Speaker Profile
PMWC LUMINARY AWARD
Built AI-driven platforms for computational biology and drug discovery
Ph.D., CEO and Founder, insitro
Biography
Daphne Koller is CEO and Founder of insitro, a causal AI therapeutics company focused on discovering and advancing novel, transformative medicines. Daphne was the Rajeev Motwani Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University, where she served on the faculty for 18 years. She was also co-CEO and President of Coursera and Chief Computing Officer of Calico Labs. She authored over 300 refereed publications (h-index >150). Daphne was recognized as one of TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2012 and 100 most influential people in AI in 2024. She received the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship in 2004, the ACM Prize in Computing in 2008, the ACM AAAI Allen Newell Award in 2019, and the AnitaB.org Technical Leadership Abie Award in 2022. Daphne was inducted into the NAS in 2023, into the NAE in 2011 and elected a fellow of the AAAI in 2004, the AAAS in 2014, and the ISCB in 2017.
Talk
Session Abstract – PMWC 2027 Silicon Valley
Davos of Precision Medicine
PMWC 2027 Program
January 27–29, 2027 · Santa Clara Convention Center
Swipe speakers · Tap a card for sessions →
In a few words.
PMWC is indeed The Davos of Biotech
PMWC Hall of Impact
Previous Speakers Include
Nobel laureates, technology founders, regulators, CEOs and scientific pioneers who have taken the PMWC stage.
