Global Speaker Faculty

Take a look at the esteemed speaker faculty for the 9th CAR-TCR Summit Europe 2026.

Pharma Powerhouses
European Biotech Trailblazers
U.S. Biotech Innovators
Pioneers from Asia
Academic Opinion Leaders

Pharma Powerhouses

Anna Litsiou

Director, Regulatory Policy & Intelligence
AstraZeneca

Semra Kitchen

Senior Director, Search & Evaluation R&I
AstraZeneca

Frederik De Vos

Senior Director - Quality Operations Advanced Therapies Platform Operations
Johnson & Johnson

European Biotech Trailblazers

Maria Eugenia Alonso-Ferrero

Immunogenicity Sciences Director
Alexion Pharmaceuticals

Reagan Jarvis

Chief Executive Officer
Anocca

Leon Stross

Executive Director & Head of Market Development & New Product Planning
Cabaletta Bio

Ulrik Cordes

Chief Executive Officer
CBio

Grant Boldt

Chief Operating Officer
CPTx

Zoya Alteber

Vice President Preclinical Development
Edity Therapeutics

Michal Golan Mashiach

Chief Executive Officer
Edity Therapeutics

Philippe Parone

Chief Scientific Officer
Esobiotec

Adil Duru

Director of Business Development
Glycostem Therapeutics

Ali Mohamed

Senior Vice President - Chemistry, Manufacturing & Controls
Immatics

John Bridgeman

Chief Scientific Officer
Immunokey

Jean-Francois Rossi

Chief Executive Officer
Innomune

Mark Exley

Chief Scientific Officer
Lift Biosciences

Stefanos Theoharis

Chief Executive Officer
OneChain Immunotherapeutics

Rachel Abbott

Chief Executive Officer
Pan Cancer T

Jenny McGovern

Senior Director
Quell Therapeutics

Marc Martinez Llordella

Founder
Quell Therapeutics

Carolina Pola

Chief Executive Officer
Stab Therapeutics

Venera Emruli

Senior Scientist
Strike Pharma

U.S. Biotech Innovators

Blake Aftab

Chief Scientific Officer
Adicet Bio

Gwendolyn Binder

President, Science & Technology
Cabaletta Bio

Sarah Yuan

Chief Technology Officer
Cabaletta Bio

Pioneers from Asia

Sareina Wu

Chief Executive Officer
Genome Frontier

Yongke zhang

Chief Scientific Officer
IASO Therapeutics

Albeena Nisar

Senior Lead CAR-T Cell Therapy Center
Tata Memorial Centre

Shao-An Xue

Professor
Xi-An University

Academic Opinion Leaders

Michael Schmitt

Head of GMP Core Facility
Heidelberg University

Mohamed Awwad

Group Leader
Heidelberg University Hospital

Anita Schmitt

Deputy Head, Cellular Immunotherapy
Heidelberg University Hospital

Manel Juan Otero

Head of Immunotherapy Platform
Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

Valentin Ortiz-Maldonado

Haematologist
Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

Martin Bornhäuser

Professor & Head of Haematology Department
University Hospital Dresden, Saxocell Cluster4Future
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