Session Presenters

Meet our presenters. Throughout the conference, attendees will hear from industry thought leaders who will discuss various topics relevant to the Alabama bioscience community. From biopharma manufacturing experts, genomics subject matter experts, and funding experts to economic development leaders, our show would not be possible without the incredible support of our presenters who are joining us from around the Southeast as well as Texas, Chicago, New York, and Washington D.C.


Sat Balachander, PhD
Harbert Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at UAB

Ali Behbahani, MD
New Enterprise Associates

Regina Benjamin
Healthcare Disparity Expert & Preventative Medicine Advocate
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Dan Blakley
University of Alabama
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Kira Bowen, PhD
Auburn University

Stephen Burgess
Avanti Polar Lipids, Part of Croda International Plc.
https://avantilipids.com/
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Andrew Burnett
Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), United States Senate
https://www.shelby.senate.gov/public/
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Andrew E. Byrd, MBA, PhD
USA Office of Commercialization and Industry Collaboration

Stephanie Carrington
Investor Relations at Westwicke
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Alex Cate
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
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Rigved Joshi
Invention to Innovation (I2C) at the University of Alabama in Huntsville
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Haley Medved Kendrick
Bronze Valley Accelerator
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Representative Bill Poole
Alabama House of Representatives

Senator Greg Reed
Alabama State Senate

Patti Rossman
Life Science Women’s Conference and Life Science Women’s Network; Globiox, Inc.; Precision Biopharm
https://lifesciconf.com/
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Tommy Satterfield
Private Investor

Greg Schmergel
YuvaBiosciences, Inc