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Asia Regional Executive Committee

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Pawan Gupta

MBBS, MD, DNB, PhD

Regional Vice-President

June 2025 - June 2027
Stempeutics Research
India

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Kunihiko Suzuki

MBA

Regional Vice-President Elect

June 2025 - June 2027
MEDINET Co., Ltd.
Japan

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Shin Kawamata

MD, PhD

Regional
Secretary

June 2020 - June 2026
cyto-facto inc. 
Kobe, Japan

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Gayatri Sharma

PhD

Regional
Treasurer

June 2025 - June 2026
CellVec Pte Ltd
Singapore

Australia and New Zealand Regional Executive Committee

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Emily Blyth

B.Med(Hons), FRACP, FRCPA, PhD

Regional Vice-President

June 2024 - June 2026
Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Westmead
Institute for Medical Research
Sydney, NSW, Australia

Siok Tey

MBBS(Hons), PhD, FRACP, FRCPA

Regional Vice-President Elect

June 2024 - June 2026
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Royal Brisbane &
Women's Hospital
Herston, QLD, Australia

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Leon Brownrigg

BSc, GDipSc, MMedSc, GDipEd, PhD

Regional Secretary

June 2023 - June 2026
Cell and Tissue Therapies WA (CTTWA), Royal Perth Hospital
Perth, WA, Australia

Cheryl Hutchins

Tessa Gargett

BA, BSc, PhD

Regional Treasurer

June 2024 - June 2026
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide, SA, Australia

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Dominic Wall

PhD, FFSc (RCPA)

Co-Chair

ANZ Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee
Peter MacCallum Cancer Center
East Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Gabrielle O'Sullivan

PhD

Co-Chair

ANZ Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Sydney, NSW, Australia

Europe Regional Executive Committee

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Dominique Farge

MD, PhD

Regional Vice-President

June 2025 - June 2027
St Louis Hospital Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris;
Paris-Cité University
France

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Lindsay Davies

BSc (Hons), PhD, FHEA

Regional Vice-President Elect

June 2025 - June 2027
NextCell Pharma AB
Sweden

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Vincenzo Di Cerbo

MSc, PhD

Regional Secretary

September 2025 – June 2026
Catapult Cell and Gene Therapy
United Kingdom

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Elsa Abranches

PhD

Regional Treasurer

June 2023 - June 2026
ViSync Technologies
portugal

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Christopher Bravery

PhD

Co-Chair

EU Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee
Consulting on Advanced Biologicals Ltd
London, United Kingdom

Christiane Niederlaender

PhD

Co-Chair

EU Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee
Parexel
Germany

Mikey Creane

PhD

ESP Leadership Development Program Representative

HAON Life Sciences
Galway, Ireland

Margeurite Kennedy

PhD

ESP Leadership Development Program Representative

Oslo,Norway

North America Regional Executive Committee

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Jaap Jan Boelens

MD, PhD

Regional Vice-President

June 2024 - June 2026
Memorial sloan kettering cancer center
New York, NY, United States

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Sowmya Viswanathan

PhD

Regional Vice-President Elect

June 2024 - June 2026
University Health Network
Toronto, ON, Canada

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Joseph Schwartz

MD, MPH

Regional Secretary

June 2023 - June 2026
Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, FL, United States

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Mark Flower

BSc

Regional Treasurer

June 2023 - June 2026
AGC Biologics
Denver, CO, United States

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Kevin Bosse

PhD

Chair, NA Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee

Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, OH, United States

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Elani Wiest

PhD

ESP Leadership Development
Program Representative

Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, United States

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Megan Melody

MD

ESP Leadership Development Program Representative

Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute
Tampa, United States

South and Central America Regional Executive Committee

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Andrés Caicedo

PhD

Regional Vice-President

June 2025 - June 2027
Universidad San Francisco de Quito, USFQ
Ecuador

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Virginia Picanço-Castro

PhD, MBA

Regional Vice-President Elect

June 2025 - June 2027
Blood Center of Riberão Preto, University of São Paolo, Brazil

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Tatiana Maron Gutierrez

PhD

Regional Secretary

June 2023 - June 2026
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Fiocruz
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Samuel Couto

PhD

Regional Treasurer

June 2025 - June 2026
Blood Bank of São Paulo / HCFMUSP
Brazil

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Fernando E. Figueroa

MD, FACP

Co-Chair, SCA Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee

Universidad de los Andes School of Medicine
Chile

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Martin Bonamino

PhD

Co-Chair, SCA Legal And Regulatory Affairs Committee

Brazilian National Cancer Institute, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Brazil