Speakers 2025

Steve Rees
SVP, Discovery Sciences
AstraZeneca
Sam Barrell
CEO
Life Arc
Adama Ibrahim
VP R&ED Digital Transformation
Novo Nordisk
Anthony Rowe
VP, Head of Technology - Research Systems
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Béatrice Perron
Executive Director, R&D Strategy Portfolio Execution and Excellence
Servier
David Michalovich
VP Translational Research
GSK
Jesper Lau
Scientific Vice President, External & Exploratory Innovation, Research & Early Development
Novo Nordisk
Roman Affentranger
Executive Director, Head of Product Management, Research Informatics
Novartis
Tola Olorunnisola
SVP & GM Services
Avantor
Andy Bonner
VP, Quality Engineering & Labs for R&D Digital and Tech
GSK
Nicola Richmond
Chief Scientist, AI
Recursion
Le (Muller) Mu
End to End AI ML Products, MLOPs
Roche
Anne Debusscher
IT Director - Experimental Execution
J&J Innovative Medicines
Julie Klint
Director, Head of Molecular Discovery & Enabling Technologies
Lundbeck
Sona Chandra
President of AI
Pangea Bio
Becky Upton
President
Pistoia Alliance
Maria Sedykh
AI & Automation Solutions lead
Lonza
Andreas Steinle
Digital Integration Lead PTD Penzberg
Roche
Thrasyvoulos (Thras) Karydis
CTO and Co-Founder
DeepCure
Franziska Vogel
Principal Scientist
Amgen
Elisabeth Dietze
Associate Principal Informatician
AstraZeneca
Joe Day
Senior Data & AI Executive
Cancer Research Horizons
Bethan Howells
Senior Automation Scientist
AstraZeneca
Felipe Albrecht
Principal Scientist
Roche
Petrina Kamya
Global Head of AI Platforms, VP
Insilico Medicine
Amellalih Reza
Global QA Project Manager
Bayer
Penny Smee
Senior Director Lab Scientist Experience
GSK
Sheila Elz
Master Data Manager
Bayer
Yann Abraham
Principal Scientist
Janssen
Kristine Deibler
Head of Molecular AI
Novo Nordisk
Mark Basham
Senior Director, Data Sciences & Quantitive Biology
Rosalind Franklin Institute
Tobias Baechtold
Global Lead, Digital Lab Services & Infrastructure
Roche
Laura Shemilt
Head of Research Software Engineering
Rosalin Franklin
Michael Morris
Michael Morris
Argenx
Kåre Buch Petersen
Principal Scientific Product Manager
Novo Nordisk
Joël Poissonnier
Head of Manufacturing Intelligence
Takeda
John den Engelsman
Executive Director, Process Analytical Sciences
Novartis
Anke Kurt
Principal Associate, Small Molecule Research
Roche
Jamie Clifton
Matrix Leader Lab Automation
Roche
Laura Williams
Research Digital Capability Lead
GSK
Frederike Zumsande
Scientist and Project Manager
Amgen
Nick Lynch
Founder
Curlew Research
Claudio Battilocchio
Automation lead
Syngenta
Bert Torfs
Sr. Fellow Lab and Research platforms Engineering
J&J Innovative Medicines
Dominik Schneider
Senior Manager, R&D Enabling Technology
CSL Behring
Derek Marren
Principle IT Capability Business Partner, Research & Early TA IT, R&D IT
AstraZeneca