25th American Pharma and Biotech Project, Program and Portfolio Management Conference

SAN FRANCISCO | 2025

International in-person conference filled with leading industry speakers.

What to expect

The 25th American Pharma and Biotech Project, Program and Portfolio Management Conference in San Francisco dives right into the cutting edge of project and portfolio management.  

The event, which is part of our PPM World Tour, gathers 30+ industry leaders sharing their expertise, providing an exceptional space for networking and knowledge-sharing. From harnessing the power of artificial intelligence in PPM to mastering the balance between portfolio management and corporate strategy, the conference unpacks the latest innovations shaping the pharma industry.

Dive into sessions that reveal the future of managing cross-functional teams, hybrid project management models, and game changing decision-making techniques. With a focus on bold solutions to modern challenges, the conference promises transformative insights that will redefine the way pharma drives progress and innovation. Join us in the sunny San Francisco to connect with the best in the business and be part of the future of pharma PPM!

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Event Speakers

Harry Georgiades

Managing Director

IPM

Fabio De Martino

Global Head Quality Strategy & Business Operations

Kite Pharma

Ira Brown

Founder & CEO

Project Widgets

Alejandro Martorell Riera

Sr. Project Manager, Research Strategic Operations

Kite Pharma

Nina Orike

Executive Director, Head of Program and Portfolio Management (PPM)

BioMarin Pharmaceuticals

Matthew Azzara

Head, Global Portfolio Management, Oncology

EMD Serono

Tanya Roberts

Senior Director of Operations & PPM Services

IPM

Robert Secchi

Director of Operations

IPM

Jennifer Kang

Director, Program Management

FormationBio

Ioannis Kagiampakis

Portfolio Data Science Lead

Astra Zeneca

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Testimonials

5/5
Why Summits thank you for the opportunity to share my learnings and thoughts on how AI and ML are transforming drug development.
Shoba Gopalan
Vice President Program and Alliance Management, Synthekine
5/5
Yet another wonderful event for learning about project management and about myself. This was an awesome opportunity to speak to a pharmaceutical / biotech audience. The top reason for anyone to attend a conference is to meet new people, understand how your work lives differ & intersect, and applying what you learn from everyone’s experience & expertise. And as a speaker, I also get a great big dose of clarity on how I can improve next time.
Tim Rumbaugh
Vice President Program Management, Edwads LifeSciences
5/5
Thank you for the massive success of the recent Why Summits San Francisco PPM Conference! Project Management: Effective project management goes beyond execution. Tim Rumbaugh stressed the importance of managing expectations and focusing on the bigger picture. Joe Salder underscored the value of frameworks like RAPID for better decision-making. Strategic Portfolio Management: Leaders are increasingly relying on data-driven decision-making. We learned about volume modeling, best practices for PTRS assessments and resource management to improve portfolio optimization.
Stephen Smith
Senior Program Director, Oncology, Corcept Therapeutics
5/5
‘Why Summits’ thanks for putting a wonderful show together. Always excited to talk about project/ portfolio management in the Biopharma world. hashtag#ppm hashtag#biopharma
Sharmila Rao
Strategy Program Manager, Genentech
5/5
It was exciting to speak on this panel at the 22nd American PPM conference! We work in multi-generational teams. Understanding each generation’s foundational values and unique strengths are critical for project and organizational success. We focused our panel on the emerging wave of Gen Z in our workspace and how we can coach and develop them to be successful project managers.
Maithili Dalvi
Associate Director, Project Management, Gilead Sciences
5/5
Always a fun time MCing the Why Summits conferences! It's the intersection of a topic I'm so deeply passionate about (PPM), the industry I know so much about (life science in general, pharma in particular), and the people who - dare I say it - have become my friends.
Dave Pendorf
PPM Advisor, Groundswell Pharma Consulting

REGISTRATION

2-DAY CONFERENCE

Ticket | June 11-12, 2025
$ 2349
  • Access to All Conference Sessions
  • Access to Post Conference Networking
  • Conference Materials
  • Includes Coffee Breaks, Snacks and Refreshments, Seated Lunch

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