LogiPharma 2026
April 14 - 16, 2026
Austria Center Vienna
Conference Day Two – Wednesday 26 April 2023
8:00 am - 8:50 am Registration and welcome coffee
8:00 am - 8:50 am
VP’s Breakfast – Sponsored by Controlant
Sponsored by: Controlant
8:00 am - 8:50 am
Women In Pharma Breakfast Briefing & Collaborative Discussion- How can we as an industry better attract top female talent and train and develop them to support their career progression and benefit from the diverse skillsets they have to offer?
Ann Merchant -
VP Global Supply Chain,
MorphoSys
Claudia Bertrams -
Executive Director Supply Chain EMEA & APAC,
Ultragenyx
Antonio Bebba -
DE&I Europe Lead,
Pfizer
Transforming the Digital Value Chain
8:50 am - 9:00 am
Chairman’s Opening Address - David Kurk, Conference Moderator
David Kurk -
Conference Moderator,
LogiPharma
9:00 am - 9:20 am
KEYNOTE CASE STUDY – Delivering a Step Change in the Digital Value Chain: How to better integrate and embed digital in your E2E value chain to drive step changes in supply chain capabilties
Wayne Rothman -
VP Value Chain Management,
Johnson & Johnson
Joep Lambrichts -
Snr Director Global Value Chain Excellence,
Johnson & Johnson
- How to focus your clarity of mission and business outcomes to drive efficacy of transformation
- How to achieve better engagement with employees, partners and customers in driving value chain transformation
- How can you reimagine the end-to-end value chain to continuously deliver value, and how does this positively impact supply chain capabilities?
Achieving Patient-Centricity Amidst Increasing Complexity
10:20 am - 11:00 am
PANEL DISCUSSION – Digitalising Patient Centricity: How can you leverage innovative tech to ensure high service levels in the face of increasingly complex supply chains?
Didier Jourdan -
Associate Vice President - Global Supply Chain,
Sanofi
Javier Martin -
SVP Global Strategy & Development Operations,
Grünenthal
Jens Schader -
CVP Global Supply Chain Management,
Boehringer Ingelheim
Kelsey Carvell -
Partner,
Deloitte
- How can you leverage new technologies to coordinate and manage your entire network more effectively?
- How does this in turn help you drive simplify supply chains and reduce challenges associated with complexity
- What processes and technologies are available to enable the analysis of activities and identification of performance deviations and irregularities?
- How do these developments help with the complexity modern pharma supply chain and manufacturing networks?
Innovating Supply for Novel Modalities
10:00 am - 10:20 am
CASE STUDY – The BMS-Celgene integration: How BMS capitalized on a unique opportunity to boost Supply Chain value by creating a “best of both” supply chain operating model
David Pignolet -
VP Global Shared Services,
BMS
Wolfram Koester -
Partner,
PWC
- How to leverage post-deal momentum to create a "fit-for-purpose" SC operating model and respond to new arising external challenges, e.g., Annex 21
- How to rationalize distribution footprint to best support customers
- How to turn an ERP integration project into an enabler for improved performance and top-notch customer experience
Sponsored by: PwC
David Pignolet
VP Global Shared ServicesBMS
10:20 am - 11:00 am
PANEL DISCUSSION AND INTERACTIVE POLLING – Cell & Gene Therapy Supply Networks: How can you implement networks of manufacture and supply to quickly meet the time-sensitive demands of newly launched, personalized, precision medicines?
Ingrid Marchal-Gerez -
Head EMEA Cell & Customer Journey Management (CAR-T),
Johnson & Johnson
Tamas Masztis -
Snr Director Global C> Supply Chain,
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Nadia Sissani -
Vice President of Commercial Operations, EMEA,
Marken
- What are the most established methods of launch management for personalised medicines such as cell gene therapies?
- At what stage must supply chain be involved, in these therapies’ development cycle and why is earlier involvement advised?
- What are the greatest cost and capacity challenges seen within these supply chains?
- How much you develop and shift the competencies of the business to ensure readiness?
Nadia Sissani
Vice President of Commercial Operations, EMEAMarken
11:00 am - 11:40 am
Morning networking break
11:00 am - 11:50 am
MASTERCLASS - Automated product stability evaluation: How modular real-time technology and system integration enable instant decision-making.
Klaus Kauer -
Head of Quality Management,
Frigo-Trans
Stefan Dürr -
Head of Drug Supply Center of Excellence,
Cenduit
Marina Beer -
Segment Manager Pharma & Life Sciences,
Berlinger
11:00 am - 11:50 am
MASTERCLASS - Cold chain excellence: Not one size fits all
Anouk Schoenmakers -
Managing Partner Consulting Solutions,
Bluecrux
Anouk Schoenmakers
Managing Partner Consulting SolutionsBluecrux
11:20 am - 12:05 pm
INNOVATION ZONE
11:20 - EyeOn
11:35 – One Network
11:50 – OnAsset Intelligence
Sponsored by: One Network Enterprises
Transferable Tips From The FMCG Industry
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
OUT-OF-INDUSTRY KEYNOTE – Sharing transferable lessons from a leading FMCG company-Top 3 Supply Chain excellence tips on how to implement a globally integrated supply chain that thrives amidst significant disruption
Sergio Barbarino -
Head of Supply Chain Innovation,
P&G
- How has a major FMCG producer developed and delivered a supply chain technology roadmap, amidst significant disruption?
- How were key technologies and business challenges identified and matched, to maximise efficacy and ROI
- What key parallels in the personalisation, precision nature, and speed of service can be drawn to drive lessons learned for pharma?
Mitigating Risk In Times of Unrest
12:00 pm - 12:40 pm
KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION – Mitigating Supply Chain Risk: How can you rethink your network setup and use innovative tech to best navigate and respond to disruption, uncertainty and the next ‘black swan’?
Frank Binder -
VP Global Head of Supply Chain Management,
Santen
Alberto Cifuentes -
Senior Director, International Developed Markets Strategy Lead,
Pfizer
Niklas Adamsson -
Chief Operating Officer,
Envirotainer
Amy Shortman -
Logistics Representative,
Despir Logistics
- How can you ensure that your supply chain is able to deal with an uncertain future that could include natural disasters, international conflicts, trade tensions, cyberattacks, pandemics and more?
- What key changes to supply chain network design can help to drive resilience and minimize risk?
- How can you leverage data-derived technology to deliver a step-change in your supply chain’s resilience and readiness to deal future disruptions?
Niklas Adamsson
Chief Operating OfficerEnvirotainer
12:40 pm - 1:00 pm
KEYNOTE CASE STUDY –Monitoring, Simulations & Data Analysis: How to leverage innovations in IoT to improve transparency across your supply chain networks and better monitor, manage and mitigate security risks
Richard Ettl -
CEO & Co-Founder,
Skycell
- How can you gain visibility and control over every single pharma shipment?
- Assess risk through advanced lane simulations and data analysis
- Leverage a platform that brings transparency and visibility to your supply chain
Sponsored by: SkyCell
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Networking lunch
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
MASTERCLASS – Thermo Fisher Case Study - Supply Chain Digital Transformation: Going beyond supply chain visibility to prevention and action
Jitendra Kumar -
Director of Digital Innovation,
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Alok Bhanot -
Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer,
ParkourSC
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
MASTERCLASS – Quality-driven Logistics: How to build trust and real customer value
Ricardo Bernasconi -
Global Head of Healthcare Quality,
Kuehne + Nagel
Ricardo Bernasconi
Global Head of Healthcare QualityKuehne + Nagel
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
INNOVATION ZONE
12:55 – S.Lab
13:10 – Frigga
13:25 – Meds2Go
13:40 – RuhrTech
Group 1
Group 2
3:45 pm - 4:40 pm
Afternoon networking break
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
MASTERCLASS – Shift to Sustainable Thinking: The future of life sciences thermal shipping solutions Linnette Lopez, Global Business Unit Director, Cold Chain Technologies
Linette Lopez -
Global Business Unit Director,
Cold Chain Technologies
Paolo Campanella -
Technical Officer,
FEAD
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
MASTERCLASS – Strengthening partnerships: Strategies for business continuity and setting up robust specialty commercial drug supply chains
Christopher Engel -
Commercial Supply Chain Service Director,
World Courier
Sponsored by: World Courier
3:50 pm - 4:35 pm
INNOVATION ZONE
15:50 – SpotSee.io
16:05 – Elpro
16:20 – Envirotainer
Building Future-Ready Supply Chain Talent
4:40 pm - 5:15 pm
CUSTOMER INTERVIEW: Sharing success and failure stories - How can our industry learn directly from hospitals, pharmacies and patients on how to operate with patient centricity front of mind and better meet our customer needs?
Tjalling Van der Schors -
Chief Pharmacist,
EAHP (European Association for Hospital Pharmacists)
- What are the key challenges encountered by hospitals, pharmacies and trusts when working with pharma and med device companies?
- What methods of communication and collaboration are helping drive efficiencies and patient-centric operations?
- Which key technologies (barcoding/RFID/automated inventory optimisation etc) are delivering the most value in customer/producer partnerships?
Tjalling Van der Schors
Chief PharmacistEAHP (European Association for Hospital Pharmacists)
5:00 pm - 5:40 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION AND INTERACTIVE POLLING – Creating Your 2030 Vision: How can you attract the right talent and deliver on the skillsets required to successfully implement a fully digitalised supply chain of the future roadmap?
Frederic Brut -
Head of Supply Chain EEMEA & APAC,
MSD
Herve Udriot -
Chief Operations Officer,
Theramex
Marco Lupo -
Snr Director Global Supply Chain Excellence,
Takeda
David Aherne -
Snr Director Head of Operations Business Strategy,
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
- How to establish a robust but flexible technology roadmap that ensures the maintenance of a competitive advantage
- How can you ensure that you attract the right talent and are re-skilling/up-skilling your current workforce
- How can you balance the need for data-savvy skills with experience in supply chain, and how should this affect your organisational makeup?
Unveiling Key Customer Insights
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Drinks Reception at Palais De La Bourse
The Palais de la Bourse is part of Lyon’s heritage and shines in the heart of the old town. Built in 1860, the building was intended to bring together the Chamber of Commerce, the Commercial Court, the Labor Court, the Company of Stockbrokers, and more. Rich in its history and the illustrious characters who have brought its walls to life, the Palais de la Bourse is an excellent location for the LogiPharma Party. Relax and network in this beautiful location steeped in history to toast another year at LogiPharma!
Coaches will be provided from the conference venue.
