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Johnny Lancaster is General Manager of FSP at Parexel, where he leads the delivery of customized delivery solutions for clients across the clinical development spectrum. With over 20 years of experience in full-service and FSP models, Johnny has held leadership roles in strategic partnerships, global study start-up, and program management across multiple therapeutic areas. He specializes in designing flexible operating models tailored to each client’s unique needs, ensuring alignment with their strategic objectives while maintaining consistent, high-quality delivery. Johnny is passionate about leveraging innovative FSP approaches to help sponsors of all sizes accelerate their clinical programs and achieve their development goals

With more than two decades experience in the IT industry, Dan is a frequent industry speaker, blogger, and columnist on the topic of BI, analytics, and data integration. He is passionate about data literacy, supporting data-driven cultures, and tracking trends in the industry. Prior to joining Qlik, Dan was a Director of Research at Gartner.

Ken is a highly motivated and collaborative leader in the BioPharma industry with over three decades of experience in the CRO and sponsor sectors.  Proven track record of project management, line management, strategic planning, operational execution, business unit management and business development. Skilled in managing high-value partnerships with other sponsors and vendors, leading business growth, negotiating complex contracts and budgets, generating revenue increases in the CRO sector through innovative solutions and sourcing models, and delivering results across a broad range of clinical development programs and business models with key areas of expertise in: Strategic Partnership/Alliance Management, Management of Full-Service CROs, Ancillary Vendor and HCP Outsourcing and Contracting, End-to-End Project Management and Line Management.

Ankita Srivastava is the Head of Pharmacovigilance at ProKidney with over 15 years of experience in global drug safety, medical oversight, and regulatory strategy. A clinician (dentist) by training with a regulatory affairs certification from Duke University School of Medicine, she brings a balanced clinical and regulatory perspective to safety leadership.

Previously, Ankita led Pharmacovigilance and Medical Monitoring at Vistagen Therapeutics and Arvinas , where she built core safety functions and supported a successful NDA submission. She is also an active member of Women In Bio and is passionate about mentorship and advancing patient‑centered pharmacovigilance practices.

I am 22 years old and started my career at AQUASYS 2,5 years ago since then I am specializing as the sales engineer for railway applications.