Summit on Access and Affordability in Cell and Gene Therapies
FRIDAY, 20 MARCH 2026
Note: All times listed are in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Welcome and Keynote Session
Room: Centennial AB Ballroom
Chair: Deepak Srivastava, MD, Gladstone Institutes
Tom Rando, MD, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles - Opening remarks
Keith Alm, ISSCR - Opening remarks
Jonathan Thomas, PhD, JD, CIRM - Opening remarks
Ignacio Willats, Mytos Bio - Sponsor remarks
Amander Clark, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles - Program overview
Dana Goldman, PhD, University of Southern California – Keynote speaker
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Refreshment Break
Room: Centennial AB Foyer
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Panel 1: Strategies for Reducing Risks and Addressing Commercial Insurer Participation
Room: Centennial AB Ballroom
Chair: David J. McLean, PhD, Emerging Therapy Solutions
LaShawn McIver, MD, MPH, AHIP
Bob Nordyke, PhD, BlueRidge Life Sciences
Panos Kefalas, PhD, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult
Harlan Levine, MD, City of Hope
Anup Malani, JD, PhD, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the University of Chicago
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch
Room: Centennial AB Ballroom/Foyer
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Panel 2: Emerging Policy for New Cell and Gene Therapy Affordability Models
Room: Centennial AB Ballroom
Chair: Darius Lakdawalla, PhD, University of Southern California
Mark Walters, MD, University of California, San Francisco
Monica Soni , MD, Covered California
Manar Zaghlula, PhD, Innovative Genomics Institute and University of California, Berkeley
Laurie McWright, Former Deputy Director, Seamless Care Models Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Refreshment Break
Room: Centennial AB Foyer
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Panel 3: Manufacturing and Regulatory Innovations
Room: Centennial AB Ballroom
Sponsored by Mytos
Chair: Amander Clark, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
Alan Smith, PhD, Charles River Laboratories
Debra Aub Webster, PhD, SSI Strategy
Ignacio Willats, Mytos
Taby Ahsan, PhD, City of Hope
Krishna Panchalingam, PhD, Lonza
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM: Break
Room: Centennial AB Foyer
4:45 PM – 5:30 PM: Closing Keynote Session
Room: Centennial AB Ballroom
Chair: Tom Rando, MD, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
Jeannette Hacker-Stratton, City of Hope and Breakthrough T1D Participant Advisory Council – Keynote speaker
Amander Clark, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles – Closing remarks
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM: Networking Reception
Room: Centennial AB Foyer/Patio
Sponsored by Mytos