MIAMI FL

7th - 9th Nov 2025 | Miami, Florida

The Glioblastoma Summit

Join us in Miami, FL on November 7-9, 2025 for 3 days of connecting with the glioblastoma community. Over the course of 3 days, attendees will be able to connect with other community members, learn about research advancements in the field, listen to panel talks from the worlds best neurosurgeons and neuro-oncologists, participate in Q&A’s, engage in specialized breakout rooms, and so much more.

NOV 7th-9th 2025

RECAP OF THE 2024 INAUGURAL SUMMIT

    • 3:00pm Registration opens at the Arlo Hotel

    • 6-8pm Welcome reception at the Arlo Hotel Wynwood

    • 8-9am: Summit check in & breakfast onsite

    • 9am: The Challenge: Overcoming the Barriers of GBM presented by Randy D'Amico, MD from Lenox Hill Neurosurgery

    • 9:15am: Women in Neuro-Oncology panel featuring Annick Desjardins, MD from Duke University, Rebecca Brown, MD, PhD from University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Morana Vojnic, MD from Lenox Hill Neurosurgery

    • 10am: Women in Neurosurgery Panel and Q&A moderated by Hannah Flam featuring Ronit Gilad, MD, Soriaya Motivala, MD, and Sheri Dewan, MD

    • 10:45am: Break

    • 11am-11:10am: Pre-Recorded: An Update from John Boockvar and Tamika Wong, from the Lenox Hill Neurosurgery Team on Project Rush

    • 11:20am-12pm: Fireside chat with Holly Gainsboro from Golden Heart Grief Support

    • 12-1pm: Lunch thanks to our sponsors at Sweetgreen

    • 1pm: Understanding GBM Risk and Clinical Outcomes in Diverse Patient Populations Through Web-based Study Enrollment presented by Kyle Walsh, PhD from Duke University

    • 1:45pm: Advancements in Targeted Radiotherapeutics for GBM presented by Andrew Brenner, MD, PhD from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

    • 2:15pm: Break

    • 2:45pm: How We See the Brain presented by Steven Millward, PhD, from MD Anderson Cancer Center

    • 3:15pm: The Undoing: The Demise of the T Cell in GBM and Intracranial Tumors by Peter Fecci, MD, PhD from the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke

    • 4pm: Novel Neurosurgical Strategies to Target Glioblastoma presented by Michael Ivan, MD, and Ashish Shah, MD from Sylvester Cancer Center

    • 4:45pm: Staying Involved with Advocacy and Q&A with Amber Barbach

    • 5pm: Wrap & explore Miami!

    • 8-9am: Summit check in & breakfast onsite

    • 9-10am: More on Childhood Cancers - Pediatric Panel and Discussion featuring Vidya Gopalakrishnan, PhD, from MD Anderson Cancer Center and Javad Nazarian, PhD, from Children's National Hospital

    • 10am: GBM AGILE: A New Era in Clinical Trials presented by Macarena de la Fuente, MD from Sylvester Cancer Center

    • 10:45am: Break

    • 11am: “Davie Wants to Live” Film Pre-screen and Panel Discussion

    • 11:30am: IGV-001: A Novel Product Candidate for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma presented by Greg Grevera

    • 12-1pm: Lunch thanks to our sponsors at Sweetgreen

    • 1pm: Pre-Recorded: An Update from Cleveland Clinic & Project Nate Roston by Christopher Hine, PhD

    • 1:30pm: Pre-Recorded: An Update from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles & Project Liam by Tom Davidson, MD

    • 1:45pm: A Message from Maria Quiban, and excerpt from her book “You Can’t Do It Alone”

    • 2pm: Pre-Recorded: An Update from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles & Project Every Day Counts by Shahab Asgharzadeh, MD

    • 2:15pm: GammaTile: Accelerating Care for Patients with Recurrent GBM presented by Imran Mohiuddin, MD, PhD

    • 2:45pm: Break

    • 3pm: Supporting Future Breakthroughs: The Power of Brain Donation by Christina Piersol

    • 3:30pm: Fireside Chat on Early Detection with Prenuvo led by Vikash Modi, MD

    • 4pm: Empowering Patients and Caregivers to Own Their GBM Journey with Patient Advocate presented by Skye Bork and Theo Klein

    • 4:30pm: Break

    • 4:45pm: Sound Bath/Sound Healing with Miami Sound Baths

    • 5:15pm: Summit Wrap!

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Sponsors

  • Arlo
  • GCAR
  • Gorgie
  • Green Cloud
  • Heel 2 Heal Therapy Dogs
  • Intelligent Change
  • Kate's Real Food
  • KOV
  • Mama Bakery & Eatery
  • MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Medivis
  • Puppy Sphere
  • Pura Vida
  • Slay
  • Sweet Green
  • Sweet Nothings
  • The Biscayne Poet