina-muggiati">Sabrina Muggiati</a>, Creator of the Eu Digo X Program – Brazil
<a href="#paula-gómez-ortega">Paula Gómez Ortega</a>, Coordinator, Fragile X Syndrome Parent&#8217;s Group – Argentina
<a href="#sandz-fraser">Sandz Fraser</a>, Coordinator, Fragile X South Africa; Owner &amp; Trustee, FiX Africa Special Needs Homeschool
<a href="#nazhi-tabatadze">Nazhi Tabatadze</a>, Clinic coordinator at Fragile X Center, Georgia
<a href="#andrea-lee">Andrea Lee</a>, Executive Director, Fragile X New Zealand

Collaboration and the voices of the patient advocacy groups 

<a href="#craig-erickson">Craig Erickson</a>, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Cincinnati Children&#8217;s Hospital and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
<a href="#randi-hagerman">Randi Hagerman</a>, Medical Director, MIND Institute; Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Endowed Chair, Fragile X Research, UC Davis Health
<a href="#elizabeth-berry-kravis">Elizabeth Berry-Kravis</a>, Professor of Pediatrics, Neurological Sciences, Biochemistry, Rush University Medical Center
Moderator: <a href="#ted-brown">Ted Brown</a>, President, Fragile X Association of Australia

Current clinical studies and practice

Patient story: 3 Australian families

<a href="#neil-thompson">Neil Thompson</a>, CSO, Healx
<a href="#mark-bear">Mark Bear</a>, Professor of Neuroscience, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, MIT
<a href="#mark-gurney">Mark Gurney</a>, Chairman &amp; CEO, Tetra Therapeutics
<a href="#walter-kaufmann">Walter Kaufmann</a>, CMO, Anavex Life Sciences; Adjunct Professor of Human Genetics, Emory University
<a href="#charles-large">Charles Large</a>, CEO, Autifony Therapeutics
Moderator:<a href="#richard-soll"> Richard Soll</a>, Head of Boston Office and Senior Advisor of Strategic Initiatives, WuXi AppTec

New directions in Fragile X Syndrome therapeutics

Patient story: The Goss family

<a href="#michael-tranfaglia">Michael Tranfaglia</a>, Medical Director &amp; CSO, FRAXA Research Foundation
<a href="#alison-singer">Alison Singer</a>, President, Autism Science Foundation
<a href="#nahum-sonenberg">Nahum Sonenberg</a>, Professor &amp; Gilman Cheney Chair in Biochemistry, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University
<a href="#peter-kind">Peter Kind</a>, Director, Simons Initiative for the Developing Brain, Patrick Wild Centre; Professor of Developmental Neuroscience, University of Edinburgh
<a href="#sumantra-chattarji">Sumantra Chattarji</a>, Senior Professor, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Science, Bangalore, India
<a href="#patricia-cogram">Patricia Cogram</a>, Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, IEB, Faculty of Science, University of Chile
<a href="#shangzhi-huang">Shangzhi Huang</a>, Professor of Medical Genetics, Peking Union Medical College
<a href="#elizabeth-berry-kravis">Elizabeth Berry-Kravis</a>, Professor of Pediatrics, Neurological Sciences, Biochemistry, Rush University Medical Center

10-year vision 

<a href="#hui-cai">Hui Cai</a>, Program Chair, VP and Head of Content, WuXi AppTec

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Fragile X Syndrome: In Pursuit of a Cure

<a href="#michael-hayden">Michael Hayden</a>, Founder &amp; CEO, Prilenia Therapeutics; Killam Professor at the University of British Columbia
Moderator: <a href="#michael-ward">Michael Ward</a>, Global Head of Life Sciences &amp; Healthcare Thought Leadership, Clarivate

Huntington’s Disease: Challenges, Lessons, and Opportunities 

<a href="#karen-anderson">Karen Anderson</a>, Professor, Psychiatry &amp; Neurology, Georgetown University; Director, HD Care, Education and Research Center
<a href="#blair-leavitt">Blair Leavitt</a>, Professor, Department of Medical Genetics and Senior Scientist, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, UBC
<a href="#svein-olaf-osen">Svein Olaf Osen</a>, President, International Huntington Association
<a href="#kristen-powers">Kristen Powers</a>, Executive Producer, Twitch
Moderator: <a href="#richard-soll">Richard Soll</a>, Head of Boston Office and Senior Advisor of Strategic Initiatives, WuXi AppTec

The Evolving Landscape of Care in Huntington’s Disease 

<a href="#irina-antonijevic">Irina Antonijevic</a>, CMO, Triplet Therapeutics
<a href="#ricardo dolmetsch">Ricardo Dolmetsch</a>, President, Research &amp; Development, uniQure
<a href="#aimee-jackson">Aimee Jackson</a>, CSO, Atalanta Therapeutics
Moderator: <a href="#dave-madge">Dave Madge</a>, VP, Research Service Division, WuXi AppTec

New Modalities and Technologies Driving Progress in Huntington’s Disease  

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Winning the War on Huntington’s Disease

<a href="#john-crowley">John Crowley</a>, Chairman &amp; CEO, Amicus Therapeutics
Moderator: <a href="#simone-fishburn">Simone Fishburn</a>, VP &amp; Editor in Chief, BioCentury

Racing against Time in Rare Diseases 

<a href="#tiffany-house">Tiffany House</a>, Chairman &amp; Board Member, International Pompe Association
<a href="#priya-kishnani">Priya Kishnani</a>, C.L. and Su Chen Professor of Pediatrics, Division Chief, Medical Genetics, Duke University Medical Center
<a href="#brad-crittenden">Brad Crittenden</a>, Executive Director, Canadian Association of Pompe
<a href="#jordi-diaz-manera">Jordi Díaz-Manera</a>, Professor of Neuromuscular Disorders, Translational Medicine and Genetics Honorary Consultant in Clinical Genetics, Newcastle University
Moderator:  <a href="#richard-soll">Richard Soll</a>, Head of Boston Office and Senior Advisor of Strategic Initiatives, WuXi AppTec

Closing the Gap in Pompe Disease:  Where Are We Heading 

<a href="#barry-byrne">Barry Byrne</a>, Professor and Associate Chair, Director, Powell Gene Therapy Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida
<a href="#edward-conner">Edward Conner</a>, Site Lead and Division Head of Gene Therapy Medical &amp; Development, Astellas Gene Therapies
<a href="#geoff-mackay">Geoff MacKay</a>, President &amp; CEO, AVROBIO
Moderator: <a href="#david-chang">David Chang</a>, CEO, WuXi Advanced Therapies, WuXi AppTec

Realizing the Promise of Gene Therapy in Pompe 

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Progress in Halting Pompe Disease

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8:00 Welcome 
<a href="#hui-cai">Hui Cai</a>, Forum Chair; VP and Head of Content Division, WuXi AppTec
8:05 Opening Remarks 
<a href="#steve-yang">Steve Yang</a>, Co-CEO, WuXi AppTec
8:10 Rising to the Challenge 
<a href="#michelle-mcmurry-heath">Michelle McMurry-Heath</a>, President &amp; CEO, Biotechnology Innovation Organization 
<a href="#steve-bates">Steve Bates</a>, CEO, BioIndustry Association 
<a href="#arnaud-bernaert">Arnaud Bernaert</a>, Global Head, Platform for Shaping the Future of Health and Healthcare, World Economic Forum 
Session Leader: <a href="#steve-yang">Steve Yang</a>, Co-CEO, WuXi AppTec
8:40 Better Medicines Faster 
<a href="#steve-hitchcock">Steve Hitchcock</a>, Head of Research, Takeda 
<a href="#bahija-jallal">Bahija Jallal</a>, CEO, Immunocore 
<a href="#ameet-nathwani">Ameet Nathwani</a>, CEO, Dewpoint Therapeutics 
<a href="#michael-rosenblatt">Michael Rosenblatt</a>, CMO, Flagship Pioneering 
Session Leader: <a href="#selina-koch">Selina Koch</a>, Executive Editor, BioCentury
9:20 The Path to Acceleration 
A conversation between <a href="#clifford-hudis">Clifford Hudis</a>, CEO, American Society of Clinical Oncology and <a href="#michael-varney">Michael Varney</a>, Chairman of R&amp;D, ERASCA; Senior Advisor, Frazier Healthcare
9:40 Innovation That Matters 
A conversation between <a href="#robert-nelsen">Robert Nelsen</a>, Co-Founder and Managing Director of ARCH Venture Partners and <a href="#michael-martin">Michael Martin</a>, Global Head of Takeda Ventures
10:00 Day 1 Adjourns

Day 1 STATE OF INNOVATION 2021

8:00 Welcome 
<a href="#karen-chen">Karen Chen</a>, CEO, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation 
<a href="#david-chang">David Chang</a>, CEO, WuXi Advanced Therapies, WuXi AppTec
8:05 Twenty Years of Progress in Cancer. What to Expect Next? 
A conversation between <a href="#jose-baselga">José Baselga</a>, EVP &amp; President, Oncology R&amp;D, AstraZeneca and <a href="#nina-kjellson">Nina Kjellson</a>, General Partner, Canaan Partners
8:25 The Aging and Brain Challenges: Are We at the Cusp of Breaking Through? 
<a href="#howard-federoff">Howard Federoff</a>, CEO, Aspen Neuroscience 
<a href="#howard-fillit">Howard Fillit</a>, Founding Executive Director and CSO, Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation 
<a href="#irene-griswold-prenner">Irene Griswold-Prenner</a>, CEO &amp; CSO, Nitrome Biosciences 
<a href="#rudolph-tanzi">Rudolph Tanzi</a>, Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School; Vice-Chair, Neurology, MGH 
Session Leader: <a href="#barbara-dalton">Barbara Dalton</a>, Managing General Partner, Pfizer Ventures; VP Worldwide Business Development, Pfizer
9:05 Delivering the Promise of Cell and Gene Therapies 
<a href="#jeffrey-bluestone">Jeffrey Bluestone</a>, President &amp; CEO, Sonoma Biotherapeutics 
<a href="#steve-harr">Steve Harr</a>, President &amp; CEO, Sana Biotechnology 
<a href="#sekar-kathiresan">Sekar Kathiresan</a>, CEO, Verve Therapeutics 
<a href="#kartik-ramamoorthi">Kartik Ramamoorthi</a>, Co-Founder &amp; CEO, Encoded Therapeutics 
Session Leader: <a href="#edward-hu">Edward Hu</a>, Vice Chairman of the Board and Global Chief Investment Officer, WuXi AppTec
9:45 Day 2 Adjourns

Day 2 WHEN PAST MEETS FUTURE

8:00 Welcome 
<a href="#annette-bakker">Annette Bakker</a>, President, Children’s Tumor Foundation 
<a href="#richard-soll">Richard Soll</a>, Head of WuXi AppTec’s Boston Office; Senior Advisor of Strategic Initiatives
8:05 Shaping the Next Twenty Years 
<a href="#robert-califf">Robert Califf</a>, Head of Clinical Policy and Strategy for Verily and Google Health 
<a href="#aviv-regev">Aviv Regev</a>, Head, Genentech Research and Early Development 
Session Leader: <a href="#amir-nashat">Amir Nashat</a>, Managing Partner, Polaris Partners
8:30 The New Era of Medicines 
<a href="#chris-chen">Chris Chen</a>, CEO, WuXi Biologics 
<a href="#yvonne-greenstreet">Yvonne Greenstreet</a>, President &amp; COO, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 
<a href="#nello-mainolfi">Nello Mainolfi</a>, Co-Founder, President &amp; CEO, Kymera Therapeutics 
<a href="#laura-shawver">Laura Shawver</a>, CEO, Silverback Therapeutics 
Session Leader: <a href="#john-carroll">John Carroll</a>, Chief Editor &amp; Founder, Endpoints News
9:10 When Technology Meets Healthcare 
<a href="#kate-bingham">Kate Bingham</a>, Managing Partner, SV Health Investors 
<a href="#david-jaffray">David Jaffray</a>, SVP, Chief Technology &amp; Digital Officer and Professor, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center 
<a href="#vijay-pande">Vijay Pande</a>, General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz 
<a href="#daphne-zohar">Daphne Zohar</a>, Founder &amp; CEO, Member of the Board of Directors, PureTech Health                                         Session Leader: <a href="#michal-preminger">Michal Preminger</a>, Head, Johnson &amp; Johnson Innovation East North America
9:55 Closing Remarks 
<a href="#hui-cai">Hui Cai</a>, Forum Chair; VP and Head of Content Division, WuXi AppTec

Day 3 FROM SICK CARE TO HEALTH CARE

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REGISTRATION and NETWORKING

<a href="#hui-cai">Hui Cai</a>, Forum Chair, VP and Head of Content Division, WuXi AppTec

WELCOME

<a href="#ge-li">Ge Li</a>, Chairman, WuXi AppTec and WuXi Biologics

OPENING REMARKS

Are We Breaking New Ground? 
<a href="#david-schenkein">David Schenkein</a>, General Partner, GV 
Antoine Papiernik, Managing Partner, Sofinnova Partners 
<a href="#kristiina-vuori">Kristiina Vuori</a>, President, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute 
<a href="#edward-hu">Edward Hu</a>, Co-CEO, WuXi AppTec 
Moderator: <a href="#eric-elenko">Eric Elenko</a>, Chief Innovation Officer, PureTech Health
A Dialogue with Howard “Skip” Burris, President, ASCO; President of Clinical Operations and CMO, Sarah Cannon 
Moderator: <a href="#fred-hausheer">Fred Hausheer</a>, Global Chief Medical Officer and Head of WuXi Oncology, WuXi AppTec

SESSION I: STATE OF INNOVATION

Cell Therapies: Where Are We Heading? 
<a href="#richard-klausner">Richard Klausner</a>, Founder and CEO, Lyell Immunopharma 
<a href="#patrick-hwu">Patrick Hwu</a>, Head, Division of Cancer Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center 
Moderator: <a href="#karen-bernstein">Karen Bernstein</a>, Co-Founder and Chairman, BioCentury
Delivering the Promise of Gene Therapies 
<a href="#james-wilson">James Wilson</a>, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics of Department of Medicine and Director of Gene Therapy Program, University of Pennsylvania 
<a href="#tachi-yamada">Tachi Yamada</a>, Venture Partner, Frazier Healthcare Partners 
Moderator: <a href="#john-carroll">John Carroll</a>, Editor and Founder, Endpoints News

SESSION II: SPOTLIGHT ON CELL AND GENE THERAPIES

A Dialogue with David Liu, Director of the Merkin Institute and Vice-Chair of the Faculty, Broad Institute; Professor of Harvard University and HHMI 
Moderator: Chris Chen, CEO, WuXi Biologics
Incremental or Transformative? 
<a href="#paul-peter-tak">Paul-Peter Tak</a>, President and CEO, Kintai Therapeutics 
<a href="#steve-paul">Steve Paul</a>, Chairman and CEO, Karuna Therapeutics 
<a href="#samantha-du">Samantha Du</a>, Chairman and CEO, Zai Lab 
<a href="#lalo-flores">Lalo Flores</a>, CEO, Century Therapeutics 
Moderator: <a href="#steve-yang">Steve Yang</a>, EVP and CBO, WuXi AppTec

SESSION III: RACE TO THE CURE

A Dialogue with Hans Bishop, CEO, GRAIL 
Moderator: <a href="#melinda-richter">Melinda Richter</a>, Global Head, Johnson &amp; Johnson Innovation, JLABS
How is Technology Shaping the Future of Healthcare? 
<a href="#jason-coloma">Jason Coloma</a>, President and CEO, Maze Therapeutics 
<a href="#zavain-dar">Zavain Dar</a>, Partner, Lux Capital 
<a href="#carolyn-magill">Carolyn Magill</a>, CEO, Aetion 
<a href="#john-halamka">John Halamka</a>, President, Mayo Clinic Platform 
<a href="#leon-wang">Leon Wang</a>, Executive VP International and China President, AstraZeneca 
Moderator: <a href="#kenneth-kaitin">Kenneth Kaitin</a>, Professor and Director, Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, Tufts University School of Medicine

SESSION IV: INNOVATION 2030

<a href="#steve-bates">Steve Bates</a>, CEO, UK BioIndustry Association

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