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DR. TED LOVE
YOUNG BLACK PHARMA CONFERENCE & GALA
RODNEY GILLESPIE
PAUL ROWE
BRIAN FOARD
CHRIS WHITFIELD
RHEYAN CADER
COURTNEY CHRISTIAN
GARY PUCKREIN STEVEN A. JACKSON
NEGELLE MORRIS
CAMILLE POPE
ANDREA WALTON
DEL SMITH
WENDY SHORT BARTIE
TAMAR THOMPSON
ERICA TAYLOR
MELISSA MIMS
BERT BRUCE
KENNETH C. FRAZIER
CONFERENCE SESSIONS
CONFERENCE DAY 1
MODERATED BY: JONTIA GENTRY
KEYNOTE SPEAKER TED LOVE, MD
FORMER CEO, GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS
CHAIR, BIO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Young Black Pharma was delighted beyond measure to have Dr. Ted Love give us a “Ted Talk” for the YBP 2024 Conference & Gala: Mindset Vs. Mentality - Crafting Your Playbook to Win.
Dr. Ted Love is a true visionary who exemplifies servant leadership and takes extreme measures to ensure he scales impact. His impeccable journey as a Black CEO that went from seed to sale is one that should be studied so we were absolutely thrilled to have him at the podium to share his CEO MINDSET and give us tactical plans and strategies straight from his winning playbook! YBP was privileged to have experienced a keynote address of this magnitude where Dr. Love was able to share his unique experiences driving change in the sickle cell disease space and in the pharmaceutical industry as an executive leader!
SVP & GM HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
CHIEF MEDICAL LEAD ACCLINATE DIRECTOR, GLOBAL MARKETING MODERNA
CANDRAWILLIAMS
AD, REGULATORY AFFAIRS AD PROMO GILEAD SCIENCES
VERTEX DIRECTOR, GLOBAL MEDICAL AFFAIRS STRATEGY
SVP, US TA HEAD, ONCOLOGY NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS MEDICAL AFFAIRS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GENENTECH
RICHARDCARTER
INSPIRE
QASIM ELLIS
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC
ELZIE ROSS
VICE PRESIDENT
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC
ANTHONY RILEY-BARRETT
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC
ANDREA WALTON RHEYAN CADER
CHIEF PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER
HEAD, HR BUSINESS PARTNER
BLUEBIRD BIO IMMUNOGEN
MEDICAL SCIENCE LIASION
AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS
JEREMYMCLEMORE
EMPOWER
JONATHON ANDERSON
SENIOR DIRECTOR, FIELD MEDICAL AFFAIRS
GILEAD SCIENCES
BEN WASHINGTON
SENIOR KEY ACCOUNT MANAGER UCB
SR. MEDICAL SCIENCE LIAISON VERTEX
KIRIBULHAIRU
MELISSA MIMS
AVP, USMA ONCOLOGY MERCK
NEGELLE MORRIS
SVP, HEAD OF CARDIOMETABOLIC SALES
NOVO NORDISK INC.
NATANYACANDELARIO
SR. DIRECTOR, GLOBAL HEALTH EQUITY
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
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CONFERENCE DAY 2
TAMAR THOMPSON VP, HEAD OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
ALEXION, ASTRAZENECA RARE DISEASE
BERT BRUCE PFIZER DEL SMITH
US PRESIDENT, RARE DISEASE CO-FOUNDER & CEO
ACCLINATE
GARY PUCKREIN PRESIDENT & CEO
NATIONAL MINORITY QUALITY FORUM
ADRIENNEGONZALEZ
SR. DIRECTOR BMS FOUNDATION
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
CULTIVATE
FIRESIDE CHAT GUEST SPEAKER
Moderated by: Celeste R. Warren
KENNETH C. FRAZIER
RETIRED CHAIRMAN AND CEO, MERCK & CO., INC
CHAIRMAN, HEALTH ASSURANCE INITIATIVES, GENERAL CATALYST
Young Black Pharma was beyond privileged to have Kenneth C. Frazier as our 2024 FIRESIDE CHAT GUEST SPEAKER for The Executive Exchange, wonderfully moderated by Celeste R. Warren, VP, Global Diversity & Inclusion Center of Excellence at Merck & Co., Inc.
Kenneth C. Frazier is a distinguished executive leader in the pharmaceutical industry who is widely known as the first African-American to lead a major pharmaceutical company. Ken served as the President and CEO of Merck & Co., Inc. from 2011 through 2021 and has had substantial positive impact on the pharmaceutical industry while creating meaningful value for patients around the world.
Ken Frazier embodies the type of principled leadership, integrity, and humility that emerges just once in a generation however it is evident that his impact on society will resound for years to come. We were elated to have Ken Frazier grace the stage to uncover the MENTALITY of a Black CEO in the highest-ranking position at one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world.
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ERICA TAYLOR STEVEN A. JACKSON
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BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB
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MARY NWANERI
DIRECTOR, HEALTH EQUITY IN CLINICAL TRIALS, SCIENCE AND REGULATORY ADVOCACY PHRMA
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