CONFERENCE
28-29 October, 2026 | Pennsylvania Convention Center, PA, USA
Join global leaders in Laboratory R&D to explore the cutting edge of scientific and technological innovation. This event delves into the latest advancements across eight key themes—including sustainability, artificial intelligence, digital transformation, lab operations, and more. Discover how modern labs are evolving to meet tomorrow’s challenges and opportunities.
AGENDA THEMES
Day 1
Automation & Robotics
Data Management, Standards & Analytics
Digital Transformation
Sustainability
Day 2
Connectivity & Collaboration
Lab Operations & Efficiency
Facilities, Real Estate & Clean Room
Artificial Intelligence, Machine & Deep Learning
AGENDA
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2025 SPEAKERS
Radia Abdul Wahab, Director Systems Integration and Engineering, Guardant health
Silas Adekunle, Co-founder and CEO, Reach Industries
Vincent Antonucci, Co-Chair, Allotrope
Demet Aybar, CEO, US Lab Partners
Yousef Baioumy, Automation Engineer II, Adaptive Biotechnologies
Pauric Bannigan, Co-founder & CSO, Intrepid Labs
Dia Barakat, Director Laboratory Services, Riverview Health
Kasia Baranowski, Project Manager, The Align Foundation
FAWZI BENMESSAOUD, AI Program Director, Indiana University
Vitaly Biniyaminov, Lab Automation Expert, Steinbeis-Beratungszentrum Digitale Transformation und Prozessautomatisierung
Marcia Blackmoore, VP, Customer Operations, L7 Informatics
Tim Blanc, Director, Eli Lilly & Co.
Albert Burgess-Hull, Scientific Director, SUDx
Georgina Campbell Flatter, CEO, Greentown Labs
Devin Carsdale, Director, Responsible Sourcing, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Mary Carty, Director, Drexel University College of Medicine
Ernesto Chanona, CEO, American Business Development
Peter Chase, Scientific Director, Core Automation, Bristol Myers Squibb
JooHee Choi, Project Manager, Cultivarium
Alan Chramiec, Assistant VP, Life Sciences and Healthcare, New York City Economic Development Corporation
Will Clark, Senior Director, CMC Sustainability, GSK
Nathan Clark, Chief Executive Officer, Ganymede Bio
Melissa Crisp, Senior Director, Eli Lilly & Company
Madeline Díaz-Serrano, Sr. Scientist, Chemistry, Merck
Mark Ding, Senior advisor of automation, Eli Lilly and Company
Jacqueline Eacret, Associate Principal Scientist, Merck
David Fagan, Senior Application Analyst, MSKCC
Nicholas Fagan, Research Lab Specialist, Resuscitation Science Center, CHOP
Nevin Gerek Ince, Director, Novo Nordisk
Hardikkumar Ghelani, Sr. Scientist, Merck
Drew Glatczak, Regional Sales Manager, US Northeast, HighRes Biosolutions
Matthew Golden, Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate and Masters Life Design, John Hopkins University
Willi Gottstein, Senior Staff Scientist & Senior Product Manager, Acceleration Consortium
Michela Grunebaum, Director of Programs, Greentown Labs
Kalpesh Gupta, Director Research Automation, Moderna
Scott Hanton, Editorial Director, Lab Manager
Stephen Hayward, Director of Marketing, BIOVIA
Erin Hein, Director, Merck
Noel Hollingsworth, CEO & Co-Founder, Uncountable
Yamin Htet, Senior Scientist, AstraZeneca
Del Ray Jackson, Director of Product Management, Hamilton Company
Billy Jun, Global Product Manager - Lab Instrument Connectivity, Roche
Katharina Jungblut, Senior Associate Director, Unilever
Louis Kassa, Chief Executive Officer, Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center
Brenna Knott, Program Manager, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Michael Langner, Head of Research Area, Fraunhofer IPA
Sebastien Latapie, Parnter, Avant Bio
Miu Ling Lau, Director, Merck
Raymond Lieu, Scientist, Genentech
David Lutness, Head of R&D Digital Capabilities & Platforms, Kenvue
Victoria Mander, Sr. Scientist, Janssen R&D
Aravindh Nivas Marimuthu, Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Saber Meamardoost, Associate Director, AI & Data Science, Boehringer Ingelheim
Sreejit Menon, R&T Director, Croda Pharma
Jay Oakley, Subject Matter Expert - Genevac, SP Genevac
Lee Oliver, Team Leader, GSK
Kelly Parliament, Staff Applications Scientist, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences
Luke Pendergrass, Principal Product Manager, Automata
Yaiza Peraza, Data Capabilities Director, Novo Nordisk
Dan Petkanas, Senior Director, Head of Sales & Channel, Elemental Machines
Phyllis Pugh, Scientist II, AstraZeneca
Alisha Ramirez, Sustainable Labs Manager, University of Pennsylvania
Marco Ravot Licheri, Head of Digital, Life Sciences Business, Tecan
Mary Reinthal, Environmental Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment Consultant,, Dupont
Lyndsey Rissin, Director of Science Strategy, LabCentral, Inc.
Cristalle Ruiz, Director of Certification Growth, My Green Lab
Burkhard Schaefer, Managing Director, Splashlake
Will Serber, General Manager and VP, Ginkgo Automation, Ginkgo Automation
Mustafa Shafiq, Product Manager, Agilent Technologies
Anat Shiloach, Senior R&D Director, Unilever
Christopher Siegler, Chromatography Data Systems Team Lead, Merck
Lauren Singelakis, Chief Laboratory Officer, Mount Sinai
Peter Soler, Senior Principal Scientist, Bristol Myers Squibb
Johannes Solzbach, CEO, Calira
Isaiah Speight, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, William & Mary
Mark Spooner, Director, Utah Tech University
Summer Stephens, Senior Automation Scientist, GSK
Kyrie Stevens, CBO, US Lab Partners
Kayla Stocking, Market Development Representative, Impact Laboratories
Nick Talken, Co-Founder and CEO, Albert Invent
Sadi Thomas, Laboratory Technical Administrator, City of Baltimore
Sandip Tiwari, Head of Tech Services, BASF
Gram Townsend, Application Scientist, Product Lead Automated Sample Preparation, SOTAX
Rahul Tyagi, VP & Global Head (Data Science, AI & Intelligent Automation), Kenvue
Faisal Usta, Director of Sales, North America, JoVE
Noah Vanderhyde, Applications Consulting Scientist, Biosero
Alexander Vang, Senior Manager, Laboratory Operations and Alliance Management, Invivyd
Steve Vitale, Green Lab Program Manager, GSK
Dhanuka Wasalathanthri, Associate Director, Bristol Myers Squibb
Ryan Weeks-Rutan, Sr. Sustainability Specialist, Green Labs & Zero Waste, Johns Hopkins University
Sam Welborn, Postdoctoral Fellow, The National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center
Jon Welsh, Sales Manager, Agilent Technologies
Robert Williams, Director of Digital Lab Innovations, Agilent Technologies
Jeff Wisotzkey, Founder, Speakworth
Dan Wu, Associate R&D Director, Dow
Lucas Yule, Senior Scientist, Merck
John Zehren, Fab Lab Coordinator, Gateway Technical College
Tammy Zingaro, Senior Principal Scientist, Johnson & Johnson
GLOBAL SPEAKER HALL OF FAME
Chemical, Petrochemical & Materials
Sreejit Menon
Life Sciences Director for North America
Dan Wu
Associate TS&D Director
Mary Reinthal
Environmental Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment Consultant
Sandip Tiwari
Head of Technical Services - Pharma Solutions, North America
Derrick Smith
Senior Process Experimentalist
Fast Moving Consumable Goods (Including: household, cosmetics, fragrance)
Anat Shiloach
Senior R&D Director, Science & Technology
Rahul Tyagi
VP & Global Head Data Science, AI & Intelligent Automation
Ahmad Khodr
Head of the Microbiology Innovation Laboratory
Andre Dourson
Director AI– Next Generation Technologies (Science & Diagnostics Division
Peter Clarke
Director, Global Analytical Sciences
Pharma & Biotech
Stuart Jackson
Chief Operating Officer, Oncology R&D
Melissa Crisp
Senior Director
Marissa Mock
Senior Director of Research
Matthew Walker
Executive Director, Research Architecture and Engineering
Kalpesh Gupta
Director Research Automation
Agriculture & Energy
Paul Ulanch
Executive Director, Crop Commercialization Program
Amellalih Reza
Global QA Manager IT Projects
Ben Mintz
Director, Interconnected Science Ecosystem (INTERSECT) Initiative
Daniel Lipp
CTO, R&D
Deborah Bard
Group Lead for Data Science Engagement
Education & Academic
Sean Caffrey
Executive Director, Acceleration Consortium
Maureen O'Leary
Associate Vice Provost for Research, Environmental Health and Radiation Safety
Matthew Golden
Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate and Masters Life Design
Jeffery Myers
Director of Michigan Medicine Laboratories (MLabs)
Logan Gin
ssistant Director, STEM
Government, Technology & Investors
Alessandro Curioni
Global Research VP, Strategic Partnerships & Technology Incubation
Pinar Ormanoglu
Director, Automated Cell Technologies
Zisis Kozlakidis
Head, Laboratory Services and Biobanking
Marc Raphael
Biophysicist
Shawnnah Monterrey
Founder CEO
Medical, Hospital & Diagnostics
Lauren Singelakis
Chief Laboratory Officer
Jocelyn Lee
Associate Director
Nancy Ross
Assistant Director Clinical Pathology and Qualit
Samer Albahra
Director, Research and Development, PLMI's Center for Artificial Intelligence & Data Science
Patty Eschliman
Director Laboratory Operations
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