WBB 2025 Speakers

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Amy Adams
Executive Director George Mason University

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Erin Burcham
CEO Roanoke Blacksburg Innovation Alliance

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Cindy Clark
Director of Commercial Initiatives and Strategy Focused Ultrasound Foundation

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Michael Friedlander
Executive Director Fralin Biomedical Research Institute

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Jessica Gilbertie
Founder, President and CSO Qentoros, Inc

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Nikki Hastings
Executive Director CvilleBioHub

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Kevin Leslie
AVP for Innovation and Commercialization Hampton Roads Biomedical Research Consortium

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Alyce Linthurst Jones
VP, Global Regulatory and Clinical Affairs LifeNet Health

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Carolina Morell-Pérez
Program Manager I ATCC

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John Newby
CEO Virginia Bio

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Sridevi Polavaram
Lead Artificial Intelligence Engineer MITRE

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Liz Powell
Founder, President & CEO G2G consulting (Government 2 Growth)

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Elizabeth Pyle
ICAP Life Sciennce Business Mentor Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program

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James Ramey
Principal and Fund Manager VTC Ventures

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Brandy Salmon
Vice President Virginia Tech Innovation and Partnerships

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Nicolai Shuman
Sr. Director, Entrepreneurship & Ecosystem Development Activation Capital

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Denise Toney
Laboratory Director Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services

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