Program & ​speakers

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Sunday September 29

6:30 pm – 9.30pm @ Renaissance Hotel

Sunday September 29

7:30 pm @ Renaissance Hotel

Welcome reception & ​registration

Welcome reception

Day 1

September 30

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Pegasus

Global life sciences: mapping global market dynamics

day chairs

Prof. Dr. Roel Gevaers

Faculty of Business and ​Economics

University of Antwerp

Frank Van Gelder

Secretary General

Pharma.Aero​

08:00

Bus pick-up at Renaissance ​Dallas Hotel, drop-off at Pegasus

08:30 - 09:00

Registration & Breakfast

09:00 - 09:15

Welcome Address

University of Antwerp, Pharma.Aero, DFW, UTA, UNT, BioNTX

09:15 - 09:30

The PLMC 24 Flight Briefing

Pharma.Aero

09:30 - 09:45

Trend Spotters: Cutting-Edge Evolutions Shaping ​the Global Healthcare Landscape

Frank Van Gelder, Pharma.Aero

09:45 - 10:15

Progress by Measuring: Unpacking the ​Pharma Logistics and Supply Chain Statistics

Vincent Van Bockstaele, University of Antwerp

10:15 - 10:45

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Coffee Break

10:45 - 11:15

From Emerging Market to Key Strategic Hub: ​Dallas Fort Worth’s Pharma Logistics a Key Asset

Kelly Cloud, Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce

11:15 - 11:45​

Integrators or Innovators: New Faces Joining ​the Industry

Stijn Michielsen & Serhat Yüksel, University of Antwerp

11:45 - 12:15

Interactive & Open Discussion

Day moderators

12:15 - 13:30

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Lunch & Workshop

Workshop: Pharma.Aero Project on ​Sustainability (GAPL 2 - Packaging)

Sustainable syncromodality: evolution, efficiency ​and efficacy in life science product deliveries

13:30 - 14:15

Synchromodality, a Buzz Word or a True ​Harmonizing Sustainability Strategy in Logistics?

Tom O'Brien, California State University, Long Beach

14:15 - 15:15

Workshop A - Business Strategy


Navigate your business success: "Don't fail to ​prepare as you will prepare to fail"

Koen Vandenbempt, University of Antwerp

Workshop B - Prepare Your Digital Strategy

Digital mastery - shaping your strategy: "Adapt or simply ​be left behind"

Wim Vanhaverbeke, University of Antwerp

Workshop C - Sustainable Supply Chain Strategy

Does our supply chain future belong to the "green-​strategy" generation?

Katrien Storms, University of Antwerp

Workshop D - Pharma Go-to-market Strategy

Innovative Life science edge: How to craft your go-to-market

and IP

Gabby Everett, BioLabs Pegasus Park

Jade Verrept, Province of Antwerp, Science Park University of Antwerp

15:15 - 15:45

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Coffee Break

15:45 - 16:15

How to Synchronize the Pharmaceutical Cold ​Chain with Maximum Efficiency

Paul Della Villa , Cold Chain Technologies

16:15 - 17:15

Workshop A - Business Strategy


Navigate your business success: "Don't fail to ​prepare as you will prepare to fail"

Koen Vandenbempt, University of Antwerp

Workshop B - Prepare Your Digital Strategy

Digital mastery - shaping your strategy: "Adapt or simply ​be left behind"

Wim Vanhaverbeke, University of Antwerp

Workshop C - Sustainable Supply Chain Strategy

Does our supply chain future belong to the "green-​strategy" generation?

Katrien Storms, University of Antwerp

Workshop D - Pharma Go-to-market Strategy

Innovative Life science edge: How to craft your go-to-market

and IP

Gabby Everett, BioLabs Pegasus Park

Jade Verrept, Province of Antwerp, Science Park University of Antwerp

17:30

Bus pick-up at Pegasus, drop-off ​at Renaissance Dallas Hotel

Day 2

october 1

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Pegasus

Balancing act: regulator-patient ​dynamics in healthcare innovation

day chairs

08:00 - 08:30

Dr. Bill Eisele

Associate Agency Director, Senior Research ​Engineer and Regents Fellow

Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Breakfast & Take Aways DAY 1

Day moderators

08:30 - 09:00

Victoria Wilmore

Director, External Supply Services

J&J Innovative Medicine

Regulatory Landscape in Supply Chain:

The US Pharma Case

Seckin Ozkul, University of South Florida Muma ​College of Business

09:00 - 10:00

Preserving Privacy, Fostering Progress: Striking ​​the Balance Between Patient Data Protection ​​and Drug Innovation in the Regulatory Terrain

07:45

Bus pick-up at Renaissance ​Dallas Hotel, drop-off at Pegasus

Peter Delputte, University of Antwerp

Dr. Hans Hammers, UT Southwestern

10:00 - 10:30

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Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:00

Interactive & Open Discussion

Day moderators

12:00 - 13:00

Workshop A - Business Strategy


Navigate your business success: "Don't fail to ​prepare as you will prepare to fail"

Koen Vandenbempt, University of Antwerp

Workshop B - Prepare Your Digital Strategy

Digital mastery - shaping your strategy: "Adapt or simply ​be left behind"

Wim Vanhaverbeke, University of Antwerp

Workshop C - Sustainable Supply Chain Strategy

Does our supply chain future belong to the "green-​strategy" generation?

Katrien Storms, University of Antwerp

10:30 - 11:00

Fortifying Pharma: Building Resilient Supply ​Chains Through Risk-Driven Analytics

Chonchol Gupta, University of Antwerp, Rebirth Analytics

Kyle Leone, Esri

Workshop D - Pharma Go-to-market Strategy

Innovative Life science edge: How to craft your go-to-market

and IP

Gabby Everett, BioLabs Pegasus Park

Jade Verrept, Province of Antwerp, Science Park ​University of Antwerp

11:00 - 11:30

Stretching Companies' Flexibility to ​Match Regulations and Potential Related ​Risks

Laetitia Chery, JAS

13:00 - 14:15

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Lunch & Workshop

Workshop: Pharma.Aero Project on ​Precision Therapy Logistics (PTL)

Revolutionizing healthcare:

the impact of new business models

14:30 - 15:30

Workshop A - Business Strategy


Navigate your business success: "Don't fail to ​prepare as you will prepare to fail"

Koen Vandenbempt, University of Antwerp

Workshop B - Prepare Your Digital Strategy

Digital mastery - shaping your strategy: "Adapt or simply ​be left behind"

Wim Vanhaverbeke, University of Antwerp

Workshop C - Sustainable Supply Chain Strategy

Does our supply chain future belong to the "green-​strategy" generation?

Katrien Storms, University of Antwerp

Workshop D - Pharma Go-to-market Strategy

Innovative Life science edge: How to craft your go-to-market

and IP

Gabby Everett, BioLabs Pegasus Park

Jade Verrept, Province of Antwerp, Science Park University of Antwerp

15:30 - 16:00​

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Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:00

Workshop: Turbulence in the Air:

Addressing the Logistics Challenges of ​Battling the Next Pandemic

Dimitri Bettoni & Samuel Speltdoorn, Brussels Airport

17:00 - 19:00

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Networking Event (Pegasus Park)

offered by Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce

19:00

Bus pick-up at Pegasus, drop-off at Renaissance Dallas Hotel

Day 3 ​

october 2​

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Pegasus

Unlocking innovation: life science supply chain ​expertise in the age of big data and AI

day chairs

Dr. Gautam Das, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Research, ​College of Engineering

The University of Texas at ​Arlington

Ogan Gurel, MD

BioHealth Innovation Specialist

The University of Texas at ​Arlington

Ruud van der Geer

Global Deliver Strategy