Agenda

With over 15 years of dedicated service at Alcon, Brandy is a driving force in optimizing systems and standards to enhance efficiency and innovation. A passionate advocate for streamlined processes, Brandy focuses on simplifying complex systems to accelerate the delivery of life-changing products to patients. By aligning technology and processes with organizational goals, Brandy contributes to Alcon’s mission of improving sight and enriching lives.

Thomas has worked in Data Management for the last 15 years. He has worked at various CROs and sponsors, mostly on Cardiology and Oncology studies. DCN, specializes in IVD studies, helping clients run studies and manage the challenges those can present. DCN works with them from protocol creation, through sites and system selection, all the way to the statistical reports and submissions.

Matt is an Innovative leader with expertise in clinical operations, IVD development, and Companion Diagnostic development. He is a vibrant and perceptive professional skilled in building, repairing, and evolving critical partnerships, able to negotiate and build consensus with parties supporting strategic business goals. He has 25+ years’ experience in IVD and successfully executing extensive cohort clinical studies for submission to FDA, and BIMO Inspection management. He is a creative people leader dedicated to the growth and development of valuable and successful organizations with a proven track record of leading large groups of clinical affairs, data management, biostats, and project management personnel to expand capabilities and efficiencies while prioritizing team culture. Matt has an inclusive management style where communication is key to establishing trust and supporting top performance. At Illumina, he has created a center of excellence for clinical study execution by utilizing a process-oriented framework to managing clinical studies. At the core of the center of excellence is a strong team composed of uniquely qualified individuals with varying degrees of clinical operations expertise. His work has resulted in a Clinical Affairs department respected for its expertise and industry knowledge, one whose team members understand their roles, and, most importantly, who are excited and motivated to work together to improve human health by unlocking the power of the genome. Matt has a B.S. in Biology from the State University of New York at Binghamton, an M.S. in Molecular Biology and Immunology from Albany Medical College, and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Colorado at Denver. On the weekends and free time, Matt enjoys spending time with his husband, Steven, and their Vizsla, Jaxon. He enjoys cooking, eating great foods, and drinking wines and tequila. When not trying new restaurants in San Francisco, he loves traveling and laying on the beach in Oahu.

Kim worked as an embryologist for almost a decade before moving from the laboratory into the clinic, first as a clinical research coordinator and then as a director of clinical research for Sentara Medical Group. In 2012, Kim joined LifeNet Health to initiate their first randomized, controlled trials and now works with the clinical affairs team, supporting all clinical trial activity for the orthopedic, spine, sports medicine, wound management, dental, and cardiovascular portfolios.