UNLOCK 2026 - AI Science: Cutting Through the Hype

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​UNLOCK is a one-day summit on April 22, 2026 in San Francisco, focused on how AI is changing drug discovery and life sciences.

​Featuring talks and panels from:

• ​Aviv Regev, EVP Research & Early Development, Genentech

• ​Jorge Reis-Filho, Chief of AI for Science Innovation, AstraZeneca

• ​Payal Sheth, SVP Therapeutic Discovery Sciences, Bristol Myers Squibb

• ​Sarah Nam, VP AI Strategy & Partnerships, AbbVie

• ​Jonah Cool, Life Sciences, Anthropic

• ​Jeremy Elser, Head of Science Operations, Palantir

• ​Founders and Leaders from Xaira, Ginkgo Bioworks, BigHat Bio, NewLimit, Arc Institute, and more

​Agenda

​8:00 AM - Check-In & Lite Breakfast

​9:40 AM - Welcome

• ​Michelle Lee, Founder & CEO, Medra

​9:50 AM - Presentation

• ​Andrew White, Co-founder & CTO, Edison Scientific

​10:10 AM - Presentation

• ​Henry Lee, CEO, Cultivarium

​10:40 AM - Presentation

• ​Ron Alfa, Co-founder & CEO, Noetik

​10:55 AM - Presentation

• ​Jeremy Elser, Head of Science Operations, Palantir

​11:20 AM - Dealmaking and Partnerships: Who's Actually Writing the Checks

• ​Sarah Nam, VP AI Strategy & Partnerships, AbbVie

• ​Jonah Cool, Life Sciences, Anthropic

• ​Eli Berlin, Co-founder, CFO & COO, Terray Therapeutics

• ​Stacy Feld, Global Head, External Scientific Innnovation, Johnson & Johnson

• ​Chris Leiter, Founder and General Partner, Atria Ventures (Moderator)

​11:50 AM - Predictions to Proof: Translating AI into Real Biology

• ​Alex Morgan, Partner, Khosla Ventures (Moderator)

• ​Anna Marie Wagner, Co-founder & CEO, Transfyr

• ​Payal Sheth, SVP Therapeutic Discovery Sciences, Bristol Myers Squibb

• ​Martin Jensen, Co-founder & CSO, Gordian Biotechnology

​12:10 PM - Lunch

​1:20 PM - How to Train an AI (for Science)

• ​Johnny Hu, Partner, Menlo Ventures (Moderator)

• ​Eric Ho, Co-founder & CEO, Goodfire

• ​Peyton Greenside, Co-founder & CEO, BigHat Biosciences

• ​Yusuf Roohani, Assistant Director of Machine Learning, Arc Institute

​1:50 PM - AI Across the Sciences

• ​Shahin Farshchi, Partner, Lux Capital (Moderator)

• ​Joseph Krause, Co-founder & CEO, Radical AI

• ​Carina Hong, Founder & CEO, Axiom Math

• ​Pete Florence, Co-founder & CEO, Generalist

​2:20 PM - What is Hype and What is Real?

• ​Hani Goodarzi, Core Investigator, Arc Institute

• ​Jacob Kimmel, Co-founder & President, NewLimit

• ​Reshma Shetty, Co-founder & CEO, Ginkgo Bioworks

• ​Gregg Spivey, Head of AI/ML Partnerships, Eli Lilly

​3:00 PM - Fireside Chat

• ​Jorge Reis-Filho, Chief AI Officer, AstraZeneca

• ​Michelle Lee, Founder & CEO, Medra

​3:20 PM - Fireside Chat

• ​Samuel Stanton, Co-founder & Member of Technical Staff, Coefficient Bio/Anthropic

• ​Nan Li, Co-Founder & General Partner, Dimension Capital

​3:50 PM - Deep Dive into X-Cell

• ​Ci Chu, SVP AI-Enabled Discovery, Xaira Therapeutics

• ​Bo Wang, SVP & Head of Biomedical AI, Xaira Therapeutics

​4:05 PM - Presentation

• ​Michelle Lee, CEO, Medra

​4:30 PM - From Cell Atlases to Medicines, with AI

• ​Aviv Regev, EVP Research & Early Development, Genentech

​5:00 PM - Happy Hour

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​Join us to explore what’s next and help shape it.