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An accomplished Sales and Business Development professional with over 20 years of experience in the life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors, specializing in Clinical Trial Supplies and Comparator Sourcing. With a proven track record of consistently surpassing sales and revenue targets, the individual has developed and executed strategic and tactical plans for various CDMOs and pharmaceutical service providers. Recognized for enhancing sales force effectiveness through meticulous structuring, planning, and the provision of coaching and tools. Demonstrates a strong capacity for leadership, adept at building and motivating high-performing sales and business development teams. Skilled in managing change, structuring operations, and offering hands-on support as necessary.

Key competencies include:

• Expertise in sales within the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries • Strong leadership capabilities, particularly in motivating teams within matrix organizations

• Aligning sales and business development teams with internal support functions throughout the sales process

• Developing and implementing comprehensive global sales and business development strategies

• M&A experience involving GMP assets

• Strategic planning and tactical execution for business growth

• Proven ability to build global networks and secure cross-functional buy-in.

Vratislav Kříž is the Head of Mobile Banking at Raiffeisenbank, one of the Czech Republic’s leading banks known for its commitment to digital innovation. With over 20 years of experience in banking, Vratislav serves as both the department leader and a product owner in a dynamic 25-member agile team, where he focuses on enhancing mobile banking solutions and leveraging client feedback to drive impactful improvements. His strong background in introducing agile methodologies ensures the delivery of user-centered and forward-thinking products that align with Raiffeisenbank’s mission of providing modern, accessible financial solutions.

Petr Dvořák is the founder and CEO of Wultra, a company specializing in cybersecurity for digital banking. He holds two security-related patents and co-authored the Czech QR Payment standard. Prior to founding Wultra, Petr led the mobile innovation incubator at Avast. Today, under his leadership, Wultra delivers innovative, future-proof authentication solutions that protect financial institutions worldwide from evolving digital threats.

Dominic is responsible for iProov’s technology vision, strategy, and roadmap which includes the design and development of its cloud-based infrastructure.

He joined iProov from mBlox Inc., in 2013 where as Senior Vice President he led a team of developers across three continents where he oversaw the development and scalability of the platform seamlessly running over 6 billion transitions per year.

Dominic has more than 25 years of experience in senior roles in telecommunications companies and internet service providers managing the implementation of large-scale projects including the launch of NTL’s broadband service to over two million customers.

With 25 years’ experience in software and web application development, Eugene is a seasoned entrepreneur who has co-founded/founded 3 start-ups and is a trailblazer in his field. As the CTO/Co-Founder at ScreenMeet, Eugene was the main developer and architect of the first version of the software that is making the virtual-first real-time customer engagement platform a reality. An early AWS adopter with extensive experience in cloud technology, and an expert on distributed systems, he leads the company’s technology strategy and vision.