Speakers

Our expert speaker faculty from the 2026 Smart Lab Exchange Europe features a collection of inspiring Lab Automation leaders who shared their extensive and varied experiences. If you would like to get involved in the 2026 edition of the Exchange, reach out to enquire@iqpc.co.uk

Erik Vernet
Erik Vernet
Vice President - Scientific Data Registration
Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk
Andrew Phillips
Andrew Phillips
Associate Director
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca
Mattia De Dominicis
Mattia De Dominicis
Senior Vice President of Innovation, Research and Development
Imperial Brands PLC
Imperial Brands PLC
Lori Liu
Lori Liu
Head of Digital & Data, RD&I
Magnum Ice Cream
Magnum Ice Cream
Julien Lebranchu
Julien Lebranchu
Global Digital Solutions Manager
Celanese Performance Solutions Switzerland Sarl
Celanese Performance Solutions Switzerland Sarl
Ahmad Khodr
Ahmad Khodr
Head of Microbiology Innovation Laboratory
L'Oreal
L'Oreal
Matthew Walker
Matthew Walker
Associate Principal Scientist – IT/OT Lead
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca
Geoff Parker
Geoff Parker
Head of Research & Development
Scimcon
Scimcon
Julien Marin
Julien Marin
SVP, Director Research Services
NovAliX
NovAliX
Birthe Nielsen
Birthe Nielsen
Project manager
Pistoia Alliance
Pistoia Alliance
Michael Morris
Michael Morris
Data Transformation Lead
Argenx
Argenx
CK Ong
CK Ong
Director Data Product
GSK
GSK
Maryam Momtaz
Maryam Momtaz
Head of Specialty Polymers R&I Excellence and Transformation
Syensqo
Syensqo
Gonzalo Alvarez
Gonzalo Alvarez
Global Business IT Leader - R&D
DuPont
DuPont
Anna Codina
Anna Codina
Senior Director Strategy & Business Development
SciY
SciY
Daniel Baeschlin
Daniel Baeschlin
Executive Director High Throughput Biology
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research
Claudio Battilocchio
Claudio Battilocchio
Digital Automation and IoT Lead, R&D
Syngenta Crop Protection
Syngenta Crop Protection
Jon Davidson
Jon Davidson
VP Analytics
Labvantage
Labvantage