20 year career in the pharmaceutical industry working in clinical development, sales and medical affairs. Highlights include: - Leadership of a global line function in clinical development with responsibility for budgets, hiring, departmental objectives and strategic planning - Extensive line management experience with demonstrated excellence in the retention and development of direct reports - Successful background in the delivery of multiple/ complex scientific communication deliverables within set timeframes, budgets and to high standards of quality

Peter is Director of Business Planning and Communications (EMEA) in Pfizer Medical Information, supporting global and regional operations, and leading their Global Customer Engagement Strategy. Peter has worked in Pfizer MI for over 15 years, covering numerous roles and responsibilities during this time. He is a passionate advocate for MI, the work MI does and the value that it provides to both the customer and the company.

Chris joined the industry 9 years ago in frontline Medical Information with a background in Anthropology and Medicine. He has since transitioned into managing people and processes in Medical Information, covering several busy markets across Europe. He is experienced in leading diverse and multilingual teams in various locations and this includes both the vendor as well as ‘in-house’ business perspectives. Originally from Austria, Chris is currently based in the UK as MI Operations Manager for Pfizer. He is passionate about Quality and ensuring provision of excellent Medical Information by optimal use of systems and by taking cultural differences and customers’ needs into account.

Simon Johns has over 25 years of experience supporting global pharmaceutical customer projects. As Director of Medical Information (MI) and Marketed Product Safety at IQVIA, he manages global MI projects focused on process optimization and technology enablement to drive enhanced efficiency and customer engagement. Simon is a member of the European DIA Medical Information and Communications Training Team, advising pharmaceutical companies on best industry practices, innovation and automation. He speaks regularly on topics ranging from combined human and AI conversational agent models for MI to the benefits and increased value of integrating MI and pharmacovigilance.

Eva is currently a Grouphead Medical Information for Novartis Pharma in Germany. She has 18 years experience in pharmaceutical industry within medical information, also as Medical Officer for Cardiometabolic franchise. Within Medical Information Eva gained experience in cooperation with external first level providers and managed different cross-divisonal and cross-country Medical Information cooperation projects and teams within Novartis. Eva is member of the subcommittee Medical Information of the industry association (vfa) in Germany and holds a degree for “special pharmacist for pharmaceutical information” and is responsible for pharmaceutical information education for pharmacists within Novartis Pharma Germany.

Abhilasha has about 10 years of medical and scientific communication experience with focus on Medical Information. Previously, she has worked as a medical communication writer for the World Health Organization and a private Communications agency. In her last position at Actelion, Abhilasha was Senior Global Medical Information Manager with responsibilities including delivery of multiple/ complex scientific communication deliverables within set timeframes and played a pivotal role in the configuration, design and roll out of a new global medical information IT system. In her current position at Bayer, Abhilasha leads on global medical information content management for the company’s Ophthalmology franchise.

Katie started with TransPerfect 12 years ago in New York City. She moved to London in 2009 to oversee some of TransPerfect’s key life sciences clients across Europe. She is responsible for helping companies create meaningful customer experiences. She manages a team of incredible life sciences account management professionals across Europe. Passionate about driving gender parity in healthcare, Katie sits on the Healthcare Businesswomen Association UK board and oversees Volunteer Engagement and Membership.

Evelyn R. Hermes-DeSantis, PharmD, BCPS, is the Director for Research and Publications for phactMI and Professor Emerita at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. She is dedicated to advancing and elevating the practice of medical information. She received both a BS in Pharmacy and a PharmD from Rutgers and completed a Drug Information specialty residency at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond, Virginia prior to working at the University of Utah Hospital Drug Information Service. For 25 years she was the Director of Drug Information Services at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and a Clinical Professor at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers.

MPharm, a global Medical Information expert, Kaja has a distinguished record of external scientific communication, congress presence, & healthcare professionals support. A specialist in analyzing MI data trends from various markets, managing compliant delivery of vendor services. Starting at Pfizer, she supported both front-line and second-line activities. Which resulted in a poster, “A Multinational Analysis: comparison of western and eastern European countries 2014-15”, which was presented at the DIA congress in Berlin in 2016. Currently, she is responsible for Immunology & Rare Genetic diseases therapeutic areas. She supports various internal activities, is interested in digital communication channels, & AI for healthcare.

Saad Rahman is a life sciences and pharma IT professional with more than a decade of experience in the IT Life Sciences industry concentrating on drug safety, pharmacovigilance, medical information and communications. He heads Product Management at Techsol with experience in product design, solutions architecture and delivery management. Saad has been responsible for the concept, development and release of Techsol’s flagship product, MedInquirer, from its inception.

Furhaad works in the Medical Compliance, Innovation and Information team at Celgene (formerly the regional Medical Information team). With 12 years industry experience spanning short times in Drug Safety and Regulatory Affairs, he currently works as the Solid Tumour Medical Information lead for the EMEA region, the Medical Affairs Compliance lead which involves HCP engagement and educational grants, and the Medical Affairs Innovation lead which involves technology projects such Apps and company technology solutions. Originally from the UK, Furhaad has lived and worked in Switzerland for 8 years, focusing only on Medical Affairs. He has always enjoyed the challenge of communicating data and looking at innovative ways to present information.

Jason is a Managing Partner at 3vue, LLC. He is a developer by trade, but his interpersonal skills, consultative sales approach, and ability to architect dynamic solutions have aided 3vue’s success. He starting his career in the financial retirement outsourcing sector with Aon Hewitt and Lincoln Financial Group (LFG). In 2006, he transitioned to the Life Science industry with a focus in Medical Information, joining Online Business Applications (OBA), makers of IRMS. Jason co-founded 3vue, LLC in 2009 and has been a driving force behind 3vue’s success and rapid growth within Life Science. Jason and 3vue are engaged with 6 of the top 25 Life Science organizations and are recognized as the leader in Medical Affairs analytics.

Jelena is a pharmacist with PhD in Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine UCL. Jelena has gained her industry experience in the UK working as a Medical Affairs expert on launches of new products, medical devices and establishing patient testing for personalized medicine. During her tenure in Celgene, she and her team were integrally involved in launches of 8 new products and 19 new indications. This included not only co leading relevant projects but guiding in terms of codes of conduct. In addition, several MI and MA platforms and databases were developed and lunched by her and her team. Her commitment to the growth and evolution of the MI and MA has made her valuable and recognized leader in her organization.

Paola is a Biologist, experienced Medical Information manager with 20 year career in the pharmaceutical industry working in medical department, covering different roles and responsibilities before joining Medical Information. Skilled in Pharmacovigilance, Clinical trials, Medical activities. As Medical Information Cluster Lead she is responsible for the development, management and implementation of strategic Medical Information objectives across portfolio within broad therapeutic areas and for the coordination of Medical Information activities within the countries to ensure alignment and cohesiveness across MI global organization.

Alex Farrell started with TransPerfect in 2012 in Philadelphia, moving to London in 2014. Alex is responsible for strategic account management in the pharma, medical device, and consumer products industries in EMEA, with a team of account managers across the region. Alex specializes in the implementation of new technologies and services in enterprise accounts, with a focus on clinical operations, safety/pharmacovigilance, and regulatory affairs.

Adam is Director of Program Management at TransPerfect. He brings more than 15 years of experience in the translation industry, holding various positions across Project, Site and Relationship Management. At TransPerfect he is responsible for the cooperation with large CROs and Pharma, specializing in governance building, process streamlining, technological innovations (including the application of AI) in the Clinical, MedInfo and Pharmacovigilance space.