Tuesday, November 12, 2019 | New York, NY
People v. Cancer
Rethinking everything we know
Personalized medicine. Modernized clinical trials. Next generation immunotherapy.
For decades, cancer treatment came down to three things: surgery, radiation, chemotherapy. But medical breakthroughs are revolutionizing the way doctors, patients and their families think about a cancer diagnosis – and complicating their decision-making.
What does it mean to live with cancer today? And how do we lead with empathy and compassion to ensure that the treatment is right for the patient? At People v. Cancer, The Atlantic illuminated stories from the frontlines of the cancer community, from the latest oncology breakthroughs to the power of the human experience.
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Speakers
Blythe Adamson
Senior Quantitative Scientist, Flatiron Health
Steve Alperin
Co-Founder and CEO, SurvivorNet
Ross Andersen
Deputy Editor, The Atlantic
Amy Armstrong
U.S. CEO, Initiative
Justin Birckbichler
Educator and Founder, aBallsySenseofTumor.com
Underwriter Session
Hossein Borghaei
Chief, Division of Thoracic Medical Oncology, Professor, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Underwriter Session
Kate Bowler
Author, Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I’ve Loved; Associate Professor, History of Christianity in North America, Duke Divinity School
David Chang
President, CEO and Co-Founder, Allogene
I-Fen Chang
Executive Medical Director of Global Oncology, Amgen
Underwriter Session
Marcia Cross
Actress, HPV Educator, “Anal Cancer Thriver”
Patrick Dempsey
Actor and Producer; Founder, Dempsey Center
Raymond DuBois
Past President, American Association for Cancer Research; Dean of the College of Medicine , Medical University of South Carolina
Underwriter Session
Aime Franco
Director, Pediatric Thyroid Cancer Translational Research Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Thyroid Cancer Survivor
Underwriter Session
James Hamblin
Staff writer, The Atlantic
Rose Gerber
Director of Patient Advocacy and Education, Community Oncology Alliance
Underwriter Session
Laurie Glimcher
President and CEO, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Kathy Giusti
Founder, Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation; Co-Chair, Harvard Business School Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator
Charles Graeber
Author, The Breakthrough
Underwriter Session
Samit Hirawat
Chief Medical Officer, Global Drug Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Underwriter Session
Linda House
President, Cancer Support Community
Underwriter Session
Steven Kafka
Executive Chairman, Thrive Earlier Detection; Partner, Third Rock Ventures
Ibram X. Kendi
Contributing Writer, The Atlantic; Director, the Antiracist Research and Policy Center, American University
Olga Khazan
Staff writer, The Atlantic
Nagi Kumar
Senior Member, Moffitt Cancer Center
Jordan Laser
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Underwriter Session
Adam Lenkowsky
General Manager, Head, U.S. Commercial, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Underwriter Session
Andrew Levy
President, Chispa House
Underwriter Session
Emil Lou
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, University of Minnesota
Underwriter Session
Allen Louis
Member, Broadway Inspirational Voices
Alex Marson
Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology and Scientific Director of Biomedicine, UCSF, Innovative Genomics Institute
Michael McElroy
Founder and Musical Director, Broadway Inspirational Voices
Jeanne Meserve
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
Alyson Moadel-Robblee
Director, Psychosocial Oncology Program; Founding Director, Bronx Oncology Living Daily Program, Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care
Sara Nayeem
Partner, New Enterprise Associates
Andrew Norden
Chief Medical Officer, COTA
Robert Nussbaum
Chief Medical Officer, Invitae
Marshall Posner
Director, Head and Neck Medical Oncology and Associate Director, Cancer Clinical Investigation, The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai
Sunita Puri
Author, That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour; Medical Director, Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care, University of Southern California
Dara Richardson-Heron
Chief Engagement Officer, All of Us Research Program, National Institute of Health
Brian Rivers
Professor and Director, Cancer Health Equity Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine
Underwriter Session
Stephen Ross
Associate Professor, NYU School of Medicine; Director, NYU Addictive Disorders and Experimental Therapeutics Research Laboratory; Co-Director, NYU Psychedelic Research Group
Xenia Rybak
Cancer Survivor, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
Underwriter Session
Diane Simeone
Director, Pancreatic Cancer Center, NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center
Erin Schumaker
Health and Science Reporter, ABC
Underwriter Session
Jon Sullivan
Director of Corporate Communications, Aflac
Underwriter Session
Alison Stewart
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE, and WNYC Host, “All of It”
Wendy Tardif
Executive Director, Dempsey Center
Yael Vodovotz
Professor, Ohio State University; Director, Center for Advanced Functional Foods, Research and Entrepreneurship
Col. (Ret) James E. William, Jr
Prostate Cancer Survivor
Underwriter Session
Yousuf Zafar
Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Policy, Duke Cancer Institute, Sanford School of Public Policy
AgendaNov 12
Welcome
What’s on the Horizon?
Virtual or In-Person
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Speakers
Laurie Glimcher
President and CEO, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Alison Stewart
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE, and WNYC Host, “All of It”
My Story: All of Us Against Cancer
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Dara Richardson-Heron
Chief Engagement Officer, All of Us Research Program, National Institute of Health
Bristol-Myers Squibb Presents: Giving Patients a Voice
Summary
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Justin Birckbichler*
Educator and Founder, aBallsySenseofTumor.com
Samit Hirawat*
Chief Medical Officer, Global Drug Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Linda House*
President, Cancer Support Community
Finding Meaning in the Moment
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Kate Bowler
Author, Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I’ve Loved; Associate Professor, History of Christianity in North America, Duke Divinity School
Jeanne Meserve
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
Sunita Puri
Author, That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour; Medical Director, Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care, University of Southern California
Can Immunotherapy Scale Up?
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Ross Andersen
Deputy Editor, The Atlantic
David Chang
President, CEO and Co-Founder, Allogene
Alex Marson
Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology and Scientific Director of Biomedicine, UCSF, Innovative Genomics Institute
Sara Nayeem
Partner, New Enterprise Associates
American Association for Cancer Research Presents: Driving Progress Against Cancer
Summary
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Raymond DuBois*
Past President, American Association for Cancer Research; Dean of the College of Medicine , Medical University of South Carolina
Charles Graeber*
Author, The Breakthrough
Your Data Could Save Your Life
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
James Hamblin
Staff writer, The Atlantic
Kathy Giusti
Founder, Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation; Co-Chair, Harvard Business School Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator
Andrew Norden
Chief Medical Officer, COTA
Dara Richardson-Heron
Chief Engagement Officer, All of Us Research Program, National Institute of Health
A Preventable Cancer
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Marcia Cross
Actress, HPV Educator, “Anal Cancer Thriver”
Marshall Posner
Director, Head and Neck Medical Oncology and Associate Director, Cancer Clinical Investigation, The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai
Alison Stewart
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE, and WNYC Host, “All of It”
When Music Makes a Difference
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Allen Louis
Member, Broadway Inspirational Voices
Michael McElroy
Founder and Musical Director, Broadway Inspirational Voices
Breakouts
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Aflac Presents: The New York Premiere of ‘Moments of Joy’
Summary
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Andrew Levy*
President, Chispa House
Jon Sullivan*
Director of Corporate Communications, Aflac
American Association for Cancer Research Presents: Collaborations Against Cancer: Patients Partnering with Scientists
Summary
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Aime Franco*
Director, Pediatric Thyroid Cancer Translational Research Laboratory, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Thyroid Cancer Survivor
Emil Lou*
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, University of Minnesota
Brian Rivers*
Professor and Director, Cancer Health Equity Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine
Erin Schumaker*
Health and Science Reporter, ABC
Col. (Ret) James E. William, Jr*
Prostate Cancer Survivor
Amgen Oncology Presents: It’s Personal–Advancing Precision Medicine
Summary
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Hossein Borghaei*
Chief, Division of Thoracic Medical Oncology, Professor, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center
I-Fen Chang*
Executive Medical Director of Global Oncology, Amgen
Linda House*
President, Cancer Support Community
Jordan Laser*
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Bristol-Myers Squibb Presents: Survivorship Today
Summary
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Rose Gerber*
Director of Patient Advocacy and Education, Community Oncology Alliance
Adam Lenkowsky*
General Manager, Head, U.S. Commercial, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Xenia Rybak*
Cancer Survivor, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
Networking Lunch
Summary
Underwritten by Amgen Oncology
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Welcome Back
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Steve Alperin
Co-Founder and CEO, SurvivorNet
My Story: Cancer as Metaphor
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Ibram X. Kendi
Contributing Writer, The Atlantic; Director, the Antiracist Research and Policy Center, American University
How Medicaid Expansion Saved Lives
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Blythe Adamson
Senior Quantitative Scientist, Flatiron Health
Olga Khazan
Staff writer, The Atlantic
Yousuf Zafar
Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Policy, Duke Cancer Institute, Sanford School of Public Policy
The Truth About Food and Cancer
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
James Hamblin
Staff writer, The Atlantic
Nagi Kumar
Senior Member, Moffitt Cancer Center
Yael Vodovotz
Professor, Ohio State University; Director, Center for Advanced Functional Foods, Research and Entrepreneurship
My Story: From Surviving to Thriving
Preventing the First Malignant Cell
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Steven Kafka
Executive Chairman, Thrive Earlier Detection; Partner, Third Rock Ventures
Jeanne Meserve
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
Robert Nussbaum
Chief Medical Officer, Invitae
Diane Simeone
Director, Pancreatic Cancer Center, NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center
Magic Mushrooms and Mental Health
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Olga Khazan
Staff writer, The Atlantic
Alyson Moadel-Robblee
Director, Psychosocial Oncology Program; Founding Director, Bronx Oncology Living Daily Program, Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care
Stephen Ross
Associate Professor, NYU School of Medicine; Director, NYU Addictive Disorders and Experimental Therapeutics Research Laboratory; Co-Director, NYU Psychedelic Research Group
The Community Embrace
Virtual or In-Person
Virtual / In-Person
Speakers
Patrick Dempsey
Actor and Producer; Founder, Dempsey Center
Alison Stewart
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE, and WNYC Host, “All of It”
Wendy Tardif
Executive Director, Dempsey Center
Closing Thoughts
Summary
Margaret Low, The Atlantic
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Virtual / In-Person
Coffee, Cookies, and Conversation
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