Dr. Sommer Bazuro serves as the Global Chief Medical Officer of IPG Health. In her role, Sommer manages the medical strategy teams for all full-service agencies across IPG Health while continuing to build the community of medical strategists around the globe. She previously held the role of Chief Medical Officer for FCB Health agencies across the U.S. and Europe.

Sommer has over 16 years of unparalleled experience in academia, medical communications, and promotional advertising, with 12 years at FCB Health New York. She holds a PhD in cell growth and cancer from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, a BS-Research Intensive in molecular biology from Yale University and was a postdoctoral research fellow with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She is a member of ASCO, The Lustgarten Board of Directors and previously served on the board of the Susan G. Komen Greater NYC Foundation as Grants, Policy and Education Committee Chair.

Rogério is a Business, Marketing and Communications expert with a diverse, integrated background and a holistic approach to strategy. For the past 18 years he has been at some of the best global and local advertising agencies (such as TBWA\Chiat, Wavemaker/WPP, Area23/FCB, Grey and Leo Burnett) crafting strategic and creative thinking and solving all kinds of brand challenges for top global brands (such as Moderna, Novo Nordisk, GSK, Gilead, Google, Marriott, Volvo and Samsung) and specializing in bringing together the right teams and expertise to solve a broad range of brand problems.

His career has been guided by the belief that entertainment, culture and technology are powerful catalysts to uncover purposeful experiences and that truly relevant work aims to generate value for both brands and people.

Brazilian-born and Italian citizen, Rogério has been living and working in the New York area for the last 7 years. He is a father of two, a committed meditator, an amateur cyclist/swimmer and a certified beer sommelier. He speaks English, Portuguese, Spanish and a bit of Italian.

Amy is a cross-cultural marketing thought leader and a champion for health equity with over 20 years experience helping Fortune 500 companies and leading not-for-profits communicate effectively with diverse consumers. Amy spearheads the creation of relevant and impactful communications for the segments driving growth in the U.S. today: Hispanic, Black, Asian and LGBTQ+, and develops global cross-cultural strategies that drive relevance across markets. She leads the Cross-Cultural Marketing capability (both Global and U.S.-focused) for Klick Health, the world’s largest independent commercialization partner for life sciences, and spearheads many of the company’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives.

Amy is an adjunct professor at CUNY’s City College Campus, where she teaches Cross-Cultural Marketing. She holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and Ph.D. from Stanford, and is fluent in English, Spanish and Italian.

She has worked with a wide variety of health and non-health clients, including Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, The American Heart Association, Janssen, Merck, Nestle, Citbank, HBO, Marriott and Progressive Insurance.

In 2021, Amy was honored by the PM360 ELITE Awards The 100 Most Influential People in the Healthcare Industry in the “Transformational Leader” category. In 2022, she was named a Clio Health Innovator as a leader driving progress in healthcare marketing.

Healthcare marketer, creative thinker, leader of groups large and small. Wallye is the Executive Director, Client Engagement at WMLY&R.​

Wallye  has extensive healthcare communications experience across multiple therapeutic categories and healthcare client types. She has worked with major pharmaceutical companies, small biotech companies and diagnostics companies leading teams in developing global communications platforms for brands across a range of therapeutic categories. A strong client service leader, she has a proven track record in brand marketing, business planning, revenue growth, resource management, and new business development. She has successfully led agency teams in planning for healthcare brands across lifecycles, including launch preparation and execution. ​

 A passionate advocate for improved health equity for marginalized communities, she is constantly seeking solutions to impact positive change. She is a multicultural marketing communications specialist, and co-founder and host of #BlackHealthNow – a 2021 Manny award winner for Best DE&I Champion Campaign. Wallye has a track record of being actively involved in initiatives focused on DE&I. She has led teams focused on advancing diversity, equity and inclusion across her agencies.​

Wallye found her passion in healthcare marketing and communications. She is motivated by being part of an industry that can literally change peoples’ lives in the most important ways - through better treatment options and outcomes. She began her career in Denver, Colorado where she was a pharmaceutical sales representative at Allergan and Wyeth.​

In addition, Wallye  serves on the Foundation Board for the Floating Hospital of NY. And she is a 2021 Hall of Femme Honoree. ​​

Wallye lives in New York City and in her free time enjoys strength training, live jazz concerts, bracelet making, and traveling. ​

Since 1999, John has served many roles in agency services, from project management to account services to business development and strategy. Currently he serves as Chief Development Officer for Symbiotix, the US-based flagship medical communciations agency within Havas Health & You and as the Managing Director for Havas Voice, a new agency offering that launched in May 2022 with a focus on patient centricity and influencer marketing. Within both roles, John has championed heightened awareness to disparities in health care and been a fierce advocate for equity and inclusivity across the gamut of touchpoints between biopharma, health & wellness organizations and communities of color or other marginalized communities. Notably, John was the brainchild behind campaigns focused on combatting stereotypes and misconceptions around solid organ donation within African American and Hispanic communities, identifiying pathways for care amongst diverse 2nd-generation Asian American communities within hepatitis B infections, and increased awareness to the patient experience associated with scalp plaque/psoriasis in the African American community via social media and influencer campaigns.

He has a proven track record in growing companies, new capabilities, and new offerings, and he excels at forging deep relationships with thought leaders, patient advocates, and clients alike. From a medical communications, training and, specifically, launch perspective, John has developed a deep knowledge and mastery of the nuances of pre-commercialization and launch excellence over a 24-year career. He has been a key driver for strategy and innovation and connecting brand imperatives with HCP/Consumer behaviors to facilitate meaningful engagements. He has participated in more than 20 launches during his career and has had significant experience in areas such as allergy/respiratory diseases, cardiovascular, virology, neurology, rare diseases, rheumatology, dermatology, and liver disease.

John is known for engagement and clinical acumen, and for his deep expertise in insights-driven and peer-validated market development approaches, inclusive of omnichannel offerings and innovation. Recently, John has served as a catalyst for increasing the utility of data-led approaches to problem solving and coordinating creative execution of campaigns from an end-to-end strategic approach at the crossroads of analytics and creativity.

Franklin is an award-winning experience design specialist with nearly 20 years across creative, user experience, technology and digital strategy. Over the years, he has focused his energy on inspiring brands to lean toward creating cutting-edge experiences in order to find new and innovative ways to engage customers across a wide variety of digital spaces.

In his work within both pharma and non-pharma categories, Franklin has tackled a diverse set of client asks leading to life-changing work, which has in turn earned him multiple accolades across many major award programs. His work has also provided him the opportunity to sit on the juries of the Cannes Pharma Lions, Cannes Grand Prix for Good, Clio Health, and Ad Age A-List Awards, as well as receive a number of recognitions in PM360 and the ability to be a recurring panelist at multiple industry EDI events.