2025 SPEAKERS

Victor Adafinoaiei, MSc is an accomplished leader specializing in Digital Ethics, AI Governance, and Risk Management. He brings extensive cross-industry experience—from pharmaceuticals and financial services to telecommunications—in guiding global teams toward responsible innovation. With a...

Simeón Baker is Director of External Affairs at Genomics England, attending the Genomics England Executive Leadership Team, and is SRO for engagement, communications, ethics, assurance and data protection. Additionally, Sim is an experienced non-executive director and board advisor, working...

Selena Baset is an information architect and academic specializing in semantic technologies, knowledge graphs, and information architecture. She has over 15 years of experience in data management, with a focus on the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors in the last five years. Selena has...

Jan Baumbach is director of the Institute for Computational Systems Biology (cosy.bio) in Hamburg. He studied computer science at Bielefeld University in Germany. His research career started at Rothamsted Research in Harpenden (UK) where he worked on computational methods for the integration of...

Head of Behavioral Science & Data Science focusing on the application of behavioral and data science methods to best improve innovation and efficiency across the company. Behavior has rarely been optimized in large companies, thus there is a huge opportunity with applied behavioral and data...

Christopher Belnap is a successful entrepreneur, company founder, and the Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the University of Luxembourg. He specializes in driving innovation in biotechnology and healthcare, with a proven history of building companies and forging strategic partnerships. With a Ph.D. in ...

• Marta Binaghi is a principal scientist in the Data Sciences group at Axxam, an innovative research and discovery organization providing early discovery services across the life sciences industry. • Marta works with the different data produced in the lab to understand, visualize and deliver the ...

Jerven Bolleman has nurtured the UniProt Knowledge Graph as a member of the Swiss-Prot group at SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics for the last 17 years. He is responsible for the day to day running of the largest public, free to use and FAIR SPARQL endpoint. The UniProt RDF/KG has been in...

21+ Years of Data Leadership: Extensive experience leading technology teams and spearheading strategic, technology-driven transformations within the life sciences industry. Software Engineering: Background in hands-on software engineering (C#, Go, Python, Rust, TS/JS) and cloud architecture...

Tom Brookland is a regulatory science policy leader at Roche, currently leading AI and data regulatory policy for the EU region in the pharmaceuticals division. He has worked in the Pharmaceutical industry for the last 18 years, combining interests in regulatory science, health technology and...

Rob Brown is Global VP, Head of Scientific Office Sapio Sciences.  Prior to joining Sapio Sciences, he spent eight years at Dotmatics where he held various positions including Head of Global Presales and Head of Product Marketing & Product Management. Earlier in his career he was responsible...

Dr. Frederik Buijs is a senior global medical director at Roche Pharmaceuticals. He holds a PhD in neuroscience and has an MD specialized in neurology. He worked in healthtech developing real world data studies and data platforms to enable them, focussing on peri-launch evidence generation...

Dr. Ilya Burkov leads Global Life Sciences and Healthcare growth at Nebius, leveraging extensive clinical experience from Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge alongside a proven ability to drive cloud adoption and technical innovation across the EMEA region with AWS.With a unique combination of...

Stacie, a former pharma and biotech leader, recently joined NVIDIA to further enable AI adoption across healthcare and the life sciences. She also serves as the vice chair of the Alliance for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (AAIH). In her 13+ years at GSK, she led R&D initiatives and...

Guillaume Carbonneau is an accomplished leader in operational insights, specializing in clinical development business problem-solving and decision-making. With two decades in the pharmaceutical industry, he has spent the last 10 years leveraging technology to enhance patient outcomes and foster...

Sebastien Carnel is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry. As the Global Head of IT at Teoxane Laboratories, Sebastien leads the strategic development and implementation of innovative IT solutions to drive business growth and operational...

With over two decades of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Marta's career has spanned a multitude of roles in international corporate environments, where she has adeptly navigated complex functional landscapes and spearheaded transformative initiatives. Currently, Marta plays an...

Guillaume Cettou contributes to democratizing data-driven medicine by building data and analytics partnerships with BioPharma globally, as the Global Head of Data Partnerships at SOPHiA GENETICS. With a strategic vision of precision medicine, he is helping reshape the future of cancer care by...

As the product manager of medical affairs analytics Calvin drives innovation in the AI/ML/NLP for the global medical affairs function across the pharm and diagnostics division of Roche.  Calvin is responsible for developing analytics product strategy to support the strong demands of AI and data...

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Dr. Jake Y. Chen is the Triton Endowed Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Medicine, with joint appointments in Genetics, Computer Science, and Biomedical Engineering. He is the founding director of the Systems Pharmacology ...

Sophie Courtade-Gaiani is a accomplished Principal Scientist in Computational Medicine at Servier, a leading global pharmaceutical company. With a strong background in bioinformatics and data science, Sophie is at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge technologies to drive innovation in the...

I am a software engineer by training with a passion for solving complex issues related to manufacturing and research. I love to bring client requirements to life through software and see the impact of their ideas on their fields. Over the years I worked on multiple challenging and thrilling...

Mehdi Damaghi is a distinguished Professor and lab head at Stony Brook Hospital, with a proven track record of excellence in the field of biotechnology and cancer innovation. With a strong background in cancer evolution and high resolution imaging of sptial biology and its big data analytics using...

David has over 20 years’ experience in Drug Discovery IT, including roles as Early Science Enterprise Architect and Enterprise Data Architect at AstraZeneca UK. David provides strategic thought-leadership and domain expertise on the future direction of the IT platforms & applications supporting ...

René Dreos is a distinguished bioinformatics expert at HAYA Therapeutics, known for his significant contributions to promoter analysis and gene regulation. With a background from the Trieste Univerisy and experience at the John Innes Centre and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, René has been...

With nearly 20 years of experience in the healthcare and biotechnology sector, Nadjia Drici is a senior global leader who drives business growth and enhanced patient outcomes through innovative and transformative IT solutions, leveraging a uniquely positioned scientific and business background.  ...

Kate Dugan is a Principal in Scientific Informatics Consulting at EPAM Systems, focusing on life sciences and clinical informatics. With 25 years of experience in science and technology, she is a recognized industry leader with deep expertise in the pharmaceutical sector. Kate excels in leveraging...

Emma Eng is Vice President of Global Data & AI, Development at Novo Nordisk, where she leads strategic implementation of artificial intelligence and data solutions for drug development. With over 15 years of experience working with digital in the life science industry she has worked with a wide ...

Sigi began his career at Novartis, where he held various roles in insights functions at both national and European levels. His work spanned quantitative and qualitative market research, analytics, strategic planning, and forecasting across multiple therapy areas including...

Dr. Ingrid Fernandez is a strategic leader in HPC, AI, and life sciences, driving technological advancements in genomics, Cryo-EM, and computational chemistry. With a PhD from Stanford University, Ingrid has held leadership roles at HPE, Microsoft, Hitachi Data Systems, and Cisco, where she built...

As a leader in data and analytics, Pierre A. Fischer is at the intersection of life sciences, data, and technology. His career journey, which began in high-energy physics, now focuses on delivering impact to customers and having fun with the team. Pierre is known for enabling data management at...

I am deeply passionate about harnessing the transformative power of artificial intelligence, pharmaceuticals, and protein engineering to drive innovation. My commitment to advancing these fields is fueled by a desire to contribute to groundbreaking solutions. I am excited about the opportunity to...

As a digital leader at Roche, Maria Grädel is on a mission to turn complex and disjointed data into the engine for scientific discovery. Fueled by a passion for digitalization and end-to-end process improvement, she champions the belief that trusted data is the bedrock of innovation and...

Dr. Torsten Grünewald boasts a distinguished scientific background, having earned his PhD at the Faculty of Physical Chemistry in Mainz. After two years in the telecommunications industry with LHS Systems, where he worked on billing solutions for mobile telecommunication, he joined Boehringer...

Dr Azam Hamidinekoo is a creative data professional with a strong background in AI, machine learning and image analysis in the Biomedical field. Currently serving as the Associate Director at AstraZeneca, she brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the table, leveraging emerging and...

Ian Healy is a Global Platforms Leader who specializes in Data Engineering, Architecture and Platform Transformations. He has over 20 years of experience in technology consulting and leadership with a focus on digital, data and platform transformations in the pharmaceutical, supply chain and...

Dr. Tim Heinemann holds a degree in Systems Biology from the University of Heidelberg and completed his PhD at the German Cancer Research Center. With a focus on theoretical biology, machine learning, and precision medicine, he is working toward robust and explainable AI. He joined the Centre...

With a background in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries I currently serves as the Program Director for FounData in Data Science, Novo Nordisk. My key focus is to advance data-driven strategies to enhance healthcare outcomes by building digital analytical solutions and integrating...

Guglielmo is currently Director, AI/ML and Applied Mathematics, at MSD and lately also a Distinguished Member of the American Society for Artificial Intelligence. His current focus in on applications of Language Models (and related paradigms, such as RAG or Agentic AI) to the Biotech industry. He...

Aleksandar KAPISODA Aleksandar Kapisoda is a leading innovator in artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, and digital knowledge management with over two decades of experience.He currently works for Boehringer Ingelheim as a IT Lead Business Consultant with the focus of generating hidden...

ARCHIMED is the largest global private equity firm focused exclusively on healthcare. I lead our European Healthcare IT investment team. Looking forward to connecting!

Sam Khalil is a healthcare leader and digital innovator with over 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, specializing in leveraging data and advanced technologies to drive meaningful progress in drug development and patient care. My unique ability lies in serving as a translator...

Dr. Achim Kless is Senior Director of Pain Genetics at Eli Lilly, with extensive expertise in research leadership and drug development strategy. He has spearheaded biomarker research programs, medical publications, and global collaborations, effectively bridging pharma, CROs, and academic...

Dr. Bettina Knapp, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach   Dr. Bettina Knapp has been an integral part of Boehringer Ingelheim's biopharmaceutical division since 2015. She initially held responsibilities across various areas, including the validation of stage III drug...

Mark Krul has a strong track record in anticancer drug development with over 30 years of experience in the field of oncology, and a background in molecular biology and immunology. Currently, he is Chief Scientific Officer of the Oncode Accelerator Foundation. Oncode Accelerator is a public-private...

Medical professional specializing in oncology in the life sciences industry. Lead in gastrointestinal cancers and pan-tumor pipeline medical touchpoint for the entire Nordic region at Bristol Myers Squibb. Experienced with bridging knowledge gaps as a scientific advisor between the industry and...

Thomas is a computational scientist specializing in cheminformatics, computational chemistry, and data-driven drug discovery. He studied Computer Science at ETH Zürich, focusing on Theoretical Computer Science in his Master’s, before completing a PhD in Computational Statistics and Metabolomics at...

Chara is a Senior PBPK Consultant at Certara with extensive experience in PBPK-PD, clinical pharmacology, and translational pharmacokinetics. She is skilled in DMPK and clinical activities, biopredictive in vitro testing, and formulation development. Her work focuses on predicting the in vivo...

Tech Lead in AstraZeneca working in Data Mesh, Machine Learning and LLM models integrations.

Nick has over 25 years experience in Life Science Informatics and was at AstraZeneca leading teams in R&D Informatics, working especially on global integration & data projects plus externalisation AZ research activities. Now running Curlew Research supporting biopharma with their FAIR...

Particle physics engineer by degree and a data engineer by passion, Michał Maciejewski is an IT Expert at Roche in Warsaw, Poland. In his current role since December 2022, he serves as a data engineer for remote patient monitoring in clinical trials and a GenAI lab automation project. He also leads ...

A founder of Cresset, Mark Mackey has a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Cambridge. He has designed and added fundamental science to tools that are now accepted and used by many pharmaceutical, agrochemical and academic institutions across the world.

Dr. Makrigiorgos is a Professor and Director of the Medical Physics & Biophysics division in Radiation Oncology at Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals, Harvard Medical School. He is also an Associate at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.  His research interests...

At Novartis, my role is to maximize the impact of data on our research pipeline's speed and success rate. I work with the Biomedical Research Computational Science Council to develop a global data-driven strategy for R&D. Last few years, I have led the writing of our Biomedical Research...

Michael is a principal solution engineer at Posit PBC. A scientist by training and at heart, Michael holds a PhD in theoretical astrophysics from the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Following a postdoc fellowship in Cambridge, UK, Michael left science and worked for companies like Red Hat, NEC...

Simon McDade is Professor of Functional Genomics at Queen’s University Belfast and an entrepreneur working at the interface of science, technology, and healthcare. His research focuses on functional genomics, cancer biology, and precision medicine, with a particular emphasis on improving the...

Verena Mertes leads the strategic and technical direction of BioTech360, LabVantage’s semantic intelligence solution for life sciences. As a molecular biologist with a PhD in Technical Biochemistry and over 12 years of experience in digital transformation across biopharma R&D, she combines deep ...

Nikola Milosevic has worked for over 10 years in the area of biomedical natural language processing, and touched areas such as information extraction, classification, medical annonymization, and lately has been working on target and drug discovery using knowledge graphs and LLMs, including agentic...

Dr. Anastasios Moresis combines a strong background in academic research with extensive industry experience. He holds a PhD in molecular neurogenetics and behavior, complemented by postdoctoral work in circuits neuroscience. With over seven years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry as a...

Raghunandhanan Narasimhan (Raghu) leads Data & Architecture for Zifo R&D Solutions in Europe, helping the world’s top life sciences organizations turn raw scientific data into research fuel. He is less interested in “yet another siloed platform implementation” and more focused on building...

Oliver Nolte is a dedicated professional with a passion for advancing healthcare through innovative diagnostics. As the Head of the Diagnostic Department at the prestigious Institute of Medical Microbiology at the University of Zurich, Oliver leads a team of experts in developing cutting-edge...

Artur Nowak is the co-founder of Evidence Prime, a company at the forefront of integrating artificial intelligence into evidence-based medicine. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from Jagiellonian University, specializing in natural language processing and information retrieval—key ...

•Senior Manager AMD, Healthcare and life Sciences •25 year plus Healthcare IT professional with experience across the full spectrum of the healthcare industry across North America, LATAM and EMEA: •Healthcare multi-cloud adoption •Healthcare at the edge •Connected Care •Personalized Medicine ...

Michael Oellerich, MD, HonMD, FAACC, FAMM, FFPath (RCPI), FRCPath, is a chemical pathologist and currently a Distinguished Research Professor at the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical Faculty (UMG) of the George-August University, Göttingen, Germany. He was Chairman of the Department of...

Maziyar Panahi is a Principal Architect for Healthcare AI at France's National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the founder of OpenMed, an initiative dedicated to creating open and auditable AI for medicine. He is a leading figure in the development and deployment of...

Mario Pepe is a versatile Principal Scientist with expertise in Systems Toxicology and Digital Innovation at Boehringer Ingelheim. With a strong background in pharmaceutical research and development, Mario has a proven track record of leveraging data and AI to drive precision and innovation in the...

I am an MD/PhD physician scientist trained at Columbia University and run a research lab at the intersection of cancer biology, multi-omics, and AI at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. I am the site lead for gastrointestinal malignancies in the department of Radiation Oncology and lead the...

Dr. Philippe Pinton is Senior Vice-President, Head of Global Research and Medical (GRM) at Ferring Pharmaceuticals. The GRM structure is an integrated matrix that brings Ferring Pharmaceuticals Research and Medical expertise together ‘end-to-end’, from Discovery and Research to late-stage Clinical...

Caroline leads the Health team at Challenge Works, overseeing the design and delivery of our health portfolio of Prizes. Previously at Challenge Works, Caroline has led the design and delivery of the Global Surgical Training Challenge with Intuitive Foundation and worked across the Longitude Prize...

Roger Rafanell is the Principal R&D Data Platforms Architect at AstraZeneca. With over 15 years of experience in the tech industry, he is passionate about data management and data platform architectures. Roger has held positions of responsibility and leadership as a Head of Data, specializing...

A seasoned leader in the life sciences sector, Andrew has a strong focus on technology and business. Currently serving as Senior Solutions Architect for Healthcare & Life Sciences at Altair, he brings 30+ years of experience in application building, data warehousing, analytics, and SAS...

Michael Rebhan, PhD, is a scientist with experience in biology, bioinformatics, disease profiling, pathway analysis, biomarker discovery and interdisciplinary teams. As Associate Director at the Novartis (BioMedical Research), he is involved in next-generation Precision Medicine...

Michael R. Rossi, PhD, FACMG is the Vice President of Translational Science and Multi-Modal Real World Evidence Solutions at ConcertAI. Prior to ConcertAI, Mike was the Division Head of Molecular Oncology for Solid Tumors at Sema4 and an Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics &...

Antonio leads Deloitte's Analytics & Cognitive Advisory in Switzerland and is responsible for Innovation within Deloitte Switzerland’s Executive team. His team helps clients leverage the power of artificial intelligence and data to deliver more customer-centric and innovative products and...

Frank Rydbirk is a seasoned leader in Data and Analytics with over two decades of experience in the pharmaceutical and IT industries. As Domain Lead for Data Integration and Generating Insights at Roche, he is involved in strategic initiatives around Data and AI and support the enterprise...

Dawid, a key member of Ardigen's team since 2017, is not just an AI expert but also a visionary leader. While earning his PhD in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision from Jagiellonian University, Kraków, he has become a specialist in analyzing high-content images, digital...

Fabien is an executive holding diverse leadership roles at Novartis. As VP and Head of Internal Audit for R&D and Strategy & Growth, he provides independent assurance and advisory on the effectiveness and efficiency of processes and controls and delivers strategic value supporting Novartis...

28 years after I graduated from medical school I am a physician-scientist, board-certified surgeon, emergency physician, osteologist, former Professor of Regenerative Medicine, founder, innovator, teacher, key-note speaker, strategic advisor, reviewer, strategic workstream lead, and chair of...

As a visionary AI and Digital Innovation Leader and a pioneer in the field of Trustworthy AI, I am dedicated to transforming Pharma and healthcare. My specialization is delivering AI solutions built on a foundation of fairness, transparency, and robust ethical governance, ensuring that innovation...

Dr. Oliver Selinger is Head of Digital & Data at BioCopy, where he leads the integration of computational methods, structural modeling, and machine learning to accelerate therapeutic development. His work focuses on building digital platforms that connect bioinformatics, high-throughput lab...

Christian is a Senior Data Integration Scientist at Bayer Pharma R&D, focusing on Data Strategy and Governance. He has a strong track record in data architecture, storage, and management within the Life Sciences sector, particularly in Bioinformatics, Medical Informatics, and...

Dr. Daya Shankar Dean, School of Sciences, Woxsen University Dr. Daya Shankar is a distinguished expert in AI-driven Medical Imaging with a Ph.D. from IIT Guwahati. As the Dean of the School of Sciences at Woxsen University and Director of the Atal Community Innovation Center, he has pioneered...

Margi Sheth is AstraZeneca's Senior Director of Data & AI Policy. She leads efforts to establish ethical AI use in pharmaceutical R&D. She drives governance and principles, promoting responsible data and AI use within AZ and with scientific partners. Margi facilitates industry...

Dr Ben Sidders, Chief Scientific Officer at Biorelate, has been working at the forefront of pharma data science for the last two decades. Formerly Executive Director and Head of Early Data Science within Oncology R&D at AstraZeneca, responsible for advancing the company’s understanding of...

Nishant is a Director in Deloitte’s Analytics and Cognitive team. He is a cross-cultural leader with more than 16 years of experience in pharma and financial services. He specialises in machine learning and artificial intelligence. Nishant has worked extensively with organisations across the...

Ted Slater is Managing Principal, Scientific Informatics Consulting at EPAM Systems, focusing on healthcare and life sciences. He previously held senior roles in several large pharmaceutical companies, content providers, and biotechnology startups, including Pfizer, Merck, and Elsevier. He is a...

Natalja Strelkowa is a seasoned Drug Development Professional in Data Science, Preclinical Development and Clinical Pharmacology at Boehringer Ingelheim. With a strong background in pharmaceutical research and development, Natalja is dedicated to advancing precision medicine and healthcare through...

  David Talby is the Chief Executive Officer at John Snow Labs, helping companies apply artificial intelligence to solve real-world problems in healthcare and life science. David is the creator of Spark NLP – the world’s most widely used natural language processing library in the enterprise. He...

BI & Data Analytics Director Oncology at GSK PhD in Data Science  More than 20 years experience in Pharma

Simon is a strategic Pharma leader with a strong track record of building talented teams that generate high-impact real world evidence (RWE) and create value through data & digital transformation. Simon has a diverse background with significant experience across critical business...

Becky was appointed as the Pistoia Alliance’s first female President in June 2022. She is a long-time supporter of pre-competitive collaboration in life sciences and healthcare R&D and the critical role it plays in advancing science, and is passionate about diversity in STEM. Becky is...

Erik holds a PhD in Molecular Biotechnology from The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden, focusing on intracellular applications of alternative scaffold proteins. After a postdoc at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research (NNF CPR), Erik joined Novo Nordisk as...

Steffen Vogler (he/him) is a Principal Imaging Technology Scientist at Bayer Radiology-R&D. Since 2017 he is leading research and product development on AI in medical computer vision in both radiology and digital pathology domain. Equipped with a wide range of project experience he later joined ...

As a Data Excellence manager in R&D, Carmen drives data literacy and innovation within R&D at CSL Behring. Carmen is responsible for leading initiatives to optimize data processes and enable data-driven decisions for improved healthcare outcomes. With a proven track record of leveraging...

Tim Whittlestone is a seasoned healthcare executive with a strong background in medicine and leadership. As the Group Chief Medical Officer at Bristol NHS Group, Tim is dedicated to driving innovation and excellence in healthcare delivery. With a deep understanding of the intersection of medicine...

Sergei Yakneen is Chief Technology Officer at Isomorphic Labs, a digital biology company working to redefine drug discovery from first-principles with the power of artificial intelligence. Sergei is passionate about the enormous potential of applying AI to rational drug design with an ultimate goal ...