CGT-2026

We cordially invite you to the Global Cell & Gene Therapy Summit-2026, taking place in Boston, MA, from July 6-8, 2026.

Speakers

Howard Federoff
Howard Federoff
Chief Medical Officer & Co-Founder

Kenai Therapeutics, FL

Kevin Beck
Kevin Beck
Head of Commercial Development,
Viral Vectors

MilliporeSigma, CA

Irene Rombel
Irene Rombel
President and CEO

BioCurie, DE

Rudolf Jaenisch
Rudolf Jaenisch
Professor

MIT, MA

Jim McNally
Jim McNally
Chief Scientific Officer

Sword Bio, MA

Vladimir Slepushkin
Vladimir Slepushkin
Chief Technology Officer

MedTherapy Biotech, MA

Priya Baraniak
Priya Baraniak
Chief Commercial and Development Officer

Pluristyx, Inc., PA

Tom Smith
Tom Smith
Strategic Director, Cell and Gene Therapies

Uniphar | Access, United Kingdom

Vaishali Shukla
Vaishali Shukla
Vice President CGT & API Global Expansion

Eli Lilly and Company, MA

Jeff Wren
Jeff Wren
Vice President, Biotherapies

AABB, MN

Jennifer MacDonald
Jennifer MacDonald
Chief Operating Officer

Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI), MA

Niranjan Kumar
Niranjan Kumar
Chief Executive Officer

sAAVient Therapeutics, FL

Calvin Aubrey
Calvin Aubrey
Vice President

BroadOak Capital Partners, NC

George Eastwoodgeorge
George Eastwoodgeorge
Executive Director

Emily Whitehead Foundation,  MA

Phillip Ramsey
Phillip Ramsey
CTO, SVP Technical Operations

Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc., CA

Samantha Dale Strasser
Samantha Dale Strasser
VP Strategy

Cellular Intelligence, MA

Tony Jagan
Tony Jagan
Senior Manager of Logistics

Aurion Biotech, TX

Casey McPherson
Casey McPherson
Founder & CEO

AlphaRose Therapeutics, TX

Chris Mason
Chris Mason
Professor of Cell & Gene Therapy

University College of London, United Kingdom

Jelle Penders
Jelle Penders
CEO

SPARTA Biodiscovery Ltd., United Kingdom

Arthur Sagoskin
Arthur Sagoskin
Chief Scientific Development Officer

Mygogenesis LLC, MD

Michael White
Michael White
Founder, Principal Consultant

ViroSpark BioConsulting, MA

Alicia D. Henn
Alicia D. Henn
CSO

BioSpherix, Ltd., NY

Bobby Zubis
Bobby Zubis
Senior Director, Strategy and Operations

Resolution Therapeutics, United Kingdom

Ryan Murray
Ryan Murray
Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer

KiraGen Bio, MA

Raphaël G. Ognar
Raphaël G. Ognar
President & CEO, Co-Founder

NKILT Therapeutics, NJ

François Gianelli
François Gianelli
Chief Regulatory and Quality Officer

TreeFrog Therapeutics, France

John Lu
John Lu
President and CEO

HebeCell, MA

Brian Furmanski
Brian Furmanski
Chief Development/Regulatory Officer

Kriya Therapeutics, NC

Tatiana Nanda
Tatiana Nanda
Chief Technical Officer

SK pharmteco, PA

Rob Tressler
Rob Tressler
Chief Scientific Officer

Excellos, Inc., SF

Bikash Verma
Bikash Verma
CEO & CMO

MedTherapy Biotech, MA

Clorinda Walley
Clorinda Walley
President

Good Days, TX

Daniel J.Kota
Daniel J.Kota
Director, Office of Translational Production and Quality

Houston Methodist, TX

Ryan Murray
Ryan Murray
Staff Scientist

Bayer, CA

Mary Schaheen
Mary Schaheen
President

Prevail Partners LLC, PA

Víctor Manuel Díaz Cortés
Víctor Manuel Díaz Cortés
Head of Research

OneChain Immunotherapeutics, Spain

Nidhi Kotecha
Nidhi Kotecha
Program Director, Regulatory Affairs

Gates Institute, CO

Ohad Karnieli
Ohad Karnieli
Founder and CEO

ADVA Biotechnology, Israel

Rachel Legmann
Rachel Legmann
Senior Director of Technology, Gene Therapy

Repligen Corporation, MA

Matteo Stoppato
Matteo Stoppato
Senior Director

Syenex, IL

Arpita Ray
Arpita Ray
Principal Scientist

Genentech, CA

Soheil Tavakolpour
Soheil Tavakolpour
Scientist

Sanofi, MA

Agostinho G.Rocha
Agostinho G.Rocha
Site Director

Smithers - Pharmaceutical Development Services

John Boyce
John Boyce
Managing Director and Co-Founder

28 Capital, MA

John Zhao
John Zhao
Director Process Development

Kytopen, MA

Richard C. Koya
Richard C. Koya
Professor

University of Chicago, IL

Cassandra Perkins
Cassandra Perkins
Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Business Development

Mercury Bio, NM

Larry Forman
Larry Forman
Founder and CEO

CHO Plus, Inc., CA

Emmanuelle Cameau
Emmanuelle Cameau
Scientific Director - Genomic Medicines

Cytiva, France

Jane Andrews
Jane Andrews
CEO & Founder

Cell Bridge Strategies, TX

Allison Gilder
Allison Gilder
Partner, Registered Patent Attorney

Foley Hoag LLP, MA

Brian Tomkowicz
Brian Tomkowicz
Head of Research And Development

SK pharmteco, PA

Jonathan Rodriguez
Jonathan Rodriguez
QC Manager

Cedars-Sinai Biomanufacturing Center, LA

Elena Buglo
Elena Buglo
Consultant

The Genesis Project Foundation, FL

Xiaomo Wu
Xiaomo Wu
Principal investigator

Dermatology Hospital of Fuzhou, China

Sarah Dickerson
Sarah Dickerson
Director

KBI Biopharma, CO

Alexandra Bridgeland
Alexandra Bridgeland
Bioinformatician 1

MilliporeSigma, MD