Dr. Kenneth Moritsugu is the President and CEO of First Samurai Consulting, LLC, a firm specializing in health consulting focused on public health systems and policies.

Rear Admiral Moritsugu was the Acting Surgeon General of the United States, in 2002 and again from July 2006 until September 2007. He has been the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions such as the Surgeon General’s Medallion with two gold stars. Dr. Moritsugu was a career officer in the USPHS for 37 years and has a personal expertise in organ and tissue donation and transplantation.

He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Hawaii, a medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine and a Master of Public Health in health administration and planning from the University of California, Berkeley.

Jack Querio has spent over 35 years in the biotech, medical device, pharmaceutical and health care consumer products industries in senior management roles. He has worked with companies such as Johnson & Johnson, VWR International and Medline Industries, leading national account and government teams and national field sales organizations. He holds awards, such as the prestigious “Chairman’s Award” from Johnson & Johnson and has extensive experience on Capitol Hill working with lobbyists, patient advocacy groups, congressional leaders/staff and legal entities to advance patient care and safety. Jack holds a bachelor’s degree in health science from Western Illinois University and is a graduate of the Wharton Executive Management Academy of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.

Melanie has been an infection prevention marketer for over 10 years and is passionate for products that save lives. Previously, she worked at PDI where she managed and developed products and programs for FDA regulated products (drug and medical devices), EPA regulated products and cosmetic products used in the prevention of healthcare and community associated infections. She has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Baruch College in New York City and bachelor degrees from the University at Albany, State University of New York in both business administration with a marketing concentration and psychology.

Dr. George Holinga serves as the Chief Technology Officer at entrotech life sciences inc. where he has played a significant role in the development and execution of its product portfolio since 2010. Prior to entrotech life sciences, George worked as a graduate student research assistant at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, investigating the surface science of biomaterials. He has also served as a scientific consultant working on the development of prototype blood purification therapy products.

George holds a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelor of Science in both chemistry and physics from Ohio State University. He has published multiple peer-reviewed articles on topics ranging from biomolecular surface science to the development of new, non-linear spectroscopic techniques.