Life Sciences and Healthcare Forum Vienna
Building Resilience in an Era of Disruption
The event in Vienna from September 17-19, 2024, addressed the significant challenges faced by the life science and healthcare industry due to ongoing disruptions in supply chains, driven by geo-political events, conflict, global health issues and more.
No longer having to react only to isolated disruption events, supply chains now need to be designed and managed to maintain performance through a perpetual stream of disruption and change catalysts, arising from a dynamic profile of sources.
Speaker Session Presentation Decks
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Sustainability Focus
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Sustained Trends to Deliver Next Level Healthcare
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Building Supply Chain Resilience in an Era of Disruption
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Insights From Across the Industry: Pharma
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Insights From Across the Industry: Medical Devices
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Powering Accelerated Digitalization
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Event Highlights
Speakers
Dr. Bertalan Mesko
Director - The Medical Futurist Institute
Dr. Bertalan Mesko, PhD, known as The Medical Futurist, directs The Medical Futurist Institute. With a focus on the impact of science fiction technologies on healthcare, he is a geek physician with a PhD in genomics and an Amazon Top 100 author. He has delivered over 900 keynotes at prestigious institutions, including Harvard and Yale, and has been featured by major media outlets like CNN and Forbes. His research emphasizes AI and digital health technologies, and he is a Certified Superforecaster for Good Judgment, Inc.
Florian Hoffmann
Global Account Manager and Managing Director - AutoStore
Florian Hoffmann is the Global Account Manager and Managing Director of AutoStore Austria, bringing over 15 years of expertise in intralogistics, commercialization, and business development. He is renowned for driving large-scale automation projects and has played a pivotal role in developing advanced robotic solutions, including a piece-picking system tailored for life sciences and healthcare. His leadership in designing one of the most automated DHL LSHC warehouses showcases his commitment to innovation and addressing the complex needs of the healthcare industry.
Phillip Rabsahl
Head of Procurement Transportation and Warehousing, Consumer Health and Pharmaceutical - Bayer
Phillip Rabsahl leads logistics procurement for Bayer's Pharmaceutical and Consumer Health division globally. Together with his team, he delivers sustainable, customer-focused logistics solutions to support Bayer's mission of "Health for all, Hunger for none." Phillip holds an M.Sc. in Supply Chain Management from Cranfield University and has spent 11 years at Bayer, holding various strategic procurement roles related to the manufacturing and distribution of healthcare products.
Full List of Speakers
Full list of speakers - Dr. Bertalan Mesko (Director - The Medical Futurist Institute), Florian Hoffmann (Global Account Manager and Managing Director - AutoStore), Phillip Rabsahl (Head of Procurement Transportation and Warehousing, Consumer Health and Pharmaceutical - Bayer), Walter Soriano (Global Logistics and Network Services Sustainability and Market Intelligence Lead - Pfizer), Sabina Reggioli (Global Transportation Expert and Green Logistics Program Leader - Merck Group), Min Yuan Seow (Global Vice President, Logistics and Distribution - Becton Dickinson), Morten Duus Eriksen (Senior Global Freight Manager - Novo Nordisk), Ulf Venne (Vice President Enablement -Everstream Analytics), Volker Cloos (Director Global Logistics and Supply Chain Asia - Eli Lilly and Company), Claudia Roa (Global Sector President, Life Sciences and Healthcare - DHL Customer Solutions and Innovation), Ilhami Arslanoglu (Vice President, Life Sciences and Healthcare EMEA - DHL Customer Solutions and Innovation), Florian Schwarz (Head of Sustainability - DHL Customer Solutions and Innovation), Tim Tetzlaff (Vice President, Accelerated Digitalization and Automation - DHL Supply Chain Global) and Dr. Klaus Dohrmann (Vice President, Head of Innovation and Trend Research - DHL Customer Solutions and Innovation). To find more information on the speakers list, click here.
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