Archives: Speakers

• Over 25 years’ experience in Logistics, Supply Chain, Procurement and Demand Planning areas.
  Solid knowledge and experience in the whole S&OP process and its KPI´s inter-relationships with stakeholders
• Demand Planning process management – pre-S&OP, with Sales, Marketing, Trade Marketing, Industrial Planning and Finance and customized tool design for such process
• Management skills: experience with multidisciplinary and international teams (Brazil / Latin America / US).
• Experience in S&OP, 3PL and Supply Chain Organization projects’ implementation
• Strong experience with Pharmaceutical and Consumer companies and Brazilian distribution model / 3PL contracts
• Solid team management skills, as well as Customer Service relationship and management
• Teacher for major Post Graduation Schools – Demand Planning and Procurement/Negotiation areas

CSCP & CPIM APICS. Logistics & Supply Chain driven strategy. Distribution & Logistics, Demand Planning, S&OP, Procurement and Export experiences, focusing on Business necessities through effective leadership.

Working as External Manufacturing Operations Manager Latin America at Bayer, in charge for external partners for CHC Division. Previously as Relationship Associated Director at Merck , Logistics Manager at Takeda/Nycomed Pharma, focusing on demand management, planning and distribution activities. Also has worked as Pfizer´s Logistic Manager and EFD´s Supply Chain Manager. Souza Cruz´s Procurement Manager and Rhodia’s Logistic Supervisor.

Specialties: Logistics, Supply Chain, Materials, Procurement , Services, Negotiation, 3PL contracts, S&OP, Demand Planning

Lisbet Groes, Ph.D., e*MMBS, is Associate Director, Clinical Operations at Ascendis Pharma. With over 25 years in clinical development, she brings deep expertise in global trial execution, including leading Phase III programs in Japan. Lisbet has hands-on experience with CRO selection, PMDA interactions, trial execution, and inspection readiness. She is known for her strategic mindset, cross-cultural collaboration, and ability to foster high-performing sponsor-CRO partnerships.

Karin has a MSc in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Biosciences from Uppsala University in Sweden.  She is passionate about drug development that aims to meet unmet medical needs. Karin has 19 years of experience in life science industry and has worked for Astra Zenica, McNeil AB, a Johnson&Johnson company, and currently works at Alligator Bioscience AB since 4 years as Dir ClinOps. Alligator is a company specialized in immune oncology drug development.

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