BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Phoenix X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2038@azbio.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20261009T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20261009T110000 DTSTAMP:20260506T155219Z URL:https://www.azbio.org/events/voice-of-the-patient-3 SUMMARY:Voice of The Patient - Virginia G. Piper Auditorium\, Biomedical Ca mpus - 9 Oct 26 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\nPatients are the reason we do what we do. \;\nJoin us for a conversation on life science innovation from the patient perspective.&n bsp\; \;\nFriday\, October 9\, 2026\n\n10 AM - \; 11 AM\n\nVirgini a G Piper Auditorium\n\n550 E. Van Buren Street\, Phoenix\, AZ 85004\nREGI STER\nThere is no cost for Attendee Registration.\n\nParking is recommende d in the PBC Garage located at 5th St. and Filmore Street next to TGen.\n\ nLearn more about parking options and fees.\n\nFor more information on sup porting partner opportunities\, please see below.\nAgenda \;\nProduced in partnership with Arizona’s patient advocacy community\, Voice of the Patient brings \;together people who are living with acute and chroni c health challenges to share their life experiences with life science and healthcare leaders. \; All speakers at Voice of the Patient are patien ts and patient advocates sharing their experiences and what they need from us in the future.\n\n9:00 AM \;  \;Registration and Networking\n\ n9:30 AM \;  \; Program Begins \;\n\n11:30 AM \; Networkin g\n\n12:00 \; PM \; Program Concludes\nSPEAKERS\nMore Patient Voic es Coming Soon\n\nZach Brooks\n\nZachary S. Brooks\, PhD is the Founder &a mp\; CEO of UGenome\, a University of Arizona startup\, and a 2-time kidne y transplant recipient. Discovering that he had a condition that caused hi s kidneys to fail wasn't in the plan but then helping others get better tr eatment options became his mission. \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \ ;\n\nTom Hunt\n\nThomas S. Hunt is a strategic operations leader\, transla ting complex\, multi-faceted business challenges into actionable solutions . His career spans CEO\, VP-level strategist\, and Director of Special Pro jects roles where he consistently bridged leadership teams\, technical spe cialists\, and capital partners to drive high-stakes decisions in ambiguou s environments. \; In 2020\, Tom faced a health challenge that sparked a time of transformation and rebirth. \; Tom contracted a virus that over just a few months destroyed his heart and gave him severe pulmonary e mbolims in both lungs. His patient journey began at the Banner hospital\, in Tucson\, AZ and then to the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix to to be evaluated f or a heart transplant. \; What came next did more that save his life\, it transformed it.\n\nJoan Koerber-Walker\, President &\; CEO\, AZBio\ n\n\n\nJoan Koerber-Walker\, is a wife\, mother\, grandmother\, and patien t advocate. She also serves as president and CEO of AZBio and as chairman of the board of the Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship Foundation. These two organizations have come together to create AZAdvances. Its mission is to support the creation and of Arizona-based health innovations. The team is working to create a sustainable solution to address the need for early -stage life science funding for researchers and companies in Arizona and d eveloping the programs they need to succeed. The goal is to help develop a nd deliver the treatments and cures that patients are waiting for.\n\n&nbs p\;\nVoice of the Patient stories from past years are featured here.\n\n\n \nThank you to our supporting partner organizations\n \n\nPlease contact A ZBio For more information on sponsor opportunities. LOCATION:Virginia G. Piper Auditorium\, Biomedical Campus\, 550 E. Van Bure n\, Buiding 2\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85003\, United States GEO:33.4513;-112.012 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=550 E. Van Buren\, Buiding 2\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85003\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Virgin ia G. Piper Auditorium\, Biomedical Campus:geo:33.4513,-112.012 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251009T100000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR