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Industry Leaders at AutomaPlus 2026

6 BUSINESS AIMS AUTOMAPLUS PARTICIPANTS HAVE

We offer different formats of participation to support your digital strategies and objectives in the pharmaceutical industry. These tailored formats provide you with the flexibility to choose the most suitable option that aligns with your current business aims and helps you make the most of your participation in our event.

SPEAKERS 2026

The Congress uniting leading voices from across the pharmaceutical value chain to share practical experience in AI, digitalisation, automation and intelligent operations. Speakers will include experts from pharma companies, biotech, CMOs/CDMOs/CROs, associations, and technology and service providers, presenting real-world projects and discussing how the industry is moving towards connected data, smarter processes and autonomous operations.

Novo Nordisk
Guillaume Carbonneau

Guillaume Carbonneau

VP Operational Data Insights

Novo Nordisk

Recordati
Michelle Bridenbaker

Michelle Bridenbaker

VP of Medical Excellence & Communications

Recordati

Evonik Operations GmbH
Markus Hartung

Markus Hartung

Vice President Head of Global Commercial Processes & Region EMEA Catalysts

Evonik Operations GmbH

SCARLETRED Holding GmbH
Harald Schnidar

Harald Schnidar

CEO

SCARLETRED Holding GmbH

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Karel van der Waarde

Karel van der Waarde

Researcher

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts

PharmaLedger Association
Stefan Schwarzfischer

Stefan Schwarzfischer

Executive Director

PharmaLedger Association

Zisis Kozlakidis

Zisis Kozlakidis

Head, Laboratory Services and Biobanking

IARC/WHO

CiNTL Pharma B.V.
Yolanda Cabrera-Sybesma

Yolanda Cabrera-Sybesma

CEO

CiNTL Pharma B.V.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co.KG
Joachim Bär

Joachim Bär

Director DevOps CellCulture

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co.KG

ZETA GmbH
Martin Mayer

Martin Mayer

Director Business Line Digital Solutions

ZETA GmbH

GRITEC AG
Ernst Schranz

Ernst Schranz

CEO

GRITEC AG

Farhoodeh Zamani

Farhoodeh Zamani

Director Digital Strategy & Execution

Kenvue

Bachem AG
Sonja Peter

Sonja Peter

Global MES Innovation Lead

Bachem AG

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Niels Schlusser

Niels Schlusser

Scientific Application Developer

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Dr. Stefan Pauli

Dr. Stefan Pauli

SME Data Science - Automation & Industrial Digitalisation

VTU Engineering Schweiz AG

Moritz Wullschleger

Moritz Wullschleger

Head of Automation & Industrial Digitalisation

VTU Engineering Schweiz AG

Jakub Knurek

Jakub Knurek

Marketing Specialist

Mabion S.A.

Eli Lilly
Juan Gemmato

Juan Gemmato

Omnichannel Digital Execution Lead

Eli Lilly

Craftware Sp.z o.o.
Krzysztof Bokiej

Krzysztof Bokiej

Principal Architect

Craftware Sp.z o.o.

Kardex Holding AG
Philipp Nobel

Philipp Nobel

Regional Director Systems Sales

Kardex Holding AG

Takeda Pharmaceutical International AG
Aliz Cser

Aliz Cser

Global Process Expert – SC Performance

Takeda Pharmaceutical International AG

GSK
Cédric Colon

Cédric Colon

Global Supply Chain Strategy Programme Management Global Process owner

GSK

SCARLETRED Holding GmbH
Avani Gupta

Avani Gupta

Business Developer & Customer Support

SCARLETRED Holding GmbH

Cegeka
Dominique De Vos

Dominique De Vos

Global Solutions Manager, Pharma & Life Sciences

Cegeka

RidNova Pharmaceuticals
Devendra Ridhurkar

Devendra Ridhurkar

Founder and CEO

RidNova Pharmaceuticals

LETI Pharma
Marta Rodríguez

Marta Rodríguez

Strategic Planning and Operational Excellence Manager

LETI Pharma

Alessandro Raimondo

Alessandro Raimondo

Head of Digital Health

CERN — the European Laboratory for Particle Physics

ten23 health
Alissa Monk

Alissa Monk

Head of Sustainability

ten23 health

Highlights of the programme

Programme
  • 2 DAYS BUSINESS PROGRAMME

    20+ hours of networking
    20+ hours of cases and discussion

  • FROM AUTOMATED TO AUTONOMOUS LAB

    Connected Labs, AI-Driven Research & Self-Driving Workflows

  • MANUFACTURING INTELLIGENCE

    Predictive, Connected & Data-Driven Manufacturing

  • BUILDING DATA FOUNDATIONS

    Governance, Interoperability & AI-Ready Data

  • DIGITAL SHIFT IN REGULATORY AFFAIRS

    AI-Enabled Regulatory Operations & Data-Driven Submissions

  • THE THINKING FACTORY POWERED BY AUTONOMY

    Autonomous Operations, Robotics & Intelligent Inspection

  • REACTIVE AND PREDICTIVE SUPPLY CHAINS

    AI-Driven Forecasting, Resilience & Real-Time Visibility

  • QUALITY AS THE BOTTLENECK

    Digital Quality, Continuous Verification & AI-Enabled Compliance

  • CONNECTING THE DOTS: FROM LAB TO PATIENT

    Breaking Silos, Connecting Functions & Scaling AI Across the Enterprise

Formats

All formats

To make participation in the AutomaPlus Pharmaceutical edition successful you should define your business goals and choose the most appropriate format. Tell us more about your projects and current business priority in pharmaceutical automation and digitalisation, and we will find you the perfect match!

AUTOMAPLUS DELEGATES IMPRESSIONS

Joachim Bär

Director DevOps CellCulture

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co.KG

A key takeaway was the importance of breaking silos between people rather than focusing solely on data, ensuring shared understanding across scientific, regulatory and digital teams.

Luuk Seelen

Group Director Manufacturing Intelligence

Octapharma Dessau GmbH

AutomaPlus as a highly personalised and interactive format, where curated meetings make it easier to connect with peers and technology providers facing similar challenges.

Harald Schnidar

CEO

SCARLETRED Holding GmbH

Artificial intelligence is the true game-changer — not only in manufacturing and clinical environments, but also in home-based patient care.

Bastian Baur

Global Head of Digitalization & IT

Adragos Pharma Athens

Start early, involve people, and prioritise pragmatic solutions over perfect architectures to achieve fast results and continuous learning.

Andreas Nicklas

Founder & Managing Director

anic GmbH

It's important because we're able to connect, able to meet new customers, able to meet new people, to build up a network and therefore this is a very good opportunity to do all of that.

Alrike Aschauer

Engineer/Scientist (Plasma Innovation Lab)

Takeda Pharmaceutical International AG

BGS networking model and personal manager support make a real difference: pre-event guidance helps speakers and delegates feel prepared, and during the congress the team actively connects the right people, making networking easier and more targeted.

Konstantin Ivanov

Commercial Excellence and Operations Head, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece

Astellas

While listening to some of the presentations, I started thinking, “What can we do in a similar way, or what can we do to achieve the same results?” So it’s really about sharing and improving together.

Akshansh Chaudhary

Executive Director & Chief Technology Officer

Venus Remedies Limited

AutomaPlus carries a lot of importance for pharma companies, specifically for the people inside pharma companies who are dealing with digital technologies or transformation in any way.

Alex Chekel

Digital transformation and innovation advisor

Innowise

The conference itself is on the edge of pharma and IT which helps to narrow down the list of participants to those who really one way or another relates to this sector.

Rahul Prajapati

Automation Project Engineer

Terumo Pharmaceutical Solutions Division

AutomaPlus is valuable ecosystem where technology providers and end users can connect directly, exchange challenges and discuss practical solutions for automation, AI-driven manufacturing and smart factories.

Sponsors & Partners 2026

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Delegates presents sponsor

X Stream Sponsor

Supporting Association

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