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Originally trained as Political Scientist and National Defense Analyst, Peter is a senior pharma business executive and consultant of >20 years. His experience extends boutique and big-four consulting, strategy and tech consulting, inhouse and traditional consulting, as well as C-level positions at Bayer and at GSK. With passion for evidence-based innovation and change, he has created brand, portfolio, and enterprise-wide impact in part by building collaborative platforms and ways of working in Clinical Development, by consolidating supplier relationships in Big Pharma, and by steering and advising teems monitoring therapeutic areas, determining trial timelines and generating congress reporting. Peter has spoken at, and chaired, numerous industry events, in Europe and the U.S., including on data & analytics, on innovation, and on emerging market opportunities. He has a doctorate from the Free University of Berlin (Germany), an MBA from Columbia Business School, and several certificates in Design Thinking (UVA), Strategy (LMU) and AI (Google, Wharton). At GlobalData he’s responsible for the Deallus U.S. consulting team.

Jonathan is a Strategic Advisor at Ab Initio, helping organisations design and run data ecosystems from first principles to create measurable value. With over 35 years in senior technical and transformational leadership roles, he has built durable, scalable capabilities at Experian, Sony PlayStation and Direct Line, spanning data engineering, data science, platform architecture, agile delivery and organisational strategy. A long-time Ab Initio practitioner and former customer for two decades, he has led teams delivering metadata‑driven applications and frameworks that enable adaptive analytics and reliable deployment into single‑customer‑view decisioning. He speaks on the operating disciplines, architectures and leadership needed to turn data platforms and pipelines into valuable outcomes.

Camilla Thoma is a strategic leader in private markets and sustainable investment, serving as CFO and Executive Board Member at Tavis Capital AG, a FINMA‑regulated Swiss asset manager. Her work centers on shaping sophisticated investment strategies across private debt, private equity and alternative structures, with a strong emphasis on building resilient, future‑oriented financial ecosystems.

She is also Chairperson and CEO of MOVEAIR Energy Global AG, where she advances decentralized energy solutions and fosters cross‑industry collaboration in the transition toward climate‑positive technologies.

Known for her ability to connect investors, innovators, and institutional partners, Camilla plays a catalytic role in developing networks that accelerate capital formation and scalable impact. Her perspective blends financial discipline with entrepreneurial vision, making her a sought‑after voice on sustainable finance, emerging investment architectures, and the evolving interplay between technology, capital, and global markets.

Experienced Technology Leader with long track of delivery in the financial services industry across Investment Banking, Asset Management, Wealth Management and Retail. Has had leadership roles in Engineering, Infrastructure and Application Development. Customer focus has lead to development and execution of Strategic road-maps that have increased revenues, merged businesses or divested them with Technology the enabler to the successful outcome. Master of Technology – MTech in Information Technology from Columbia University in the City of York.

Eve Thomas is the editor of GlobalData’s Offshore Technology site, and associate editor across GlobalData’s energy suite. She reports on industry developments across the oil and gas value chain, working alongside in-house analysts and industry experts to provide reactive news analysis and cutting-edge assessments of sector-defining trends.

Dan is the Director of Business Development for the US at N-SIDE, where he has spent the past four years helping biopharma companies improve how they plan and forecast their clinical supply chains. He works closely with clinical leaders to bring practical, data-driven strategies to planning both simple & complex trial portfolios. Dan focuses on building the right partnerships, ensuring N-SIDE works with innovative organizations where its expertise can deliver meaningful impact.

• Christian is heading large scale Fund Platform Transformation Projects within UBS Funds Management (Switzerland) AG, leveraging more than 14 years of international experience in the financial services industry.
  He is a former Management Consultant and experienced program & project manager leading several Business- and IT-Transformations (Compliance Platform Replacements, Risk Management Application Setup, Core Banking Transformation, MUREX Trading Platform Implementation, AML System Optimization, Entity Setup and Ledger Consolidation, etc.) as well as Regulatory (GDPR / DSG, Basel III, FATCA, AEI, etc.) projects.
  Christian is a steering member of the AI Asset Serving Governance Body overseeing and evaluating AI initiatives. Further, he drives the realization of AI projects leading to quality enhancements as well as efficiency gains and is seen as a trusted AI advisor within his organization.