LogiPharma 2026
April 14 - 16, 2026
Austria Center Vienna
Workshops 20-22 April
*All times are in CET*
20th April – New Frontiers in Temperature Controlled Logistics
10:00 am - 11:30 am
How to use smart packaging solutions in increasingly complex cold-chain distribution processes to minimise cost and ensure compliance
Kristof De Smedt -
Global Director,
Cold Chain Technologie
How can you harness the latest technological developments in temperature controlled containers and monitoring to drive quality and efficiency, amidst ever more complex distribution activities in pharma supply chain? Attend this workshop to understand the latest developments within this space, the investment required to deliver a step change in your cold-chain distribution, and the return on investment being delivered with other pharma producers.
Kristof De Smedt
Global DirectorCold Chain Technologie
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
How can you leverage sustainability in temperature controlled single-use packaging without compromising on performance and cost?
Richard Peck -
Sr Director Global Head of Process Controlled Transportation CoE,
AstraZeneca
Matthew Tomkinson -
Technical Solutions Specialist,
Softbox
Paddy O'Hara -
Technical Manager,
Softbox
What are the latest developments in sustainability for temperature controlled packaging – particularly within single-use packaging? Attend this session to benchmark with other prodccers on this rapidly developing topic and understand how you can drive the sustainability of temperature controlled distribution activities without any loss of performance or efficacy.
21st April - Step Change in Digitalisation
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
How to use quantum computers to drive end to end supply chain optimisation
Murray Thom -
VP of Product Management,
D-Wave
Carl Dukatz -
Global Quantum Program Lead,
Accenture
You may have heard of quantum computing or even have a good understanding of the huge potential that this new technology has. Attend this workshop to understand further how you can accelerate and enable new methods for solving complex discrete optimization, constraint satisfaction, artificial intelligence, machine learning, materials science, and simulation problems into the future. The workshop look fundamentally at the capabilities of the technology and how it can be applied to pharma supply chain now and into the future.
22nd April – Reimaging Supply Chain Network Design
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
The true value of synchronising your end to end supply chain
Hugh Williams -
VP Value Chain,
EFESO Consulting
Christophe Revirron -
Chief of Staff to CIO,
Merck Group
Synchronising your Supply Chain is becoming a common mantra. But why? Simply put, companies that have even partly succeeded in Synchronising their supply chain are seeing massive inventory and lead-time improvements and the financial benefits are a step change greater as a result. So, how do you do it and where do you start? Listen to a guest pharma speaker and explore the key questions in this interactive and engaging workshop.
