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Sherman Ikemoto

Group Director
Cadence

Sherman Ikemoto is the Sales Development Group Director at Cadence Design Systems, where he leads global business development for the innovative Reality DC Digital Twin solution. With a passion for addressing challenges in data center design, performance, and sustainability, Sherman brings extensive expertise to the forefront of this critical industry.

Sherman Ikemoto

Group Director
Cadence

Sherman Ikemoto

Group Director
Cadence

Sherman Ikemoto is the Sales Development Group Director at Cadence Design Systems, where he leads global business development for the innovative Reality DC Digital Twin solution. With a passion for addressing challenges in data center design, performance, and sustainability, Sherman brings extensive expertise to the forefront of this critical industry. Previously, Sherman served as Managing Director and Board Member at Future Facilities, the pioneer of the original data center Digital Twin, and as North America Sales and Marketing Director at Flomerics, where he helped introduce computational fluid dynamics modeling to electronics cooling design. During his tenure at Future Facilities, Sherman was a sought-after speaker at prominent industry events like ITW, Data Center World, Uptime Symposium, and Data Center Dynamics. Sherman holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) from San Jose State University, where he was a member of the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society, and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME) from Santa Clara University. His career reflects a deep commitment to advancing sustainable and efficient technologies for the data center industry.

 

Giri Pathmanaban

Partner
Cleary Gottlieb

Giri Pathmanaban’s practice focuses on high-stakes patent, trade secret, and intellectual property contractual disputes. He has successfully represented clients in federal district courts, the International Trade Commission (ITC), and Patent Office proceedings. Giri simplifies complex issues, communicates effectively with clients and juries, and advises clients on IP issues to help achieve their business objectives.

Giri Pathmanaban

Partner
Cleary Gottlieb

Giri Pathmanaban

Partner
Cleary Gottlieb

Giri Pathmanaban’s practice focuses on high-stakes patent, trade secret, and intellectual property contractual disputes. He has successfully represented clients in federal district courts, the International Trade Commission (ITC), and Patent Office proceedings. Giri simplifies complex issues, communicates effectively with clients and juries, and advises clients on IP issues to help achieve their business objectives. Giri’s technical background in computer science and engineering enables him to develop and execute winning legal strategies across a range of industries, inside and outside the courtroom. He has litigated cases in a range of industries, including cybersecurity, AI and machine learning, semiconductors, computer networking and electronic devices, internet and cloud computing, and medical devices and healthcare.

 

Erim Sezer

Director, Data Enablement & Digitization
Bayer

Erim Sezer

Director, Data Enablement & Digitization
Bayer

Erim Sezer

Director, Data Enablement & Digitization
Bayer
 

Maxine Carrington

Chief People Officer
Northwell Health

Maxine Carrington

Chief People Officer
Northwell Health

Maxine Carrington

Chief People Officer
Northwell Health
  • How employers are integrating fertility, menopause, and maternal health into employee health plans.
  • Addressing workplace challenges like menstrual health, caregiving, and chronic conditions.
  • The ROI of Women's Health Investment – How employer-driven health initiatives improve retention.
Brain Health
Nutrition and Food as Medicine
Healthcare Costs and Outcomes

Author:

Maxine Carrington

Chief People Officer
Northwell Health

Maxine Carrington

Chief People Officer
Northwell Health

Author:

Jennesa Atherton

Head of Clinical Affairs
Sword Health

Jennesa Atherton

Head of Clinical Affairs
Sword Health
  • Exploring how housing, nutrition, identity, and income shape maternal outcomes.
  • Highlighting programs and solutions that integrate social support with clinical care.
  • Discussing actionable strategies in the clinical setting that embed accessibility and education into maternal health systems.
Nutrition and Food as Medicine
Maternal Health

Author:

Nawal Nour

Chair & Director of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Mass General Brigham

Nawal Nour

Chair & Director of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Mass General Brigham

Author:

Eva Luo

OBGYN & Head of Obstetrics, Design & Delivery
Pomelo Care

Eva Luo

OBGYN & Head of Obstetrics, Design & Delivery
Pomelo Care

Author:

Pooja Mehta

Vice President, Population Health
Cityblock Health

Pooja Mehta

Vice President, Population Health
Cityblock Health

Author:

Lucy Perez

Senior Partner, McKinsey & Co
Global Leader, McKinsey Health Institute

Lucy is a Senior Partner in McKinsey’s Boston office. Lucy has 15+ years of experience advising CEOs and top teams at leading pharma, biotech and life sciences companies globally on growth strategy, innovation, sustainability, and organizational transformation.

Lucy co-leads McKinsey’s ESG domain and McKinsey’s All-In DEI efforts in North America.  She also sponsors the Hispanic Latino Network at McKinsey and leads our research efforts on health equity.

Lucy works extensively with number of biopharma and life science clients on broad range of topics, with recent focus on ESG/ sustainability, evidence generation, and digital/analytics programs to improve patient outcomes and support sustainable, inclusive growth.

Led efforts for a leading biopharma to define their ESG strategy, partnership strategy, and stakeholder engagement approach

Led efforts for a leading biopharma to embed health equity as a core principle in their R&D priorities and ways of working across the value chain

Led efforts to assess internal and external portfolio productivity and pricing models to optimize the R&D strategy and redesign the organization for a top pharmaceutical company

Led efforts for a leading biopharma to transform how it engages with customers through digital transformation, applying advanced analytics and embedding agile ways of working across their six largest markets that delivered $300M+ of near-term growth

Sponsor of McKinsey’s Early Stage Investor Conference, an annual event convening 200+ entrepreneurs and 1000+ investors interested in bio/med/health tech and sustainability innovation

Before joining McKinsey, Lucy was a research fellow at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where she was involved in the development of novel treatments for solid tumors. She was also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute research fellow at Harvard University while completing her doctoral studies. She is co-inventor on multiple patents and has published in peer-reviewed journals.

Lucy Perez

Senior Partner, McKinsey & Co
Global Leader, McKinsey Health Institute

Lucy is a Senior Partner in McKinsey’s Boston office. Lucy has 15+ years of experience advising CEOs and top teams at leading pharma, biotech and life sciences companies globally on growth strategy, innovation, sustainability, and organizational transformation.

Lucy co-leads McKinsey’s ESG domain and McKinsey’s All-In DEI efforts in North America.  She also sponsors the Hispanic Latino Network at McKinsey and leads our research efforts on health equity.

Lucy works extensively with number of biopharma and life science clients on broad range of topics, with recent focus on ESG/ sustainability, evidence generation, and digital/analytics programs to improve patient outcomes and support sustainable, inclusive growth.

Led efforts for a leading biopharma to define their ESG strategy, partnership strategy, and stakeholder engagement approach

Led efforts for a leading biopharma to embed health equity as a core principle in their R&D priorities and ways of working across the value chain

Led efforts to assess internal and external portfolio productivity and pricing models to optimize the R&D strategy and redesign the organization for a top pharmaceutical company

Led efforts for a leading biopharma to transform how it engages with customers through digital transformation, applying advanced analytics and embedding agile ways of working across their six largest markets that delivered $300M+ of near-term growth

Sponsor of McKinsey’s Early Stage Investor Conference, an annual event convening 200+ entrepreneurs and 1000+ investors interested in bio/med/health tech and sustainability innovation

Before joining McKinsey, Lucy was a research fellow at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where she was involved in the development of novel treatments for solid tumors. She was also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute research fellow at Harvard University while completing her doctoral studies. She is co-inventor on multiple patents and has published in peer-reviewed journals.

 

Nawal Nour

Chair & Director of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Mass General Brigham

Nawal Nour

Chair & Director of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Mass General Brigham

Nawal Nour

Chair & Director of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Mass General Brigham
  • Concrete guidance on accessing non-dilutive and dilutive funding - what’s available, what’s working, and how to get it.
  • Strategies for founders and funders to navigate uncertainty and build investable, scalable ventures in women's health.
  • How women, as both innovators and investors, are transforming the funding ecosystem - and how to leverage that shift now.
Digital Health
Innovation and Investment

Author:

Lisa Marceau

CEO
Joyuus

Lisa Marceau

CEO
Joyuus
  • Sharing new clinical outcomes and how clinical trials are evolving.
  • Exploring the link between menopause, estrogen, and cognitive decline.
  • How biomarkers, digital tools, and lifestyle interventions can improve outcomes.
Brain Health

Author:

Anna Valcheva

Founder and CEO Astra Ventures; Venture Partner and Advisor
Alumni Ventures Group

Anna Valcheva

Founder and CEO Astra Ventures; Venture Partner and Advisor
Alumni Ventures Group

Author:

James Hamet

CEO
Vistim Labs

James Hamet

CEO
Vistim Labs

Author:

Kristine Burke

CEO
True Health Center for Precision Medicine

Kristine Burke

CEO
True Health Center for Precision Medicine