Regional Host Committee

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Kali Arduini
Director, NM Ventures and Innovation
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare
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Stephen Boppart, MD, PhD
Director, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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John Conrad
President & CEO
Illinois Biotechnology Innovation Organization (iBIO)
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Lisa Dhar, PhD
Associate Vice President for Innovation and New Ventures
Northwestern University
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Nathan Hoffmann
Director, Office of Technology Management
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Shyama Majundar, PhD, MBA
Director, Science Accelerators and Investments, Polsky Center for Entrepreneurshihp and Innovation
The University of Chicago
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Rebecca Motley
Director, Business Development
World Business Chicago
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Suseelan Pokote, PhD
Senior Director and Department Head, Office of Technology Management
University of Illinois Chicago
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Meera Raja, PhD
SVP of Deep Tech
P33
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Gianina Varea
Senior Director of Portfolio Development
Portal Innovations