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I live between a fuzzy and a techie world!

I am focused on business, innovation and strategy management with over fifteen years of experience helping different kind of companies (from multinational to family-owned) and sectors such as new technologies, pharma, banking, trading and media & entertainment.

I am a graduate of Electronic Arts and Digital Design (URL & ESDI), a program for management development (ESADE), and an exchange program in Strategic Innovation and Cross-Cultural Management (HEC). He also holds a Master’s degree in International Business and Relations (ESEI Business School).

Balint Feher is a senior clinical research manager at Geistlich Pharma AG. He leads eClinical project at Geistlich, supporting the organization to redesign processes and transition to digital arena. He holds PharmD at Semmelweis University, Budapest and double MSc in computer science and biomedical engineering fields. He has 15+ years’ clinical and 5+ years’ IT expertise in pharma and medical devices industries. Balint’s passion lies in the intersection of clinical, regulatory and IT by leading projects where team can solve complex problems needed combined skillset also at project lead’s level.

James Rudge, PhD, is Technical Director at Neoteryx, the microsampling brand of Trajan Scientific and Medical. He is a co-inventor of the Mitra® device and its patented VAMS® technology. Dr. Rudge has co-published 16 papers on VAMS microsampling with co-authors from around the globe, and he authored a book chapter on VAMS in 2021. Among his recent events and speaking engagements, Dr. Rudge was a vision speaker at the 2021 CPSA (Clinical & Pharmaceutical Solutions through Analysis) USA virtual conference and chaired a session at the Outsourcing Clinical Trials conference UK & Ireland focused on decentralized clinical trials. He is involved in several international research collaborations, including a large European research consortium addressing unmet needs in inflammatory disease.

She is Patient Engagement in Research Coordinator at Sant Joan de Déu Chidren’s Hospital (Spain). She has long experience in the field of the involvement of patients and families in research initiatives. She has also a personal story as a caregiver and patient advocate because is the sister of a young adult with cerebral palsy. Her areas of expertise are focused in paediatric patients involvement in research and specifically in the field of clinical trials and in health innovation. She is currently a PhD student in the patient involvement in paediatrics field, specifically in a thesis project about the rights of children and young people participating in clinical trials. Other relevant background of her profile is: Fellow of EUPATI (first cohort) and member of its Steering Committee, Coordinator and Founder Member of eYPAGnet (European Young Patients Advisory Group Network – www.eypagnet.eu), Coordinator of Kids Barcelona (YPAG of Sant Joan de Déu Children’s Hospital- www.kidsbarcelona.org), Co-chair of Children’s Medicines Working Party of EFPGCP, volunteer member of the Editorial Board of Center for Information & Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP), member of the Patients and Families working group and Chair of the Cross-Border Access to Paedaitric Clinical Trials of EnprEMA (European Network of Paediatric Research of EMA).,She is Patient Engagement in Research Coordinator at Sant Joan de Déu Chidren’s Hospital (Spain). She has long experience in the field of the involvement of patients and families in research initiatives. She has also a personal story as a caregiver and patient advocate because is the sister of a young adult with cerebral palsy. Her areas of expertise are focused in paediatric patients involvement in research and specifically in the field of clinical trials and in health innovation. She is currently a PhD student in the patient involvement in paediatrics field, specifically in a thesis project about the rights of children and young people participating in clinical trials. Other relevant background of her profile is: Fellow of EUPATI (first cohort) and member of its Steering Committee, Coordinator and Founder Member of eYPAGnet (European Young Patients Advisory Group Network – www.eypagnet.eu), Coordinator of Kids Barcelona (YPAG of Sant Joan de Déu Children’s Hospital- www.kidsbarcelona.org), Co-chair of Children’s Medicines Working Party of EFPGCP, volunteer member of the Editorial Board of Center for Information & Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP), member of the Patients and Families working group and Chair of the Cross-Border Access to Paedaitric Clinical Trials of EnprEMA (European Network of Paediatric Research of EMA).

Stefania is a Digital Orchestrator and Omnichannel Marketing Manager in Daiichi Sankyo Italy, also driver of the  Digital Transformation at European level for the country. She established strong digital marketing, social media and digital strategy experience. In her role, Stefania has developed her ability to translate theory into action in the context of change control and mind process.

At Daiichi Sankyo Italy, Stefania is responsible for digital & omni-channel strategy, the planning of local and regional initiatives, evaluating the impact of multi-channel marketing and digital strategy to the integration of on-and offline services and initiatives to open up cross-functional opportunities.

She has gain several awards for innovative projects in the digital and multichannel field and has been a guest speaker at various Italian and international conferences.

Stefania has over 10 years of pharmaceutical, marketing, communications and digital experience in different company.

She is also a journalist with several experience in radio, TV and magazines publishing several articles and nowadays she writes articles on innovation and digital transformation topics.