Speakers 2026

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Hans Clevers
Professor of Molecular Genetics
Utrecht University
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Achim Plueckebaum
Global Head of Digital Technologies
Argenx
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Johan Luthman
EVP & Head R&D
Lundbeck
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Philippe Marc
Chief of Staff, Head Data & Digital Office
Novartis Biomedical Research
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Werngard Czechtizky
Executive Director, Head Medicinal Chemistry, Discovery Sciences
AstraZeneca
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Patrick Schorderet
Global Head of Digital Strategy & Execution
Novo Nordisk
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Stefan Harrer
VP, Global Head of R&D Data and Computational Sciences
Sanofi
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Junaid Bajwa
Senior Partner
Flagship Pioneering
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Christian Diehl
Chief Data and Digital Officer for Biomedical Research
Novartis
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Mark Fish
VP & GM of Digital Lab Solutions
Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Edith Heard
CEO
Francis Crick Institute
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Nikolaus Stiefl
Executive Director, Global Head Small Molecule AI for Drug Discovery
Roche & Genentech
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Melanie Leveridge
Vice President Assays, Profiling & Cell Sciences
AstraZeneca
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Saritha V. Kuriakose
VP, Research Data Management
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Katharina Meier
VP Head of Scientific Insight Solutions, VP Data Science & AI
Bayer
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Francois-Xavier Blaudin de Thé
Therapeutic Projects Data & AI Lead
Servier
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Joshua Valdez
Director, Operations IT - Data Analytics & AI, Digital Transformation
AstraZeneca
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Becky Upton
President
Pistoia Alliance
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Bert Torfs
Sr Fellow Lab and Research platforms Engineering
J&J Innovative Medicine
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Nick Fuller
Product Director, Next-Generation Platform
IDBS
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Rob Kitchen
Director, Head of Systems Biology and Target Discovery
Novo Nordisk
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Hugo Ceulemans
Principal Engineer In Silico Discovery
J&J Innovative Medicine
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Kirsten Tschapalda
Group Leader High Throughput Screening & Profiling, Lead Discovery
Roche
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Anne Mai Wassermann
Director In Silico Discovery
J&J Innovative Medicine
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Vincent Luyten
Principal Engineer, In Silico Discovery
J&J Innovative Medicine
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Georges Da Violante
Director, Search and Evaluation Enabling Technologies
Servier
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Anna Codina
Senior Director Strategy and Business Development
SciY
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Anne Pomarede Aschard
Digital R&D - CMC Lab Digitization Product Line Owner
Sanofi
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Kristof Verleyen
Program Manager – Molecular Characterization
BASF
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Anne Debusscher
IT Director - Experimental Execution
J&J Innovative Medicines
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Tamara McKenna
Director, Global Scientific LIMS
Clinisys
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Erik Vernet
Senior Director - Nonclinical Data Automation
Novo Nordisk
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Julie Klint
Director, Head of Molecular Discovery & Enabling Technologies
Lundbeck
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Max Petersen
Sr. Principal Digital Architect
Astrix
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Sophie Bailes
Senior Director - R&D IT
AstraZeneca
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Chris Hoyek
AI Innovation Manager
AstraZeneca
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Thrasyvoulos (Thras) Karydis
CTO and Co-Founder
DeepCure
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Elisabeth Dietze
Associate Principal Informatician
AstraZeneca
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Yash Sabharwal
CEO
QbDVision
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Vasu Rangadass
Founder and CEO
L7 Informatics
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Jason Boyd
Strategy
Benchling
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Jelrik Masson
Senior Director, Europe LIMS Strategy
Veeva
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Mark Hahnel
VP, Open Research
Digital Science
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Evangelia (Eva) Sioki
Associate Director of Science
AstraZeneca
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Paolo Avalle
Principal Scientist
MSD
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Amellalih Reza
Global QA Project Manager
Bayer
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Penny Smee
Senior Director Lab Scientist Experience
GSK
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John den Engelsman
Executive Director, Process Analytical Sciences
Novartis
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Rob Brown
Global VP, Head of Scientific Office
Sapio Sciences
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Darren Green
Director
DesignPlus Cheminformatics Consultants
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Laura Turco
Global QMS Strategy & Process Excellence Lead
Bayer
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Jonathan Cremers
Principal AI Product Manager
Apheris
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Gemma Holliday
Associate Principal Cheminformatician, PharmSci Digitisation
AstraZeneca
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Corinne Ploix
Senior Data & Workflow Optimization Expert
Roche
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Susanne Weissenborn
Team Lead Enabling Technologies
Roche
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Christian Baber
Chief Portfolio Officer
Pistoia Alliance
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Robbert van Putten
Senior Scientist in High-Throughput Experimentation
J&J Innovative Medicine
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José Carlos Gómez-Tamayo
Principal Scientist
J&J Innovative Medicine
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Alexander Mouris
Head of Functional Genomics
Systasy Bioscience
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Andrea Anelli
Data and Digitalisation Senior Scientist
Roche
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Claudio Battilocchio
Automation lead
Syngenta
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Laura Huerta Martíne
Information Technology Delivery Manager
Almirall
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Derek Marren
Senior Director - Principle IT capability Business Partner & AI Lead for Research
AstraZeneca
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Martin Winter
CEO
Lab Automation Network
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Philippa (Mitchell) Harlow
Nematode Geneticist
Syngenta
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Matt Worthington
Principal Scientist
Syngenta