2023 Speakers
Daniel Morgenstern, MB BChir PhD
Director of the New Agent and Innovative Therapy and Therapeutic MIBG Programs, SickKids (Hospital for Sick Children), Canada
John Anderson, BA, MBBS, MRCP, PhD
Clinical professor and consultant paediatric oncologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), United Kingdom
Maja Beck-Popovic, MD
Head of the Pediatric Hematology Oncology Unit at the
University Hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland
Tom Becker
Neuroblastoma survivor diagnosed in 1992 and patient advocate
for better long-term follow up care, United Kingdom
Mairead Brennan, BA, MA, DPsychSc
Senior clinical psychologist at Childhood Cancer Ireland, Ireland
Penelope Brock, MD, PhD
Previously Consultant Pediatric Oncologist,
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, United Kingdom
Susan L. Cohn, MD
Director of Clinical Sciences and Professor of Pediatrics, University of Chicago Medicine, USA
Juliet Gray, MD, PhD
Associate Professor and consultant in paediatric oncology,
University Hospital Southampton, United Kingdom
Emily Hall, MS
Research Engagement and Advocacy Manager
Solving Kids' Cancer UK, United Kingdom
Joanna Hunt
Specialist Occupational Therapist at Sheffield Children’s
NHS Trust, United Kingdom
Natalie Jacobowski, MD
Pediatric palliative care and hospice physician and psychiatrist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, USA
Georgia Kokkinou
Vice President, Floga Parents Association of Children
with Cancer, Greece
Concetta Quintarelli, PhD
Head of Cell and Gene Therapy for Pediatric Tumors
IRCCS Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital, Italy
Wendy London, PhD
Director, Clinical Translational Investigation Program, Pedatric Hematology/Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA
Donna Ludwinski, BS
Director of Research Advocacy, Solving Kids' Cancer, USA,
Family Support Advocate at Solving Kids' Cancer UK
Kristin R. Knight, MS, CCC-A
Pediatric Audiologist, Professor of Pediatrics, School of Medicine
Oregon Health and Science University, USA
Araz Marachelian, MD, MS
Medical Director of Neuroblastoma MIBG Program,
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, USA
Meghan Marsac, PhD
Associate Director of the Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress, University of Kentucky HealthCare, USA
Lucas Moreno, MD, PhD
Paediatric Oncologist, Division Head Paediatric Oncology and Haematology, Vall d’Hebron Hospital, Spain
Philly and Ollie Simpkin
Parent and Survivor
United Kingdom
Hillary Van Horn-Gatlin, PhD
Clinical Psychologist and director of Organizational and Leadership Development in The Permanente Medical Group, USA
Jess Virdee
Parent and mum to Reuben
United Kingdom
Tessa Watterson
Neuroblastoma survivor diagnosed in 1962 and retired Registered Nurse and Midwife for 32 years, Australia
Matt and Colleen White
Dad and mum to Felix,
Matt is a Trustee of Solving Kids' Cancer, UK
Andrea Wojtowicz, PhD
Pediatric Psychologist at Nationwide Children's Hospital, USA
Moderators & Parent Panellists
Nick Bird
Trustee Chair and Research Trustee at Solving Kids' Cancer UK,
Dad to Adam.
Hayley Blackwell
Family Support Coordinator, Solving Kids' Cancer UK, United Kingdom, Mum to Eva.
Penelope Brock
Previously Consultant Pediatric Oncologist,
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, United Kingdom
Vicky Inglis
Head of Family Support Services, Solving Kids' Cancer UK,
Mum to Jamie.
Antonia Palmer
Executive Director, Kindred Foundation and Co-Founder of Advocacy for Canadian Childhood Oncology Research Network (Ac2orn), Canada. Mom to Nate.
Alan Pearson, PhD
Executive Director Technical Operations, Endo Pharmaceuticals
Parent Advocate and Dad to Cliodhna.
Mary Claire Rennick
Director and Co-Founder of Childhood Cancer Ireland.
Parent Advocate and mum to Alice.
