WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Genetics Policy Institute (GPI) announced today that Bernard Siegel, founder and executive director of GPI, will make a keynote presentation titled “Missouri’s Critical Role in the Global Cause for Lifesaving Cures” at the HOPE Summit in St. Louis, Missouri. He will also participate in a panel discussion on stem cells and public policy. The Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures sponsors the summit that will take place at the Sheraton St. Louis City Center Hotels & Suites on Saturday, January 23, 2010.