SAP Connect Days for Life Sciences

April 8–10, 2026 | SAP America, Inc. – Newtown Square, PA

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Agenda

Pre-Conference Life Science Product Councils

  • SAP Intelligent Clinical Supply Management
  • SAP Batch Release Hub for Life Sciences
  • SAP Cell and Gene Therapy Orchestration

  • Mandar Paralkar, Global VP, Life Sciences, SAP Industries and Experience, SAP

  • Matt Horenkamp, AI Customer Engagement Lead, SAP Business AI Global Product Management, SAP

  • Anurag Chaudhary, Associate Director, Supply Chain Planning Transformation, BioMarin
  • Ryan Han, Director, Digital Core Modernization, PwC

  • Tariq Jamal, Chief Information Officer, Alcami Corporation
  • Steve McClure, Principal, SVP, SAP Practice, Answerthink

  • Andy Gaines, Senior Director – SAP Supply Chain Management Architect, Eli Lilly and Company
  • Sarang Pathak, Senior Practice Engagement Manager, Infosys

  • Brett Isaac, General Manager, Digital and Data, EBOS Med Tech
  • Chris Burton, SVP, Customer Success, mymediset

  • Timo Vogelgesang, BRH Product Management Lead, SAP
  • Meena Kaul, Global Engineering Head of Life Sciences, SAP Industry Product Engineering, SAP

  • John W. Murray, Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives, Health Sciences, SAP

  • Mangal Kabra, Head Trade Finance, Lupin Pharmaceuticals
  • Justin Wutti, Director, Government Pricing & Contracts, Lupin Pharmaceuticals
  • Erica Petersohn, Business Advisor Solution Delivery, Vistex

  • Sam Amoresano, Financial controller, Belenos
  • Dirk Wenzel, Practice Lead Digital Core Americas Region, Senior Client Partner, Westernacher Consulting  

  • Lee Murtagh, Sr. Program Manager, Exela Pharma Sciences
  • Upender Solanki, CEO, Novatio Solutions

  • Wendy Xia, Vice President, Head of Supply Chain, Agios Pharmaceuticals
  • Brian Grawehr, Senior Director, Supply Chain Planning, System and Commercial Operations, Agios Pharmaceuticals
  • Chris Chambers, Vice President and Overall Lead of SAP Life Sciences Practice, UST

  • Pinar Cicalese, Senior Director, Global Patient Supply Operations, Immatics
  • Philipp Suek, Partner, Tenthpin

  • Bipin Umarale, Supply Chain Management, Terumo Medical Corporation
  • Amit Maheshwari, Client Partner, Bristlecone

  • Balasubramanya Nagaraj, Senior Director, SAP Services

  • Mandar Paralkar, Global VP, Life Sciences, SAP Industries and Experience, SAP
  • Jayne Bower, Industry Executive Advisor, Life Sciences, SAP
  • Meena Kaul, Global Engineering Head of Life Sciences, SAP Industry Product Engineering, SAP

Overview, Setting The Stage
Life Sciences AI Use as Ideation

  • Marco De Lorenzo, Vice President Global Customer Advisory, IBU Life Sciences, SAP
  • Aparna Seksaria, Director, Life Sciences Solutions, SAP
  • Nandita Ghosh, Head of Product Management and Product Management Leader, Lifesciences E2E and Strategy Product Manager, SAP

Summary and Next Steps

(Restaurant locations TBD)

  • SAP Supply Chain (Logistics Execution)
  • SAP Digital Manufacturing and SAP Business Network – Supply Chain Collaboration
  • SAP Serialization (SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals, SAP Information Collaboration Hub, SAP Traceability Hub)