Future of pharmacovigilance

world tour 2025

World’s greatest minds in drug safety, pharmacovigilance, data analysis, reporting, government policy, and innovative technology united under the Why Summits Future of Pharmacovigilance World Tour

WhySummits: A Unique Pharmacovigilance Conference Experience

Our Program: More Than Just Another Conference

This isn’t just another drug safety conference. At WhySummits, we tell a story—one personal experience after another. It’s a storyline of exceptional professionals who chose Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance to deliver life-saving medicines, protect the vulnerable, and improve global health.


✔️ Expert Insights: Industry leaders discuss pressing issues in this evolving field.
✔️ Best Practice Case Studies: Learn how to integrate cutting-edge, disruptive technologies into rigid PV processes.
✔️ Panel Discussions: Discover strategies for prioritizing initiatives, managing budgets, and aligning with advanced therapies.
✔️ Future-Proof Your Workforce: Gain insights on building cross-functional teams and adapting to millennial and Gen-Z talent while leveraging veteran expertise.

KEY TOPICS WE'LL EXPLORE

WhySummits: A Global Approach

Our Pharmacovigilance World Tour brings local expertise to major hubs in the US, EU, and Asia, ensuring top insights are accessible without extensive travel. WhySummits ensures a global perspective to align strategies across regions.

🔑 AI and Technology as Key Drivers: Revolutionizing decision-making, enhancing patient safety, and preventing recurring challenges.

🔑 End-to-End PV Services: Participants will walk away with actionable insights to improve internal processes and secure compliance while accelerating the R&D to commercialization cycle.

Exclusive and Strategic Networking

At WhySummits, you won’t get lost in the crowd. Designed for 100+ senior leaders by invitation only, we foster meaningful, strategic discussions in an intimate, interactive environment.

  • Interactive Networking: Numerous opportunities to meet with participants multiple times over two days.
  • Tailored Discussions: Dive deep into hurdles, share visions, and secure a future-ready PV process.
  • Healthy Participant Ratios: 75% industry stakeholders, 25% solution providers—ensuring collaboration and avoiding over-pitching.

Why Attend?

🎯 Benchmark Innovations: Learn how top organizations navigate challenges in Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance.
🎯 Pilot New Solutions: Explore small-scale implementation projects with potential for organization-wide adoption.
🎯 Leverage Expertise: Engage with professionals boasting 10+, 15+, or 20+ years of PV experience.

Confirmed dates & venues FOR 2025

With a global schedule, WhySummits lets you select a destination that works best for you, maximizing your time and impact.

🔗 Welcome to WhySummits. Let’s shape the future of Drug Safety together.

World Drug Safety Summit Basel
Date: June 5-6, 2025
Location: Basel, Switzerland
World’s greatest minds in drug safety, pharmacovigilance, data analysis, reporting, government policy, and innovative technology united under one roof.
2nd Global Drug Safety & PV Outsourcing Summit 2025
Date: September 23-24, 2025
Location: Mumbai, India
World’s greatest minds in drug safety, pharmacovigilance, data analysis, reporting, government policy, and innovative technology united under one roof.
2nd American Drug Safety Summit 2025
Date: October 1-2, 2025
Location: Boston, MA, USA
World’s greatest minds in drug safety, pharmacovigilance, data analysis, reporting, government policy, and innovative technology united under one roof.
3rd America Drug Safety & AI 2025
Date: December 9-10, 2025
Location: San Diego, USA
World’s greatest minds in drug safety, pharmacovigilance, data analysis, reporting, government policy, and innovative technology united under one roof.

WhySummits: A Trusted Global Partner in Strategic Events

The Pharmacovigilance Tour 2025 is the innovative vision of the WhySummits team, a group with a combined century of expertise in orchestrating 2,800+ conferences across all continents. With decades of proven success in industries including Pharma, Biotech, and Medical Devices, we’ve also pioneered strategies in areas like:

Unrivaled Experience and Legacy

Since 2003, WhySummits has connected 30,000+ industry experts and attracted global thought leaders to share their insights. From fostering critical business connections to offering actionable strategies, we have earned the trust of professionals worldwide.

Our team has cultivated forums that empower collaboration and transformation because we believe that “if we meet, we can change the world.” This guiding principle underlines the powerful opportunities created at each of our events.

Who Attends?

Our summits are tailored for senior leaders and decision-makers.
The Pharmacovigilance Tour 2025 will bring together:
VPs, Global Heads, and Senior Directors from fields such as:

  • Drug Safety
  • Pharmacovigilance Programs
  • Benefit-Risk Assessment Management
  • Medical Affairs Management
  • Patient Safety
  • Compliance
  • Post-Market Research
  • PV Audits
  • Regulatory Affairs
  • Vendor Management and Outsourcing
  • Surveillance

Why Attend?

At the heart of the Pharmacovigilance Tour 2025, we bring together professionals to tackle the industry’s most critical challenges, from disruptive innovation to regulatory compliance. The event offers an unparalleled opportunity to:

🎯 Learn from Global Thought Leaders: Gain insights directly from trailblazers in Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance.
🎯 Foster Strategic Connections: Build lasting business relationships with like-minded professionals and decision-makers.
🎯 Stay Ahead of Industry Trends: Discover groundbreaking advancements in AI, risk management, and patient safety.
🎯 Experience Dynamic Collaboration: Engage in hands-on sessions, thought-provoking panels, and practical case studies.

Join the Mission

Be part of a transformative global platform that equips you with the tools, strategies, and relationships to enhance your organization’s Pharmacovigilance practices while improving patient outcomes worldwide.

🔗 Let’s build a safer, healthier future together—welcome to the Pharmacovigilance Tour 2025.

Past sPEAKERS

Mircea Ciuca

Global Therapeutic Area Head - Global Clinical Safety and Pharmacovigilance
CSL Behring

Jens Ulrich-Stegmann

VP, Head Clinical Safety and Pharmacovigilance GSK Biologics
GSK

Ricarda Tiemeyer

Head Drug Safety
Biogen

Agnes Schubert-Tennigkeit

Global Patients Safety
Novartis

Jamies Whitehead

Patient Safety Medical Device Lead
AstraZeneca

Francoise SIllan

VP Head of Global QPPV Office
Pfizer

Pedro Lima

Regional Medical Safety Head
Sanofi

Matthias Bödding

Senior Director & Professor
Merck & Universität des Saarlandes

Lambert Creuwels

Senior Medical Safety Adviser
Lundbeck

Sally Lee

Senior Director Epidemiology
Celgene

Philip Eichorn

Senior Director
Pfizer

Deepa Arora

Founder & Director
Clinexel Life Sciences

Salvatore Giorgio Cicirello

Senior Director Safety Science & PASS, Global Drug Safety & Risk Management
Celgene

Mate A. Balazs

Country Head Patient Safety
Novartis

Kaisla Lahdensuo

Chief Medical Officer
MEHILÄINEN OY

Mateja Raguz

DMD PHarmacovigilance Manager
Teva

Alina Tudor

Associate Director, Senior PV Physician/Deputy EU QPPV
Norgine

Jackie Roberts

Executive Director Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance and Medical U/ IE/Malta and MENA
Accord Healthcare

Adem Koyuncu

Lawyer, Medical Doctor, Partner
COVINGTON & BURLING

Christine McNamee

Network Manager
Pharmacogenetics & Stratified Medicine Network

Zuzana Becotte

Head of Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory, and Medical Affairs
Sanaclis

Francesca Iannacci

Head of Post-Marketing Vigilance
RES EXCELSA
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why become a speaker?

Elevate Your Thought Leadership

Speaking is more than just sharing ideas—it’s about owning the stage as a visionary.

  • Global Recognition: Showcase your expertise to a highly targeted, senior audience and establish your brand as a market leader.
  • Be the Voice of Innovation: Share groundbreaking insights and represent your organization’s role in shaping the future of Drug Safety.

Exclusive Opportunities for Market Leaders

🎯 Stand Out from the Crowd: Position yourself as the go-to expert in your field. With limited speaking slots, you’ll shine as one of the industry’s brightest leaders.
🎯 Unmatched Branding Impact: Speakers are highlighted across all event promotions, social media campaigns, and global communications—building both professional and personal recognition.
🎯 Capitalize on Participation: Gain high-value visibility and engagement with a room full of decision-makers actively seeking solutions.

The Power of Your Message

Speaking inspires change, fuels collaboration, and builds influence.

  • Be a Leader, Be Followed: Whether you’re presenting cutting-edge projects, sharing key strategies, or inspiring action, leadership starts with speaking.
  • Align Your Vision: Use your time on stage to share your company’s mission, values, and innovation story. This is more than marketing—it’s about why you exist and how you impact the world.
 

Grow Relevancy Beyond the Stage

📢 Digital Amplification: Your profile will be featured in multi-channel marketing campaigns, boosting your relevance and visibility across industries.
🌟 Become the Face of Change: Establish your role as a pivotal thought leader, not just at the event, but in your market globally.
🤝 Maximize Networking Potential: Speaking sets you apart, ensuring meaningful engagement with key stakeholders before, during, and after the event.

Be bold. Be impactful. Be remembered.
Ready to inspire? Step into the spotlight and redefine thought leadership.

The Future of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety Begins With Interaction

In a fast-evolving industry like Pharmacovigilance, innovation thrives not only in presentations but in personal connections. Meeting your industry peers is where the magic happens.

Why Networking Matters

  • Ideas That Inspire Change: A chance conversation can spark a transformative idea or approach.
  • Shared Expertise: Collaborating with others who face similar challenges leads to solutions that drive effectiveness in PV and Drug Safety operations.
  • Trusted Relationships: Strong professional bonds create a foundation for future partnerships and mutual success.
 

Build Bridges That Last

🤝 Interactive Networking: Whether over coffee, during breakout sessions, or at informal gatherings, networking provides invaluable face-to-face interactions.

🚀 From Conversations to Transformations: The real impact of these connections is evident when the ideas you share lead to actionable changes within your organization, improving compliance, patient safety, and operational efficiency.

Why It’s Critical

💡 Expand Your Vision: Learn from leaders with 10+, 15+, or 20+ years of expertise. Their experiences offer fresh insights into challenges and solutions.
💡 Collaborate for Progress: Harness the collective intelligence of your peers to develop strategies that move the industry forward.

Networking isn’t just about exchanging business cards—it’s about exchanging ideas that make a difference. Join us to connect, collaborate, and contribute to shaping the future of Pharmacovigilance!

Unite Knowledge, Aspirations, and Goals

Imagine a room filled with professionals who share your expertise, face similar challenges, and aim for the same goals – but come from different organizations, bringing unique perspectives. The opportunity to engage with such peers is transformative, not only for your current projects but for your professional trajectory.

The Power of Shared Expertise

  • Synergy of Like Minds: Collaborating with professionals who match your level of knowledge fosters a deeper understanding of industry dynamics.
  • Diverse Solutions to Common Problems: Every organization has its unique approach. Discussing these strategies with peers opens the door to innovation and actionable insights.
  • Aspirations Aligned: Connecting with individuals who strive for the same objectives ensures meaningful conversations that focus on progress and success.
 

The Value of a Focused Environment

🗓️ Two Days of Interactivity:
A well-structured, two-day summit ensures every moment is utilized. From panel discussions to informal networking, the event format allows participants to gain value continuously.

🌍 One Location, Endless Opportunities:
By gathering leaders in a single venue, the summit amplifies the chances of forging long-term connections and partnerships.

💡 Strategic Insights for the Future:
Participants walk away with actionable knowledge to improve processes, align with industry standards, and implement innovations that support their organization’s growth.

Investing in the Future

The time spent meeting peers with similar aspirations is not just about the present. It’s an investment in strategies, relationships, and knowledge that will yield benefits for years to come.

🔑 Takeaway:
Joining such events provides enormous added value, turning two days of interaction into a long-term professional advantage. Connecting with peers from different organizations creates a synergy that helps navigate the complexities of the industry while ensuring your goals align with broader trends and innovations.

Welcome to a platform where leaders come together, collaborate, and create the future – together!

“Knowledge has no age limit.” Whether you’re at the start of your career or a seasoned professional, continuous learning is the fuel for personal and professional growth.

Unlock New Insights

  • Presenting Drives Excellence: Preparing to speak or share your ideas motivates you to review, research, and master your material, deepening your expertise.
  • Interactive Sessions, Endless Possibilities: Engaging with peers during discussions allows you to uncover innovative approaches to the challenges you face, broadening your perspective.
  • Stay Ahead of Trends: Understand what matters most to your peers and identify emerging trends shaping the future of the industry.
 

Inspiration for a Better Future

🌱 Continuous Learning: Knowledge empowers you to create systems that are not only effective today but sustainable for future generations.

💡 Shared Wisdom: Hear from others who’ve faced similar challenges, and learn how their experiences can inspire fresh approaches to your own work.

🌍 Shape the Future: Every new idea you gain helps you contribute to a more efficient, innovative, and forward-thinking industry.

Learning isn’t just about gaining new information—it’s about becoming a better leader, building better systems, and creating a brighter future for everyone.

Why Summits Partners

Industry Pioneers Attending From

Testimonials

Who attends

25% Industry consultants, Academia & Solutions and Software providers

75% Big & SME Pharma and Biotech companies

5/5
What an excellent 2-day event connecting with friends and industry colleagues, old and new. There was plenty to digest, lots of learnings and take home messages whilst we shared best practices. Looking forward to the next one!
Nick Nikberg
Senior Safety Specialist, AstraZeneca
5/5
I had the pleasure of attending an insightful panel discussion featuring Pav Rishiraj, Gurpreet Singh, John Solomon MD, and Rishi C.! The pragmatic discussions truly reflected ground realities, and the practical tips provided were invaluable. Kudos to the organiser Tomas Rendek Why Summits for the excellent choice of topics and for bringing together the experts to address the real-world challenges in utilizing real-world evidence for patient safety.
Sanjeev Srivastav
Signal Management Lead at BioNTech
5/5
My highlights were hearing from the industry PV & Safety leaders, including: 📚 the brilliant panel with IPSEN's Pav Rishiraj, Sanofi's John Solomon MD and CSL's Rishi C. who spoke about the importance of PV leaders to educate their colleagues and leadership on the "What" they do, and "Why" they do it, so the role of patient safety is appreciated beyond simply the "Police" of Pharma.
Souhail Debaghi
Director of Sales at TriNetX
5/5
Absolutely a blast, thank you Tomas, Zuzana and Why Summits! There are a vast variety of topics, interesting and exicting conversations, insightful presentations about hashtag#patientsafety, hashtag#compliance, hashtag#signalmanagement and more. I’m humbled that I can be a part of this - unmatching educational experience.
Erika Barbarosie
Associate Director PV Compliance at Gilead Sciences
5/5
Thanks to the 9th Global Pharmacovigilance & RWE Forum speakers, particularly Michael von Forstner, Alexandru Barbarosie, MD, Arun Ravindran, MD, and Karen Cheng, for sharing their knowledge and experience. It was a great first Pharmacovigilance conference and a good chance to meet more like-minded people in the industry.
Cláudia Meneses
Senior Pharmacovigilance Officer at Sanofi
5/5
Finishing off Day 2 with my IQVIA colleague Gurpreet Singh taking part in an open plenary discussion about "collaborations with HCP's and utilising digital tools". I have thoroughly enjoyed the past 2 days of networking with my colleagues and industry professionals. Thank you to Why Summits & Tomas Rendek for wonderful organisation and to Erika Barbarosie for chairing the event! I look forward to Basel later in the year!
Lewis Atkinson
Director of Business Development for PV Drug Safety Technology at IQVIA
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