Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, will present the keynote address in the opening session of the 2017 NORD Summit. Dr. Gottlieb, who was sworn in as FDA Commissioner in May 2017, previously served as FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Medical and Scientific Affairs. Before that, he was Senior Adviser to the FDA Commissioner.
Mike Porath, award-winning journalist and founder/CEO of The Mighty, will present the patient keynote. He has held writing, editing, and executive positions at ABC News, NBC News, the New York Times, and AOL. Mr. Porath is the father of a child with Dup15q syndrome and sits on the board of Dup15q Alliance.