David Sandak

President & Co-Founder

Pattern.org

Clifford Goldsmith

Managing Director, US Provider Industry, Healthcare

Microsoft

Harsha Rajasima

Co-Founder, Board Director

Organization for Rare Diseases India

Durhane Wong-Riefer

President & CEO

Canadian Organization for Rare Diseases

Tom Defay

Director, Data Sciences, Genomics, and Bioinformatics

Chief Commercial Officer

Christina Hartman

Senior Director, Advocacy & Policy

EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases

Anne Young

Technical Business Development Manager

Croda

Anne is currently the Technical Business Development Manager at Croda, Inc where she is responsible for identifying and driving strategic growth opportunities for Beauty Actives, leading customer engagement across North America, and translating technical insights into impactful commercial strategies. She has a wide range of experience in the beauty and personal care industry, with expertise in product development, technical sales, and global business development. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from New York University, where she focused on peptide research. Anne has held strategic roles at BioCogent, BASF, Expanscience Laboratoires, L’Oréal, & J&J driving innovation and commercial growth across diverse markets.

Dr. Jean-Paul Pirnay

Head of the Laboratory for Molecular and Cellular Technology

Queen Astrid Military Hospital

Michel de Baar

Executive Director, BD&L Europe

MSD