Speaker photo

SynBioBeta Speaker

Sofia Elizondo

Co-founder, President & CCO

Brightseed

SynBioBeta 2025 - Session Speaker

All Categories

May 2026

Purchase Pass

Purchase Pass

SynBioBeta 2027 Tickets are Live

SynBioBeta Conference

Tickets

SynBioBeta 2026 Speakers

Confirmed Speakers

Speaker photo

Sid Sijbrandij

Sid Sijbrandij

Sid Sijbrandij

Speaker photo

Leroy Hood

Leroy Hood

Leroy Hood

Speaker photo

Alicia Jackson

Alicia Jackson

Alicia Jackson

Speaker photo

David Sinclair

David Sinclair

David Sinclair

Speaker photo

Austin Nasso

Austin Nasso

Austin Nasso

Speaker photo

David Eagleman

David Eagleman

David Eagleman

Speaker photo

Bruce Friedrich

Bruce Friedrich

Bruce Friedrich

Speaker photo

Marc Tessier-Lavigne

Marc Tessier-Lavigne

Marc Tessier-Lavigne

Speaker photo

Sue Siegel

Sue Siegel

Sue Siegel

Speaker photo

Micha Breakstone

Micha Breakstone

Micha Breakstone

Speaker photo

Jeanne Loring

Jeanne Loring

Jeanne Loring

Speaker photo

Ola Wlodek

Ola Wlodek

Ola Wlodek

Speaker photo

Simon Kohl

Simon Kohl

Simon Kohl

Speaker photo

Eric Kelsic

Eric Kelsic

Eric Kelsic

Speaker photo

Emily Leproust

Emily Leproust

Emily Leproust

Speaker photo

Neil Parry

Neil Parry

Neil Parry

Speaker photo

Jonathan Anomaly

Jonathan Anomaly

Jonathan Anomaly

Speaker photo

Jean Hebert

Jean Hebert

Jean Hebert

Speaker photo

Michael Koeris

Michael Koeris

Michael Koeris

Speaker photo

Alexandre Zanghellini

Alexandre Zanghellini

Alexandre Zanghellini

Speaker photo

Drew Endy

Drew Endy

Drew Endy

Speaker photo

Kit McDonnell

Kit McDonnell

Kit McDonnell

Speaker photo

Gregory Hocking

Gregory Hocking

Gregory Hocking

Speaker photo

Kim Branson

Kim Branson

Kim Branson

Speaker photo

David Virant

David Virant

David Virant

Speaker photo

T.J. Chen

T.J. Chen

T.J. Chen

Speaker photo

Kavya Sharman

Kavya Sharman

Kavya Sharman

Speaker photo

Michael Chen

Michael Chen

Michael Chen

Speaker photo

Sandy Yao

Sandy Yao

Sandy Yao

Speaker photo

Inhwan Kim

Inhwan Kim

Inhwan Kim

Speaker photo

Nicholas Larus-Stone

Nicholas Larus-Stone

Nicholas Larus-Stone

Speaker photo

Drew Endy

Drew Endy

Drew Endy

Previous Speakers Include

Speaker photo

Jennifer Doudna

UC Berkeley

Nobel Laureate in Chemistry

Speaker photo

Jennifer Doudna

UC Berkeley

Nobel Laureate in Chemistry

Speaker photo

Sam Altman

OpenAI

CEO

Speaker photo

Sam Altman

OpenAI

CEO

Speaker photo

Steve Wozniak

Fusion-io

Chief Scientist

Speaker photo

Steve Wozniak

Fusion-io

Chief Scientist

Speaker photo

Vinod Khosla

Khosla Ventures

Founder & Partner

Speaker photo

Vinod Khosla

Khosla Ventures

Founder & Partner

Speaker photo

Frances Arnold

Caltech

Nobel Laureate

Speaker photo

Frances Arnold

Caltech

Nobel Laureate

Speaker photo

Eric Schmidt

Schmidt Science

Chair & CEO

Speaker photo

Eric Schmidt

Schmidt Science

Chair & CEO

Speaker photo

Kate Rubins

NASA

Astronaut

Speaker photo

Kate Rubins

NASA

Astronaut

Speaker photo

Craig Venter

JCVI

Speaker photo

Craig Venter

JCVI

Speaker photo

Christina Smolke

Antheia

CEO & Co-Founder

Speaker photo

Christina Smolke

Antheia

CEO & Co-Founder

Speaker photo

George Church

Harvard Medical School

Professor

Speaker photo

George Church

Harvard Medical School

Professor

Speaker photo

Thomas Bostick

Ginkgo Bioworks

Chairman

Speaker photo

Thomas Bostick

Ginkgo Bioworks

Chairman

Speaker photo

Ro Khanna

U.S. Congress

Speaker photo

Ro Khanna

U.S. Congress

Speaker photo

Peter Diamandis

XPRIZE

Founder

Speaker photo

Peter Diamandis

XPRIZE

Founder

Speaker photo

Drew Endy

Stanford University

Hoover Inst Fellow

Speaker photo

Drew Endy

Stanford University

Hoover Inst Fellow

Speaker photo

Kevin Scott

Microsoft

CTO

Speaker photo

Kevin Scott

Microsoft

CTO

Speaker photo

Cathie Wood

Ark Invest

Founder & CEO

Speaker photo

Cathie Wood

Ark Invest

Founder & CEO

Speaker photo

Hermann Hauser

Amadeus Capital

Founder

Speaker photo

Hermann Hauser

Amadeus Capital

Founder

Speaker photo

Emily Leproust

Twist Bioscience

CEO

Speaker photo

Emily Leproust

Twist Bioscience

CEO

Speaker photo

Oliver Morton

The Economist

Senior Editor

Speaker photo

Oliver Morton

The Economist

Senior Editor

Speaker photo

Daphne Koller

Insitro

Founder & CEO

Speaker photo

Daphne Koller

Insitro

Founder & CEO

Speaker photo

Jay Keasling

UC Berkeley

Professor

Speaker photo

Jay Keasling

UC Berkeley

Professor

Speaker photo

Thomas Knight

University of Florida

Dept. Chair & Professor

Speaker photo

Thomas Knight

University of Florida

Dept. Chair & Professor

Speaker photo

Eben Bayer

Ecovative

CEO

Speaker photo

Eben Bayer

Ecovative

CEO

Speaker photo

Esther Dyson

BAMF Health

Executive Founder

Speaker photo

Esther Dyson

BAMF Health

Executive Founder

View all

View all

Sign Up

Panel discussion on stage at the SynBioBeta conference

2026
Event Updates

Join List

Join List

Get a Ticket

Purchase Pass

Sign Up

Panel discussion on stage at the SynBioBeta conference

2026
Event Updates

Join List

Join List

Get a Ticket

Purchase Pass