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Eyecelerator @ AAO 2024
McCormick Place | Thursday, October 17
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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
*Panels are in development and speakers are subject to change.
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Baylor School of Medicine
Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD
Director of Research
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Alcon
Jeannette Bankes
SVP, Group President, Global Franchises Surgical & Vision Care
![Bill Boyd.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/31ff73_77e73a2aecfe4f73b87ecb41f63dfe55~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_39,w_1821,h_1743/fill/w_302,h_289,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Bill%20Boyd.jpg)
Food and Drug Administration
William Boyd, MD
Deputy Division Director, Division of Ophthalmology​​
![Avnish Deobhakta, MD.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/31ff73_c75b27844f854fee9b6625372e68bec5~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_3,w_147,h_141/fill/w_206,h_197,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_avif,quality_auto/Avnish%20Deobhakta%2C%20MD.jpg)
Avant Sciences Inc
Avnish Deobhakta, MD
CEO
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GlowVD
Allen Eghrari, MD
Ophthalmologist
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Food and Drug Administration
Malvina B. Eydelman, MD
Director of The Office Of Ophthalmic, Anesthesia, Respiratory, ENT And Dental Devices
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Apellis Pharmaceuticals
Cedric Francois, MD, PhD
Co-Founder and CEO
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Leerink Partners, LLC
Andrew Gitkin
Senior Managing Director, Healthcare Investment Banking
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EyeBio
David Guyer, MD
CEO
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Wills Eye Hospital
Allen C. Ho, MD
Director of Retina Research
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West Coast Retina
J. Michael Jumper, MD
Ophthalmologist
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InterWest Partners
Gil Kliman, MD
Managing Partner
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American Academy of Ophthalmology
Stephen D. McLeod, MD
CEO
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True North
Keeley Puls-Boever
Executive Director
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Johnson & Johnson
Rajesh Rajpal, MD
Chief Medical Officer
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The Retina Group of Washington
Reginald Sanders, MD
Ophthalmologist
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SF VA Medical Center
Dan Schwartz, MD
Director, Retina Division
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Glaucoma Associates of Texas
Oluwatosin U. Smith, MD
Ophthalmologist
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Vance Thompson Vision
Vance M. Thompson, MD
Founder
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AbbVie
Ramin Valian
VP, Eyecare & Global Pipeline & Commercialization Strategy
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Visionary Venture Fund
Jeffry Weinhuff
Managing Partner/CIO
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Regeneron
​​George D. Yancopoulos, MD, PhD
President and Chief Scientific Officer
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California Retina Consultants
Robert L. Avery, MD
Founder/CEO
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Vance Thompson Vision
John Berdahl, MD
Ophthalmologist​
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ORA
Gus DeMoraes, MD, PhD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer
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Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.
Pravin Dugel, MD
Executive Chair, President, and CEO
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Retina Vitreous Associates of Florida
David Eichenbaum, MD
Ophthalmologist
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Food and Drug Administration
Cherie Fathy, MD
Medical Officer
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Pacific Eye Associates
Anne Fung, MD
Ophthalmologist
![headshot-adrienne-graves.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/31ff73_198d12ba490a4b76b8237b13dace1c8c~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_13,w_614,h_588/fill/w_302,h_289,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/headshot-adrienne-graves.jpg)
Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.
Adrienne Graves, PhD
Director
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Market Scope
Kristen Harmon Ingenito
CEO
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Nova Eye Medical
Kate Hunt
Chief Commercial Officer
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OphthoScope
Brandon Kingrey, MD
Resident
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Eye Health America
Cathleen M. McCabe, MD
Chief Medical Officer
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Johnson & Johnson
Erin Powers
US Sales & Marketing for Surgical Vision
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Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD
Ophthalmologist
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Boston Consulting Group
Sergio Rossi
Managing Director and Partner
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Regeneron
Leonard S. Schleifer, MD
President and CEO
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Washington University in St. Louis
Arsham Sheybani, MD
Program Co-Chair
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Bausch + Lomb
Andrew Stewart
President Global Pharmaceuticals & International Consumer
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Duke University
Lejla Vajzovic, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
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RxSight
Robert Warner
Director
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Retina Consultants of Texas
Charles Wykoff, MD, PhD
Surgical Retinal Specialist