Eyecelerator@AAO 2021
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
New Orleans
Bring the future of ophthalmology into focus.
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

California Retina Consultants
Robert L. Avery, MD
Founder and CEO

iVeena
Bala Ambati, MD, PhD, MBA
Co-Founder & President

Alcon
Jeannette Bankes
President and GM Surgical

ASCRS
Frank R. Burns, MD
Government Relations Committee Member

Exhaura Ltd.
Thomas W. Chalberg, PhD, MBA
Founder

Regeneron
Kevin Clark
Vice President, Ophthalmology Commercial Business Unit

Allergan, an AbbVie company
Jag Dosanjh
SVP, Medical Therapeutics

Apellis Pharmaceuticals
Cedric Francois, MD, PhD
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer/President

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Ranya G. Habash, MD
CEO, LifeLong Vision

Bausch + Lomb
Chuck Hess
Vice President and General Manager, US Surgical
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Eyenovia
Sean Ianchulev, MD, MPH
Founder and CEO

Verana Health
Hylton Kalvaria
Chief Business Officer

BVI Medical
Shervin Korangy
President and CEO

EyeQ Research
Michael Lachman
President

Flying L Ventures
William J. Link, PhD
Managing Partner

University of California San Francisco
Stephen D. McLeod, MD
Professor and Chair

Aerie Pharmaceuticals
Tom Mitro
President and COO

Microsoft
Pam Nesbitt
Global Healthcare Lead, CSE

REGENXBIO, Inc.
Ram Palanki
Senior VP of Commercial Strategy & Operations

Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology

Wilmer Eye Institute
Michael X. Repka, MD
Vice Chair for Clinical Practice

Retina Group of Washington
Reginald J. Sanders, MD
Retina Specialist & Vitreoretinal Surgeon

GenSight Biologics
Magali Taiel, MD
Chief Medical Officer

Center For Excellence In Eye Care
William Trattler, MD
Director of Cornea

Visionary Ventures
Jeffry Weinhuff
Managing Partner

American Academy of Ophthalmology
George A. Williams, MD
Senior Secretary for Advocacy

Virginia Eye Consultants
Elizabeth Yeu, MD
Assistant Vice President/Medical Director

Baylor College of Medicine
Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD
Associate Professor and Associate Residency Director

Avellino Labs
Nazneen Aziz, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer

Alcon
Ian Bell
President, Global Business and Innovation

Glaukos Corporation
Chris M. Calcaterra, MBA
Chief Operating Officer

US FDA
Wiley Chambers, MD
Supervisory Medical Officer, Ophthalmology

UPMC Eye Center
Deepinder K. Dhaliwal, MD, L.Ac
Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Vice Chair, UPMC Eye Center

Johnson & Johnson Vision
Warren Foust
Worldwide President, Surgical

SVB Leerink
Michael Giaquinto
Senior Managing Director, Medical Supplies & Devices

Duke Eye Center
Leon W. Herndon, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology

Wills Eye Hospital
Allen C. Ho, MD
Director of Retina Research

Market Scope
Kristen Harmon Ingenito, MBA
Vice President, Director of Ophthalmics

InterWest Partners
Gil Kliman, MD
Managing Partner

Aurion Biotech
Greg Kunst, MBA
Chief Executive Officer

EyeYon Medical
Brian Levy OD, MSc
CMO

Neurotech Pharmaceuticals
Jim Mazzo
Executive Chair

Amazon
Paul McRae
Global Healthcare & Digital Transformation Strategist

Nanoscope Therapeutics
Samarendra Mohanty, PhD
Co-Founder and President

Annexon Biosciences
Michael Overdorf, MBA
Executive Vice President & Chief Business Officer

BVI Medical
Erin Powers, MBA
Vice President, Global Marketing & Product Strategy

Johnson & Johnson Vision
Rajesh K. Rajpal, MD
CMO, Global Head of Clinical and Medical Affairs

Minnesota Eye Consultants
Thomas W. Samuelson, MD
Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota

All Eyes Consulting, LLC
Namrata Saroj, OD
Principal

Zeiss Medical Technology
Euan S. Thomson, PhD
President Ophthalmic Devices, Head of Digital Business

Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp.
Anthony J. Wallace, MBA
VP & Franchise Head, U.S. Ophthalmics

Raymond James
Reed Welch
Managing Director

Opus Genetics
Benjamin Yerxa, PhD
Acting CEO