October 2-3 / London, United Kingdom

Thistle Marble Arch Bryanston Street, Marylebone, London

26th European Pharma and Biotech Project, Program and Portfolio Management Conference

LONDON | 2024

International in-person conference filled with leading industry speakers.

OUR STORY TO TELL THE WORLD

OUR CONFERENCE PROGRAM

This is not just another PPM conference. This is a conference which tells you a STORY. One story, followed by another, stories of exceptional people who happen to choose Project and Portfolio Management as their way to bring needed medicines to improve the health of millions of people on our planet. Our conference will feature numerous assisted networking sessions which will help you create those critical business friendships needed for fruitful cooperation with professionals from the industry for many years to come. We believe, that our thoughtfully planned conference will fill in any missing pieces in your
plans on the mission to deliver your projects faster, more efficiently and with ease and satisfaction.

Main Takeaways

Testimonials

Rated 5 out of 5
I just think what’s also wonderful about Why Summits' conferences is that these are very local organized conferences but people fly in from everywhere. So you do get a really good representation across like 40 different companies – big, small, medium size and that’s truly where the value of this collective is. 
Kyle Derstine
Principal Product Leader, Digital Transformation, Genentech Product Development
Rated 5 out of 5
I’m here for Madrigal Pharmaceuticals and it’s fabulous discussion all around. People are really enthusiastic about sharing their project management insights and collaborating with others.
Derek Shannon
Director Statistical Project Management, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
Rated 5 out of 5
Arlène Derbaix
Vice President, Clinical Operations & Product Development Operations, Program and Portfolio Management, CureVac
Rated 5 out of 5
I really enjoy this conference so far because as a senior project manager it’s been really helpful to see the ideas and exchange them with the other people in the industry.
David Rose
Senior Project Manager, CAI

Event Speakers

Goran Martinovic

Global Medical Affairs Head of Innovation Hub
Boehringer Ingelheim

Tom Halliwell

PIPMG Executive Committee Member & Freelance PPM Consultant

Karen Skinner

Chief Project & Portfolio Officer
LifeArc

Jana Vranova

Associate Director
Internal Audit Biogen International

Marcus Ganter

Head of Global Portfolio Intelligence
STADA Group

Rosa Arienzo

Translational Science Portfolio Manager
LifeArc

Sarah Hudson

Sr Director, Program and Alliance Management
Avidity Biosciences

Tim Rumbaugh

Vice President Program Management
Edwards Lifesciences

Sarah Allars

Associate Director, Global PMO
Labcorp

Vincenzo Garzya

Strategic Planning, Operations, Chief of Staff
AstraZeneca

Amit Arkad

Director R&D Finance
GSK

Anna Parkes

Global Head, Portfolio Strategy, Program and Alliance Management
Indivior

Nicola Clear

Director Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pfizer

Chris Claxton

Chronic Respiratory Infection Translational Challenge Portfolio Manager
LifeArc

Clive Lambden

Program Management Lead, Rare Disease Organization
UCB

Guna Dansone

Head of Clinical research
Olpha

Maciej Adamkiewicz

CEO
Adamed

Raffaele Marranzini

CEO
Platflow

Nataraj Gasdupta

VP Advanced Analytics
RxDataScience and Syneos Health Company

Lucie Gehin

PPM Sales Engineer
Planisware

Leaud Le Bacq

PPM PPM Specialist
Planisware
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event partners

GOLD PARTNER

Planisware is a global provider of software solutions for project portfolio management. Planisware solutions are specifically designed to support product development, engineering and IT business processes. For more than 20 years, Planisware has been helping its customers to achieve strategic and innovative excellence, make valid business decisions and increase portfolio value. Today, over 500 companies worldwide rely on Planisware products to manage their projects, resources and portfolios.

GOLD SPONSOR

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. We bring together a talented team of professionals, who work across more than 110 countries, with a deep understanding of patient and physician behaviors and market dynamics. Together we share insights, use the latest technologies and apply advanced business practices to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients.

SILVER PARTNER

Founded in 2017, Intelligencia AI™ is at the forefront of using data science and artificial intelligence (AI) to address significant challenges in the pharmaceutical industry: extremely long drug development timelines, sky-high costs, and unsustainable ROI. Its suite of AI-powered solutions is built on expertly curated scientific and clinical data. The solutions provide actionable insights that help de-risk drug development by providing an accurate, unbiased assessment of a drug’s probability of success at critical points in the drug development process.

Intelligencia AI is headquartered in New York, NY, with offices in San Francisco, CA, and Athens, Greece, and employs 110 individuals globally. Visit intelligencia.ai to discover more. 

SILVER PARTNER

Platflow is a comprehensive suite of cloud-based and on-premise software solutions (PLM, PPM, G2M) designed to empower enterprises in Life Science industries, including Pharma, Crop Science, Cosmetics, Biotech, Medical Devices, and CRO/CMO. By streamlining your product development processes, Platflow helps enhance product quality while accelerating innovation and reducing time-to-market. With its intuitive interface and easy-to-use features, Platflow requires minimal training, allowing teams to focus on their core competencies.

REGISTRATION

We want to ensure that everyone can attend in a way that fits their schedule. That’s why we’ve created different registration ticket options. 

No matter which registration option you choose, you’ll enjoy refreshments, snacks, and sit down lunches during the conference. You’ll also have access to all of our networking activities and materials.

We understand that everyone has different needs and preferences, so we’ve designed these registration tickets to be as flexible as possible. Whether you’re a busy executive who can only attend for a few hours or a dedicated industry professional who wants to immerse themselves in the conference, we’ve got a ticket that’s perfect for you.

2 DAY CONFERENCE

REGISTRATION
October 2-3, 2024
£ 2349
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