CNS Summit 2026
CNS Summit brings research and development leaders together around drug development.
Encore Boston Harbor, Everett, Massachusetts
- Date
- November 1, 2026
- Venue
- Encore Boston Harbor, Everett, Massachusetts
TL;DR
- CNS Summit 2026 begins November 1 at Encore Boston Harbor in Everett, Massachusetts.
- The organizer describes the summit as a gathering of more than 1,000 R&D leaders focused on drug development.
- Ticket prices and pass inclusions are not established by the supplied event facts.
About
The annual meeting convenes R&D leaders to exchange knowledge and consider the future of drug development. Its stated audience spans decision-makers across clinical development, healthcare innovation, regulatory bodies, investigator sites and service companies. The organizer also describes year-round engagement through the annual meeting, curated content and other experiences.
Who you'll find in the room
leading pharma and biotech executives
R&D leaders
decision makers
innovative professionals
Featured speakers
59 listedBelén Fraile
Chief R&D Data Science Officer
Carole Ho
EVP & President, Neuroscience
Jane Grogan
EVP, Head of Research
Steffen Thirstrup
Chief Medical Officer
Venkat Sethuraman
SVP, Global Head of Data Science & Analytics
Kabir Nath
CEO
Srinivas Rao
CEO & Co-Founder
Michael Halstead
CEO
Sahil Kirpekar
President & CEO
Costa Panagos
CEO
Peyton Howell
CEO
John Ratliff
CEO
Kevin Bugin
Global Head of Regulatory
Stanley Shaw
AVP, Global Medical & Cardiovascular Disease Area Lead
Johannes Streffer
SVP, Head Global Clinical Development
Alistair Macdonald
CEO
Laura Shannon
CEO
Anthony Costello
CEO
Sian Ratcliffe Smethurst
CNS Summit Host
Melissa Alesse
President
Greg Licholai
Chief Medical Officer
Gayle Wittenberg
VP Neuroscience Translational Measures
Glen Wunderlich
Head of Experimental Medicine Neuroscience Clinical Development
Catherine Blanchette
VP Digital Strategic Growth
Rasika Kalamegham
Head, US Regulatory Policy
Amanda Harring-Abbott
VP ClinOps
Erin Foff
Chief Medical Officer
Amir Inamdar
Chief Medical Officer
Michael Gold
Chief R&D Officer
Kevin Craig
Chief Medical Officer
Daniel Karlin
Chief Medical Officer
Lori Englebert
Chief Commercial Officer
Sy Pretorius
CEO
Kurt Mussina
CEO
Robert Silva
Chief Scientific Officer
John Wilbanks
Chief Data Officer
Atul Mahableshwarkar
CNS Summit Host
Owen Muir
CSO, Radial & CMO Neurolief
Todd Solomon
Senior Director Clinical Development
Suna Avcil
Associate VP, Digital Medicine
Patrick Lee
Associate Director, Digital Medicine
Ron Cohen
CEO
Shishuka Malhotra
CEO
Nelson Rutrick
Chief Scientific Officer
Shruti Tibrewala
CEO & Co-Founder
Colin Sauder
Chief Scientific Officer
Rishi Kakkar
Chief Scientific Officer
Amit Vijapura
CNS KOL, Principal Investigator
Pablo Mora
Principal Investigator, Endocrinology KOL
Ken Kramer
SVP, Head of Medical Affairs
Wendy Turenne
SVP, Value & Data Strategy
Mariann Micsinai-Balan
VP, Analytical Data Science
Markus Kede
SVP, Chief AI Officer
Josh Schimmer
Managing Director
Chuka Esiobu
Principal
Eric Dimise
Director, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Capital Markets
Eric Zimmerman
Principal Healthcare & Life Sciences BD, Venture Capital & Startups
Alexandria Wise
CNS Summit Host
Stephen Brannan
Con
Venue & travel
Venue
Encore Boston HarborGetting there
The venue is in Everett, Massachusetts.
Questions people ask
7 answeredCNS Summit 2026 starts on November 1, 2026.
The organizer says the annual summit convenes more than 1,000 R&D leaders.
CNS Summit 2026 takes place at Encore Boston Harbor in Everett, Massachusetts.
The stated audience includes pharma and biotech executives, R&D leaders, and decision-makers across clinical development, healthcare innovation, regulatory authorities, investigator sites and service companies.
Academic researchers or early-career staff looking for purely scientific presentations would get less, as the speakers are largely executives, and the event leans toward deal-making and partnership talks.
Attendees at biopharma executive summits usually wear business casual, with blazers and open-collar shirts more common than full suits, at a resort venue like Encore Boston Harbor.
The organizer says the annual meeting brings together more than 1,000 R&D leaders.
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