MAY 22-24, 2024

Former Roche building (across the Markthalle), Viaduktstrasse 31, 4051 Basel, Switzerland

PORTFOLIO

BASEL | 2024

Crafting the European Biotech Legacy through Project, Portfolio, and Capital Expenditure Excellence

Why did we create the PORTFOLIO conference?

Enter the Portfolio Conference — the nexus of thought leadership. Crafted meticulously for pharmaceutical and biotech professionals, it’s where strategy meets vision, where passion converges with purpose. It’s the boardroom for project and portfolio maestros, the brainstorming hub for strategic alliance innovators, and the unique meeting platform for capital expenditure and biopharma manufacturing leaders under one roof. 

The pharma cosmos is in flux. We’re threading the fine line between today’s KPIs and tomorrow’s moonshotsStakeholders are hungry for more; they crave innovation, fast delivery, and value. Leadership? It’s no longer just about managing — it’s about inspiring, disrupting, and paving new roads. And let’s not forget, with AI and machine learning stepping into the spotlight, we’re not just changing the game; we’re setting a whole new playing field.

“PORTFOLIO” is Europe’s latest, largest and most interactive meeting for industry professionals, creating a unique platform for much needed dialogue focused on strategy, alignment, execution, partnerships and excellence.

Conference overview

Day 1

Townhalls & one-to-one meetings

Join us for the first half of Day 1 at the PORTFOLIO CONFERENCE, where six engaging TOWN HALL panel discussions will feature 30 leading Pharmaceutical, Biotech, and Tech executives responsible for diverse fields, including portfolio management, global project management, strategic alliances, and capital investment, will convene to delve into the most crucial and strategic topics on building a biotech legacy. Gain valuable insights from industry pioneers as they share their experiences and visions for shaping the future of biotechnology.

Track 1

DAy 2 & 3

Projects

Unlock the pursuit of excellence in project management with insights from industry leaders. Learn about strategic planning, stakeholder relationships mastery, agile methodologies, and effective data management in the ever-evolving pharmaceutical landscape across all domains, including R&D, clinical development, manufacturing, quality assurance, supply chain, and business development.

Track 2

DAy 2 & 3

Portfolio

Delve into pharma and biotech portfolio management, emphasizing superior decision-making, strategic alignment, and data-driven insights. Harness the potential of AI, understand pivotal governance practices, risk management strategies, and explore resource management techniques and PPM tools to drive value.

Track 3

DAy 2 & 3

CapEx

Leading Capital Project managers from the industry will share insights on establishing new manufacturing facilities, expanding existing ones, and repurposing plants. Emphasis will be on the growing role of digitization, including the adoption of Artificial Intelligence, manufacturing automation, R&D improvements, and supply chain optimization, along with discussions on strategic government partnerships and country-specific production strategies.

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Event speakers

Finn Olsen Tram

PMO Director

Terumo

Sebastian W. Kirbach

(Senior) Global Program Manager

Roche

Michael Collins

Exec Dir of R&D Project & Portfolio Management

CSL Behring

Kelly Keen

Global Strategic Advisor CapEx & PPM

Bernd Marschman

Vice President Head of Capital Investment Project Procurement

Bayer AG

Lars Jasper

CapEx Early Phase Manager

Bayer AG

Blerim Shkodra

Sr. Director Capital Procurement & Category Leader

Lonza

Francois Abiven

CEO

INCONCRETO

Eric Leandri

CEO

Altrnativ

Jamie Cahill

CEO

Glengarra

Atef Haikal

Director Engineering & Global Capital investments

GSK

Norbert Nemes

Global Capex development & execution

Cereal Worldwide Partners

Zoe Lawson

Senior Scientist, Manufacturing Science and Technology

J&J Innovative Medicine

Fernando Cardenas

Head of Project Controls for Global CAPEX Engineering

Boehringer Ingelheim

Eric Hajjar

Associate Director, Global Medical Research Operations

Biogen

Giulia Vestri

Head of Business Development

Azafaros

Daria Mikhailova

Director Portfolio Analytics

Novartis

Clive Lambden

Program Management Lead, Rare Disease Organization

UCB

Anna Kletzmayr

Global Portfolio Junior Manager

Acino

Gitana Vaiciulyte

Program Manager

Terumo Europe

Portfolio 2024 Partners

Past event partners

Testimonials

5/5
Great dialogue on key issues. Everyone shared truthful insight and did not hold back, even on negative experiences.
Sameer Thapar
Assistant Professor & Advisor
5/5
Good mix of high profile decision makers to network with.
Pavel Enderle
5/5
Thanks to the 9th Global Pharmacovigilance & RWE Forum speakers, 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, Sanofi
5/5
I think the important bit that I like to have is meeting lots of new people, but having that difference of opinion and seeing some of the debates that are going on around different points of view. Because I think it's really easy when you're in your own company to only see that culture, not see areas of opportunities.
Jeremy Cooper
MD and Performance Coach, Balanced Life
5/5
Very good and engaging discussion! Thanks Why Summits for being part of the panel.
Christophe De Vleeschouwer
Director, Pipeline Project Management, GSK Vaccines
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

Conference Venue

Venue

Former Roche building (across the Markthalle), Viaduktstrasse 31, 4051 Basel, Switzerland

Paid Parking Garages

  • Parkhaus Elisabethen – Steinentorberg 5, 4051 Basel 
  • Parkhaus Bahnhof Süd – Meret Oppenheim-Strasse, 4053 Basel 
  • Centralbahnparking Basel | APCOA – Gartenstrasse 150, 4052 Basel 

MAY 22-24 / Basel, Switzerland

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