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.

Dana Vigier

VP, General Manager Alexion France and BeLux

Edyta Banach

Global Commercial Strategy Lead

Stefani Klaskow

Managing Director, Health

Yariv Hefez

Senior Vice President Head Global Business Franchise Oncology

Ricardo Castrillo

Head of Commercial Operations Europe, Canada, and International

Gemma Malla Salomó

CHC Omnichannel & E-Commerce

Jennifer Cleall

Global Head of Digital Transformation

Thirupathi Pattipaka

Executive Director, AI and Innovation

Delphine Caroff

Associate Vice President, Sustainable Access Solutions, Global Market Access

Serena Planera

International Digital Engagement Strategy Leader

Dave Yates

Global Director: Field Experience & AI Solutions

Iria Gala

VP Digital & Customer Engagement

Elena Lunina

Global Medical Scientific Communication & Engagement Head

Rita Sarmento

Head of Data, Digital and Technology, CSEE

Lauren Leahy

International Medical Affairs Omnichannel Leader

Elijah Robinson

Director Content Excellence, Content and Omnichannel Services, GBS

Liana Lubel

Senior Director Marketing Excellence and Insights - Global Abbott Medicines

Stefan Miljkovic

AVP, Global Head Digital Customer Experience

Stefan König

CEO

Alyssa Fenoglio

Founder & Strategic Advisor

Imma Arco

Associate Director, Business Operations, Europe & International

Carlos Sosa

Executive Director Global Commercial Excellence

Alex Condoleon

Chief Medical Affairs Officer of Medical Engagements & Impact

Barbara Albientz

Chief Commercial Officer

Bettina Maurer

International Customer Experience / Digital Enablement (ex US)

Dan Cohen

Vice President, Global Head of Commercial Operations

Marc Ryning

Senior Omnichannel Customer Engagement Manager - Region Europe & Canada

Travis Kupp

Associate Director, Futures Lead

Audrey Krassnitzer

Director, HCP Journeys

Tiana Homsani

Head of Content Excellence

Richard Cassidy

SVP, Rx+ Business Accelerator

Mostafa Taha

VP, Head of Global Business Transformation

Shaima Abid

Director, Business Planning & Delivery - US Oncology

Cristina Halunga

Global Omnichannel Operations Lead

Kausar Riaz Ahmed

Senior Director, AI, Digital, and Precision Medicine

Dr. Immanuel Gartner

HCP/FIBA Europe Cup Scientific Director

Eric Alsac

Vice President, Head of Commercial Operations

Naz Ameen

Clinical Service Manager Pharmacist

Jennifer Villagarcia

Global Medical Scientific Communications Strategy Head

Roberta Pandolfi

Analytics Innovation Strategist

Gayle Kenney

Head of Medical Excellence

Charles Hopkins

Senior Director, Global Commercial Innovation, Performance & Transformation

Olivier Burgaud

Global Medical Affairs Digital Director

Greg Symber

Omnichannel Director

Dr Dev Gakhar

Senior House Officer

Mutlu Gunenc

Global Director Digital Strategy and Innovation

Dr. Mercede Pannozzo

Senior Medical Advisor/Manager at Viatris / Senior Advisor for Al 4 Purpose

Lois-An Gregory

Strategy & Insights, Health & Wellness

Kornelia Williams

Director, Content Strategy and Operations - Global Customer Excellence

Ridwaan Jhetam

Senior Vice President: Head of Worldwide Medical Affairs Hematology

Iroda Jurabekova

Executive Director, Global Market Access, Oncology

Dr. Petra Nathan

Global Head of Implementation Science

Sonia Kapoor

Head of Omnichannel

Ezinneka Imoh

Global Lead, Scientific Communications & Medical Education, Rare Diseases

Neha Shah

Senior Director, Medical Affairs and Chief patient office technology

Zehra Erenkuş

Global Marketing and Innovation Lead

Laetitia Huret

Transformation Excellence Lead

Saurabh Dayal

Director & Global Lead, Field Medical Excellence

Marisa Muninger

Global Omnichannel Head Neurology

Patrick Laroche

Vice President, Head of Medical Affairs EMEA

Dr. Steven Januar Kusmanto

Global Director, Marketing and Digital Excellence

Giorgio Mazzoleni

Head of Global Medical Digital

Sarah Clark-Pfister

Head of Medical Excellence and Strategic Scientific Communications, Rare Disease

Cristina Finazzi

Director, Congress & Customer Experience

David Vanni

Associate Director Customer Strategy Oncology

Azeeza Sunmonu

Global Head of Commercial Excellence

Guy Doron

Scientific Innovation Analysis Expert, R&D, Data Sciences & AI

Dr. Eve Huber

Director Strategy & Marketing Neuroscience, Global Portfolio Division

Daniel Leutenegger

Director Patient Health Excellence, Strategy & Portfolio Development

Florent Edouard

Global Head of the Digital Accelerator

Dr. James O’Donovan

Memory Assessment Service

Jochen Baumeister

Global Head of Behavioral Science & Data Science

Matthias Krenz

Global Head of Customer Experience

Yvette Venable

Global Market Acccess Payer Partnerships and Policy

Arantxa Mugica Goicoechea

Senior Director, International Web Product Strategy

Dr. Mussa Arvani

Medical Affairs Expert

Mirkka Schaller

Former Head of Innovation Accelerator & Think Tank

Lorna Fergusson

Global Field Medical Excellence Lead

Leann Pezdirtz

Vice President, Medicine Excellence

Sebastian Walpen

Global Head Medical Communication & Field Medical Excellence

Janik Jaskolski

CEO

Massimiliano Ciaramelli

Head of Customer Success

Elisabetta Marano

Patient Advocacy and Public Affairs Director at Alfasigma

Lutgarde Allard

President / Treasurer

Vishal Khanna

Regional Principal DACH & FR

Nicholas Rosen

Founder & CEO

Chris Kubby

Founder & CEO

Dr William McCully

Co-founder & Director

Tinkara Pavlovcic Kapitanovic

HBA Chapter President

Dominik Mergler

Director Customer Engagement & Business Line Lead HLS

Marc Schöni

Global Pricipal Solution Engineer HLS

Dipanwita Das

CEO & Co-founder

Victoria Ho

VP, Medical Strategy and Solutions

Sam Rolfe

Sales Director, EMEA

Stacy Payne

Senior Director, Agentforce Life Sciences Strategy & Solutions

Ariel Salmang

SVP, Managing Director, Global Strategic Development

Derek Choy

Head of Product

Andreas Gensch

Co-Founder

Klas Eriksson

Principal

Florian Gürtler

Key Account Director

Ashvin Dharmavaram Bhogendra

Principal

Aditya Kudumala

Principal (Partner)

Paul Tunnah

Pharma Expert

Nataliya Andreychuk

Co-Founder & CEO

Mark Pringle

Senior Principal

Patrick Markt-Niederreiter

CEO

Mehrnaz Campbell

Founder & CEO

Matthew Durham

Vice President, Global

Michael Orriss

Marketing & Customer Engagement Consultant

Delphine O’Keeffe

Launch & Portfolio Strategy Lead

Jo Ryman

Transformation & Capability Director

Liisa Caliendo

Senior Vice President Marketing and Product Experience

Kevin Fernando

Portfolio GP

Laure Nas de Tourris

Partner, Commercial Consulting Services

Steve Royle

Founder

Niamh O’Donnell

Life Sciences Director

Derek Annan

Head of Group Healthcare Strategy

Luigi Boaretto

Managing Director and Equity Partner | Business Transformation & Strategy

Agathe Acchiardo

Founder & Director

Yacin Marzouki

CEO

Maaike Addicks

Medical Affairs Expert

Jiten Jain

Vice President & General Manager - UK & Europe

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