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Brian Dempster has over 25 years of clinical development experience, gained across a variety of therapeutic areas and geographical regions. He began his career as a CRA before being accepted to Amgen’s Leadership and Management Program. During a decade at Amgen, Brian held program leadership positions in Oncology, Endocrinology and Bone Health in Europe, Canada and the US.

In 2014 Brian joined Vital Therapies (VTL) where he was instrumental in the creation and execution of clinical development strategy, overseeing the entire Phase II and Phase III programs of VTLs combined device and biotherapeutic system for the treatment of liver failure.

Utilizing Fusion eClinical Suite in partnership with Axiom: Before joining Axiom, Brian led the clinical development group at Endologix, which oversaw the global team involved in the pre-approval and post-market clinical development of Endologix’s products, serving patients with a need for abdominal aortic aneurysm sealing and repair.

Brian has a thorough understanding of the clinical development process and has used this to successfully bring products to market. This includes leading teams through several regulatory inspections in relation to submissions, to FDA, MHRA and PMDA. Brian has a particular interest and passion for trial documentation standards, having forged the path for introduction and transition of several eTMF programs.

Deepu Joseph is currently serving as the vice president and global head of clinical data management with Quanticate and has over fifteen years experiencing in managing and driving clinical data management operations delivery across major CROs.

Robert brings significant experience onboard in expanding businesses geographically while promoting diversity and inclusion within. He gathered his experience in healthcare, telecommunications, IT and system integration. He worked at companies such as T-Mobile, T-Systems and Philips. As the Global Sales Transformation Leader, Robert successfully designed new business models and drove transformation. Based on his extensive experience, he is a firm believer in teamwork and he is constantly seeking superb team players for RotaChrom. The key to his success is building organizations with strong cultures of commitment, innovation, and drive to overcome challenges while maintaining a positive work environment. He loves spreading great business practices and helping startup ideas to grow and later to scale.

Amanda specialises in developing efficient and effective processes for clinical trial oversight and increasing customer satisfaction. A dynamic professional, Amanda has almost 25 years of operational and commercial experience in the clinical trial industry at both pharmaceutical companies and CROs. She began her career as statistician, moving with time to project management and customer relationship roles.
During her career, Amanda has built and implemented numerous cost-effective solutions for pharmaceutical companies to help them to increase data quality, shorten timelines and reduce costs.
Amanda holds a bachelor’s degree in Statistics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Natalie joined World Courier in 2018 as Business Development Manager, and is part of the Global KAM program.  With over 18 years of experience within the specialty transport and logistics industry, Natalie has developed an in depth knowledge of regulatory requirements and cool chain through her operational background, and is able to support her clients in designing bespoke logistics solutions to cater for their exacting needs.

Entrepreneurial, highly efficient with strong experience in online travel and digital media, across marketing, revenue generation and product development. 17 years of experience, 11 of those in Asia.

Proven results delivery across online business environments. Experienced in both B2C and B2B environments.

Experience building and managing teams in cross-cultural environments with a particular focus on developing capability and confidence of team members.

Passionate, motivated and business driven expert and leader with over 12 years of experience in the areas of Sustainable Finance and Risk Management as well as in the implementation of national and international regulatory frameworks for banks, asset manager and insurance companies.

Specialized in the definition and implementation of strategic solutions with a deep technical know-how in predominant regulatory frameworks.

Strong IT knowledge with a focus on Private Banking solutions, Quantitative Risk Management and Asset Management technologies.

Proven track record in the leadership and management of large teams with excellent portfolio and profitability output by combining all interdisciplinary dimensions of experience and market knowledge, technical expertise as well as IT expertise.