Archives: Speakers

Dimitris Christodoulou

Dimitris is a strategy, digital innovation, and business transformation leader with over 12 years of experience in personalized (digital) healthcare, management consulting, and biomedical research. With more than 1,180 citations in computational systems biology, he integrates AI, computational biology, and health-tech to drive the design, development, and deployment of impactful healthcare solutions.

He has extensive experience working within large multinational matrix organizations at both country and global levels, across diverse business areas, markets, and cultures. His expertise lies in digital health innovation, combining a strong scientific foundation with business acumen to create technology-driven, human-centered solutions that address unmet needs in personalized healthcare and clinical development.

Equipped with analytical thinking, multidisciplinary project management skills, and a problem-solving mindset, Dimitris is dedicated to modernizing, digitalizing, and personalizing healthcare through data science, AI, and emerging technologies—ultimately improving patient outcomes and shaping the future of the industry.

Jan Bernard Slabek

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.

An Maris

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 Rogers Duffield

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.

Ivo Timmermans

  • Strong record in clinical development, regulatory, medical affairs, medical information, pharmacovigilance
  • Worked at senior management level ranging from small biotech companies to major pharmaceutical companies, with strong cross functional and commercial alignment
  • Result-oriented, hands-on management style, entrepreneurial, team player
  • Experience in variety of international roles managing teams across the globe
  • Specialities: infectious diseases, virology, immunology, oncology, vaccines
  • Languages: proficient to fluent in English, German, French, Swedish, Dutch

Johannes de Munter

People management Strategic management Clinical Research Development for EU registration Clinical Research especially ATMP products Regulatory affairs especially ATMP products (EMA) Epidemiology Specialties: Autologous Stem Cell Research and Regulatory International research development market development in medical industry Change management and interim management

Peter Krause

Peter Krause is an experienced Healthcare finance leader with extensive international experience and a strong background in cross-cultural collaboration. Formerly, Head of Healthcare Sector Sales at CHG-MERIDIAN AG, he has driven annual growth exceeding 40%.

Prior to his time at CHG, Peter held various leadership roles at General Electric Capital, Baxter Healthcare and Siemens Financial Services, managing portfolios up to €700 Million and building vendor finance programs globally. 

Peter‘s expertise spans strategy, business development, and financial solutions for the healthcare sector, complemented by a passion for authentic and motivating leadership.

Francois-Xavier Roth

François brings over 20 years of global experience in operations, digital transformation, IT, cybersecurity, and risk management. With a strong background in equipment finance and financial services, he’s held leadership roles, including Global Audit Director at Siemens Financial Services and CIO & CISO for Siemens AG in China.

His expertise spans audit, data analytics, compliance, and cybersecurity, making him a valuable force in IoT and digital resilience.

Paul Johnson-Ferguson

Paul has built an extensive experiences in the Asset Finance Industry and deep Knowledge in Accounting and Global Transitions. An experienced change management and asset finance Leader specialised in delivering business integration and process improvement across Europe.

Formerly Finance Director in France for a major international leasing company, Paul has an impressive track record in delivering complex programs of projects against aggressive timescales, from acquisition integrations through program delivery to business transformations and IT system implementations.

A Chartered Accountant and fluent French, German & Spanish speaker Paul was Finance Director of a major US investment Bank in France and Germany prior to moving into leasing. As a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt and an acknowledged specialist in process improvement, Paul has delivered bottom line benefits to many European leasing & fleet operations.