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8:00

Registration + Coffee with Impactful Investors

8:40

Welcome Remarks from World BI
Worldbi Speaker
Prabhnihal Singh Josan

Head of UK Office, World BI

8:45

Chair Welcome Address
Worldbi Speaker
Leo Kirkovsky

Senior Director, Exelixis

Innovations in Small Molecule Therapeutics

8:50

Insightful Opening Keynote

Botanical Drugs for Cancer Therapeutics Using Small Molecules

Worldbi Speaker
Igor Nasonkin

Founder, CEO & Chief Scientific Officer, Phythera Therapeutics, Inc

9:10

Talk 1

Biopharmaceutics Tools in Early Drug Product Development

Worldbi Speaker
Siddharth (Sid) Kesharwani

Small Molecule CMC Development, Abbvie

9:30

Partner Slot 1

Leveraging Large-scale Genetics and Machine Learning: From Target Discovery to Population Stratification

World
Vincent Plagnol

Chief Scientific Officer, Genomics

9:50

Talk 2

Developing Scalable and Cost-Effective Gene Therapies to Reduce Patient Cost, and Enhance Global Outreach

Worldbi Speaker
Pranav Mathur

Senior Director, Cirsium Biosciences

10:10

Coffee Break & Networking Session

Emerging Modalities in Drug Discovery

11:00

Talk 3

Non-Degrading Molecular Glues

Worldbi Speaker
Rick Ewing

VP, Head of Chemistry, Rapafusyn Research and Development

11:20

Partner Slot 2

LGC- Standards: Advancing Breast Cancer Biomarkers and Antiviral Research

World BI 2025
Joe Lackey

Technical Manager, LGC Standards

11:35

Talk 4

Advances in Small Molecule Proximity-Induced Medicines: Targeting Disease Through Molecular Interactions

Worldbi Speaker
Alexandra Joseph

Chief Scientific Officer, Photys Therapeutics

11:55

Pitch Deck Sessions: ARIZ Precision Medicine

12:05

Talk 5

Pre-Eclampsia and Hypertension: Do We Have the Right Targets?

Worldbi Speaker
Michael N. Liebman

Managing Director, Co-Founder, IPQ Analytics, LLC

12:25

Speed Networking

12:35

Interactive Panel Discussion

From Start to Scale: Navigating Successful Exits in Drug Discovery Startups

Moderator

Worldbi Speaker
Carolina Garcia Rizo

Board Member, Oisin bio

Panellists

Worldbi Speaker
Ed Addison

Executive Chairman, Cloud Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Worldbi Speaker
Philip M Arlen

CEO and Founder, Precision Biologics

13:00

Lead Generation Luncheon

From Data to Drugs: LIGHT, CAMERA, AI in Action

14:00

Keynote Presentation

Unlocking the Power of AI in Drug Discovery for Rare Diseases: From Digital Twins to Personalized Medicine

Worldbi Speaker
Amir Lahav

Founder & CEO, SkyMedAI

14:20

Featured Presentation

ML, AI, and GPT in Drug Discovery

Worldbi Speaker
Istvan Enyedy

Senior Director Computational Chemistry, Third Harmonic Bio

14:40

Partner Slot 3

AI as a Sanity Guardian: Accelerating Lab Workflows with Quick Insights

World BI 2025
Jędrzej Świeżewski

Head of AI, Appsilon

15:00

Talk 6

Combining AI, Quantum Computing and HPC for Advancing Pharmacology and Clinical Trials

Worldbi Speaker
Zoran Krunic

Senior Manager of Data Science, Amgen

15:20

Coffee Break & Networking Session

15:50

Talk 7

From Tools to Partners: The Evolving Role of AI in Drug Discovery

World BI 2025
Nicholas Wisniewski

Vice President, Head of Bioinformatics and Data Science, Stemson Therapeutics

16:10

Partner Slot 4

Revolutionizing Drug Discovery: AI-Driven Insights into Multiple Biological Pathways and Novel Targets for Innovative Therapeutic Solutions

World BI 2025
Dr. Kelsey Ng

Technical Marketing Manager, Lifecode

16:20

Breakthrough Talk

AI-Powered Patient-Derived Midbrain Organoid Platform for Precision Drug Discovery in Parkinson’s Disease

World BI 2025
Maya Gosztyla

Co-Founder & COO, BrainStorm Therapeutics

16:40

Pose for Discovery: A 10-Minute Interactive Snap Challenge

(Attendees strike their best innovation pose and share on social media. The most-liked photo wins a surprise gift!)

Medicinal Chemistry

16:50

Keynote Presentation

Mixing and Matching Payloads and Linkers for Optimal Efficacy

Worldbi Speaker
Thomas Nittoli

Senior Director, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

17:10

Talk 8

MolecuLern: A Data Deep Learning Fragment Assisted Platform for the Drug Discovery and Development of Orally Available Small Molecules

Worldbi Speaker
Hariprasad Vankayalapati, M. Pharm., PhD

Chief Scientific Officer, Biolexis Therapeutics, Inc.

17:30

Talk 9

Next-Generation DNA-Encoded Libraries: Revolutionizing Hit Generation and Lead Optimization

Worldbi Speaker
Patrick Neal

Cheminformatics Analyst, Gsk

17:50

Chair Closing Remarks
Worldbi Speaker
Leo Kirkovsky

Senior Director, Exelixis

18:00

Happy Hour Networking

8:00

Registration + Coffee with Impactful Investors

8:45

Chair Welcome Address
Worldbi Speaker
Leo Kirkovsky

Senior Director, Exelixis

9:00

Keynote Presentation

Translating Research into Action: The Role of Strategic Partnerships in Pharma Innovation

World BI 2025
Tari Suprapto

Director, Search & Evaluation, Novo Nordisk

Beyond Algorithum: AI Driven Drug Discovery

9:20

Talk 10

Application of AI to All Phases of Drug Discovery and Development

Worldbi Speaker
Ed Addison

Executive Chairman, Cloud Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

9:40

Talk 11

Gen AI in Drug Development

Worldbi Speaker
Monica Jain

Director, R&D Data Science, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

10:00

Talk 12

Real-World Studies in AI-Driven Drug Discovery and Development

Worldbi Speaker
Petrina Kamya, Ph.D.

Global Head of AI Platforms, VP, Insilico Medicine

10:20

Coffee Break & Networking Session

Advancing Longevity

11:10

Keynote Presentation

AI and Aging Vaccines

Worldbi Speaker
Dr. Ronjon Nag, CEng, FIET

Founder & Managing Director, R42 Group

Adjunct Professor in Genetics, Stanford School of Medicine

11:30

Talk 13

Reversing Brain Aging to Prevent Dementia

Worldbi Speaker
Christin Glorioso, MD PHD

CEO & Co-founder, NeuroAge Therapeutics

11:50

Speed Networking

12:00

Insightful Talk

Leveraging Aging-Induced Microgravity for Drug Discovery

Worldbi Speaker
David Furman

Director and Associate Professor, Buck Institute for Research on Aging

Bridging Innovation and Investment

12:20

Fish Bowl Investor-Startups Panel

The Emerging Technologies in Harnessing AI for Accelerated Drug Discovery: From Target Identification to Precision Medicine

Moderator

Worldbi Speaker
Jack Florio

Founder and Managing Director / Partner, IPL Capital Advisory / Deallus Consulting

Panellists

Worldbi Speaker
Tayo Sanders

Scientist & Founder | Biotech Investor | Rhodes Scholar, Arrowpoint Labs

Worldbi Speaker
Abishek Kulshreshtha

Partner, Co-Founder, Arrowpoint Labs

Worldbi Speaker
Brad Niles

CEO, ARIZ Precision Medicine

13:00

Lead Generation Luncheon

Therapeutic Areas Breakthroughs; From Traditional to Advance

14:00

Featured Traditional

Innovating Against Inflammation: A New Frontier in Chronic Disease Therapeutics

Worldbi Speaker
Dr. David J. Bearss

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Halia Therapeutics

14:20

Talk 14

The Development of Monoclonal Antibodies Targeting Cancer

Worldbi Speaker
Philip M Arlen

CEO and Founder, Precision Biologics

14:40

Talk 15

Novel Therapeutics in Protein Engineering for Immuno-Oncology

Worldbi Speaker
Mark Burk

Founder, President and CEO, Lassogen, Inc.

15:00

Coffee Break & Networking Session

Advancements in Biologics and Therapeutic Antibodies

15:30

Talk 16

Using SMS Cells to Overcome the Many Bottlenecks of Regenerative Cell Therapy

Worldbi Speaker
Abdulkader Rahmo

President & CSO, SMSbiotech

15:50

Talk 17

Next-Generation Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs)

Worldbi Speaker
Brian A. Mendelsohn

Executive Director, Discovery Biotherapeutics, Exelixis

16:10

Pose for Discovery Winner Announcement

(The most creative innovation pose wins! Announcement & prize distribution.)

16:20

End of Conference with Closing Remarks
Worldbi Speaker
Leo Kirkovsky

Senior Director, Exelixis