Programme
SPEAKERS 2025
The Congress will focus on innovative industry-led content: digitalisation & automation trends, challenging topics, and newest technologies. AUTOMA+ business programme attracts digital experts from pharma majors, local pharma companies, contract manufacturing & research companies, APIs, associations together with pharmaceutical equipment providers and service companies whose case studies cover the ongoing, existing and planned projects devoted to the digital pharma ecosystem.
Thomas Endress
Executive Director, Head of M-Trust™ at Merck
Merck
Ewa Gajewska
Head of Product Management, SYNTHIA™
Merck
Luuk Seelen
Group Director Manufacturing Intelligence
Octapharma
Karel van der Waarde
Researcher
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Christophe Chabbert
Lead Data & AI
Octapharma
Ruth Madlener
Director Tech. Sciences and Material Management
Takeda
Iago Doel-Perez
Data Scientist
Takeda
Stefankai Spoerlein
Digital Lead for Global Product Teams
Bayer AG
Jochen Baumeister
Head of Behavioral Science & Data Science
Sandoz
Gerda Kuum
Healthcare Market Segment Leader
European Union Agency for the Space Programme
Zisis Kozlakidis
Head, Laboratory Services and Biobanking
IARC/WHO
Alissa Monk
Head of Sustainability
ten23 health
Alessandro Raimondo
Head of Digital Health
CERN — the European Laboratory for Particle Physics
Annekatrien Debien
Principal & Head of Brussels Office of Novaspace
European Union Agency for the Space Programme
Akshansh Chaudhary
Executive Director & Chief Technology Officer
Venus Remedies Limited
Arpan Suryawanshi
Global PM Data Analytics Manufacturing
Roche Diagnostics
Harald Schnidar
CEO
SCARLETRED Holding GmbH
Marta Rodríguez
Strategic Planning and Operational Excellence Manager
LETI Pharma
Devendra Ridhurkar
Founder and CEO
RidNova Pharmaceuticals
Roman Sen
Head of Data-Driven Life Science R&D
Innowise
Ernst Schranz
CEO
GRITEC AG
Manne V Chowdary
CEO
AmpleLogic
Dan Labici
Tech Visionary and Client Champion
Albocensa
Avani Gupta
Business Developer & Customer Support
SCARLETRED Holding GmbH
Martin Mayer
Business Line Director for Digital Solutions
ZETA GmbH
Mag. Anton Neuber
CEO
handshake GesmbH
Jim Sulzberger
Director of CMC
Sapio Sciences
Alex Chekel
Digital transformation and innovation advisor
Innowise
Bastian Baur
Global Head of Digitalization & IT
Adragos Pharma GmbH
Helmut Stueber
Associate Partner
Automators GmbH
Marcos Gonzalez
Business Development Manager
I-care
Faidra Angelikaki
Group Quality Product and Process Validation Manager
COMPASSbyFAMAR
Nina Zehetmaier
Head of Sales
Securikett
Ton Knipscheer
Executive Director
ECPA, European Co-Packers Association
Cédric Colon
Global Supply Chain Strategy Programme Management Global Process owner
GSK
Aliz Cser
Global Process Expert – SC Performance
Takeda
Joachim Bär
Director DevOps CellCulture
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co.KG
Martin Riester
Director Center for Sustainable Production and Logistics
Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH
Olivier Melis
Senior Director, BIS eCompliance
argenx
Karin Ben Ifa
Director, Global Artwork Strategy
Organon Austria GmbH
Erbin Lim
Engineering & Development Director
Pfizer
Charis Keramidas
GenAI Tech Lead
Pfizer
Franz Axenbeck
SVP Product Management
5Flow GmbH
Mark O’Connor
Inventory Analytics Manager
Takeda
Yolanda Cabrera-Sybesma
CEO
CiNTL Pharma B.V.
Fotini Kotsaki
CPV Officer
COMPASSbyFAMAR
Sherif El Hennawy
Co-founder & CPO
Mithryl
Sam Green
Life Science Global Solution Consultant
Schneider Electric GmbH
Konstantin Ivanov
Commercial Excellence and Operations Head, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece
Astellas
Weslley Mota
Director, Strategic Business Integration
Bristol Myers Squibb
Andreas Nicklas
Founder & Managing Director
anic GmbH
Peter Wilfinger
Key Account Director
Kardex Holding AG
Achim Link
Fields Development Services Manager
Solvias AG
Elisabeth Falk-Risavy
Senior Customer Journey & Omnichannel Manager DACH
Grünenthal Group
Peter Sherwin
Chartered Engineer
Watlow
Sébastien Martin
Senior Vice President
Helbling Technik Bern AG
Florian Leinenkugel
Project Manager at Bayer, representing eschbach GmbH
Bayer AG
Cristina Román Vas
Director of Technical Sales for the Digital Science & Automation Solutions
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Syed Ali Shirazi
Head of Smart Factory
Sanofi
Christopher Bilek
AI Innovation Manager
CNT Management Consulting AG
GALA DINNER. TASTE THE NETWORKING
Gala Dinner is not only about local cuisine and house wines, it is an additional opportunity to continue networking and to strengthen the new business relations. Relaxed atmosphere, no ties and soft jazz playing in the background are the ingredients that make networking more friendly and productive.
* Passes can be reserved only by the attendees of the Congress.
Highlights of the programme
Programme-
2 DAYS BUSINESS PROGRAMME
20+ hours of networking
20+ hours of cases and discussion -
DISCUSSING THE COMPLETE RANGE OF PROCESSES
R&D → Manufacturing → Packaging → Supply chain
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STRATEGIC OPENING & CLOSING PANELS
The Future with AI & Smart Data: Innovation, Collaboration, Decisions
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R&D AND LAB AUTOMATION
Innovative Drug Development with AI-Driven Research and RWE
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DIGITAL FACTORY
AI & Predictive Maintenance, Green Manufacturing and Digital twins
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SMART PACKAGING, LABELING & SUPPLY CHAIN
Leveraging digital technologies for safety, automation, and anti-counterfeiting in pharma logistics
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COMMERCIAL TRANSFORMATION AND DIGITAL MARKETING
Social Media & Digital Content Channels for Pharma and Patient-Centricity Through Digital
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DIGITAL HEALTH
Digital Therapeutics & Smart Health Tools, Personalized Omnichannel Experiences
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PHARMA DIGITAL COMPLIANCE
Predictive Compliance, Automation, Reduced Violations
Venue
- Zürich, Switzerland
Switzerland is widely recognized as a global powerhouse in the pharmaceutical industry, making it the perfect destination for leaders in digital pharma to gather, share insights, and tackle the current challenges of the market while exploring future strategies.
Beyond the high-level business meetings and networking opportunities, participants can experience the emerald-blue lakes, charming cityscapes, and the majestic beauty of the Alps — a setting that perfectly blends professional inspiration with breathtaking natural scenery.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect, learn, and be inspired in the heart of Switzerland!