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

Mattia De Dominicis
Mattia De Dominicis
Senior Vice President of Innovation, Research and Development
Imperial Brands PLC
Imperial Brands PLC
Erik Vernet
Erik Vernet
Vice President - Scientific Data Registration
Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk
Andrew Phillips
Andrew Phillips
Head of Digitisation, Pharmaceutical Sciences
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca
Lori Liu
Lori Liu
Head of Digital & Data, RD&I
Magnum Ice Cream
Magnum Ice Cream
Julien Lebranchu
Julien Lebranchu
IT Senior Leader - R&D Technology
DuPont
DuPont
Ahmad Khodr
Ahmad Khodr
Head of Microbiology Innovation Laboratory
L'Oreal
L'Oreal
Maryam Momtaz
Maryam Momtaz
Head of Specialty Polymers R&I Excellence and Transformation
Syensqo
Syensqo
Julien Marin
Julien Marin
SVP, Chief Operating Officer
Novalix
Novalix
Birthe Nielsen
Birthe Nielsen
Project Manager
Pistoia Alliance
Pistoia Alliance
Thierry Dorval
Thierry Dorval
Head of Data Sciences & Data Management
Servier
Servier
Michael Morris
Michael Morris
Data Transformation Lead
Argenx
Argenx
Claudio Battilocchio
Claudio Battilocchio
Digital Automation and IoT Lead, R&D
Syngenta Crop Protection
Syngenta Crop Protection
Daniel Baeschlin
Daniel Baeschlin
Executive Director High Throughput Biology
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research
Gonzalo Alvarez
Gonzalo Alvarez
Global Business IT Leader - R&D
DuPont
DuPont
Matthew Walker
Matthew Walker
Associate Principal Scientist – IT/OT Lead
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca
CK Ong
CK Ong
Director Data Product
GSK
GSK
Geoff Parker
Geoff Parker
Co-Founder
Scimcon
Scimcon
Anna Codina
Anna Codina
Senior Director Strategy & Business Development
SciY
SciY
Stephen Anderson
Stephen Anderson
VP, Advisory Services
Astrix
Astrix