Event Schedule
8:00 – 8:40
Bright Start: Welcome Coffee, Registration & Itinerary Collection
8:40 – 8:50
Welcome Remarks From World BI
8:50 – 9:00
Nigel Cryer
Managing Director & Senior Consultant
Bluciela-Lifesciences
Chair Welcome Address
9:00 - 9:25
Viraj Mehta
Senior Global Procurement Director
dsm-firmenich
AM Insights: API Supply Security & Dependency: Securing Europe’s Pharmaceutical Foundations
- Aligning regulatory reforms with industrial capabilities.
- Proactive security via predictive intelligence.
9:25 - 9:50
Bjoern Wendel
Global Head of Category Equipment & Components
Merck KGaA
Presentation 1: Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics Talent, Culture and Change Management - Skills that Matter Most By 2026 and Beyond
9:50 – 10:15
Reserved
Partner Slot 1: TBC
10:15 - 11:05
Coffee Break & Networking Session
11:05 – 11:30
Presentation 2: Beyond Forecast Accuracy: Turning Demand Signals into Better Supply Decisions
- Leveraging real-time demand signals and advanced analytics to improve forecast reliability.
- Translating demand insights into agile supply decisions to optimize inventory and ensure patient availability.
11:30 – 11:55
Partner Slot 2: TBC
11:55 – 12:25
Moderator:-
Viraj Mehta
Senior Global Procurement Director
dsm-firmenich
The Dialogue Hub: Inventory Optimisation Across European Distribution Networks
- Multi-Country Inventory
- Safety Stock Optimisation
- Service Level Improvements
Panellists:-
Margaret Ryan
Global Procurement Director
Alliance Pharmaceuticals Limited
Marc Weissenfeld
SVP Global Head of Supply Chain Consumer Health
Bayer
Thomas Stoeckl
Director Supply Chain European Markets & Eurasia
STADA Group
Lale Demiraydin McNamara
Head of Global Inventory Optimization
Takeda
12:25 – 12:55
Reserved
Partner Slot 3: TBC
12:55 - 13:20
Sophie Molle
Director Healthcare Strategic Partnerships
GS1 Healthcare
Afternoon Exchange: Serialization, Track & Trace: Strengthening Pharma Supply Chain Security & Combating Counterfeiting
- Enabling end-to-end product traceability from manufacturer to patient.
- Using serialization and authentication to detect and prevent counterfeit medicines.
13:20 - 14:20
Lunch & Learn
14:20 - 14:45
BUKET IŞIK UZUNOĞLU
Contract Manufacturing Director
Abdi Ibrahim Pharmaceuticals
Presentation 3: From CMO to Strategic Supply Chain Partner
- Building Resilient Pharmaceutical Supply Chains Through CMO Partnership
14:45 - 15:10
Partner Slot 4: TBC
15:10 – 15:35
Marc Weissenfeld
SVP Global Head of Supply Chain Consumer Health
Bayer
Presentation 4: End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility: From Data to Real-Time Decisions
15:35 - 16:25
Coffee Break & Networking Session
16:25 – 16:50
Presentation 5: Regulatory Complexity in Europe's Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: Challenges, Impacts and Solutions
- Complex EU and national regulations increase compliance costs and delay pharmaceutical market access.
- Regulatory harmonization and digitalization can improve supply-chain efficiency and reduce medicine shortages.
16:50 - 17:05
Reserved
Partner Slot 5: TBC
17:05 - 17:30
Panel Discussion: From Launch to Scale: Building Supply Chains That Adapt Without Excess Risk
- Designing flexible supply chains from launch to support rapid growth.
- Balancing speed, cost, resilience, and risk as operations scale.
- Building agile models that can scale up or wind down without excess cost or exposure.
Panellists:-
Paolo Ragusa
Head of Global Supply Chain
Pharvaris
Susmit Dasgupta
Associate Director
Moderna
Juan Pablo Romero - MBA, CSCP
Senior Director Head of International Supply Chain
Blueprint Medicines
Gergely Szorcsik
Director, Global Logistics Sourcing and Sustainability
Zoetis Belgium SA
Frank Van Gelder
Secretary General
Pharma Aero
17:30 - 17:35
Nigel Cryer
Managing Director & Senior Consultant
Bluciela-Lifesciences
Chair Closing Remarks
17:35
End of Day 1
8:00 – 8:50
Bright Start: Welcome Coffee, Registration & Itinerary Collection
8:50 – 9:00
Nigel Cryer
Managing Director & Senior Consultant
Bluciela-Lifesciences
Chair Welcome Address
9:00 – 9:25
AM Insights: Pharmaceutical Warehousing 4.0: Automation, Capacity & Intelligent Inventory
- Maximising pharmaceutical warehouse capacity and efficiency through automation, robotics, advanced WMS and intelligent inventory optimisation
- Preparing warehouses for growing demand in biologics, specialty medicines and temperature-sensitive products
9:25 – 9:50
Fireside Chat: Connecting the Dots: Integrating Smart Packaging, Cold Chain Logistics, and Real-Time Visibility
- Optimizing smart packaging for cost efficiency, sustainability, and temperature protection.
- Leveraging real-time visibility and IoT technologies for proactive monitoring and risk management.
- Integrating packaging, logistics, and digital systems to enhance end-to-end cold chain efficiency and product integrity.
9:50 - 10:15
Partner Slot 6: TBC
10:15 - 11:05
Coffee Break & Networking Session
11:05 - 11:30
Jonathan Friesen
Consultant
IATA
Presentation 6: Challenges and Solutions in Air and Road Logistics for Pharma and Healthcare Products
11:30 – 11:55
Reserved
Partner Slot 7: TBC
11:55 - 12:20
Co-Presentation: Dual-temperature Cold Chain Shipping (combining or switching modes such as air, ocean, road, sea freight, etc.)
Gergely Szorcsik
Director, Global Logistics Sourcing and Sustainability
Zoetis Belgium SA
Frank Van Gelder
Secretary General
Pharma Aero
12:20 – 12:45
Partner Slot 8: TBC
12:45 - 13:15
Sophie Hoehlinger
Transformation Office Lead
UCB
Industry Spotlight: Supply Chain Transformation is not a Project, It’s a Discipline You Build
- Why digital supply chain initiatives (control towers, AI, E2E visibility) often fail to scale
- What a transformation office does differently: governance, cross-functional alignment, and the people and change side that makes new ways of working stick
13:15 - 14:15
Lunch & Learn
14:15 - 14:40
Ana Martinez Lozano
Associate Director Quality Systems & Compliance
MSD
Presentation 7: TBC
14:40 - 15:05
Panel Discussion: From Prevention to Recovery: Can Pharma Supply Chains Survive a Major Cyberattack?
- Anticipating the Threat: Identifying cyber vulnerabilities across pharma supply chains, connected equipment, and third-party providers.
- Maintaining Business Continuity: Protecting cold-chain integrity, product quality, and patient safety during a cyberattack.
- Building Resilience and Recovery: Strengthening incident response, cross-functional collaboration, and recovery capabilities in the age of agentic AI.
15:05 - 15:30
Shirley Okere
Head External Manufacturing Quality EMEA
Kenvue
Presentation 8: External Manufacturing Quality or Affiliate/Market Quality in through the Lens of E2E Value Chain
15:30 - 16:20
Coffee Break & Networking Session
16:20 - 16:45
Emilia Vann Yaroson
Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management
University of Sheffield
Presentation 9: The Future of the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: Are We Ready?
16:45 - 17:15
Moderator:
Sophie Hoehlinger
Transformation Office Lead
UCB
Panel Discussion: The Future of European Pharma Logistics: Who Will Build the Supply Chain of 2030?
- Will Europe move toward regionalised, resilient and strategically autonomous pharmaceutical logistics networks?
- Will AI, control towers, digital twins and autonomous planning fundamentally change the role of logistics providers?
- What capabilities will pharma companies build internally, outsource to 3PL/4PL providers or access through technology partners by 2030?
Panellists:
Seif Eddine Derradji
Regional Digital Project Manager
Astrazeneca
Thomas Bilger
Head of Customer Operations & Fulfilment
Syngenta
Jens Lamberth
Senior Manager Strategic Sourcing
Karo Healthcare
17:15 - 17:20
Nigel Cryer
Managing Director & Senior Consultant
Bluciela-Lifesciences
Closing Remarks
17:20