Luncheon Award Ceremony for Entrepreneurship & Women’s Leadership

Saturday October 22, 2022

12:30 -2:00 pm

Master of Ceremony: Rose Wang, MBA, Executive Advisor of AIM-HI

Co-Hosted by  AIM-HI logo
 

Luncheon Award Ceremony for Entrepreneurship & Women’s Leadership
12:30-2:00 pm

12:30-2:00 pm:

Emcee: Rose Wang, MBA, Executive Advisor of AIM-HI Accelerator Fund

Introduction of the AIM-HI Leadership & Entrepreneurship program

Sujuan Ba, Ph.D., CEO of NFCR, Co-Founder of AIM-HI, & Founder of AFCR

Award Presentation of the AIM-HI Beacon Award for Women Leaders in Oncology

  • Overview of the Beacon Award Selection Process: Web Cavenee, Ph.D., Co-Chair of the Selection Committee of the Beacon Award
  • Introduction of the Awardee: Janet Woodcock, M.D., Principal Deputy Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • Presenting the Beacon Award Medallion to the Recipient by the Award Selection Committee Members
  • 2022 Beacon Award Winner Award Speech: Anna Barker, Ph.D., Chief Strategy Officer of Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine 

Award Presentation of the Top Finalists for the 2022 Women’s Venture Competition & 2022 BRACE Award Venture Competition: Pamela Garzone, Ph.D., Co-Chair of the Competition Selection & Judging Committees; Chief Development Officer of Anixa Biosciences 

Women’s Venture Competition: Dimitra Georganopoulou, Ph.D., Co-Chair of the Competition Investment Committee; General Partner of Qral Ventures

  • Johanna Webb, President of RiverWalk Therapeutics
  • Revital Mandil-Levin, Ph.D., CEO & Co-Founder of Nanocarry Therapeutics
  • Rosa Hwang, M.D., Co-Founder of Stellanova Therapeutics

BRACE Award Venture Competition: Beverly Lu, Ph.D., Co-Chair of the Competition Investment Committee; Investment Manager, Health of Emerson Collective

  • Li Chai, M.D., Co-Founder of Believer Pharmaceuticals
  • Rajiv Datar, Ph.D., Co-Founder & CEO of Propelle Therapeutics

 

Closing Remarks: Rose Wang, MBA, Executive Advisor of AIM-HI Accelerator Fund

2:00-2:15 pm Coffee Break

 

Special Thanks To Our Sponsors!

Sponsorship Opportunities

Inquiries regarding sponsorship for this event can be made by e-mail at Sponsorship@nfcr.org or by phone at 1-800-321-CURE (2873).