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The Digital Breakthrough for Pharma Summit 2025 focuses on the evolving digital health landscape and the impact of novel technologies in the life sciences. Join us to hear how digital health is impacting everything from patient monitoring to diagnosis and treatment and driving better health outcomes for patients across the board.
Join 25+ speakers and 180+ senior-level life sciences, research, drug development and digital health executives this June 3rd at BMS Princeton Pike to hear about the latest trends in digital health and AI and to network with peers and colleagues across the value chain.
Location
BMS Princeton Pike Campus
3401 Princeton Pike, Lawrence Township, NJ 08648
3401 Princeton Pike, Lawrence Township, NJ 08648
Date & Time
June 3, 2025
9:00am - 5:30pm
9:00am - 5:30pm
CORE THEMES FOR 2025!
1. Beyond the Buzz: Digital Health Solutions in Action
• The Evolving Digital Health Landscape: Case Studies & Real-World Impact
• Spotlights on Digital Health Solutions reshaping Drug Development and Clinical Care
2. Breaking Barriers: Overcoming Digital Health Deployment Challenges
• Lessons learned on overcoming hurdles in Digital Health Implementation and Deployment
• Winning strategies to maximize impact and drive adoption of digital solutions
3. The Patient-Centric Revolution: Engaging and Empowering Patients
• Explore how digital solutions can transform patient-centered healthcare delivery
• Discuss tactics for getting patients and other end-users engaged early in solution development
• Review what tactics have been successful and unsuccessful for patient engagement
4. The Future of Digital Health: Innovation, AI, and What’s Next
• Explore how digital solutions will shape the future of patient care, operations, and clinical development
• Discover which innovations will thrive, which may fall short, and how AI is reshaping patient care, operations, and clinical development.
• Bold predictions on the next wave of digital health innovation
2025 Speakers
Greg Meyers
EVP, Chief Digital & Technology Officer
(Conference Executive Sponsor)
EVP, Chief Digital & Technology Officer
(Conference Executive Sponsor)
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
Alexandra Gonçalves, PhD, MD
Vice President, Head of Digital Health
(Conference Executive Sponsor)
Vice President, Head of Digital Health
(Conference Executive Sponsor)
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
Lauren Sunshine
Director, Product Management, Digital Health
(Conference Chair)
Director, Product Management, Digital Health
(Conference Chair)
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
Matteo diTommaso
SVP, Head of Drug Development, BI&T
SVP, Head of Drug Development, BI&T
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
Premal Kamdar
Director, Digital Health Product Management
Director, Digital Health Product Management
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
Carrie Northcott
Head of Digital Sciences
Head of Digital Sciences
PFIZER
Anthony Costello
CEO
CEO
MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS
David Benshoof Klein
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO
CLICK THERAPEUTICS
Dan Karlin
Chief Medical Officer
Chief Medical Officer
MINDMED
Bryan Hansen
Director of Innovative Health, Portfolio Launch Excellence
Director of Innovative Health, Portfolio Launch Excellence
JOHNSON & JOHNSON INNOVATIVE MEDICINE
Nitin Kumar
Director, Connected Care &
General Manager, Elevmi™
Director, Connected Care &
General Manager, Elevmi™
OTSUKA PRECISION HEALTH
Mariann Micsinai-Balan
VP Head of Data Science
VP Head of Data Science
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
Beverly Hardy
Digital Biomarker Innovation Lab Lead
Digital Biomarker Innovation Lab Lead
SANOFI
Matteo Lai
CEO
CEO
EMPATICA
Chris Economos
SVP
SVP
EKO HEALTH
Sibel Guerler
Sr. Director, Digital Health, Hematology & Cell Therapy
Sr. Director, Digital Health, Hematology & Cell Therapy
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
Bahador Marzban
Principal Data Scientist
Principal Data Scientist
JOHNSON & JOHNSON INNOVATIVE MEDICINE
Miruna Sasu
President and CEO
President and CEO
COTA
Jeremy Wyatt
CEO
CEO
ACTIGRAPH
Max Gaitán
Outcomes Researcher
Outcomes Researcher
ICON
Ryan Sysko
CEO
CEO
AMALGAM RX
Jen Horonjeff
Founder and CEO
Founder and CEO
SAVVY COOPERATIVE
John Gannon
CEO
CEO
BLUE SPARK TECHNOLOGIES
Geoff Cook
CEO
CEO
NOOM
Sindhu Pandit
Senior Medical Director
Senior Medical Director
BEST BUY HEALTH
Aaron Smith
Founder
Founder
UNLEARN.AI
Richard Schwartz
Chief Experience Officer
Chief Experience Officer
RX4CX
Andy Kraut
Sr. Brand Partnerships Lead
Sr. Brand Partnerships Lead
GRINDR
Megan Gross
Director, Project Delivery & Research
Director, Project Delivery & Research
AICURE
Raghav Mani
Director of Digital Health Products/Platforms
Director of Digital Health Products/Platforms
NVIDIA
Milind Kamkolkar
Venture Partner
Venture Partner
RA VENTURES
Sangeetha Rai
CX Advisor
CX Advisor
(FORMER) NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL
Chris Benko
Serial Entrepreneur
Serial Entrepreneur
STEALTH COMPANY
Ryan Shewcraft
Sr. Manager, Data Science
Sr. Manager, Data Science
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
Adriana Rossi
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of CAR T and the Stem Cell Center Transplant Clinical Service
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of CAR T and the Stem Cell Center Transplant Clinical Service
Center of Excellence for Multiple Myeloma
John Calhoun
Vice President, Global Program Lead, Cell Therapy
Vice President, Global Program Lead, Cell Therapy
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
Summit Planning Team
Bartlomiej Madej
Senior Director, Digital Health Lead International Markets
Senior Director, Digital Health Lead International Markets
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
Bisrat Woldemichael
Director, Digital Health, CV and Neuroscience
Director, Digital Health, CV and Neuroscience
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
Alex Simmonds
Director, GDD Innovation Strategy Implementation Lead
Director, GDD Innovation Strategy Implementation Lead
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
Deeksha Reddy
Digital Accelerator Dev Program Lead, Digital Health
Digital Accelerator Dev Program Lead, Digital Health
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
Manisha Agarwal
Digital Health
Team
Digital Health
Team
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
Sohni Dailey
Senior Director, Field Excellence and Platform Strategy
Senior Director, Field Excellence and Platform Strategy
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
2025 Conference Agenda
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Welcoming Words and Introduction
Lauren Sunshine, Director, Product Management, Digital Health, Bristol Myers Squibb
(Conference Chair)
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM
Opening Remarks from Bristol Myers Squibb
Greg Meyers, EVP, Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Bristol Myers Squibb
Beyond the Buzz: Digital Health Solutions in Action
• The Evolving Digital Health Landscape: Case Studies & Real-World Impact
• Spotlights on Digital Health Solutions reshaping Drug Development and Clinical Care
9:20 AM - 9:40 AM
The Time is Now for Software-Enhanced Drugs
David Benshoof Klein, Founder and CEO, Click Therapeutics
Anthony Costello, CEO, Medidata Solutions
9:40 AM - 9:55 AM
Participation with the Power of Voice: Lessons from a Large Decentralized Study
Carrie Northcott, Head of Digital Sciences, Pfizer
9:55 AM - 10:10 AM
AI at the Point of Care: Embedding AI into Trusted Clinical Tools to better Detect and Monitor Disease
Chris Economos, SVP, Eko Health
10:10 AM - 10:35 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Beyond the Buzz: Digital Health Solutions in Action
Beyond the Buzz: Digital Health Solutions in Action
• The Evolving Digital Health Landscape: Case Studies & Real-World Impact
• Spotlights on Digital Health Solutions reshaping Drug Development and Clinical Care
Jeremy Wyatt, CEO, Actigraph
John Gannon, CEO, Blue Spark Technologies
Chris Benko, Serial Entrepreneur, Stealth Company
Moderated by:
Matteo diTommaso, SVP, Head of Drug Development, BI&T, Bristol Myers Squibb
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
NETWORKING BREAK
Breaking Barriers: Overcoming Digital Health Deployment Challenges
• Lessons learned on overcoming hurdles in Digital Health Implementation and Deployment
• Winning strategies to maximize impact and drive adoption of digital solutions
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
From Collection to Insights: How to Operationalize Digital Biomarkers with Multimodal Data
Bahador Marzban, Principal Data Scientist, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
11:15 AM - 11:30 PM
A Digital Biomarker’s Journey from Concept to Reimbursement in CNS: Steps and Tips from Empatica
Matteo Lai, CEO, Empatica
11:30 AM - 11:45 PM
Transforming Digital Health through AI Agents
Raghav Mani, Director, Digital Health Products/Platforms, NVIDIA
11:45 PM - 12:10 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Breaking Barriers: Overcoming Digital Health Deployment Challenges
Breaking Barriers: Overcoming Digital Health Deployment Challenges
• Lessons learned on overcoming hurdles in Digital Health Implementation and Deployment
• Winning strategies to maximize impact and drive adoption of digital solutions
Bryan Hansen, Director of Innovative Health, Portfolio Launch Excellence, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Max Gaitán, Outcomes Researcher, ICON
Beverly Hardy, Digital Biomarker Innovation Lab Lead, Sanofi
Jen Horonjeff, Founder and CEO, Savvy Cooperative
Moderated by:
Lauren Sunshine, Director, Product Management, Digital Health, Bristol Myers Squibb (Conference Chair)
12:10 pM - 1:15 pM
NETWORKING LUNCH
The Patient-Centric Revolution: Engaging and Empowering Patients
• Explore how digital solutions can transform patient-centered healthcare delivery
• Discuss tactics for getting patients and other end-users engaged early in solution development
• Review what tactics have been successful and unsuccessful for patient engagement
1:15 PM - 1:40 PM
Early Detection of Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) to Increase Accessibility for Patients Undergoing CAR T Cell Therapy
Premal Kamdar, Director, Digital Health Product Management, Bristol Myers Squibb
John Calhoun, Vice President, Global Program Lead, Cell Therapy, Bristol Myers Squibb
Sibel Guerler, Sr. Director, Digital Health, Hematology and Cell Therapy, Bristol Myers Squibb
Sindhu Pandit, Senior Medical Director, Best Buy Health
Adriana Rossi, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of CAR T and the Stem Cell Center Transplant Clinical Service, Center of Excellence for Multiple Myeloma
Jenna O'Connor, BMS Patient Ambassador
1:40 PM - 1:55 PM
The Future of Pharma: A Case Study in Global Digital Health
Ryan Sysko, CEO, Amalgam Rx
1:55 PM - 2:10 PM
Building Elevmi™: An AI-based Digital Companion Solution for Caregivers and Care Partners of a Loved One with Alzheimer's Disease
Nitin Kumar, Director, Connected Care & General Manager, Elevmi™, Otsuka Precision Health
2:10 PM - 2:35 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Outside Pharma CXperts: Engaging and Empowering Customers with Winning Strategies
Outside Pharma CXperts: Engaging and Empowering Customers with Winning Strategies
Geoff Cook, CEO, Noom
Andy Kraut, Sr. Brand Partnerships Lead, Grindr
Sangeetha Rai, CX Advisor, (Former) Northwestern Mutual
Moderated by:
Richard Schwartz, Chief Experience Officer, Rx4CX
2:35 PM - 3:00 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
The Future of Digital Health: Innovation, AI, and What’s Next
• Industry leaders explore how digital solutions will shape the Future of Patient Care, Operations, and Clinical Development
• Which innovations will thrive, which may fall short, and how AI is reshaping patient care, operations, and clinical development.
• Bold predictions on the next wave of digital health innovation
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Automated Assessment Auditing Across MindMed’s Pivotal Programs
Dan Karlin, Chief Medical Officer, MindMed
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM
Leveraging AI and Patient Insights with Speech Based Biomarkers
Ryan Shewcraft, Sr. Manager, Data Science, Bristol Myers Squibb
Megan Gross, Director, Project Delivery & Research, AiCure
3:35 PM - 3:50 PM
AI-Powered Digital Twins: Practical Applications in Clinical Development
Aaron Smith, Founder, Unlearn.AI
3:50 PM - 4:15 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION:
The Future of Digital Health: Innovation, AI, and What’s Next
The Future of Digital Health: Innovation, AI, and What’s Next
• Explore how digital solutions will shape the future of patient care, operations, and clinical development
• Discover which innovations will thrive, which may fall short, and how AI is reshaping patient care, operations, and clinical development.
• Bold predictions on the next wave of digital health innovation
Mariann Micsinai-Balan, VP Head of Data Science, Bristol Myers Squibb
Milind Kamkolkar, Venture Partner, RA Ventures
Miruna Sasu, President and CEO, COTA
Dan Karlin, Chief Medical Officer, MindMed
Moderated by:
Alexandra Gonçalves, PhD, MD, VP, Head of Digital Health, Bristol Myers Squibb
4:15 PM - 4:20 PM
CONCLUDING REMARKS AND REFLECTIONS
4:20 PM - 5:30 PM
NETWORKING RECEPTION
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Location
Bristol Myers Squibb Princeton Pike Campus
Lawrence Township, NJ
Lawrence Township, NJ
The newly constructed 650,000-square foot facility opened in November 2016 and houses employees from the commercial teams, their commercialization and late-stage development partners from Research & Development and Global Product Development & Supply, and their enabling function support teams.
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Digital Breakthrough for Pharma Summit 2025!
Digital Breakthrough for Pharma Summit 2025!
From the latest in patient monitoring, blueprints for successful digital engagement and yes, even AI, you'll learn winning strategies that are delivering better experiences for patients, their caregivers, and physicians.