Programme

Time (BST)

Time (CEST)

Topic

Speaker

Company

Wednesday 16th September 2020
Morning Session

08:45 - 09:00

09:45 - 10:00

Registration

Andrew Dean

Vice-Chair,
PLG UK

09:00 - 09:05

10:00 - 10:05

Welcome & Introduction

Rachid BenHamza

President,
IPLS

09:05 - 09:25

10:05 - 10:25

Keynote Address

Shaun Grady
Vice-President Business Development Operations, AstraZeneca

09:25 - 09:45

10:25 - 10:45

Covid-19: The First 6 Months

Andrew Dean

Director and Owner,
Present Value

09:45 - 10:05

10:45 - 11:05

Biopharmaceutical Sector: Finance and Deal Making Outlook

Stephanie Leouzon

Partner and Head of Torreya Europe,
Torreya

10:05 - 10:25

11:05 - 11:25

Global Pipeline Overview

Manon Decelles

Founder and Managing Director,
Pharmdside Strategic Business Advisors

Wednesday 16th September
Afternoon Session

15:30 - 15:35

16:30 - 16:35

Welcome

Andrew Dean

Vice-Chair,
PLG UK

15:35 - 15:55

16:35 - 16:55

Translation and Entrepreneurship at the Francis Crick Institute

Barbara Domayne-Hayman

Entrepreneur in Residence,
Francis Crick Institute

15:55 - 16:15

16:55 - 17:15

What's Hot in Oncology Deal Making - Where is the Low Hanging Fruit?

Chris Sheldon

VP & Head Oncology Business Development, Oncology R&D,
AstraZeneca

16:15 - 16:35

17:15 - 17:35

The Application of AI in Rare Diseases

Bruce E. Bloom 
&
Clara Tang

Chief Collaboration Officer
&
Business Manger (Early Commercial Strategy),
Healx

16:35 - 16:55

17:35 - 17:55

Pricing and Market Access in Rare Diseases

Ravi Sodha

Owner,
Sodha Pharma Consulting

16:55 - 17:00

17:55 - 18:00

Closing Remarks

Andrew Dean

Vice-Chair,
PLG UK

Thursday 17th September 2020

08:45 - 09:00

09:45 - 10:00

Registration

Sharon Finch

Board Member,
PLG UK

09:00 - 09:45

10:00 -10:45

Building Business Development Relationships in Covid-19 Times

Chris Vaes


Jean-Marc Sequier


Toru J. Seo




Michael Crowley

Senior Director M&A and Transactions,
J&J


Global Head, Divestment & Out-Licensing, Novartis



S&E, Worldwide Business Development, Chief Business Office,
Pfizer


Head of Business Development for Pharma Research & Early Development, Pharma Partnering,
Roche

09:45 - 10:30

10:45 - 11:30

Impact of Covid-19 on Promotional Activities, could Covid-19 Result in a Change to the Current Paradigm?

Lars Boerger


Georg Buchner



Tytus Litynski



Benoit Slavicek

Alliance Pharmaceuticals


Head Business Development,
Helsinn Healthcare


General Manager,
Alfasigma Switzerland


Vice President Commercial Excellence,
Mundipharma

10:30 - 10:35

11:30 - 11:35

Closing Remarks