Industry Leaders

The 2027 Speakers

Meet the voices driving the next generation of pharmacovigilance and drug safety.

The 6th Pharmacovigilance & Drug Safety Conference will feature an exceptional community of senior industry experts, regulatory authorities, and pioneering innovators, sharing insights on how the field is evolving in response to technological advances and changing regulatory expectations. Stay tuned as we unveil more speakers in the weeks ahead.
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Pav Rishiraj, Head of Pharmacovigilance at Ipsen

Pav Rishiraj

Head of Pharmacovigilance

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Marta Munoz, Associate Director Patient Safety at AstraZeneca

Marta Munoz

Associate Director Patient Safety

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Erika Barbarosie, Associate Director R&D Quality at Gilead Sciences

Erika Barbarosie

Associate Director R&D Quality

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Dimitris Zampatis, Director Product Patient Safety-TA Oncology and Immunology at Sandoz

Dimitris Zampatis

Global Program Safety Lead-Oncology

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Reinhold Schilling, QPPPV at Wörwag Pharma

Reinhold Schilling

Head of Global Pharmacovigilance, QPPV

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Felix Arellano, Global Head of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety at Roche

Felix Arellano

Managing Director / Founder at Arellano Risk Management GmbH

Lizanne Pistorius, Head of Patient Safety & Pharmacovigilance at Boehringer Ingelheim

Lizanne Pistorius

Head of Patient Safety & Pharmacovigilance

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The 2026 Speakers

At the 5th Pharmacovigilance & Drug Safety Conference, we brought together a distinguished lineup of industry leaders, regulators, and innovators who are redefining drug safety in an era of rapid technological and regulatory change.
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Karsten Lollike, Scientific VP, Deputy QPPV at Global Patient Safety at Novo Nordisk
Karsten Lollike

Scientific VP and Deputy QPPV

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Pav Rishiraj, Head of Pharmacovigilance at Ipsen
Pav Rishiraj

Director, Head of Pharmacovigilance (UK)

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Heena Murarji, Director, Global PV Compliance & Business Management (GPV CBM), Otsuka
Heena Murarji

Director, Global PV Compliance & Business Management (GPV CBM)

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Jan Cleerbout, Deputy QPPV, Head of PV System Oversight at J&J
Jan Cleerbout

Deputy QPPV, Head of PV System Oversight

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Alex Bica, Global Head of Early Development and Translational Safety at CSL
Alex Bica

Global Head of Early Development and Translational Safety

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Felix Arellano, Global Head of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety at Roche
Felix Arellano

Global Head of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety

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Valentina Mancini, Senior Director Pharmacovigilance, QPPV at Shionogi
Valentina Mancini

Senior Director Pharmacovigilance, QPPV

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Dimitris Zampatis, Director Product Patient Safety-TA Oncology and Immunology at Sandoz
Dimitris Zampatis

Director Product Patient Safety-TA Oncology and Immunology

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Matilde Solares, Associate Director, Global Pharmacovigilance Compliance at Otsuka
Matilde Solares

Associate Director, Global Pharmacovigilance Compliance and Business Management

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Jorgen Matz, Head, Global Clinical Quality & Pharmacovigilance at InsudPharma
Jorgen Matz

Head, Global Clinical Quality & Pharmacovigilance

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Luís Guedes, Global Product Safety Science Lead at Sobi
Luís Guedes

Global Product Safety Science Lead

Reinhold Schilling, QPPPV at Wörwag Pharma
Reinhold Schilling

Head of Global Pharmacovigilance, QPPV

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Beena Wood, Chief Product Officer at Qinecsa
Beena Wood

Chief Product Office

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Romain Clément, CEO & Co-Founder at ArcaScience
Romain Clément

CEO & Co-Founder

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Dr Maha Lakshmi Elluri, Global Safety Director, EU EEA QPPV at Indivior
Dr Maha Lakshmi Elluri

Global Safety Director, EU EEA QPPV

Sophie Besset-Dangla - VP, Head of Global Pharmacovigilance at Cencora
Sophie Besset-Dangla

VP, Head of Global Pharmacovigilance

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Panagiota Grypioti

Safety Project Leader, Pharmacovigilance and Safety

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27-28 April 2027 · Barcelona · Early Bird rate valid until 31 December