Dr. Alessandro Curioni IBM Fellow, Vice President Europe & Africa, IBM Research and Director, IBM Research Europe - Zurich Dr. Alessandro Curioni is an IBM Fellow, Vice President of IBM Research Europe and Africa and Director of the IBM Research Lab in Zurich, Switzerland. He is responsible...

Ruth Shah is the Head of Bayer Co.Lab Berlin, which is part of a global network of state-of-the-art incubators supporting biopharma startups. With fully equipped labs, shared infrastructure, and access to experts and partners, it helps founders bring their brilliant ideas to life - while reducing...

Daniel is Chief Technology Officer at Syngenta Crop Protection R&D IT, guiding the organisation to shift the focus of doing R&D from labs and fields to computers. After his physics degree, he transitioned to IT. With over 25 years' experience, he has coded himself, led software...

Emma Eng is a dynamic and accomplished Senior Director at Novo Nordisk, specializing in Data and AI Solutions within the Pharmaceutical Services sector. With a proven track record of driving innovation and delivering impactful results, Emma is a visionary leader with a passion for leveraging...

Nur Altug began her career as a Chemist in 1999 in the private food laboratory sector. She has held various roles in global testing and inspection companies, including Technical Expert, Quality Manager, and General Manager. For the past four years, she has served as Head of Analytical Science & ...

Mélanie joined Mars in 2006 as a Chemistry Analyst and has held multiple roles across regional, and global laboratory organizations. Her experience spans routine chemistry, rapid testing method verification, and formulation support for Royal Canin and Pet Nutrition. Today, she leads the Laboratory...

Anita received her BA in Business from St. Mary’s College, followed by an MBA from the University of San Francisco and which she earned while working full time. Anita has diverse industry experience spanning a 20+ year career. She has held roles of increasing responsibility in...

Mattia Covezzi is a senior business and transformation leader with a strong track record in driving technology-enabled growth within global manufacturing and supply chain organizations. Born in Italy in 1992, he holds a degree in Management Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and completed a...

Matilda is a pharmaceutical professional with 15 years of experience bridging academia and biopharma industry. She currently serves as a Strategy Director at Novartis, where she leads strategic initiatives across clinical development – operating at the intersection of clinical strategy, digital...

Marcus Pries is Senior Digitalization Manager for R&D at BASF Care Chemicals. With a background in chemistry, Marcus began his career over 20 years ago as a specialist in database development for R&D in catalysis. As a consultant for scientific data management, he successfully led several...

For over a decade, I’ve been supporting digital transformation efforts, leveraging Semantics and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to drive innovation in data management. My expertise lies in building scalable, ontology-driven systems and knowledge graphs that enable smarter, more efficient...