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An influential, innovative and highly successful HR leader with commercial expertise, strategic prowess and an exceptional track record developing top-talent and driving people and organisation agendas at top-level in line with corporate goals while driving efficiency , engendering change and leading transformation across all functions, propelling growth for organisations internationally.

Dr. Kumar Gadamasetti is an experienced pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical executive. Currently he is the CEO of Certum Bio in San Francisco Bay area and honors the co-appointment as the Member of the Board of Advisors, UC Berkeley Postdoc Entrepreneurs Program (BPEP). Over the past 30 years his focus has been in the areas of drug substance as well as drug product R&D, manufacturing and outsourcing the small molecules as well as biologics. The therapeutic areas include: Cancer, CV, CNS and infectious diseases. He worked in fortune 500 companies (Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, NJ-USA and Amgen, CA-USA), mid-size and startups/CROs (Discovery Partners Intl. CA; X-Mine, CA; Delphian Pharma, CA and Certum LLC, CA). He has been actively involved on both sides of the business in managing CDMOs and CROs. Of the several programs he worked at Pharma and Biotech companies, three culminated in making to the market [Paclitaxel^TM – Bristol-Myers Squibb; Sensipar^TM – Amgen and Duexis^TM – Horizon Therapeutics). As the Founder and Chairman, he spearheaded the ACS ProSpectives international conferences on, ‘Process Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry’, and as the chair, speaker and the moderator at numerous national and international conferences on API Process Chemistry, ADCs and Drug Discovery & Development. He has been a visiting professor at Catholic U., Louvain, Belgium and U. Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA and visiting speaker at Humboldt U. in Berlin, Germany. In addition to several peer reviewed publications and patents he published two volumes on, ‘Process Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry’ and currently is working on the third volume entitled, ‘Bioprocessing, Bioengineering and Process Chemistry in the Biopharmaceutical Industry’ jointly with the bio-process leaders at Pfizer. Kumar earned his Ph.D. from the University of Vermont and was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Virginia.

Wendi Carroll received her Pharm D from the University of the Pacific. She has 20+ years of diverse global experience in the biotechnology industry including roles within Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, and Risk Management. During her career she has advocated for critical partnerships with vendors supporting integration with internal stakeholders. Wendi is currently the Executive Director, Global Medical Affairs Evidence Generation COE at BioMarin Inc. where she oversees global operational strategy and execution for programs in the post-approval setting.

Vast experience of nearly 25 years in Quality, Regulatory, Processes Improvements, leading clinical studies and cross organization projects VP Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs and Clinical at IceCure Medical, since September 2020, leading the company compliance and clinical affairs. Prior to joining IceCure Medical, held a position of Director of Quality, Regulatory and Customer Support at Applied Spectral Imaging (ASI) and Several positions at Carestream Health (formerly Kodak medical division)

Alton Sartor completed a combined MD/MBA from Tulane University. Subsequently completed a Neurology Residency at Columbia University with additional Fellowship training in Neuro-Oncology at the Mass General Brigham program. Practiced Neuro-Oncology and General Neurology at the VA and Boston Medical Center. Joined industry with a goal of developing digital and devices to improve patient care. Currently a Medical Director/Patient Safety Physician Digital & Devices at Astrazeneca.