For meeting security, all attendees MUST BRING AND SHOW A VALID GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION to enter the venue and receive your conference badge. Failure to provide ID can result in being denied admission.

Hilton Orlando
6001 Destination Pkwy,
Orlando, FL
March 6, 2025

The mission of the Dermatology Innovation Forum is to build a leadership community of individuals and organizations who are excited about developing ideas into products that can substantially improve skin health.

The Forum focuses on inspiring participants about innovations that can lead dermatology in its next generation of important products and services. By including physicians, researchers, inventors, investors, strategic corporate partners, service providers, government regulators, patient advocates, and other stakeholders, the Forum is a unique networking venue where leaders can communicate with, learn from, and collaborate with each other on the future of dermatology innovation.

View this years
Speakers | Program | People | Sponsors | FAQ

Dermatology Innovation Forum 2026 Speakers

Program

9:00 AM

Registration and Networking Café

9:30 AM

Entrepreneur Bootcamp

11:00 AM

Networking Lunch

12:00 PM

Welcome

3:00 PM

Break

5:00 PM

Reception

People

Conference Board of Directors

Frederick Beddingfield, III, MD, PhD, FAAD, FACMS
Chief Executive Officer

Rubedo Life Sciences
Volunteer Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Dermatology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA


William Ju, MD, FAAD
President, Board of Trustees
Advancing Innovation in Dermatology, Inc.


Seth Orlow
Seth Orlow, MD, PhD, FAAD
Senior Advisor
Pharus Advisors, LLC
Professor & Chair of Dermatology
NYU Grossman School of Medicine


Krisen Slaoui
Kristen B. Slaoui, PhD
Chief Corporate Development Officer
Galderma


Christina Weng
Christina Weng, MD, FAAD
Chief Medical Officer
Pelage Pharmaceuticals
Lecturer in Dermatology
Harvard Medical School
Dermatologist
Massachusetts General Hospital


Sponsors

Premier

Major

Supporting

Founders

aclaris therapeutics
imaging excellence from canfield
palo alto investors logo

For Sponsorship Opportunities, please contact Amanda Pacia at amanda.pacia@advancing-derm.org.

Networking

The Dermatology Innovation Forum utilizes a conference app for meeting materials and networking, available on both Apple and Android devices for all registered attendees.

The app will serve as a networking portal. Upon logging into the app, you will be able to update your profile, view other registered attendees in the app and communicate via chat.

Contact

Sponsorship Opportunities

Amanda Pacia
amanda.pacia@advancing-derm.org

General Inquiries

support@advancing-derm.org

Confirmed Speakers

Faye Silag
faye.silag@advancing-derm.org

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the agenda for the conference?

The current program agenda can be found here.

What is the cost of registration?

If registered by January, 24, 2025 – $185 Physicians and Academicians / $445 Industry
Registration after January, 24, 2025 – $245 Physicians and Academicians / $595 Industry
Department nominated Residents and Fellows – $45

What is included in the registration fees?

Conference registration includes:

  • Entrepreneur Bootcamp
  • Networking Lunch and Breaks
  • All Conference Sessions
  • Access to Conference App
  • Evening Networking Cocktail Reception

Cancellation Policy

Requests for registration fee cancellations for the conference must be received on or before February 7, 2025. At the discretion of the conference organizers, a refund via the method of original payment, minus a $125 non-refundable administrative fee, will be issued. No refunds will be made if notice is received after 3pm Eastern Time on February 7, 2025. Written notice of your cancellation should be sent to jamie.breslin@advancing-derm.org with a copy to support@advancing-derm.org.

I am a Sponsor. How do I redeem my contracted complimentary registration(s)?

Your company point of contact will receive an email with unique codes and instructions to register online. We encourage all complimentary and discounted registrations to be completed by January 24, 2025. If you have not yet received the email, please contact Faye Silag at faye.silag@advancing-derm.org.

How do I become a Sponsor?

If you are interested in a sponsorship opportunity, please contact Amanda Pacia at amanda.pacia@advancing-derm.org, for the sponsorship overview and level pricing.

I am a confirmed speaker, now what?

Please contact Faye Silag at faye.silag@advancing-derm.org.

What is the dress code?

Attire is business casual. Feel free to be comfortable in slacks, polo shirts, blazers, blouses and most importantly, comfortable shoes. We do recommend you dress in layers as temperatures in meeting rooms can vary.

Force Majeure

No damages or refunds shall be due for a failure of performance or because of a delay or cancellation by the occurrence of any contingency beyond the reasonable control of Host. These contingencies include, without limitation, threat of or actual war, terrorism, sabotage, insurrection, riot or other act of civil disobedience, act of public enemy, strikes, labor disputes, picketing or work stoppage (actual or threatened), failure or delay in transportation, an epidemic, pandemic or disease, act of government or any agency affecting the terms of this Agreement, accident, fire, explosion, flood, severe weather, natural disaster, or other act of God, interruptions or failure of the Internet or third-party network connections, or acts beyond the reasonable control of the responsible parties making the Event impossible to hold.

Previous Forums
2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015