LogiPharma 2026
April 14 - 16, 2026
Austria Center Vienna
Conference Day Three – Thursday 27 April 2023
8:15 am - 8:50 am
Welcome coffee
8:50 am - 9:00 am
Chairman’s opening address – David Kurk, Conference Moderator
Embracing the Sea Freight Opportunity
9:00 am - 9:40 am
PANEL DISCUSSION - Embracing The Sea Freight Opportunity: How can you overcome recent disruption challenges to drive cost-reduction, reliability and sustainability?
Richard Farquharson -
VP Global Logistics,
AstraZeneca
Matthew Roberts -
VP Global Head Supply Chain Logistics and Distribution,
GE Healthcare
Stephen Mitchell -
Quality & Compliance Manager,
GSK
Claus Aagaard -
VP Head of Global Reefer Management,
DB Schenker
- How have recent events in sea freight affected pharmaceutical shipment efforts and where are the challenges and opportunities?
- What lessons learned can be taken from capacity challenges seen in the industry, following the Suez Canal incident?
- How are several key stakeholders working together in order to actualize these operations on a global scale?
- What are the greatest ongoing challenges to industry wide adoption and how can these challenges being overcome?
Beating the Supply Chain Backlog
9:40 am - 10:00 am
KEYNOTE CASE STUDY – The Moneyball Method: How to de-emotionalize your supply chain decision making through digital engines
Mark Talens -
AVP Demand Fulfilment, Distribution & Logistics,
Organon
- How can you identify and mitigate instability around decision making
- Why is this instability so crippling for supply chains?
- Is the development of digital twins a useful and positive thing for all producers?
Building Global Logistics Value from Data
10:00 am - 10:20 am
FIRESIDE CHAT - Unleashing the Value of Supply Chain Data: How to achieve end-to-end visibility to answer who, what, when, where and how for all your shipments
Abdallah El-Mosallamy -
Snr Manager Global Supply Chain Quality,
GSK
Ilya Preston -
CEO,
Paxafe
Bhasker Kaushal -
IoT VP and GM,
Sensitech
Ivan Castro -
Head of Growth,
PAXAFE
- How to move from reactive to proactive operations around OTIF temperature excursions
- How to leverage machine learning-enabled prediction technologies
- How does this in turn minimise delays, prevent temperature excursions, and keep your customers happy
Sponsored by: Paxafe
10:40 am - 11:20 am
PANEL DISCUSSION- Diversity & Inclusion for a Winning Supply Chain: How can you take meaningful steps within your organisation to build a diverse and inclusive workforce that can lead the way with driving operational innovation?
Antonio Bebba -
DE&I Europe Lead,
Pfizer
Marie Berranger -
Supply Chain Transformation Program Manager,
Galderma
David Kurk -
Conference Moderator,
LogiPharma
- What initiatives are being driven across the industry to drive winning supply chain teams?
- What successful methods of driving D&I exist in pharma operations, across race, gender, social background, sexuality and a range of other factors?
- What are the positives that come out of having a more diverse and included workforce and culture?
- What are the most significant barriers to driving the D&I agenda currently and how can they be overcome?
11:00 am - 11:50 am
Morning networking break
11:00 am - 11:50 am
MASTERCLASS – The race to synchronise the Pharma & Life Sciences Value Chain. What differentiates the leaders?
Stefan Kahl -
VP North Europe & Middle East Life Sciences,
EFESO
Clive Geldard -
Group VP Retail & Supply Chain,
EFESO
Bert Praet -
Life Sciences Principal,
EFESO
11:05 am - 11:40 am
INNOVATION ZONE
11:05 – EC M&A
11:20 – Carrier
11:35 – ABC Plan
Envisioning Your Supply Chain of Tomorrow
11:50 am - 12:15 pm
KEYNOTE CASE STUDY – Accelerating Digital Transformation: How to assess your E2E digital capabilities and make the right changes to achieve readiness for the next stage of your supply chain transformation
Marco Lupo -
Snr Director Global Supply Chain Excellence,
Takeda
FOR: The operational resilience of the global pharma supply chain has been proven and globalized supply chains are the only cost-effective means of ensuring ongoing supply
AGAINST: A fundamental revaluation of the E2E supply chain, a move towards near-shoring, and regional API and finished product manufacturing is required to ensure future operational resilience
12:15 pm - 12:40 pm
CASE STUDY – Delivery By Drone in Ghana – How to leverage novel drone technologies to deliver life-saving therapies for human and animal health in regions that lack infrastructure for standard distribution practices
Jan Cassen Kraus -
Head of Next Level Supply Chain Performance,
Boehringer Ingelheim
Peter Awin -
Chief Executive Officer,
Cowtribe
Daniel Blay -
Director, Africa,
Zipline
11:40 am - 12:50 pm
DEBRIEF BOARDROOM – The Moneyball Method: How to de-emotionalize your supply chain decision making through digital engines
Mark Talens -
AVP Demand Fulfilment, Distribution & Logistics,
Organon
12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
Networking Lunch
Lessons Learned from Ukraine Crisis
1:50 pm - 2:10 pm
CASE STUDY – Lessons From Operating In an International War Zone: How we delivered products at speed in Ukraine and the logistical lessons learned around meeting urgent product delivery demands in a crisis
Valgeir Petursson -
Snr Director Global Transportation,
TEVA Pharmaceuticals
Katja Idsinga -
Sr Director Global Customs and Compliance,
Teva
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
CASE STUDY - Providing critical life-saving drugs for aid: How to best use your surplus inventory to efficiently and effectively deliver humanitarian aid in vulnerable and disaster hit communities
Emma Shepherd -
Senior Corporate Partnerships Officer,
International Health Partners
Delivering Humanitarian Aid on a Global Scale
Round Tables
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm
ROUND TABLE A – Debrief Round Table: Implementing Blockchain at Scale: How to leverage distributed ledger technology to deliver a step-change in commercial scale traceability
Daniel Fritz -
Executive Director,
PharmaLedger Association
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm
ROUND TABLE B – Talent Management and Reskilling For Your 2030 Vision: How can you attract and retain the right talent that can keep pace with your supply chain’s tech roadmap and lead the way in achieving a fully digitalised supply chain of the future?
Herve Udriot -
Chief Operations Officer,
Theramex
David Aherne -
Snr Director Head of Operations Business Strategy,
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm
ROUND TABLE C – Debrief Round Table- Lessons Learnt from the Ukraine Crisis: How to apply the transferable lessons learned in the context of delivering medical humanitarian aid across your logistics network
Emma Shepherd -
Senior Corporate Partnerships Officer,
International Health Partners
2:20 pm - 2:20 pm
ROUND TABLE D – Debrief Round Table – Taking advantage of the Sea Freight Opportunity: How can you best tap into new sea transportation opportunities whilst managing global disruption to drive cost efficiencies, reliability and sustainability?