Agenda

8:00 AM - 8:55 AM

Registration & Welcome coffee

8:55 AM - 9:00 AM

MAIN STAGE

Welcome to Country

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

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Opening Remarks

Dario Safaric

Chairman at NEXT Pharma Summit

9:05 AM - 9:30 AM

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The State of the Union - Australian Pharma

Chifumi Umeda

Managing Director at MSD

Manny Simons

General Manager, Australia and New Zealand

Dave Pearce

General Manager Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) at Takeda

Mélanie Chamaux

General Manager Australia New Zealand at Servier

Dario Safaric

Chairman at NEXT Pharma Summit

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM

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Australia's "Frog in Boiling Water" Moment

Matt Zeller

Mike Exton

CEO at Lexicon Pharmaceuticals

Kieran Schneemann

09:50 AM - 10:10 AM

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Finding Pharma's Voice in the Age of AI

Simon Kos

Global Chief Medical Officer at Heidi

Arthur Alston

Founder & CEO at achimedes

Steve Royle

Founder at Rumi

10:10 AM - 10:30 AM

MAIN STAGE

Pharma Launches - How To Win The World Cup!

Bernd Merkel

Senior Medical Advisor (ANZ) at Teva

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Morning Tea/Networking

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

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THE PUB TEST: What Great Pharma Companies Do Differently

Leanne D'Aguiar

Research Director at So What? Research

Marcus Tan

Research Director at So What? Research

11:20 AM - 11:40 AM

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Sustainability Meets Clinical Reality: Turning Environmental Innovation into Prescriber-Relevant Change

Maximilian Plank

Global Medical Lead at GSK

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM

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Pharma Career Lessons Forged From Elite Sport - Are You Ready To Be a Corpathlete?

Steven McBrien

General Manager DKSH Healthcare ANZ

Robin Whiteley

TA Lead CRM ANZ BI at Boehringer Ingelheim

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM

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Below the Surface: The Critical Role of Medical Affairs in Launch Readiness and Success

Dr Sarah Tregenza

APAC Oncology Medical Affairs Director at Pierre Fabre

12:20 PM - 12:40 PM

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The Reality of Personalisation: Can Pharma Really Deliver at Scale?

Michael Kirby

Country Director, Australia and New Zealand at Medscape

Jonathon Moody

National Liaison Manager at Specialised Therapeutics

Lauren Leahy

International Medical Affairs Omnichannel Leader at Lilly

Claire Edgerton

Commercial Excellence & Innovation Lead at Pfizer

Steve Royle

Founder at Rumi

12:40 PM - 1:00 PM

MAIN STAGE

Forget Dr Google - HCPs and Patients Have Moved On, Have You?

Philip Murphy

Associate Director at Gilead

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch / Networking

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

MAIN STAGE

Humanizing the Next Generation of AI-powered HCP Avatars

Nayana Wade

Managing Director & Founder at Hummingbird Insight

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

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Are Australian Pharma Marketers Really Marketing?

Gina Saad

Commercial Lead ANZ at Recordati

Shweta Deshpande

Marketing Strategy Lead Oncology at Bayer

Michael Napoli

Senior Product Manager at Ferring

Rebecca Cadd

Marketing Lead at MSD

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM

MAIN STAGE

The Access Abyss: Are We Inverting Innovation in Australia?

Julie Ellis

Regional Market Access & Pricing Director at Menarini

Charles Morgan

Head of Commercial

Andrew Thirlwell

Policy and Public Affairs Cluster Lead, ANZ and Korea at Pfizer

Simon Fisher

VP of Medical at Racura

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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The Untapped Advantage: Are we solving the wrong problems brilliantly?

Sharon Lo

Former Patient and Community Engagement Lead

Danielle Boyle

CEO and founder and Patient - ITP Australia and New Zealand

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Afternoon Tea / Networking

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM

MAIN STAGE

AI and Patient-Centred Care: What's Actually Working in Australian Pharma

Mikaela Crimmins

Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Orchad

Darran Foo

Chief Medical Information Officer (APAC) at Heidi

David Thomas

Director, Centre for Molecular Oncology at UNSW

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM

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They Did What?! What Pharma Can Learn From Medical Device Companies

Josh Ciardi

Founder at script.report

Julianne Cornelius

ANZ General Manager and Director at Keenova

Andrew Lau

Sales Excellence Manager (Asia Pacific Region) at at Cochlear

Allison Rossiter

Non Executive Director atClarity Pharmaceuticals

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM

MAIN STAGE

If We're So Customer Centric - Why Does It Feel So Difficult?

Tsumi Smith

Head of Customer Operations & Patient Experience at AbbVie

Astrid Macassey

Director Customer Excellence at Abbvie

Aneta Porczynska

Head of Business Excellence & Execution at Novartis

5:00 PM - 5:20 PM

MAIN STAGE

The AI-supercharged Pharma Marketer

Chris Downes

Director, Franchise Lead - Immunology & Cardiovascular at BMS

Lauren Leahy

International Medical Affairs Omnichannel Leader at Lilly

Vipin Jolly Kannampuzha

Brand Manager at Abbvie

Mariam Qayum

Senior Digital Strategy & Innovation Manager at Teva

5:20 PM - 5:40 PM

MAIN STAGE

Debate: Should Medical Affairs Remain Purely Non-Promotional?

Bas Ebaid

Senior Medical Affairs Manager - APAC at Oncobeta

Deena Ebaid

Medical Science Liaison at Ipsen

Steve Royle

Founder at Rumi

6:00 PM – Late

The Official NEXT Australia VIP Afterparty - The Babylon Rooftop

8:00 AM - 8:55 AM

Coffee and Networking

8:55 AM - 9:00 AM

MAIN STAGE

Day 1 recap

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM

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The Only Skills AI Can't Steal.

Jonathon Moody

National Liaison Manager at Specialised Therapeutics

Siân Davis

Medical Excellence and Operations Manager at Abbvie

9:20 AM - 9:45 AM

MAIN STAGE

Should Australian Pharma move to a co-payment model?

Mike Exton

CEO at Lexicon

Damian Clarke-Bruce

CEO at SENDOUSHA ADVISORY

Megan Brodie

Publishing Editor of MedNews

9:45 AM - 10:05 AM

MAIN STAGE

Your New Colleague Doesn't Sleep. Agentic AI joins the pharma workforce, live on stage.

Karthik Margabandu

General Manager - ANZ

10:05 AM - 10:30 AM

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The Next Launch Strategy - setting up the enterprise for success

Adrian Dunstan

Vice President APAC Sales & Marketing at Telix

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Morning Tea

11:00 AM - 11:05 AM

MAIN STAGE

Launching Nextigene - from Boardroom to Bench to Bedside

Steve Royle

Founder at Rumi

Matt Britland

Co-Founder and Director at Edge Medical Solutions

11:05 AM - 11:30 AM

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Leadership: The Go / No Go Moment

Owen Smith

Vice President General Manager at Bristol Myers Squib

Callum Stacy

Country Manager - AUNZ at LEO Pharma

Josie Downey

General Manager and Managing Director ANZ at Merck

Christine Spiteri

Editor at Pharma in Focus

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

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Clinical: Your Phase III is already too late

Ingrid Cook

Director, Clinical Operations Australia and New Zealand at Bristol Myers Squib

Loredana Esposito

Head of Site Management - Asia Pacific (ANZ/IN) at Bayer

Sasha Grubman

Medical Affairs Director at Oncobeta

11:50 AM - 12:10 PM

MAIN STAGE

Regulatory: The Gatekeeper Has Changed

Gabrijela Matanovic

Regulatory Affairs Manager at Ferring

Dr Mariana Gebara-Coghlan

Head Of Regulatory Affairs at Boehringer Ingelheim

Shaun Williams

Associate Director Regulatory Affairs at Novo Nordisk

12:10 PM - 12:40 PM

MAIN STAGE

Value on Trial: The Ultimate Access Debate

Julie Ellis

Regional Market Access & Pricing Director at Menarini

Greg Cook

Senior Director - Access, Policy & Advocacy at BMS

Richard De Abreu Lourenco

Professor

12:40 PM - 1:40 PM

Lunch Break & Networking

1:40 PM - 2:00 PM

MAIN STAGE

Medical Affairs: Turning Evidence into Confidence

Eliza Zychska

Medical Science Liaison - Haematology at Recordati

Lara Stallard-Taylor

APAC Medical Lead, Rare Diseases at Novo Nordisk

Joanne Skinner

Medical Affairs Manager at LEO Pharma

Lauren Pasfield

Senior Medical Manager, Pipeline at Abbvie

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

MAIN STAGE

Bridging medical and commercial priorities in Australia: credible, compliant and useful engagement in a changing pharma landscape.

Dr. Catherine Ludwig

Managing Director at My Medical Department

Manuel Salgado

Regional Medical Director APAC at My Medical Department

Faizz Fattah

Regional Senior Medical Advisor - Oncology (ASIAPAC) at Iovance Biotherapeutics

Matt Britland

Co-Founder and Director

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

MAIN STAGE

Marketing: Trust Is the New Market Share

Tiree Bowden

Senior Product Manager at Besins Healthcare

Lena Lee

Marketing Lead - Lung Cancers, Private Pay, Patient Programs at MSD

Gamze Tahtaci

Customer Engagement Manager (Brand Manager) at Sanofi

Heather Cahill

Former Oncology Business Unit Director at AstraZeneca

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM

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Marketing innovation for growth: borrowing from beyond the pharma playbook.

Kate Racovolis

Head of Communications at Omnicom Oceania

Ahmad Salim

Co-founder & CEO, The Loom, part of Omnicom Oceania

Kate Blythe

Chief Customer Officer at Greencross Pet Wellness Company

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Afternoon tea

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

MAIN STAGE

Sales 102

Daylan Riddle

Head of Sales GI and Sales Excellence at Takeda

Andrew Lau

Sales Excellence Manager (Asia Pacific Region) at Cochlear

Steven McBrien

General Manager

3:50 PM - 4:10 PM

MAIN STAGE

The Prescription Is Written. What Happens Next?

Anastasia Bantick

Head of Health Programs AU at Medadvisor

Simone Diamandis

Senior Product Manager at Boehringer Ingelheim

4:10 PM - 4:30 PM

MAIN STAGE

The only verdict that matters

Danielle Boyle

CEO and founder and Patient - ITP Australia and New Zealand

Krystal Barter

Founder & CEO at Humanise Health

Sarah Collings

Patient Affairs Manager at Servier

4:30 PM - 4:40 PM

MAIN STAGE

Registration & Welcome coffee

Welcome to Country

Opening Remarks

The State of the Union - Australian Pharma

Australia's "Frog in Boiling Water" Moment

Finding Pharma's Voice in the Age of AI

Pharma Launches - How To Win The World Cup!

Morning Tea/Networking

THE PUB TEST: What Great Pharma Companies Do Differently

Sustainability Meets Clinical Reality: Turning Environmental Innovation into Prescriber-Relevant Change

Pharma Career Lessons Forged From Elite Sport - Are You Ready To Be a Corpathlete?

Below the Surface: The Critical Role of Medical Affairs in Launch Readiness and Success

The Reality of Personalisation: Can Pharma Really Deliver at Scale?

Forget Dr Google - HCPs and Patients Have Moved On, Have You?

Lunch / Networking

Humanizing the Next Generation of AI-powered HCP Avatars

Are Australian Pharma Marketers Really Marketing?

The Access Abyss: Are We Inverting Innovation in Australia?

The Untapped Advantage: Are we solving the wrong problems brilliantly?

Afternoon Tea / Networking

AI and Patient-Centred Care: What's Actually Working in Australian Pharma

They Did What?! What Pharma Can Learn From Medical Device Companies

If We're So Customer Centric - Why Does It Feel So Difficult?

The AI-supercharged Pharma Marketer

Debate: Should Medical Affairs Remain Purely Non-Promotional?

The Official NEXT Australia VIP Afterparty - The Babylon Rooftop

Coffee and Networking

Day 1 recap

The Only Skills AI Can't Steal.

Should Australian Pharma move to a co-payment model?

Your New Colleague Doesn't Sleep. Agentic AI joins the pharma workforce, live on stage.

The Next Launch Strategy - setting up the enterprise for success

Morning Tea

Launching Nextigene - from Boardroom to Bench to Bedside

Leadership: The Go / No Go Moment

Clinical: Your Phase III is already too late

Regulatory: The Gatekeeper Has Changed

Value on Trial: The Ultimate Access Debate

Lunch Break & Networking

Medical Affairs: Turning Evidence into Confidence

Bridging medical and commercial priorities in Australia: credible, compliant and useful engagement in a changing pharma landscape.

Marketing: Trust Is the New Market Share

Marketing innovation for growth: borrowing from beyond the pharma playbook.

Afternoon tea

Sales 102

The Prescription Is Written. What Happens Next?

The only verdict that matters

Closing remarks - Awards

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