Speakers

Our speakers are carefully selected visionaries shaping the future of Pharma’s digital and commercial transformation. Each year, we bring together a diverse lineup of new voices — with over 80% of our speakers being brand new to the NEXT stage. From commercial and digital to medical, marketing, market access, AI, tech, and CX, NEXT speakers are true cross-functional pioneers driving what’s next for Pharma.

Mélanie Chamaux

General Manager Australia New Zealand

Clint Holland

General Manager - Australia and New Zealand

Callum Stacy

Country Manager - AUNZ

Owen Smith

Vice President General Manager

Manny Simons

General Manager, Australia and New Zealand

Leiha Slaven

Pharma International Informatics- Informatics Business Partner

Claire Edgerton

Commercial Excellence & Innovation Lead

Sarah Collings

Patient Affairs Manager

Allison Rossiter

Non Executive Director

Dave Pearce

General Manager Oceania (Australia and New Zealand)

Mike Exton

CEO

Chifumi Umeda

Managing Director

Daylan Riddle

Head of Sales GI and Sales Excellence

Deena Ebaid

Medical Science Liaison (Australia) - Rare Disease

Steven McBrien

General Manager

Tsumi Smith

Head of Customer Operations & Patient Experience

Lara Stallard-Taylor

APAC Medical Lead, Rare Diseases

Faizz Fattah

Regional Senior Medical Advisor - Oncology (ASIAPAC)

Maximilian Plank

Global Medical Lead

Simone Diamandis

Senior Product Manager

Damian Clarke-Bruce

CEO

Michelle Tucker

Head of Digital & CRM

Kyren Lazarus

Medical Manager, R&I

Hayley Tamborini

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

Shaun Williams

Associate Director Regulatory Affairs

Dr Mariana Gebara-Coghlan

Head Of Regulatory Affairs

Loredana Esposito

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

Ingrid Cook

Director, Clinical Operations Australia and New Zealand

Aneta Porczynska

Head of Business Excellence & Execution

Vipin Jolly Kannampuzha

Brand Manager

Shweta Deshpande

Marketing Strategy Lead Oncology

Astrid Macassey

Director Customer Excellence

Charles Morgan

Head of Commercial

Jemma Still

CEO

Rebecca Cadd

Marketing Lead

Shreya Kar

Senior Medical Science Liaison

Michael Napoli

Senior Product Manager

Adrian Dunstan

Vice President APAC Sales & Marketing

Dr Sarah Tregenza

APAC Oncology Medical Affairs Director

Arthur Alston

Founder & CEO

Julie Ellis

Regional Market Access & Pricing Director

Tiree Bowden

Senior Product Manager

Simon Fisher

VP of Medical

Sharon Lo

Former Patient and Community Engagement Lead

Philip Murphy

Associate Director

Lauren Leahy

International Medical Affairs Omnichannel Leader

Bas Ebaid

Senior Medical Affairs Manager - APAC

Eliza Zychska

Medical Science Liaison - Haematology

Gabrijela Matanović

Regulatory Affairs Manager

Schneemann Kieran

Gina Saad

Commercial Lead ANZ

Joanne Skinner

Medical Affairs Manager

Mariam Qayum

Senior Digital Strategy & Innovation Manager

Jonathon Moody

National Liaison Manager

Siân Davis

Medical Excellence and Operations Manager

Bernd Merkel

Senior Medical Advisor (ANZ)

Lena Lee

Marketing Lead - Lung Cancers, Private Pay, Patient Programs

Chris Downes

Director, Franchise Lead - Immunology & Cardiovascular

Andrew Thirlwell

International Policy and Communications Lead, ANZ

Robin Whiteley

Therapeutic Area Lead CRM ANZ

Julianne Cornelius

ANZ General Manager and Director

David Thomas

Director, Centre for Molecular Oncology

Marcus Tan

Research Director

Leanne D’Aguiar

Research Director

Sasha Grubman

Medical Affairs Director

Dr. Catherine Ludwig

Managing Director

Manuel Salgado

Regional Medical Director APAC

Michael Kirby

Country Director, Australia and New Zealand

Steve Royle

Founder

Dr Simon Kos

Chief Medical Officer

Heather Cahill

Former Oncology Business Unit Director

Ahmad Salim

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

Gamze Tahtaci

Customer Engagement Manager (Brand Manager)

Christine Spiteri

Editor

Greg Cook

Senior Director - Access, Policy & Advocacy

Danielle Boyle

CEO and founder and Patient

Dr. Ben Condon

Clinical Director - ANZ

Mikaela Crimmins

Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)

Matt Britland

Co-Founder and Director

Josh Ciardi

Founder

Nikki Lorenz

CEO

Matt Zeller

Nayana Wade

Managing Director & Founder

Anastasia Bantick

Head of Health Programs AU

Karthik Margabandu

General Manager - ANZ

Krystal Barter

Founder & CEO

Kate Racovolis

Head of Communications

Kate Blythe

Chief Customer Officer

Andrew Lau

Sales Excellence Manager (Asia Pacific Region)

Speaker Promise

Share real example of a success/failure

Will avoid superficial and boring talks

Will give real examples and case studies

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Next Pharma Summit Australia - August 18-19, 2026, Sydney
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