- Responding to last minute delays, route changes and customs issues without compromising product integrity
- Building agile contingency plans and alternatives for high risk lanes and regions
- Strengthening your supply chain to react quickly and efficiently to international crises
Archives: Agenda
Chairperson’s opening remarks
FIRESIDE CHAT Moving from Manual Temperature Monitoring & Management to Automation & Real-Time Control
- Assessing impact and value creation
- Evaluating technology trends and requirements
- Identifying market opportunities and competitive advantage
- Advancing from proof of concept to industrialization
Moderator:
Chris Wallace, Head of Distribution, Argenx
Assessing benefits and distinctions between passive and active cooling solutions
- Validation and quality when looking at active and passive cooling solutions
- Exploring different cooling options and vendors available: how to choose a product
- Sustainability: how to reduce your carbon footprint and ensure minimal waste
Automation and technology in temperature controlled logistics: how to streamline processes efficiently
- Exploring tools and technology available to simplify processes through incorporating into IRTs
- How improving processes can reduce waste and increase sustainability
- Liaising with different teams for internal collaboration in order to streamline operations
CASE STUDY: Increasing sustainability by implementing insulated packaging and maintaining regulatory requirements
- Implementing an insulated carton box that is 100% recyclable and efficient
- Overcoming challenges and hurdles when sourcing packaging materials
- Evaluating different packaging options and benefits when it comes to sustainability and efficiency
- Navigating regulatory requirements to ensure packaging materials are compliant
Morning refreshments and networking
Lunch and networking
From digital tools to digital capability: why digital transformation fails without foundations
- Why digital transformation in pharma often stalls despite strong tools and investments
- Evidence-based insights showing that value depends on governance, integration maturity, and work design—not technology alone
- A clear, executive-level blueprint explaining what foundations must be in place before digital initiatives can scale sustainably and compliantly
- Practical guidance for leaders to move from isolated digital pilots to end-to-end, routinised digital operations