Bridging Law and Innovation: Effective AI Collaborations in Biomedicine
A half-day workshop held at the Microsoft campus in collaboration with Microsoft and Ogden Murphy Wallace, bringing together attorneys, clinicians, data scientists, researchers, compliance experts, and business leaders working in healthcare AI research and development.
Workshop
Friday, March 14, 2025Registration and Networking
Welcome and Opening Remarks
David Schoolcraft — Founder, Digital Health Counsel; Partner, Ogden Murphy Wallace
Keynote: Innovating Towards a Healthier Future
How AI will accelerate the iterative cycles of biomedicine, transforming both biological discovery and clinical delivery.
Jonathan Carlson — Managing Director, Microsoft Health Futures
Panel: Legal and Regulatory Landscape for Biomedicine
Legal challenges, regulatory uncertainties, and the critical importance of self-regulation and industry-led coalitions.
David Schoolcraft — Founder, Digital Health Counsel; Partner, Ogden Murphy Wallace
Emily Schlesinger — Assistant General Counsel, Healthcare, Microsoft
Alya Sulaiman — Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer & SVP of Regulatory Affairs, Datavant
Zach Harned — IP and Technology Transaction Attorney, Fenwick & West
William Bartholomew — Public Policy Director, Office of Responsible AI, Microsoft
Coffee and Networking Break
Panel: Enabling Effective AI Collaborations in Biomedicine
The critical ingredients for effective collaboration and deployment leading to impact at scale in AI-enabled health and biomedical research.
Stephanie Simmons — Director, Microsoft Health Futures
Kathleen Sullivan — Senior Director, Microsoft Health Futures
Valerie Carricaburu — Director, Corp BD, Microsoft
Adina Mueller — Sr. Associate General Counsel, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Tayab Waseem, MD, PhD — Physician and Researcher
Q&A and Closing
Stephanie Simmons — Director, Microsoft Health Futures
David Schoolcraft — Founder, Digital Health Counsel; Partner, Ogden Murphy Wallace