FULL PROGRAM OF THE 2022 PHARMA LOGISTICS MASTERCLASS IN ABU DHABI (5 – 9 SEPTEMBER 2022)

Day 1 (September 5) – Data as a Value Driver for the Future Pharma Supply Chain

Chair: Prof.  Dr. Ernesto Damiani, Senior Director at Robotics and Intelligent Systems Institute, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Co-Chair: Mr. Ruud van der Geer, Associate Director Supply Chain Management EMEA, MSD

08:00 – 09:00     ◽  Registration

09:00 – 09:30    ◽    Welcome address by the Captain and the Co-pilots. Flightplan of the Masterclass

Prof. Dr. Roel Gevaers, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Antwerp ▪ Prof. Dr. Ernesto Damiani, Khalifa University ▪  Mr. Frank Van Gelder, Secretary General of Pharma.Aero

09:30 – 10:15    ◽    The Power of Mega Cargo Loads of Data: Impact on the Future Pharma Supply Chain Data Models and Analytics

Prof. Dr. Ernesto Damiani, Khalifa University

10:15 – 10:45    ◽    When Machines Start to Think Human: the Power and Capabilities of Artificial Intelligence in Pharma Supply Chain 

Mrs. Céline Guyomard, Chief Technical Officer, Lainpharma

10:45 – 11:15    ◽    Coffee Break  & Networking

11:15 – 12:00    ◽    Connecting the Data Dots of the End-to-end Pharma Supply Chain Routing: Use Cases and Data Command Tower

Prof. Dr. Ernesto Damiani, Khalifa University ▪ Mr. André Verdier, Managing Director Middle East of Blue Yonder

12:00 – 12:30  ◽    Flying without a Risk: How Data Analytics Enlarge your Comfort Zone to Ship Pharmaceuticals

Prof. Dr. Yvonne Ziegler, CEO Mytigate

12:30 – 14:30    ◽    Lunch Break with Alternating Visits to the Khalifa University Drone and Robotics Lab

Dr. Yahya Zweiri, Khalifa Innovation Center, Khalifa University

14:30 – 15:00    ◽  Data Control Dashboard for Real-Time Monitoring of the Cold Chain: Use Cases for Storage of High-Value Medications and Pharmaceutical Products in Remote Areas

Mr. Thierry Goniva, CTO, B Medical Systems

15:00 – 17:00    ◽    Workshop (Digital Twinning) Light in the Black Box: How Big Data Analytics Create Pharma Supply Chain Predictability (Coffe Break Included)

Moderator: Mrs. Céline Guyomard, Chief Technical Officer, Lainpharma ▪ Mr. Andre Verdier, Managing Director Middle East of Blue Yonder ▪ Mr. Stefan Braun, Managing Director, SmartCAE

17:00 – 17:30    ◽    Wrap up: Pharma Greenlane – The Impact of Digitization on Sustainability

Prof. Dr. Ernesto Damiani, Khalifa University ▪ Mrs. Céline Crahay, Managing Director, 3CEL

18:00 – 20:30   ◽  Welcome Reception Supported by the Belgian Embassy at the Belgian Ambassador Residence
Dr. Omar Najim (Director Executive Affairs UAE) ▪  Capt. Abhinand Madireddy (Director, Strategy & Projects, AD Ports Logistics) ▪  Mr. Fabrice Panza (Manager Global Cool Chain Solutions Etihad Cargo) ▪ Dr. Arif Alhammadi (EVP Khalifa University) ▪  Prof. Dr. Koen Vandenbempt (Dean Faculty of Business and Economics , University of Antwerp) ▪  Mr. Trevor Caswell (Chairman Pharma.Aero, Manager Demand & Product Development (Cargo), Edmonton International Airport)

Day 2 (September 6) – Setting Your Future Supply Chain Strategy by Economic Modelling

Chair: Prof.Dr. Roel Gevaers, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Antwerp

Co-Chair: Mr. Richard Peck, International Logistics Director, RP Pharma Consulting Ltd

09:00 – 11:30   ◽    Visit to the Abu Dhabi Airport Cargo (ADAC) Facility alternated with Pharma Supply Chain case-based Challenges
Mr. Fabrice Panza, Manager Global Cool Chain Solutions Etihad Cargo ▪ Prof. Dr. Wouter Dewulf, Faculty of Business and Economics University of Antwerp ▪ Mr. Frank Van Gelder, Secretary General Pharma Aero

12:00 – 13:00   ◽    Lunch Break & Networking 

13:00 – 14:30   ◽    When Strategic Data Like to Drive your Entrepreneurship: Multi-Modal Evidence-Based Business Forecast
Dr. Sven Buyle, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Antwerp ▪ Prof.Dr. Tom O’Brien, California State University Long Beach, Centre for International Trade and Transportation METRANS Transportation Consortium 

14:30 – 15:00    ◽    Innovation, the Enabling Key to a Resilient End-To-End Pharma Supply Chain, Robust Enough for the Future Challenges 

Mr. Nicholas Diemont, Director, Business Change Management, Middle East & Africa, DSV

15:00 – 15:30   ◽    Coffee Break & Networking

15:30 – 16.15    ◽    The  Pharma.Aero Membership 500 Seconds Rapid-fire Cases: How to Translate Supply Chain Strategy Vision into Motion

ANA Cargo: Mr. Kazuya Imaoka and Ms. Satomi Yaegashi, Global Marketing, Products & Services ▪ DFW Airport: Mr. Milton De La Paz, VP Airline Relations and Cargo Business Development ▪ Changi Airport Group: Mr. Yue Ming, Cargo & Logistics Development ▪ CSC India: Mr. Tushar Jani, Group Chairman

16:15 – 17:30    ◽    Workshop – “Less is more”: How to Develop Agile Strategies in the Pharma Supply Chain Organisation 

Prof. Dr. Wouter Dewulf, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Antwerp ▪ Prof. Dr. Koen Vandenbempt, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Antwerp

17:30 – 17.45    ◽    Wrap-up: The Future Pharma Supply Chain Economic Models Including Circular Economy

Prof. Dr. Roel Gevaers, University of Antwerp ▪ Mrs. Céline Crahay, Managing Director, 3CEL

 

Day 3 (September 7) – Pack and Go: How Innovative Packaging and Cool Chain Innovation will Support the Future Healthcare Model

Chair: Mr. Frank Van Gelder, Secretary General Pharma.Aero

Co-Chair: Mr. Hicham Mirghani, Director Corporate Affairs, Astra Zeneca, UAE

09:00 – 09:45   ◽    Setting the Scene: Wake-up Call for Integrated Full End-to-end Visibility Supply in a Changed Healthcare Model

Mr. Frank Van Gelder, Secretary General Pharma.Aero ▪ Mr. Hicham Mirghani, Director Corporate Affairs, AstraZeneca, UAE

09.45– 10:15   ◽  Emerging Pharma Logistics Security via IoT networks

Prof. Dr. Chan Yeob Yeun, Khalifa University

10:15 – 10:45    ◽    Coffee Break & Networking                                    

10:45– 11:15    ◽    Back to the Future: Evidence-Based Business Model Change in Dry Ice Use (Industry use cases)  

Mr. Diego Loaiza Salazar, Director – Global DIMS Applications, Cold Jet ▪ Mr. Naeem Bagwan, PhD Researcher, University of Antwerp

 11:15 – 11:45   ◽    Cool Chain Challenges for the Last-Mile Deliveries: Stay Cool and Stable until the Vein  

Prof. Dr. Roel Gevaers, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Antwerp

11.45 – 12:15    ◽    Introduction to Future Packaging:  Can we Cool, Wrap and Pack in a More Innovative Way 

Mr. Kristian Williams, Senior Director of Sales – EMEA and APAC, Cold Chain Technologies

12:15 – 13:45    ◽    Lunch Workshop: Create an Innovative Packing Solution End-to-End 

B Medical Systems, Cold Chain Technologies, Khalifa University, va-Q-tec, Pharma.Aero, Cold Jet

13:45 – 14:15    ◽    Wrap-up: Sustainability Challenges in Future Packaging Technologies and Cold Chain Technologies

Mr. Christopher J. Storch, Global Head of Sales, va-Q-tec

15:00 – 18:00   ◽    RAFED & Genome Valley Visit

 

Day 4 (September 8) – When the Exception Turns into Standards: Emergency and Crisis Pharma Logistics ​

Chair: Dr. Omar Najim, Director Executive Affairs UAE

Co-Chair: Mr. Jeffrey Kemprecos, Director, Communications, Government Affairs & Market Access, GSK Gulf

09:00 – 09:30   ◽    Setting the Scene: the Impact of the Global Disruption Caused by Health and Geopolitical Situations

Dr. Omar Najim, Director Executive Affairs UAE

09:30 – 10:00   ◽    When all Standards Are Gone: Flexible until it Snaps – Insights in Emergency Logistics 

Mr. Jeffrey Kemprecos, Director, Communications, Government Affairs & Market Access, GSK Gulf

10:00 – 10:30   ◽    Collaboration as a Key Differentiator for Future Crisis Models 
Mr. Trevor Caswell, Chairman Pharma.Aero, Manager Demand & Product Development), Edmonton Intl. Airport –  Project Sunrays 

Capt. Abhinand Madireddy, Director, Strategy & Projects, AD Ports Logistics

10:30 – 11:00   ◽    Coffee Break & Networking 

11:00 – 11:30    ◽    Research in the Area of Emergency Logistics: How Science Standardises Disruption and Chaos
Dr. Raja Jayaraman, Khalifa University ▪ Dr. Andrei Sleptchenko, Khalifa University

11:30 – 12:00   ◽    Blockchain Applications: How New Technologies Can Drive the Future Emergency Medical and Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Data

Dr. Raja Jayaraman, Khalifa University

12:00 – 13:00    ◽    Lunch & Networking

13:00 – 14:30    ◽   Connect to the Last Difficult Mile: UAV Project – Pharma.Aero

Dr. Olivier Defawe, VillageReach Director Private Sector Engagement, Drones for Health Program Lead, Pharma.Aero UAV Project Manager

Workshop and panel: Mr. Sanjeev Ghadia, CEO Astral Aviation & Astral Aerial Solutions ▪ Mr. Trevor Caswell, Chairman Pharma.Aero, Manager Demand & Product Development, Edmonton Intl. Airport (moderator) ▪ Jeremy Mitchell, Services Assurance Manager, Commercial Department at Sharjah Airport Authority  ▪ Mr. Ruud van der Geer, Associate Director Supply Chain Management, MSD

14:30 – 15:00   ◽    Wrap up: Sustainable Methodologies and Principles in Pharma Logistics

Dr. Omar Najim, Director Executive Affairs UAE ▪ Mrs Céline Crahay, Managing Director, 3CEL

17:30 – 21:30    ◽    Social Event: Masterclass Dinner Event & Certification Ceremony – sponsored by ETIHAD

 

Day 5 (September 9) – Sustainable Pharma Supply Chain Models: How Transport Modes Intertwine

Chair: Prof. Dr. Christa Sys, Faculty of Business and Economics,  University of Antwerp

09:00 – 09:30   ◽    Sea Freight in the Pharma Supply Chain: Volume versus Value?

Prof. Dr. Christa Sys, Faculty of Business and Economics,  University of Antwerp

09:30 – 10:45   ◽  Routing a More Sustainable Supply Chain through Intermodal Solutions. Use Case: Reducing CO2 Emissions by Transport Collaboration – Wings, Steamers, and Rail

Mrs. Simona Ravera, Director Solutions Sales EMEA – LifeSciences & Healthcare, BDP International ▪ Mr. Gerry Fama, Vice President of Europe Sales, BDP International ▪  Mr. Darrel Chong, AVP, Group Platform Solutions, PSA International

 10:45 – 11:00   ◽    Coffee Break & Networking 

11:00 – 11:30    ◽    Is Physical Internet the Facticity to Ultimate Sustainability or part of a bigger sustainability puzzle: an industry use case “the Stargate Project”?

Dr. Thomas Van Asch, Strategic Project manager, Air Cargo Belgium ▪Mr Samuel Speltdoorn Business Development Manager Cargo, Brussels Airport Company

11:30 – 11:45   ◽     Digital Cold Chain: Learn How This Makes the Cold Chain Transparent, Less Risky, More Cost-Efficient, and Greener

Mr. Stefan Braun, Managing Director, SmartCAE

11:45 – 12:15   ◽    Do We Speak the Same Language: the Need for a Cross-Modal CO2 Calculation Model

Mr. Rafael Arevalo-Ascanio, PhD Researcher University of Antwerp

12:15 – 12:45    ◽    The Airline Sustainability Program: ETIHAD Industry use case

Mr. Fabrice Panza, Manager Global Cool Chain Solutions Etihad Cargo

12:45 – 13:30    ◽    Wrap up: Concluding the Pharma Green Lane Definition

Mrs. Céline Crahay, Managing Director 3CEL ▪ Prof. Dr. Wouter Dewulf, University of Antwerp

13:30 – 14:00 ◽Masterclass Main Takeaways 

Mr. Frank Van Gelder, Secretary General Pharma.Aero  ▪ Prof. Dr. Roel Gevaers, University of Antwerp

14:00 – 15:00    ◽    2022 Pharma Logistics Masterclass Closure over Lunch & Networking

Prof. Dr. Ernesto Damiani, Khalifa University ▪ Mr. Trevor Caswell, Chairman Pharma.Aero ▪ Prof. Dr. Wouter Dewulf, University of Antwerp ▪ Mr. Fabrice Panza, HOPE Consortium

16:30 – 21:30    ◽    Social Event: La Perle Entertainment Show V-Hotel, Dubai Business District

 

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