Archives: Speakers

Seasoned biotechnology executive and entrepreneur. Experience in all aspects of drug development, research and business development.

Clarice Brambilla is an analyst in GlobalData’s Energy Transition research division. With experience working in renewables with an Indian start-up company, as well as having completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Law at BPP, Clarice is passionate about analyzing technologies and policies intended to have a positive impact on the environment

Anosheh Afghahi, M.D., M.P.H., is a medical oncologist who specializes in breast and hereditary cancer syndromes. She is a Senior Medical Director at Paradigm Health, where she serves as the medical lead for tech-enabled prospective clinical trials and supports the patient-trial matching services across the Paradigm clinical research network.

Prior to joining Paradigm Health, Afghahi served as Medical Director at Flatiron Health, where she was the medical lead for their patient-trial matching service and worked closely with academic investigators on clinical research opportunities. Afghahi is an experienced clinician and serves as Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado, where she takes care of patients with breast cancer.

Prior to her transition to health technology, Afghahi worked full-time as Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado, where she served as principal investigator on several grant-funded investigator-initiated and national clinical trials. In addition, she was the medical director of the Hereditary Cancer Program and the Vice President of the Colorado Cancer Coalition.

Afghahi received a Medical Degree from Harvard Medical School and a Master of Public Health from Harvard School of Public Health.

Strategic leader with 20+ years in global drug development, driving data governance, AI innovation, and clinical transformation. I specialize in delivering scalable clinical applications and integrated data solutions that strengthen quality, compliance, and operational efficiency across GxP and non‑GxP domains. I’m known for building connected clinical ecosystems, mentoring cross‑functional teams, and aligning digital strategies with real patient impact. My leadership style blends clarity, calm authority, and emotionally intelligent decision‑making — especially in complex, high‑visibility environments. I’ve managed and mentored global teams to deliver multiple large‑scale digital initiatives, modernize clinical data flows, and enable automation that reduces operational burden. I’m focused on roles where I can shape strategy, own domains, and advance healthcare through analytics, automation, and thoughtful, human‑centered leadership.

Lead project management, monitoring and data management initiatives for 500 projects, using expertise in leadership, analysis, evaluation, resource requirements, and technical tools to increase productivity, and to proactively create contingency plans that resolve significant issues. Extensive global leadership for 80 Biometric professions in the processing of large multi-central trials that achieved NDA/MAA submissions/approvals and post approval requirements, while managing Biometrics department P&L. Key strength areas include: DATA MANAGEMENT | PLANNING | METHODOLOGY EVALUATION | TECHNICAL | GLOBAL TEAM LEADERSHIP | DASHBOARD DEVELOPMENT | CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS | SOP DEVELOPMENT

As a technology leader and life sciences domain expert, Sriram brings in a unique blend of management capability, end-to-end delivery expertise, consulting, architectural, and analytical skills. His areas of expertise include data science, machine learning, deep learning, big data, cloud services, behavioral sciences, business analytics, predictive analytics, data warehousing, business intelligence, and data management. He specializes in clinical systems, commercial operations, and digital marketing.

Satish Dachepally is an Executive Director at Incyte Corporation focusing on Clinical Data Management areas. Satish has over 20 years of success in overseeing the collection, analysis, and reporting of clinical trial data.  He is adept at implementing industry standards and best practices, including CDISC SDTM and CDASH to ensure data integrity, compliance, and streamlined processes.  He is dedicated leader passionate about advancing clinical research through robust data management practices.  He made significant contributions to successful approval of multiple marketed drugs across diverse indications.  Satish earned a Master of Science degree from United Kingdom.