FlyPharma Vienna 2024

Agenda 2022

FlyPharma Europe’s 2022 agenda addressed the needs and challenges faced by pharma and cargo companies both within Europe and with a global outlook.

Our speakers covered all areas of the supply chain: from leaving the manufacturer to reaching the patient. Presentations and panel discussions asked delegates to rethink current concepts and practices concerning pharma logistics, and offered advice on how to implement change in your company and through your partnerships.

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DAY 1: 20 September 2022

08:30     REGISTRATION: NETWORKING AND BREAKFAST

09:30     CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS AND COMMENCEMENT OF CONFERENCE

With FlyPharma Europe Chair Geert Leroy, Global Pharma Solutions

09:45     WELCOME TO THE FLYPHARMA CONFERENCE EUROPE 2022 AND TO LEIPZIG!

Welcome address from Götz Ahmelmann, CEO, Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG

10:00     GERMAN HOTSPOT FOR THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY

Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt as an international center for pharma and biotech with airport fit.

Joint presentation from Barbara Weigert, Project Manager Inward Investment, Saxony Trade & Invest, and Mathias Obieglo, Coordinator Project Management Industries, Investment & Marketing Corporation Saxony-Anhalt

10:30     BUILDING A RESILIENT PHARMA SUPPLY CHAIN BEYOND COVID-19

  • Supply chain challenges – during, after and beyond COVID-19
  • What are the main priorities for the pharma supply chain today compared to three years ago?
  • How has the pandemic changed our way of thinking?
  • Future challenges and opportunities – are we ready for the next global pandemic?
  • Is it possible to build in bullet-proof resilience to supply chain disruptions?

Presentation by Yoram Eshel, Former Head of Global Transportation & Logistics at Teva Pharmaceuticals, and Founder & CEO of Cannabilog

11:00     MORNING BREAK: NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENTS

11:40     AIR CARGO LOGISTICS FOR TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED PHARMACEUTICALS

How standards and certifications improve quality and reduce risk for pharmaceutical air cargo shipments.

Presentation by Sonia Ben Hamida, PhD, Head of Special Cargo, International Air Transport Association (IATA)

12:10     MANAGING MEDICINE SHORTAGES: REDUCING THE IMPACT ON THE PHARMA SUPPLY CHAIN

  • Lessons learned after the pandemic and other crises impacting global supply chain, e.g. looking at insecure markets, raw material / energy supply, uncertain customers / distributers or unreliable suppliers and the effects on the pharma supply chain
  • Analysing the collaboration between all supply chain stakeholders
  • Challenges, solutions, best practice and forecast for a functioning supply chain for advanced therapy manufacturing

Presentation by Dr Uwe Rettig, Vice President Supply Chain, IDT Biologika

12:40     HOW THE CONTROL TOWER BECAME MISSION CRITICAL TO VACCINE DISTRIBUTION – CASE STUDY

The COVID-19 pandemic shed light on supply chain vulnerabilities, but it also has led to opportunities to improve processes and accelerated technology adoption. Thankfully, over the last several years, the pharmaceutical supply chain has increased its use of real-time technology and cloud-enabled analytics. Resilient pharma companies are using tools that provide the historical, live, and predictive analytics capabilities that allow them to quickly adjust course when needed. The future supply chain will have resilience woven throughout each link. It will be based on visibility, collaboration, and automation.

Session attendees will learn: 

  • About some of the lessons learned so far from the COVID-19 vaccine distribution 
  • How the cold chain control tower has helped ensure a 99.99% successful delivery rate
  • About the future role of the cold chain control tower post-pandemic

Presentation by Ada Palmadottir, VP of Business Development, Controlant, and Tomas Fant, Temperature Control Logistics Global Projects Lead, Pfizer

13:10     LUNCH BREAK AND NETWORKING

14:10     TIME- AND TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE CARGO HANDLING: HOW TO MEET AND EXCEED CEIV PHARMA HANDLING REQUIREMENTS

“It’s for life” – CEIV needs long-term commitment

  • Do it for the right reasons
  • Certification is not about making a fast buck

Clear communication and team work

  • Clear communication on all levels is required
  • Reach out to other stakeholders of the cool chain (e.g. manufacturer/forwarding agent) and learn from each other
  • Work with other partners of the cool chain in order to provide a more integrated (end-to-end) service (team work)

“It never ends”

  • First you have to jump through numerous hoops and then the real work starts
  • “Constant” reviews, adjustments, training
  • Reach out to other stakeholders of the cool chain and learn from them

“Don’t be overwhelmed” – try to keep things clear and simple

  • Avoid over-complicated processes and structures
  • Certification processes and regulations are quite extensive – it would help if IATA and regulators also do not over-complicate matters by adding new rules/requirements

Presentation by Tiesko Schneider, Customer Care & CEIV-Responsible Person, and Neil Smyth, Customer Care & Deputy CEIV-Responsible Person, PortGround

14:40     PANEL DISCUSSION | QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN AIR CARGO LIFE SCIENCE

  • CEIV 2.0 project updates / project UAV / project QRG 
  • Difficulties on creating one QMS end-to-end  
  • The impact of increased quality monitoring on life science shipments  
  • The need for quick quality check systems for remote and emergency logistics

Brought to you by Pharma.Aero
Moderator: Tushar Jani, Group Chairman, Cargo Service Center

Panelists:

15:40     AFTERNOON BREAK: NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENTS

16:10     PANEL DISCUSSION | SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATIONS ON COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, PACKAGING, AND ADVANCED DIGITAL SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABLE PHARMA GREEN LANES

  • Sustainability project  
  • Takeaways from the masterclass  
  • Involvement of digital solutions
  • Change policies focusing on digital maturity mindset

Brought to you by Pharma.Aero
Moderator: Tushar Jani, Group Chairman, Cargo Service Center

Panelists:

17:10     CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS

With FlyPharma Europe Chair Geert Leroy, Global Pharma Solutions

17:20     CLOSE OF CONFERENCE

17:30 EVENING NETWORKING EVENT

Held in the Atrium, Meeting Area Messehaus, Leipziger Messe

19:30 CLOSE OF EVENING EVENT

DAY 2: 21 September 2022

08:45     NETWORKING AND BREAKFAST

09:15     CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS: RECAP FROM DAY 1

With FlyPharma Europe Chair Geert Leroy, Global Pharma Solutions

09:25     PANEL DISCUSSION | DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION: NEW SOLUTIONS TO KEY PHARMA SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES

Startup companies from both life sciences and logistics will put forward innovative new ideas on how to change the pharma supply chain for the better. Topics include maintaining integrity of highly sensitive products and therapies, working in collaboration, risk mitigation, sustainability, latest technological advances, and more.

Moderator: Geert Leroy, Managing Director, Global Pharma Solutions

Panelists:

10:20     HOW CAN YOU DISASTER-PROOF YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN AND BE READY TO ACT IN EVEN THE MOST DIFFICULT AND UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES?

  • Importance of robust supply chain for patient-centric advanced therapy manufacturing
  • Lessons learned after the pandemic and other crises impacting global transportation
  • Case study

Presentation by Christian Schenk, Industry Lead Life Sciences, time:matters

10:50     IS BETTER TEMPERATURE CONTROL THE RESPONSIBILITY OF LOGISTICS COMPANIES, OR SHOULD PHARMA STEP UP AND LEAD BY EXAMPLE?

Pharma companies can have very special requirements for their temperature-controlled shipments. Scientifically unique items can be very vulnerable to changes in defined conditions, and pharma companies understand their products intimately. On the other hand, logistics companies have the knowhow and expertise about the packaging solutions and processes available to fulfill all possible requirements. This presentation will discuss how to combine all this expertise in the best possible way to create successful, compliant and cost-effective services.

Presentation by Maria Lahtinen, VP Operations, Faron Pharmaceuticals

11:20     MORNING BREAK: NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENTS

11:50     VALUE CHAIN TRANSFORMATION… ART TO SCIENCE

  • Why value chain transformation is critical
  • From Art to Science
  • Digital transformation as the core of enabler
  • The brain doesn’t know what the eyes don’t see… Leadership mindset change

Virtual presentation by K Kulbhushan, Global Head and Vice President – Operations Strategy and Excellence and Digital, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories

12:20     ANNOUNCING FLYPHARMA EUROPE 2023

Presentation by Peter de Leeuw, Head of AirportCity Development, Peter Reulbach, Senior Manager Cargo Business Development, and Matthias Müllner, Handling Services Manager at Flughafen Wien AG

12:50     ANNOUNCING FLYPHARMA MIDDLE EAST 2023

Presentation by Fabrice Panza, Manager Global Cool Chain Solutions, Etihad Cargo

13:05     CHAIR’S RECAP ON DAY 2 AND CLOSING REMARKS

With FlyPharma Europe Chair Geert Leroy, Global Pharma Solutions

13:15     LUNCH BREAK AND NETWORKING

14:00     LEIPZIG/HALLE AIRPORT SITE TOUR

Meet at the FlyPharma Registration Desk

15:45     RETURN TO VENUE | CLOSE OF CONFERENCE