
SynBioBeta 2026 Speaker
Kerri Dugan
Applied Research Institute
SVP Biotech
Dr. Kerri Dugan is the Senior Vice President for Biotechnology at Applied Research Institute. Her experience includes transitioning capabilities across broad multi-disciplinary domains including biotechnology, geospatial intelligence, forensic science and critical technology areas in support of national security. She held leadership positions at DARPA, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Science Foundation, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory Division. She holds a PhD in molecular biology from Princeton University.



Reagan
Jarvis
Anocca AB
CEO, Co-founder

Alex
Rives
CZI Biohub
Head of Science

Karen
Akinsanya
Schrodinger
President, R&D – 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


