Rainer Kirch

Rainer Kirch

Head of Logistics & Distribution DACH Biocon Biologics

Day 1 | 14th April

2:10 PM Track A Roundtables

1. Sustainability KPIs: How to measure the tangible impact of your sustainability initiatives

Annunziata Lubrano, Head of Supply Chain Management, EMEA, Santen 

2. Tariffs Disruption: How to maintain supply chain resilience during prolonged global tariffs disruption

Arnau Sauleda, Supply Chain Capability Building Lead, Takeda Pharmaceutical

3. Core Continuity During Restructures & Downsizing: How to protect core operations while using planning signals to identify where to cut

George Cioban, Senior Director, Global S&OP, Pharmanovia 

4. S&OP: How to learn from project outcomes and avoid common pitfalls

Brian Soldavini, Global Head of Supply Chain Operations & Logistics, Roche

5. Benchmarking What Matters: Leading E2E KPIs driving supply chain excellence

Simone Corsini, Senior Manager, Logistics & Distribution Performance Management, Astellas Pharma 

6. Product Lifecycle Management

Antje Ritz, E2E Supply Chain Planner, Takeda Pharmaceutical 

7. Managing Cost Pressures: What practical levers can you use today to mitigate increasing inflation, energy and materials costs?

Joseph Behan, VP, Supply Chain, Currax Pharmaceuticals

8. Supply Chain Resilience: How to design your supply chain to survive and thrive in times of turbulence

Jens Lamberth, Senior Sourcing Manager, Karo Healthcare 

9. Cold Chain Visibility: How to deliver end-to-end orchestration for seamless temperature control and quality assurance

Samy Akkache, Director, Supply Chain EMEA, Takara Bio Europe

10. Clinical-Commercial Synergy: How to collaborate effectively and leverage trial supply expertise to strengthen commercial launches

Rainer Kirch, Head of Logistics & Distribution DACH, Biocon 

11. Reducing Global Regulatory Burdens: How to reduce your supply chain complexity with global regulatory convergence

Stacy Malueg, VP, Head of Supply Chain US, Genentech 

12. Modern Leadership: How can supply chain leaders build resilience and inspire your teams to think business-first in a turbulent world being transformed by AI  

Pieter van Hengel, Senior Director, Supply Chain, Kite Pharma 

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