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.

Manny Simons

General Manager, Australia and New Zealand

Dave Pearce

General Manager Oceania (Australia and New Zealand)

Adrian Goodall

General Manager Australia & New Zealand

Mike Exton

CEO

Chifumi Umeda

Managing Director

Daylan Riddle

Head of Sales GI and Sales Excellence

Matt Pradhan

Senior Director, Global Digital Operations

Deena Ebaid

Medical Science Liaison (Australia) - Rare Disease

Steven McBrien

General Manager

Tsumi Smith

Head of Customer Operations & Patient Experience

Elizabeth de Somer

CEO

Dr Michael Bonning

Chair of Public Health

Maximilian Plank

Global Medical Lead

Jon Zdon

Head Medical Governance, Evidence and Patient Access

Aneta Porczynska

Head of Business Excellence & Execution

Vipin Jolly Kannampuzha

Brand Manager

Shweta Deshpande

Marketing Strategy Lead Oncology

Maximilian Plank

Global Medical Lead

Jodi Tainton

Field Medical Team Lead

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

Pharma AI Expert

Julie Ellis

Regional Market Access & Pricing Director

Tiree Bowden

Senior Product Manager

Simon Fisher

VP of Medical

Sharon Lo

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

Josh Ciardi

National Account Manager - Cardiology

Schneemann Kieran

Gina Saad

Commercial Lead ANZ

Joanne Skinner

Medical Affairs Manager

Mariam Qayum

Senior Digital Strategy & Innovation Manager

Deena Ebaid

Medical Science Liaison

Jonathon Moody

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

Bryn McGeever

Managing Director

Dr Simon Kos

Chief Medical Officer

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

Nikki Lorenz

CEO

Matt Zeller

CEO

Nayana Wade

Managing Director & Founder

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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