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Janina Vriesekoop leads end-to-end digital, technology and data capabilities within HEINEKEN España—helping teams make better decisions and accelerate growth with data and AI. She brings international experience from senior D&T leadership roles in HEINEKEN Malaysia and earlier innovation and digital roles in HEINEKEN Netherlands, with a consistent focus on execution, scalable platforms, and measurable outcomes. She is the Director of Digital & Technology at HEINEKEN Spain since December 2023.

Conselo has over 16 years of experience across production, energy efficiency, water management, and R&D&I. She began her career at Abengoa and joined HEINEKEN España in 2008, where she has held various roles within the Supply Chain area, including Packaging & Engineering Manager at the Seville and Jaén breweries. She has also gained international experience as part of the Global team, supporting the Energy & Water agenda across Europe, and in Greece (Thessaloniki). Her most recent role was Sustainability Manager Supply Chain at HEINEKEN España, before joining the Corporate Affairs area, where she currently supports the Sustainability Strategy across the entire value chain as Technical Sustainability Lead and Head of the Water Strategy. She holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and a Master’s degree in Energy Efficiency in Industry and Renewable Energy from the University of Seville.

Ashish Honawar is Senior Director and Head of Data Analytics & Reporting for Global Clinical Supply at Pfizer, where he leads AI, analytics, and data strategy initiatives supporting clinical trial planning, execution, and supply operations. With nearly two decades of experience at Pfizer, he has built and scaled cloud‑first analytics platforms and AI‑enabled decision capabilities that help R&D and clinical supply operations leaders manage risk, complexity, and execution at global scale. Ashish brings a pragmatic, enterprise perspective on applying advanced analytics and AI to improve clinical trial reliability, speed, and operational resilience.

Joanna Calvert is a Senior Programme Manager within the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Leading initiatives within in the NIHR Industry Hub, she facilitates a coordinated national system that provides a single point of entry for trial feasibility and activation. Her focus is on delivering a faster, more reliable experience for global partners, ensuring the UK operates as one of the most attractive and dependable environments for commercial research.

Pranav Pandya is the Process Engineering Manager for the MSAT team at Sharp Sterile, with seven years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing. He has been with the company since 2018, where he has been closely involved in low-loss design processes and has developed strong expertise as a subject matter expert in low-volume sterile fills.

His work has focused on optimizing processes in GMP environments, improving efficiency, and ensuring reliable outcomes when working with limited quantities of drug substance. In this presentation, he shares key insights from that experience, with a focus on important considerations and best practices for low-volume manufacturing

Vijay Devarapalli is a Principal Product Manager at Ericsson Enterprise and is responsible for the infrastructure components of Private Cellular Networks products. Vijay is a Telecom industry veteran having designed and built 3G and LTE packet core, Edge Computing, and solutions for improving radio network efficiency. He has also made significant contributions in the Internet and Telecom standards space, having authored 17 RFCs in the IETF and numerous contributions to 3GPP LTE specifications.