RECORDING: Annual Conference – 20 September 2025

Kathy Evans, Chair of Trustees and Professor John Marshall MBE, Trustee, Retina UK

Professor Michel Michaelides, Professor of Ophthalmology, University College London and Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital

Professor Jane Sowden, Professor of Developmental Biology and Genetics at University College London (UCL) Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health

Speakers from AAVantgarde, Octant, Alkeus Pharmaceuticals, Sepul Bio and Beacon Therapeutics

Christopher Patnoe, Head of EMEA Accessibility and Disability Innovation at Google

James Clarke, Head of Income Generation, Retina UK

(community members share their experiences): • Employment • Sport and leisure • Mobility and travel • Day-to-day living

Professor Julie Silvestri, Clinical Director of Ophthalmic Services at the Belfast Health & Social Care Trust, Honorary Professor at the Centre for Public Health at Queen's University Belfast and Co-Lead for the NI Clinical Research Network