2025 Health Care & Life Sciences Summit

Winston & Strawn is pleased to host its fifth annual Health Care & Life Sciences Summit. Clients and friends of the firm are invited to join us to network with peers and gain insights from industry leaders and legal experts. The summit will take place live at our Chicago office, and CLE-eligible recordings of the Summit’s sessions will be available shortly following the event.

Register here.

Keynote Conversation Discussing AI Insights and Outlook in the Health Care & Life Sciences Industry

This year’s summit will feature keynote speakers, Gael Tisack, Chief IP Counsel at Abbott Labs, and Kathi Vidal, Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, 2022-2024; Partner, Winston & Strawn, who will discuss recent policy, regulatory and legal implications of AI along with practical applications they are seeing in the industry.

Complimentary Professional Headshots

Is your LinkedIn profile picture in need of a refresh? We will be offering complimentary professional headshots during the Summit’s happy hour (5:15-6:15 p.m. CT) as a thank you for participating. Come camera ready!

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Agenda

Navigating the Health care Compliance Landscape: Key Regulatory Updates and Enforcement Trends

1:00-1:45 p.m. CT

Panelists

• Nathan Leong, General Counsel, Memora Health (former)
• Denise Zamore, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, agilon health
• Amandeep Sidhu, Health Care Partner, Winston & Strawn
• Larry Sher, Health Care Partner, Winston & Strawn 

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We Are Never Ever Getting (Breached Again): Health Care Cybersecurity Lessons That We Won’t Shake Off

1:45-2:30 p.m. CT

Panelists

• Eric Shinabarger, Partner, Global Privacy and Data Security, Winston & Strawn
• Alessandra Swanson, Co-Chair, Global Privacy and Data Security Practice & Co-Chair, IP/Privacy, Winston & Strawn

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Meeting the Moment: Business Opportunities and Regulatory Risks in Life Sciences in 2025

2:30-3:15 p.m. CT

Panelists

• Shelby Buettner, Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory Law and Compliance Officer, Becton Dickinson
• Rodney Emerson, Vice President, Pricing and Contracts, Sandoz
• Reed Stephens, Co-Chair, Health Care & Life Sciences Industry Group, Winston & Strawn

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The Road Ahead – Trends in Health care & Life Sciences M&A

3:30-4:15 p.m. CT

Panelists

• Eric Mayeda, Managing Partner and Leader, Strategic Transformation, Chartis
• Emily Wildes, Managing Director & Co-head of Healthcare, Lincoln International
• Eric Knickrehm, Health Care M&A Partner, Winston & Strawn
• Banee Pachuca, Health Care M&A Partner, Winston & Strawn
• Conor Reidy, Antitrust Partner, Winston & Strawn

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Keynote Conversation: AI Insights and Outlook 
Featuring Chief IP Counsel for Abbott Labs and Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO

4:15-5:15 p.m. CT

Keynotes

• Gael Tisack, Chief IP Counsel, Abbott Labs
• Kathi Vidal, IP/AI Partner, Winston & Strawn; Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, 2022-2024

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Networking Happy Hour

5:15-6:15 p.m. CT

Questions?

Contact Carissa Jenkins and Gaby Whitmore.