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

KEYNOTE PANEL: The impact of geopolitics and geoeconomics on temperature controlled pharma supply chains

  • Assessing current geopolitical situations and their effect and potential effect on global cold chain logistics
  • Crisis management: developing strategies to cope with sudden unexpected logistical constraints
  • Navigating trade restrictions, sanctions and export controls impacting clinical and commercial pharma
  • Adapting route planning, carrier selection and packaging strategies in response to volatility
  • Strengthening supply chain resilience through diversification and proactive scenario planning

MODERATOR

Chris Wallace, Head of Distribution EMEA, Argenx

A demonstration of Digital Display Labels in Clinical Trials Operations & Supply Chain.

  • Exploring the capability of Digital Display Labels (DDLs) and the benefits for Clinical Trial Supplies
  • A demonstration of the functionality of DDLs; just in time labelling, lot & expiry update, multiple page count.
  • Understanding the operational ability to securely & remotely update content & language.
  • Integrating across IMP profiles, vials, bottles, blisters.

Drowning in Data? Starving for Insights? The Future of RTSM Dashboards

Does your RTSM analytics tool give you the full picture, or are you piecing together data offline? We’ll share what we are hearing across our client base and how teams are (or are not) addressing these challenges. Come share your perspective on what is missing and what would actually help you in your day-to-day supply management.  In this collaborative session, we are gathering to discuss the gap between current tools and real-world needs, and to review examples that help drive conversation about what “optimal” RTSM visibility really looks like.

 

Key Takeaways:

  • Voice Your Vision: A dedicated forum to articulate your specific RTSM reporting challenges directly to industry experts and see how others are addressing challenges.
  • Actionable KPIs: Identify the critical metrics required to move from reactive fire-fighting to proactive supply planning.
  • The “Ideal” View: Collaborate with peers to map out the missing links between standard data and actionable supply insights

Keynote Case Study: Enhancing clinical supply chains with cutting-edge drone technology

  • Leveraging drone technology to overcome logistical challenges and improve access to healthcare in remote and rural areas
  • Reducing delivery times for critical materials from several hours to 30 minutes, enabling smarter, more efficient clinical trial supply chains
  • Enhancing patient care and increasing diversity with accessibility for those in remote locations
  • Sharing the broader impact on healthcare supply chains

Strategies and solutions to overcome drug supply shortages

  • Monitoring global manufacturing bottlenecks due to raw material shortages and geopolitical instability
  • Using adaptive supply forecasting to avoid over or under forecasting
  • Considering regulatory and logistic hurdles such as customs delays and cold chain failures
  • Using drug pooling to ensure continuity of supply