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
09:00 – 09:15 ◽ Welcome address by the Captain and the Co-pilots (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)
09:15 – 09:30 ◽ Flightplan of the Masterclass
Mr. Frank Van Gelder, Secretary General 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 (Industry use case)
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. Andre Vierder, 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
15:30 – 17:00 ◽ Workshop (Digital Twinning) Light in the Black Box: How Big Data Analytics Create Pharma Supply Chain Predictability
Mina Zayed Abu Dhabi
17:00 – 17:30 ◽ Wrap up: Pharma Greenlane – The Impact of Digitization on Sustainability
18:00 – 20:30 ◽ Welcome Reception & Networking
Dr. Omar Najim (Director Executive Affairs UAE) ▪ Mr. Robert Sutton (CEO AD Ports) ▪ 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
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 – 14:15 ◽ 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
14:15 – 14:45 ◽ Innovation, the Enabling Key to a Resilient End-To-End Pharma Supply Chain, Robust Enough for the Future Challenges (Industry use case)
14:45 – 15:15 ◽ Successful Supply Chain Models in Healthcare (Industry use case)
15:15 – 15:45 ◽ Coffee Break & Networking
15:45 – 16.15 ◽ The Pharma.Aero Membership 300 Seconds Rapid-fire Cases: How to Translate Supply Chain Strategy Vision into Action (Four Pharma.Aero member use cases)
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
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
09:00 – 09:15 ◽ Setting the Scene: Wake-up Call for Integrated Full End-to-end Visibility Supply
Mr. Frank Van Gelder, Secretary General Pharma.Aero
09:15 – 10:00 ◽ How the Change of the Future Healthcare Model Drives New Supply Chain Requirements
Department of Health Abu Dhabi / Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry
10.00– 10:30 ◽ 007 IoT Devices: Permanent Advanced Pharma Data and Cyber Security
Prof. Dr. Chan Yeob Yeun, Khalifa University
10:30 – 11:00 ◽ Coffee Break & Networking
11:00– 11:30 ◽ Back to the Future: Evidence-based Business Model Change in Dry Ice Use (Industry use cases)
Mr. Diego Loaiza Salazar, Marketing Manager LATAM Cold Jet
11:30 – 12:00 ◽ 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
12.00 – 12:15 ◽ Introduction to Future Packaging: Can we Cool, Wrap and Pack in a More Innovative Way (Industry use case)
12:15 – 13:45 ◽ Lunch Workshop: Create an Innovative Packing Solution End-to-end (Working group with academic and industry moderators)
13:45 – 14:15 ◽ Wrap-up: Sustainability Challenges in Future Packaging Technologies
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
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 (Industry and Government use case)
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 Pharma.Aero & TIACA
HOPE Consortium
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. Khaled Salah, Khalifa University
12:00 – 13:00 ◽ Lunch & Networking
13:00 – 14:30 ◽ Workshop – Connect to the Last Difficult Mile: UAV Project – Pharma.Aero
Dr. Olivier Defawe, VillageReach – Director Private Sector Engagment, Drones for Health Program Lead, Pharma.Aero UAV Project Manager ▪ 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 (moderator)
14:30 – 15:00 ◽ Wrap up: Sustainable Methodologies and Principles in Pharma Logistics
17:30 – 21:30 ◽ Social Event: Masterclass Dinner Event & Certification Ceremony – Abu Dhabi Desert
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
10:45 – 11:15 ◽ Coffee Break & Networking
11:15 – 11:45 ◽ Is Physical Internet the Facticity to Ultimate Sustainability?
Khalifa University
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
13:30 – 15:00 ◽ 2022 Pharma Logistics Masterclass Closure over Lunch & Networking
16:30 – 21:30 ◽ Social Event: La Perle Entertainment Show V-Hotel, Dubai Business District
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