Archives: Speakers

Michael is the Managing Director of NVC, a globally unique association where more than 500 companies cooperate for the benefit of both their own future and that of the activity of packaging in general. With great experience in guiding companies and employees to achieve individual and collective goals in this field.

Tony Waite is Sales Director Packaging at Tata Steel Europe and the current President of APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging.

He joined Tata Steel in 1999 and has held a number of commercial roles within the organisation looking after Original Equipment Manufacturers from Industrial Packaging, Radiators, Domestic Appliances and Automotive tiers.

Prior to his current role, he was Regional Head for EIMEA based out of Dubai where he looked after Tata Steel operations in the region and was responsible for all the sales of products into the region from both the European and Indian operations.

He holds a BSc in Technology and Management, as well as an MBA from the University of Warwick in the U.K.

Elnouaman SAMADI is a Supply Chain and Operational Excellence Expert, and Researcher at Mohamed V University – Morocco. He is also a consultant for several companies in supply chain performance and Operational Excellence transformation.

He graduated from National School of Applied Sciences in Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, and actually researcher in the National High School for Computer Science and Systems Analysis (ENSIAS). He works mainly on Supply Chain Performance and Operational Excellence topics.

He is currently managing a lean transformation journey in Hikma Pharmaceuticals in order to help business teams improving their Best Practices and accompany business growth.

He writes in four languages, namely English, Spanish, French and Arabic. His publications include:

Samadi, E., & Kassou, I. (2016). The relationship between IT and Supply chain performance: A systematic review and future research. American Journal of Industrial and Business Management (AJIBM) American Journal of Industrial and Business Management (AJIBM).

Samadi, E., & Kassou, I. (2016). Mesure de la performance de la chaîne logistique : Revue de la littérature et état de l’art. LOGISTIQUA 2016 : Colloque International de la Logistique et Supply Chain Management Samadi, E., & Kassou, I. (2018). Model for Collaborative Supply Chain an Empirical Study of Moroccan Firms. International Journal of Applied Engineering Research (IJAER

Ross MacRae is a registered pharmacist with a PhD in Pharmaceutics from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.  Ross began his career at Pfizer in 1992 and held roles of increasing responsibility in formulation development over 13 years.  His formulation experience covers a wide range of formulation types, with particular expertise in drug delivery technology development and product line extension. For the past 14+ years he has had responsibility for a number of clinical trial manufacturing facilities delivering inhaled, liquids and solids products in the UK and the US.  Currently Ross is head of Drug Product Manufacturing, UK within Worldwide Research and Development and a member of the Sandwich site leadership team.

Francesco Spoto – System Support and Information manager at Novartis, Basel (Switzerland).

Life Science professional with vast experience in Engineering, IT and R&D projects for Pharma and Medical Device industries.
In the recent years, he has been focusing more on the drug development domain with specific emphasis on IRT and global supply chain.

In his current role, he works on creating value via optimization of the clinical system landscape and on early adoption of new technologies.

Francesco is a blockchain enthusiast and a strong believer in the power of habits.

Clinical Research Sourcing Strategist

Pfizer Global R&D

Based in Berlin, Germany.

PhD in Chemistry,

has been working for Pfizer Clinical Research for over 20 years as Clinical Monitor (CRA), Study Manager, Group Head, Compliance Oversight Lead and in other roles. Developing sourcing strategies for comparators in clinical trials since 2015.