Archives: Speakers

Jacob Sperry, VP of Customer Experience of Trullion, helps top finance and accounting teams to automate processes. As a seasoned leader in the industry, Jacob previously led the Customer Experience organization at CaptivateIQ, and was a Partner at Connor Group, leading the Salt Lake City office’s Technical Accounting and IPO Services team. Jacob began his accounting career at the Financial Accounting Standard Board, then PwC, and holds a Master of Accountancy from Brigham Young University, and was a licensed CPA in New York.

Sarah has broad experience serving pharma, medical device, and consumer products industries, with a focus on integrating science, quality processes, and business goals in a regulated environment. She has a proven ability to develop resilient, cross-functional teams and champion complex projects across diverse groups of stakeholders. Sarah specializes in helping clients develop and successfully execute strategies to access the U.S. market.

Sarah works closely with clients to plan and submit premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) and modified risk tobacco product applications (MRTPAs) across various nicotine product categories, including novel, emerging delivery systems. She combines her extensive industry experience, scientific expertise, and business acumen to navigate the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape and provide practical solutions to regulatory challenges. Sarah supports regulatory strategy across all scientific areas including product design and development, manufacturing, and nonclinical and clinical study programs.

She specializes in helping clients create and navigate multi-product regulatory strategies and product line extensions. These strategies leverage existing scientific evidence through use of supplemental PMTAs (sPMTAs) and tobacco product master files (TPMFs) to minimize regulatory costs and timelines. She also supports preparation for Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) meetings.

Helen Flanagan is the product lead for EyeQ, Wincanton’s digital transport control tower product. She joined Wincanton in 2023 and plays a key role in the strategic shift in the business to focus on transport services powered by digital technology. Helen brings a depth of experience in logistics operations, sales, solutions design and consulting and has enjoyed varied roles at DHL Supply Chain and Kuehne & Nagel.

Julie is a Director at Siemens, specialising in delivering operational strategy and digital transformation in a sustainable approach for the F&B industry across retail, manufacturing, and consumer brands​. Julie has extensive experience championing transformational initiatives that deliver measurable business value while maintaining a strong focus on sustainability and operational excellence.

Tim Loo is a transformation leader specialising in digital and business transformation for the financial service and insurance sector. For the past two decades, he has worked with insurance businesses such as Marsh, AXA and Aviva to optimise operations, enhance customer experiences, and leverage emerging technologies to drive measurable impact and future growth