Cell & Gene Leaders Live 2026
About this Event
The best room in biotech, on floor 34 of The Shard.
Cell & Gene Leaders Live brings together the founders, CEOs and investors building cell and gene therapy for one day in London, on the eve of London Life Sciences Week.
Speakers include
- Professor Sir Peter Donnelly, CEO & Co-Founder, Genomics
- Lisa Deschamps, CEO, AviadoBio
- Dr Gaurav Shah, CEO, Rocket Pharmaceuticals
- Tamer Mohamed, Founder & CEO, Aspect Biosystems
- Shankar Musunuri, PhD, MBA, Chairman, CEO & Co-founder, Ocugen
- Prof. Chris Molloy, CEO, BioIndustry Association (BIA)
- Dr Carolyn Porter, Chief Business Officer, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult
- Dr Miguel Forte, CEO, Kiji Therapeutics
- Dr Erik Wiklund, CEO, Circio
- Edwin Stone, CEO, Cellular Origins
New speakers are added every week. Full line-up: cellandgene.live/speakers
Sessions include (proposed programme, subject to participant confirmation)
- Genomics: de-risking cell and gene therapies
- Making the UK the Best at Biotech
- Making cell therapy automation commercially viable
- The CAR-T challenge: reaching approved medicines
- Cell & Gene for the masses
- Scaling genetic medicines from payload to patient
Full programme: cellandgene.live/programme
The day
- 09:00 Registration opens and networking breakfast
- 10:00 - 17:00 Sessions in Base 25 and the Presentation room
- 17:00 - 18:00 Drinks reception
Your ticket includes all sessions and panels, networking with industry leaders and the advance delegate guest list.
Getting there
Use the Shangri-La entrance at 31 St Thomas Street, directly opposite King's College London's Guy's Campus, and take the lift to floor 34 for registration.
Questions? [email protected]
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 576.96 to GBP 1539.50
