Silvia Cerolini is the mum of 8 year old Vicky affected by RDH12 Inherited Retinal Dystrophy. Moved by a simple promise to “do everything to save Vicky’s sight”, Silvia and her husband Enrico started Through Vicky’s Eyes (now Eyes on the Future) to bring a therapy to those affected by Vicky’s condition as soon as possible.
Claudia Calori is an experienced marketer and business leader. Driven by making a positive impact on people’s lives, she has been working in Brand marketing since the beginning of her career in Procter and Gamble, where she started in 2002, which she then complemented with further global experiences in HEINEKEN and Nike over the following years. She is currently Vice President, Head of Marketing for Philips Personal Health, the consumer-facing division of health tech company Royal Philips.
Additionally, she has been part of the journey of Eyes on the Future (previously known as Through Vicky’s Eyes) since its very beginning. Claudia firmly believes that by raising awareness and by provoking participation unimagined opportunities of progress will unlock, to help children see for longer.
Francesca is a senior director in a global investment bank, currently assisting corporate clients on raising private capital from institutional investors. Her experience includes structured finance solutions for banks, specialty finance originators and fintech platforms around the globe. Francesca has a master in Economics, Statistics and Social Sciences from Bocconi University in Italy.
Francesca has been supporting Eyes on the Future (previously Through Vicky’s Eyes) fundraising efforts since its inception. She co-led the organization of the Gala Dinner in London in October 2018 which raised over 220,000 £ to and she also supported the more recent Virtual Gala in May 2021.
Francesca is excited about becoming a trustee for Eyes on the Future, helping spreading awareness and finding a cure.
Sean is an experienced biotech executive who has been driving commercial cell and gene therapy product development programs since 2011. His experience has enabled multiple organisations to deliver clinical trials and clinical development programs ranging from a first-in-human use through to marketing approval. Sean holds multiple leadership positions within the advanced therapies and pharmaceutical regulatory affairs space including running the specialist consultancy firm, PrimeRA Pharma Partners.
Sean’s entrepreneurial spirit and passion for bringing innovative therapies to patients drives his involvement in Eyes on the Future where he will be aiming to accelerate any opportunities to find a cure.
Francesca is currently a Transaction Manager at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Prior to this role she worked at Blackstone, PIC Plc and in the banking sector.
She volunteers as secretary for Eyes Onn The Future since 2022, helping raise awareness and support research for children affected by RDH12.
Francesca holds a master’s degree from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan.
My name is Cecilia Vasconcellos. I am Brazilian and a psychologist. I am 28 years old and I discovered LCA RDH 12 in my first year of life. My family and friends have always supported me during my degenerative visual loss and helped me with adapted ways of living. Currently, I work at a referral center in São Paulo and live daily with people with IRD. There is no greater gratification. Looking at both sides of the story personally and professionally.
I am an experienced Retail Sales Manager working in the automotive industry.
I am married to Deborah and we have a son Owen who was diagnosed with RP in 2017 then when we received the genetic testing results then diagnosed with RDH12 LCA
We are currently involved with the History Study at Moorfields Eye Hospital and hopefully working on The Patient Advisory Board with “Eyes on the Future” I will be able to offer my support and services to help the charity and others involved.
I am a wife, mother, Registered Nurse, and love running and playing tennis. I spend most of my days attending our children’s school and sports activities and working as a RN at a homeless shelter and in occupational health. Our beautiful children are 18, 16, 13, and 8. Our 8 year old son Elliot was diagnosed with LCA/RDH12 in 2020. Elliot’s eye journey has inspired our family and those around him as he learns to see the unseen.
Sam Latif is P&G’s first Company Accessibility Leader, and is leading the P&G’s thought leadership and commitment to making P&G and its products accessible and the number one choice for the 1.85 billion people around the world with a disability.
Born in the UK, first generation Scottish Pakistani. Sam is blind and the passion for what she is doing at P&G has been inspired by the personal access challenges she has experienced as both a consumer and an employee. Sam studied Marketing and Business Law at the University of Stirling in Scotland and began her career at P&G in IT.
In February 2019, Sam was promoted to Senior Director and became P&G’s first Company Accessibility Leader and is responsible for making P&G’s workplace, products, packaging and communications fully accessible to everyone.
Erika lives in Stockholm in Sweden with her two girls.
She has a M.Sc. in chemistry and today she works with product planning in the truck manufacturing industry.
Her oldest daughter Hanna 13 years old was diagnosed with LCA RDH12 when she was four years old. Hanna’s eye condition have made her want to help an commit to important questions for visual impaired children and she is also involved in the Swedish organisation for people with inherited retinal diseases, Retina Sweden.
