Dr. Anderson is the Director of Clinical Content & Resources on the Healthcare Access - Clinical Innovation & Strategy team for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Dr. Anderson has a bachelor’s degree in Biology & Biomedical Studies from St. Olaf College and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree with an emphasis in Leadership from the University of Minnesota. Additionally, Dr. Anderson is a Nationally Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach. She completed a managed care pharmacy residency program at Medica Health Plans and served as the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Clinical Manager during her tenure there. Most recently, Dr. Anderson was a Coaching Services Manager at Virgin Pulse where she developed the Pharmacist Coach role and managed the clinical team. In addition to her work experience, Dr. Anderson has experience as a member of the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Pharmacists Association and Chair of the Government Relations Advocacy Council for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Jorge García currently serves as Assistant Vice President at Baptist Health South Florida, where he is responsible for oncology pharmacy services, non-oncology infusion pharmacy services, and sterile compounding quality. Throughout his career, Jorge has been a pioneer for pharmacy charge integrity and revenue management in the health system setting and is also a thought leader in the areas of alternative payment models, biosimilars, drug bagging practices, and value-based care. Jorge leads advocacy efforts at the national level to promote evaluation of safe and effective use of biosimilars, along with increasing stakeholder engagement to support a more sustainable biosimilar pharmacoeconomic model. He currently holds multiple board and committee appointments, including roles at the Association of Community Cancer Centers, the Florida Society of Clinical Oncology, and the American Pharmacists Association, among others. Jorge is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Anna Hyde is the Vice President of Advocacy and Access at the Arthritis Foundation. She oversees both the federal and state legislative programs, in addition to grassroots engagement. Her focus is to raise the visibility of arthritis as a public health priority, build support for federal and state legislation that ensures access to affordable, high-quality health care, and enhance patient engagement in the policy-making process. Anna previously served as Senior Director of Advocacy and Access, managing the federal affairs portfolio and overseeing the state advocacy team.

Prior to joining the Arthritis Foundation in 2014, Anna worked as Senior Manager for Federal Affairs at the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, where she managed a portfolio of issues including appropriations, physician workforce, and health IT. She began her health policy career as a Congressional Fellow for Energy and Commerce Committee members, where she drafted legislation and staffed Committee activities. Anna received a BA in History from Southern Methodist University, and taught junior high and high school history before moving to Washington D.C. in 2007 to pursue an MA in Political Science from American University.

Tore Kvien has been a Professor of Rheumatology at the University of Oslo since 1997, and currently holds a position as senior researcher and research advisor at the Diakonhjemmet Hospital after serving as the Head of the Department of Rheumatology up until 2019. His major research activities include therapeutic strategy trials with a focus on frequently occurring diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and spondyloarthritis. Tore is also the leader of the Norwegian NOR-DMARD registry and was the principal investigator of the Norwegian government funded NOR-SWITCH trial. He has published more than 600 original research articles in international peer-reviewed journals, and previously served as the President of EULAR and Editor-in-Chief at the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Tore has received numerous accolades, including the EULAR Meritorious Service Award in 2017, the Carol Nachman Medal in 2018, and an appointment as Officer First Class of the Royal Order of St Olav by the King of Norway in 2019.

Zorana Maravic is the CEO of Digestive Cancers Europe (previously EuropaColon), the first and only European digestive cancers patient umbrella organization. She is responsible for all day-to-day management and spearheads delivery of the organization’s goals. In her previous role as Director of Operations, Zorana was responsible for the coordination of member groups, and strengthened the organization’s network by establishing relationships with new groups and individuals. Zorana is also a public speaker on topics such as patient support, biosimilars, and colorectal cancer screening. Before entering the not-for-profit sector Zorana accumulated 10 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, primarily in sales and marketing of innovative oncology drugs as well as in oncology clinical trials. She holds a degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Belgrade and an MBA in Health Management from the University of Sheffield.

Margaret Rehayem is the Vice President of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, which is the only not-for-profit, purchaser-led organization with a national and  regional structure dedicated to driving healthcare value across the U.S. Within her role she  spearheads national initiatives that support member collaboration, leveraging regional efforts to  the national level in the areas of delivery and payment reform, health policy, and total person  health. Throughout her career she has developed multi-stakeholder learning collaboratives,  continuous improvement frameworks, and has led multiple projects in the areas of healthcare  planning and drug management, including on biosimilars. She has over 20 years' experience  working with employers and regional coalitions across the country and has served on various advisory boards focused on quality and care delivery improvement.

Arnold Vulto is a co-founder of the Generics & Biosimilars Initiative and the Initiative Group of Biosimilars in the Netherlands. In 2015, he also initiated and chaired the First National Conference on Biosimilars in the Netherlands. Previously, Arnold trained as a pharmacist at the University of Groningen, later specializing in hospital pharmacy and obtaining his PhD from the University of Utrecht. He was appointed Head of the Hospital Pharmacy of the Veterinary Faculty at the University of Utrecht in 1988, later moving to the Erasmus University Medical Centre in Rotterdam. Arnold is the recipient of multiple awards, most notably the Visionary Guidance and Leadership Award in Hospital Pharmacy and the Jan Glerum Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the field. He holds honorary professorships at the Erasmus MC and the Catholic University in Leuven, as well as a Dutch Knighthood. In 2019, he was elected lifetime honorary member of the Dutch Association of Hospital Pharmacists.

Michael Wiechmann is the Global Head of Medical Affairs at Sandoz Biopharmaceuticals (a Novartis division), where he is responsible for the entire spectrum of medical affairs with a special focus on strategic development, launch excellence, real world evidence generation and digitization of medical affairs. Prior to joining Sandoz, Michael founded a biotech company and has held several leadership positions in global medical affairs and among top management in pharmaceutical, biotech and health insurance companies. Michael is a MD by training with specialization in internal medicine and haemato-oncology and holds an MBA and PhD in Health Economics and Business Administration. He is an associate professor for Healthcare Management at the Apollon University in Bremen.

Laura Wingate is the Executive Vice President, Education, Support, & Advocacy of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, dedicated to finding cures for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis and improving the lives of children and adults affected by these diseases.  She is responsible for patient and professional education, state and federal advocacy, and supports programming for the Foundation.  She began her career working at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center where she advised and implemented quality improvement initiatives, including redesigning the outpatient center focused on streamlining the patient’s experience.  She also worked with pediatric and geriatric centers across the United States, providing professional entertainers through the Clown Care and Vaudeville Caravan programs which expanded dramatically over her eight-year tenure. She is a graduate of the University of Rochester, School of Arts & Sciences.