
SynBioBeta 2026 Speaker
Gregory Hocking
Mars Snacking
VP Global R&D New Innov. Territories
Greg Hocking leads external innovation and strategic partnerships at Mars Snacking. He has extensive experience in growing revenue and profitability by launching consumer-centric, technology-based global innovation in CPG and biopharma industries. Greg holds an MBA in Marketing and Finance from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, a Master of Public Health degree in Epidemiology from Columbia University, and an undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Bowdoin College.



Reagan
Jarvis
Anocca AB
CEO, Co-founder

Alex
Rives
CZI Biohub
Head of Science

Karenโฏ
Akinsanya
Schrodinger
President, R&D โ Therapeutics

Christopher
Arendt
Takeda
CSO, Head of Research

Stef
van Grieken
Cradle
CEO

Michael
Koeris
DARPA
Director, BTO

Jennifer
Dionne
Pumpkinseed
CEO

Daniyal
Hussain
GSK
Exec. Dir., Tech BD

Cynthia
Hong
Novartis
Dir., Search & Evaluation
SynBioBeta 2027 May 3-6, San Jose, California


