Kristen Sheppard | VP of IR |
John Butler | President and CEO |
Jason Amello | CFO |
Chris Raymond | Piper Jaffray |
Eric Joseph | JP Morgan |
David Lebowitz | Morgan Stanley |
Difei Yang | Mizuho Securities |
Ed Arce | H.C. Wainwright |
Justin Burns | RBC Capital Markets |
Ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Akebia Therapeutics Third quarter Financial Results and Business Highlights Conference Call. At this time all participants' lines are in a listen only mode. After the speakers' presentation there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded.