Join Georgia Bio and Advocates for Responsible Care August 27th to connect patient advocacy leaders with the life science sector. The Summit features panel discussions with legislative leaders and representatives from across the patient and life science ecosystems. Georgia Bio focuses on collaborating with patient organizations to advance mutual legislative policy and linking patients with companies and researchers who work to discover and develop treatments and cures. Participate in-person or virtually; registration is free but required.

Keynote: Patients & Policy

Robert Popovian, PharmD, Founder, Conquest Advisors; Chief Science Policy Officer, Global Healthy Living Foundation; and Senior Fellow Health Policy, Progressive Policy Institute

Fireside Chat: Access to Care

Special Video Message: Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA)
Representative Dr. Jasmine Clark (GA-D | District 108)
Greg Reybold, VP of Public Policy, American Pharmacy Cooperative, Inc.

Patient Roundtable: Impact of Innovation on Patient Lives

Melissa Bishop-Murphy, Senior Director, Government Relations; Founder and Co-chair, Multicultural Health Equity Collective, Pfizer
Lynn Durham, President & CEO, Georgia Core
Leanne West, Chief Engineer, Pediatric Technologies, Georgia Institute of Technology

Conference Highlights:

• Keynote presentation by Kristy Murray, DVM, PhD, Chief Research Officer, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta; Executive Vice Chair for Research, Emory University School of Medicine
• Selected Oral Abstract Presentations
• Poster Sessions
• Networking/Professional Development Opportunities

The Wearable Innovations for Health Equity workshop, hosted jointly by Georgia Tech’s Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) and Center for Wearable Intelligent Systems and Healthcare (WISH Center), aims to raise awareness and discuss the transformative impact of wearable technologies in promoting wellness and increasing equitable health outcomes. This event will gather impacted community members, researchers, engineers, and practitioners to discuss the use of wearable devices across diverse populations, bridging data gaps for inclusive healthcare, supporting age equity through innovation, empowering minority health, and tailoring wearable technologies to meet gender-specific health needs. The workshop will feature two keynote speakers addressing wearable technological innovations in the morning and health equity challenges in the afternoon.