Conference Agenda

9th Annual BFC HealthCare Conference

Sunday, January 11, 2026 -- The St. Regis San Francisco

  • TIME
    Sunday, January 11, 2026
  • 08:00 – 09:00
    Registration
  • 09:00 – 09:15
    Opening Remark – Global Healthcare Capital & BD Outlook
    Speaker:
    David Chen, Founder & Managing Director, BFC Group
  • 09:15 – 10:15
    Capital Shifts – The Evolving Global Biotech Investment Landscape
    Moderator:
    Patrick Loofbourrow, Partner, Cooley
    Distinguished Speakers:
    Frank Nestle, Partner and CEO of 3DC, Deerfield
    David Wang, Partner and Senior Managing Director, OrbiMed
    Jeff Zhou, Executive Director, J.P. Morgan
    Kevin Chen, Founding Partner & CEO, BioTrack Capital
    Ricky Sun, Partner, Bain Capital
    Amit Kakar, Managing Partner, Novo Holdings
  • 10:15 – 11:15
    From Asia to the World – Redefining Global Pharma Collaboration
    Moderator:
    Thijs Spoor, CEO, Perspective Therapeutics
    Distinguished Speakers:
    Mark Cobbold, Senior Vice President Discovery and Head of Oncology Cell Therapy, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca
    Johan Verbeeck, Vice President Business Development, Oncology, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
    Markus Werner, Head Search & Evaluation Oncology, Novartis
    Guoxin Zhu, Vice President - Molecule Discovery, Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly
  • 11:15 – 11:45
    Coffee Break
  • 11:45 – 12:45
    The Rise of Therapeutic Convergence – Addressing Unmet Needs with New Frontiers
    Moderator:
    Lila Hope, Partner, Cooley
    Distinguished Speakers:
    Matthieu Merlin, Head of Business Development General Medicines GBU, Sanofi
    Tomohiro Yamauchi, Head of Scouting & Transaction Oncology, Business Development, Astellas Pharma
    Remko Bakker, Global Head of Eye Health and Research Beyond Borders, Boehringer Ingelheim
    Enza Di Modugno, VP Roche Pharma Partnering, Global Head CVM, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Roche
  • 12:45 – 14:00
    Lunch Reception
  • 14:00 – 17:00
    Company Roadshow
  • 17:00 – 18:00
    Accessing Early Innovation – Shaping the Next Wave of Biotech
    Distinguished Speakers:
    Neville Mehenti, Executive Director, Head of Oncology Corporate Development, Gilead Science
    Eric Yeung, Vice President, Head of Oncology and Rare Diseases Global Business Development, Takeda
    Regina Salvat, Principal, Forbion
    Ryan Wang, Vice President, Head of Lilly China Innovation and Partnerships, Eli Lilly
More panelists to be announced
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