SAP Innovation Day for Life Sciences

Tuesday, September 16, 2025
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. PT
SAP Labs, Palo Alto

Join us for SAP Innovation Day for Life Sciences, where groundbreaking ideas and cutting-edge solutions in product lifecycle and supply chain management take center stage in the biopharma and medical devices segments.

Connect with industry leaders, SAP experts, partners, and peers as they share real-world insights, success stories, and powerful innovations that are transforming the life sciences landscape. Discover how SAP’s latest technologies are driving smarter, faster, and more agile operations across the industry.

Arrive early for even more value! Don’t miss our optional Pre-Conference Product Council, where we’ll take a deep dive into SAP serialization solutions, including a new product launch!

Spots are limited—register now to secure your place at this unmissable event. We look forward to seeing you there!

Agenda:

SAP Traceability Hub: AI Use Cases, Road Map Overview, and Regulatory Updates
- Aladdin Mandishah, M.Sc., Global Director of IBU Life Sciences, SAP
Live Demo: Experience It in Real-Time
- Anil Suresh Kumar, Senior Product Manager, SAP Industry Product Engineering, SAP
Customer Story: Business Transformation with SAP at Specialty Distributor
- Sahaya Mariadasan, VP of ERP and Business Applications, BioCare
- Upender Solanki, CEO, Novatio Solutions
- John McGrath, Managing Director, AnswerThink
Customer Story: DSCSA Done Right: Hikma’s End-To-End Serialization with SAP ATTP, ICH and Eng IndX
- Manish Garg, Principal Engineer, Serialization – Hikma Pharmaceuticals
- Tripti Dutta, USA Delivery Lead for Serialization, IndX
Customer Story: DSCSA Compliance without Disruption
- Joel Gollub, Secure Supply Chain Manager, Optum
- Alex Bravo Herrera, IT Senior Director Enterprise Regulatory Technologies, McKesson
- Vinod Vedire, Principal IT Architect DSCSA Serialization Systems, McKesson
- Russel DeLapp, Industry Solutions Principal, NTT DATA Business Solutions

Kevin Brophy, Life Sciences Industry Executive Advisor, SAP
Jayne Bower, Industry Executive Advisor, Life Sciences, SAP

Mandar Paralkar, VP of Life Sciences, SAP

Mastan Shaik, Early Stage Business Technology & Enterprise Systems Director, Cambrex Corporation
Valerian Harris, SAP Life Sciences Portfolio Leader, HCLTech Americas

Jake Furber, IT Director, Allogene
Tom Halligan, Project Manager, Fibrogen

Customer Speaker: Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company
- Manish Das, Head of IT SAP, Varian
- Pooja Rajurkar, Project Manager, Varian
- Ritesh Menon, NA Business Head, Incture

Learn about Pfizer's digital transformation in order-to-cash through touchless sales order automation. Discover how AI and automation enhances customer experience, on-time-in-full performance, process efficiency, and provides deeper insights and controls across global markets.

Prashant Shah, SAP Solutions Sr. Manager, Pfizer

Customer Speaker
Accenture Speaker

Susanna Goldenstein, Principal Business Analyst, Roche
Philipp Suek, Head of Advanced Therapies, Tenthpin
Monika Birdi, Product Manager CGTO, SAP

Nitin Badjatia, Senior Vice President, SAP CX Solution Management, SAP

Mandar Paralkar, VP of Life Sciences, SAP
Jayne Bower, Industry Executive Advisor, Life Sciences, SAP
Kevin Brophy, Life Sciences Industry Executive Advisor, SAP

SAP Innovation Day for Life Sciences

Agenda:

8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m. | Registration and Optional Breakfast

8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. | SAP Serialization Solutions Product Council

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Networking Lunch

12:30 p.m.–12:45 p.m. | Welcome and Setting the Scene: Industry Challenges

12:45 p.m.–1:00 p.m. | SAP Business Suite for Life Sciences and Industry Portfolio

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | From Fragmented to Future-Ready Cambrex Journey to Digital Excellence with SAP S/4 HANA on RISE

1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. | Customer Panel: Journey to S4 with Fibrogen & Allogene

2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. | Customer Story: Modernize Enterprise Integration - Accelerating Digital Transformation with Migration to SAP Integration Suite

2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. | Networking Break and Group Photo

3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. | Customer Story: Pfizer’s Order to Cash Digital Transformation

3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. | Customer Story: GenAI to Accelerate CMO Onboarding in SAP BTP Accenture

4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | Fireside Chat: Driving Industry Standards in Cell and Gene Therapy Orchestration

4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. | SAP Customer Experience for Life Sciences and Customer Story

5:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks and Feedback

5:30 p.m. | Networking Reception

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