2026 Expert Speaker Faculty

Take a look at the expert speaker faculty who attended the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit and see who shaped the clinical and commercial future of microbiome therapeutics.

Leading Biopharma Experts
Strategic Investors & Venture Leaders
Pioneering Regulatory and Academic Experts
Frontier Consumer Experts
Trusted Microbiome Solution Providers

Leading Biopharma Experts

Bharat Dixit, Adiso Therapeutics - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Bharat Dixit

Chief Technology Officer
Adiso Therapeutics
Todd Krueger, AOBiome Therapeutics - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Todd Krueger

Chief Executive Officer
AOBiome
Daniel Brownell, AOBiome - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Daniel Brownell

Senior Director - Research & Development
AOBiome Therapeutics
Benjamin Hadida, Exeliom Biosciences - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Benjamin Hadida

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Exeliom Biosciences
Ken Blount, Ferring Pharmaceuticals - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Ken Blount

Senior Vice President, Head of Microbiome Clinical & Product Development
Ferring International Center SA
Alexander Khoruts, Gut Brain Axis Therapeutics - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Alexander Khoruts

Chief Medical Officer
Gut-Brain Axis Therapeutics
Philip Burnham, Kanvas Biosciences - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Philip Burnham

Chief Scientific Officer
Kanvas Biosciences
Jun Terauchi, Metagen Therapeutics - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Jun Terauchi

Chief Scientific Officer
Metagen Therapeutics
Katja Conrath, MRM Health - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Katja Conrath

Chief Scientific Officer
MRM Health
Jason Goldsmith, Nestle Health Sciences - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Jason Goldsmith

Head Medical & Scientific Officer, VOWST
Nestle Health Science
Eddie Moradian, Salspera - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Eddie Moradian

Chief Executive Officer
Salspera
Elizabeth Halvorsen, Seres Therapeutics - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Elizabeth Halvorsen

Vice President - Translational Biology
Seres Therapeutics
Kelsey Wheeler, Tulip Biosciences - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Kelsey Wheeler

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Tulip Biosciences
Daniel Couto, Vedanta Bio - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Dan Couto

Chief Operating Officer
Vedanta Biosciences
Bernat Olle, Vedanta Bio - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Bernat Olle

Chief Executive Officer
Vedanta Biosciences

Strategic Investors & Venture Leaders

Henry Haiser, Corundrum Systems Biology - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Henry Haiser

Operating Partner
Corundum Systems Biology
Sathya Janardhanan, Ecphora Capital - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Sathya Janardhanan

Venture Partner
Ecphora Capital
Denise Kelly, Seventure Partners - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Denise Kelly

Investment Advisor
Seventure Partners
Vanessa Ridaura, The Gates Foundation - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Vanessa Ridaura

Senior Program Officer - Microbiome Products
The Gates Foundation

Pioneering Regulatory and Academic Experts

Andrew Barkto, Center for Microbiome Innovation, University of California - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Andrew Bartko

Executive Director
Center for Microbiome Innovation
Andrea Azcarate-Peril, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Maria Andrea Azcarate Peril

Professor of Microbiology
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Paul Carson - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Paul Carlson

Principal Investigator
US Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Leslie Wagner, US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Leslie Wagner

Regulatory Specialist
US Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Frontier Consumer Experts

Adam Perlman, Pendulum Therapeutics - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Adam Perlman

Chief Medical Officer
Pendulum Therapeutics
Momo Vuyisich, Viome - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Momo Vuyisich

Founding Chief Science Officer and Head of Clinical Research
Viome
Giana Jarrah, Meraki Co - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Giana Jarrah

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
With Meraki Co.

Trusted Microbiome Solution Providers

Kristyna Aviles, Sr Director of Quality Systems and Compliance, List Labs - Expert Speaker at the 11th Microbiome Movement USA Summit

Kristyna Aviles

Sr Director of Quality Systems and Compliance
List Biological Laboratories Inc
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