Victoria has more than 15 years’ experience within healthcare, spanning pharmaceutical, medical device, and agency environments. As Agency Head within Medical Communications at Syneos Health, she leads teams in developing strategic, evidence-based engagement programmes that align scientific credibility with real-world impact.
Her expertise lies in translating complex medical and clinical narratives into clear strategies that drive behaviour change — whether through medical education, product launches, or clinical trial engagement. Victoria brings deep experience in connecting Medical, Clinical, and Commercial perspectives to create durable, insight-driven solutions that build confidence, inspire action, and deliver measurable outcomes.
Victoria holds a BSc in Medical Biochemistry and a PhD in Microbiology and Microscopy from the University of Sheffield. Prior to joining the medical communications industry, she worked for Abbott in both field and brand/medical roles.
Jan Bernard Slabek is an attorney with over 12 years of experience in clinical research contracts and legal support for study start-up. He currently serves as Manager, R&D Agreements and Budgets at Incyte, where he advises on and oversees negotiations of clinical trial and research agreements across global studies. Before joining Incyte, Jan worked with several CROs as part of legal start-up teams, gaining extensive hands-on experience in site contracting and collaboration with clinical and medical affairs stakeholders.
After her PhD in Biochemistry, An Maris spent over 10 years in various Business Development roles across the Food & Pharma industries. Three years ago, she heeded the call of her scientific roots and joined Rousselot in a role where she could leverage her expertise in proteins together with her business development acumen. As Business Development Manager for the Health & Nutrition segment, An is focused on implementing a next-gen collagen peptides platform across the EMEA market, driving growth and innovation in the health and nutrition sector.
Lewis is the Lead Supplier Quality Manager for Europe at Baker & Baker. He oversees the team responsible for TraceGains and leads the approval and ongoing governance of all raw material, packaging, and co-manufacturing suppliers across the European network. With more than twelve years of experience in the food industry, he is a strong advocate for robust food safety culture, and the critical role digitalisation plays in advancing it.
