Dr. Johannes-Christoph Stein works in the Life Science Industry since 1996, after his PhD in basic cancer research at the University Heidelberg and a post-doc scholarship at the Nuclear Research Center in Karlsruhe. He has covered responsible management roles within medical device companies, CDMOs and CROs.
Johannes’ responsibilities covered the whole of EMEA, but he also managed business with North American companies, leading to large development, service and sales contracts for his employers.
He recently joined T°Safe, a leading pharma logistics specialist for temperature-sensitive API, IMP and pharmaceutical & biological samples. As the VP Sales and Business Development Johannes consults pharmaceutical and biotech companies with respect to temperature critical logistics.
I have spent more than 5 years in the medical device industry. I was responsible for the registration of new products in South Korea and China, as well as the application for KGMP certification in South Korea. I was also responsible for the China localization projects at the Chinese factory. Therefore, in clinical evaluation field, I have extensive practical experience in handling various tricky and difficult questions raised by Chinese reviewers.
Vandana Singh is a senior executive with a passion for building high performing, empowered teams to deliver strategically significant results through innovative solutions. As an ardent advocate of approaches that transform customer success, she is most excited when impacting change in a purpose-driven manner with a vision to deliver meaningful customer and community outcomes. Vandana is Senior Vice President of Schneider Electric’s North American Secure Power Business and Datacenter segment practice for the region. In her current position, she is responsible for all aspects of leading a successful business unit with a focus on delivering innovative solutions and a stellar customer experience. Prior to joining Schneider Electric, Vandana spent over 20 years at Dell Technologies in senior executive positions across multiple functional arenas, ranging from P&L management to Marketing and Operations. Vandana has held the following positions at Dell Technologies: Senior Vice President, Business Strategy & Operations; Vice President, Enterprise Infrastructure; and Executive Director, Sales Operations & Customer Experience. For over a decade, Vandana has served as Chair & Board Member for Asians in Action (AIA), an Employee Resource Group at Dell which promotes inclusion, advancement, and integration of Asians through career and community advancement efforts. Currently, Vandana serves on the Board of Dress for Success Austin, a nonprofit entity that strives to empower women on their path to economic independence. Vandana earned a bachelor’s degree in Science, Mathematics & Electronics from Bangalore University and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Wake Forest University. Vandana lives in Austin, TX with her husband and children.
Hala Borno, MD is a physician scientist, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco, Founder, and Chief Executive Officer of Trial Library, an AI-enabled research platform with a mission to advance access to precision medicine.
Dr. Borno has published 100+ peer-reviewed papers and previously served as co-Medical Director of the Genitourinary Medical Oncology Clinic at the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (HDFCCC) at UCSF. At HDFCCC, Dr. Borno served on the executive leadership committee for the Prostate Cancer Program and the Liaison to the Office of Community Engagement. She has also served as a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Social Determinants of Health working group, and GU committee for NRG oncology. She previously served as the Vice Chair of the Health Disparities Committee for Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology and co-led the Recruitment Science Research Hub at HDFCCC.
Dr. Borno graduated with honors in biochemistry and received her medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she was a recipient of a merit scholarship. She completed her internal medicine residency and medical oncology fellowship training at UCSF. She served as chief oncology fellow at UCSF and was a National Institute on Aging T32 research fellow in the Division of Geriatrics. Dr. Borno’s research has been featured in peer-reviewed journals such JAMA Oncology, Cancer, and Nature. She continues to serve on expert panels for the development of guidelines in the management of advanced prostate cancer. Her work has been covered by national news outlets such as NPR, Washington Post, CBS News, Bloomberg News, and STAT News.
Emma Kinloch is the CEO and co-founder of Salivary Gland Cancer UK. Focussed on pushing forwards research, providing reliable information and support for all those treating, researching and living with salivary gland cancers.
Emma is a passionate about involvement of the patient voice at all stages of cancer research. She is a non-executive Director of the Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Foundation, acts as a Patient Advisor to the EURACAN rare head and neck cancer domain and is a member of CRUK’s Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre Strategy Board.
Emma recently completed a Professional Doctorate in Occupational Health Psychology.
