Meeting 1: 3:45PM - 4:00PM
Meeting 2: 4:00PM - 4:15PM
Meeting 1: 1:20PM - 1:40PM
Meeting 2: 1:40PM - 2:00PM
Meeting 1: 10:40AM - 11:00AM
Meeting 2: 11:05AM - 11:25PM
Peter Schedereit
Case Handler, DG Competition Unit E.1
European Commission
This quickfire presentation will examine how influence is built and exercised within life science legal functions, and how it shapes decision-making authority, career trajectory and team performance.
Jamie Pearson
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
Shionogi Europe
Wouter Mooij
Dutch & European Patent Attorney, UPC Representative
De Vries & Metman
Bryan Goodman
Executive Director, AI
Ford
Bryan Goodman is the Executive Director of Artificial Intelligence in Ford’s data and analytics organization. He focuses on enabling the use of AI throughout Ford. This includes coordinating infrastructure, tools, and training, and developing advanced AI applications. He chairs Ford's AI technology and ethics council. He is an inventor on 13 US patents. Bryan received his PhD in physical chemistry and computational science and engineering from the University of Illinois.
Denise Keeler
Chief Growth Officer
OrangeTwist
This session will bring together senior in-house counsel and private practitioners for a candid discussion on career progression, leadership development and building influence within life science organisations. Participants will exchange practical perspectives on navigating leadership transitions and building internal visibility, and positioning themselves for senior roles across the legal function. The session will be structured to encourage peer-to-peer discussion, allowing attendees to share experiences and practical strategies across IP, regulatory, competition and corporate legal disciplines
Fleur Herrenschmidt
Chief Legal Officer
Norgine
Lena Moran-Adams
Group General Counsel
Laila Beynon
Director, Dispute Resolution
Regeneron
Laila Beynon is Director, Dispute Resolution at Regeneron, responsible for the strategic co-ordination of ex-US patent litigation. She has a PhD in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, 10 years’ private practice experience in life sciences patent litigation at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, and prior to her role at Regeneron headed up the Patent Litigation team at BAT.
Veronika Hughes-Bednar
VP, Global Head of Legal Transactions
Astellas Pharma