Fierce Pharma Week 2026 Speakers

Fatima Ahmad, PharmD

Senior Director, Scientific and Medical Communications

Taiho Oncology

Robert (Bob) Allen

Head, Omnichannel Strategy & Digital Transformation, Global Public Affairs

Gilead Sciences

Nkiru Anyagaligbo

Digital Lead - Rare Diseases

Biogen

Liz Arnold

Head of Commercial Strategy

BridgeBio

David Bell

Chief Commercial Officer

Cosette Pharma

Shara Bialo, M.D.

Senior Medical Director, T1D Immunology

Sanofi

Bryan Bischel, Ph.D.

National Field Director

AbbVie

Mary Elizabeth Blake

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

Amicus Therapeutics

Christie Bloomquist

Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs HP US and President, Boehringer Cares Foundation

Boehringer Ingelheim

Vanessa Braganza

Head- Omnichannel Medical Engagement

Genentech

Angie Bricco

Head of Public Affairs & Patient Advocacy of US General Medicines

Sanofi

Josefa Briceno

Franchise Head, Gyne/GU Cancer, US Medical Affairs

AstraZeneca

Brian Cantwell

Vice President, Digital Strategy & Product Operations

Bayer Pharmaceuticals

Annemarie Carpico

Vice President Business Operations

Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Nolan Castillo

HCP Omnichannel

Moderna

Joshua Cierski

Associate Director, Media

Reckitt

Jamie DeMaria, Ph.D., MBA

Global Head, Medical Affairs Excellence

Boehringer Ingelheim

Francesca Dellelci

Fractional Communications Head

Kevin Donahoe

Vice President, Head of Diabetes Therapy Area Marketing and Patient Solutions

Novo Nordisk

Ruth du Moulin, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President Medical Affairs

Xilio Therapeutics

Lisa Feder

Director, Integrated Publications

Taiho Oncology

Carrie Fernandez

Global Corporate Affairs Leader

Melanie Fleeman, Ph.D.

Vice President, Head of Global Scientific Engagement

Bayer

Brian Goff

Chief Executive Officer

Agios

Alexander Goldman

Senior Director Media Planning

Bayer

Courtney Grosslight

Director of Marketing

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals

Melissa Hagan

Director, US Market Access Strategic Evidence, Oncology

BeOne Medicines

Alice Harmon

Director Omnichannel Analytics & Strategy

Lundbeck

Annie Herrington, PharmD, BCPS

Head of Field Medical Excellence

Pfizer

Sarra Herzog

Integrated Communications Lead, Cardiovascular/Renal + Stroke

Bayer

Justin Holko

Senior Vice President & Head, Global Oncology/Hematology Commercial Business Unit

Regeneron

Jason Howard, Ph.D.

Global Integrated Medical Communications Pillar Lead

Boehringer Ingelheim

Rishi Jaggernauth

Director of HCP Marketing

Regeneron

Sriram Jambunathan

Head of Marketing and Commercial Strategy, U.S. Vaccines

Sanofi

Renu Juneja, Ph.D.

President

ADPAL LLC

Gaurav Kane

Director of Media Strategy & Operations

Astellas Pharma US

Petra Kaufmann, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer

Ovid Therapeutics

Mandeep Kaur

Chief Medical Officer

Passkey Therapeutics

Div Khetia, PharmD

Vice President, Medical Affairs Channel Excellence and Medical Digital Health Solutions

Pfizer

Antti Kourula

Vice President, Head of Global Market Access

CSL Behring

Kristie Kuhl

Chief Communications Officer

Invivyd, Inc.

Kishan Kumar

Head of Marketing - Hematology Marketing Strategy

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Elsa LaVita

Senior Director, Patient Advocacy

Cullinan Therapeutics

Lori Lebson, PhD.

Senior Vice President, Global Medical Affairs

KalVista Pharmaceuticals

Debra Leong

Vice President, Commercial Strategy and Planning

Exelixis

Stephanie Loiseau

Stephanie Head of Marketing, Sun Pharma USA

Sun Pharma USA

Wendy Lund

Global CEO

Allison Worldwide

Elizabeth Magner

Global Head of Vaccines New Products and Innovation

Sanofi

Joaquin Martinez

Vice President, Marketing

Xeris Pharmaceuticals

Debra Mayo

Vice President, Global Medical Communications and Operations

Taiho Oncology

Eric McCulley

Head of Portfolio Innovation; US Immunology

UCB

Marisol Mendez Peron

SVP Global Communications & Corporate Affairs

Genmab

Gerard Meuchner

Head of Communications

Keenova

Margarita Miranda-Abate

Head of Corporate Communications for Global Oncology

Sanofi

Niveditha Mogali

Director, Enterprise Omnichannel Analytics Capabilities, GSK

GSK

Diana Morgenstern

Head of Real World Evidence and Outcomes Research

Viatris

Paul Murasko

Head of Digital Innovation & Marketing Operations

Azurity Pharmaceuticals

Timothy Natal

Associate Director U.S. Oncology Marketing Ecosystem Orchestration Lead

Merck

Gina Nelson

Vice President, Commercial Strategy & Operations

Gossamer Bio

Agatha Newman

Head of R&D Communications

Astellas Pharma Inc.

Eamonn Nolan

Senior Director, Corporate Communications

Agios Pharmaceuticals

Marie-Ange Noué, Ph.D., CMPP

President, phactMI | Former Head of North America Scientific Communications

EMD Serono

Quentin O'Brien

Associate Director, US Empasiprubart Marketing

argenx

John M. O'Brien, PharmD, MPH

President and Chief Executive Officer

National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC)

Len Paolillo

President

Merz Therapeutics

Jonathan Ploeger

Market Access National Account Director

Genmab

Rushi Potdar

Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Medical Affairs, Global Oncology Business Unit

Takeda

Manishi Prasad

VP, Market Access & Public Policy

Beam Therapeutics

Rovin Raj

Associate Director

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Sumana Rajagopal

Executive Director of Media & Content

Merck

Al Reba

Senior Vice President, Cardiovascular & Immunology Commercialization

Bristol Myers Squibb

Ralph Rewers

President/CEO

KALP&R Consulting LLC

Rosanna Ricafort, M.D.

Senior Vice President, Head of Cell Therapy Medical Affairs

Bristol Myers Squibb

Narmada Rosner

Director Scientific Communications

Takeda

Simon Rosof

Senior Vice President, Head of Asia Pacific Region

Bayer

Ashley Ryneska

Senior Lead, Corporate Digital Strategy and Brand

Boehringer Ingelheim

Morgan Sanford

Vice President, Investor Relations

Agios Pharmaceuticals

Brian Scheckner PharmD,

Senior Director, Medical Communications, Neuroscience Franchise Global Medical Affairs

Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Brenden Schultek

Vice President of U.S. Sales

Merz Therapeutics, North America

Sonia Schweers

Medical Communications Excellence

BMS

John Sears

Sr. Director, Global Commercial Development

CSL Behring

Kirk Shepard, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer

PDS Biotechnology

Anupam Singh

Digital Marketing & CX

Novocure

Charlotte Singh, M.D.

Director, US Type 1 Diabetes Publications Lead

Sanofi

Anindita Sinha

VP of Commercial Operations 

Shionogi 

Wendy Suljak

Vice President of Consumer and Practice Marketing

Neuronetics

Sue Tairu, PharmD

National Field Director

AbbVie

Jolan Terner-Rosenthal Ph.D.

Executive Director, Global Medical Affairs Lead

Mirum Pharmaceuticals

Maria Urso, Ph.D.

Vice President, Clinical Affairs

Isto Biologics

Kristen Vayda-Dreitlein

Head of Omnichannel, Type 1 Diabetes and Director of Consumer Marketing

Sanofi

Dan Vogel

Head of Commercial Brand Marketing

Halozyme

Rose Weldon

SVP, Corporate Affairs

Cullinan Therapeutics

Andrew Witriol

Vice President, U.S. Oncology Marketing

Bristol Myers Squibb

Donnie Wooten Jr. Pharm.D.

Senior Director Global Medical Capabilities Oncology

AstraZeneca

Rui Yang, PhD, MBA

Director, RLT Market Access Strategy

Novartis

Xiang Zhang

Medical Affairs Biostatistics, Real World Analytics

CSL Behring