Johnson & Johnson Innovation Leader Michal Preminger will join more than 40 additional national speakers at SCBIO 2019<https://www.scbio.org/cpages/annual-conf-2019> - the annual conference bringing top leaders and executives from life sciences organizations across the state and nation to South Carolina October 29-31.

Following an October 29 welcome reception showcasing downtown Greenville, Ms. Preminger will address an expected sold-out conference at the Hyatt Regency with a keynote presentation entitled "Innovation for a Better Tomorrow" as the main program gets underway the morning of October 30. Her presentation will be followed by a high-powered panel comprised of regional healthcare executives entitled "Optimizing the Future of Healthcare in SC and Beyond."

Among other featured Conference programs are EY's "NextWave Wellness: An Interactive View of the Future of Our Industry", and an address by South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette entitled "South Carolina: Just Right for Life Sciences." Clemson University President Jim Clements headlines Day 2 with an address entitled "The Power of Partnerships in Fueling Life Sciences", while Medtronic global executive Christian Howell will address "Driving Value-Based Care Through Collaboration".

Scores of top industry chief executives, leaders in government and higher education, biotechnology and pharma executives, clinicians and researchers, and industry supporters from across America have already registered to attend SCBIO 2019, with registration nearly doubling the record-setting pace of 2018. Other committed speakers and panelists include IQVIA Institute of Health Data Science SVP Murray Aitken, Innova Therapeutics CEO and Founder Robert Ryan, ChartSpan CEO & Founder Jon-MIchial Carter, Firststring Research President Dr. Gautam Ghatnekar, Nephron Pharmaceuticals CEO Lou Kennedy, USC President (Ret.) Harris Pastides, PhRMA Senior Regional Director Thomas Hardaway and numerous others. More than 20 programs will be featured over two days.

Themed "Ignite The Future!", the 2+ day conference draws attendees from across America for networking, innovation updates, opportunity discovery, partnership making and strategic discussion. Committed attendees include officials across a broad spectrum of life sciences industries including medical devices, bio manufacturing, drug discovery, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and testing, digital health and health IT, bio-ag and more. Space is limited and advance registration is still available at https://www.scbio.org/cpages/register-now-for-scbio-2019.