IPF & PAH Disease Area Clinical Operations Lead Francesca Vaccari is a biotechnologist by training with over 20 years of experience at academic and pharmaceutical levels. In her role at Chiesi, she oversees the entire value chain of Clinical Operations within the assigned program, providing strategic and operational input and support. She brings expertise in program development, process improvement, and optimization and communicates effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Sergio Scaccabarozzi graduated in medicine and specialized in general surgery at the University of Milan. He boasts 35 years of experience in clinical research for international pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. He enriched his professional experience by spending a year and a half as an Operation Research Manager at the IRCCS San Matteo Research Hospital in Pavia. Since February 2023 he has been the scientific director of Arithmos, a company that aims to transform the life sciences industry with technology solutions, quality compliance, and consultancy services.

Evgenia Delyagina is a pharmacist by education with a PhD in medical science. With over 7 years of records management experience in both CRO and biopharma settings, Evgenia values the importance of a high-quality and inspection-ready TMF for the success of drug development. At Debiopharm, Evgenia leads the TMF operations team, ensuring global TMF support for clinical study teams, streamlining TMF procedures and training, and overseeing the eTMF system.

Emma Forrest leads a talented global team at Recordati, specializing in Clinical Operations, Data Management and Statistics, Clinical Reporting, and Digital Solutions. Her role encompasses overseeing the full value chain across R&D. Emma is responsible for implementing a PMO, strategic program management processes, and new system tools for R&D. She has spearheaded the digital transformation at Recordati and is accountable for the R&D portfolio, budget strategy, and management.

Pooja is a Project Director with over 14 years experience in the CRO industry, currently overseeing a program of projects at Parexel. Her expertise spans the oversight and management of clinical trials from Ph 2 to Real World, in various indications and patient populations. Pooja is passionate about ensuring successful delivery of a project while ensuring effective and optimal sponsor oversight.

Christie is a seasoned clinical research professional with an impressive 35-year career spanning roles across the industry and has been with Parexel for 26 years. Christie has excelled as a system owner and solution enablement lead, successfully implementing numerous systems and representing business solutions; driving innovation for benefit of sponsor, sites and patients. Christie's foundation in clinical research was built as a research site director and clinical research associate.

Ed Fowler is a seasoned clinical technology strategist with nearly three decades of experience in the pharmaceutical and CRO industry, currently leading a team of clinical process and technology experts at Parexel. His expertise spans the strategic planning of clinical technology implementations, AI strategy and governance and the design and development of a wide array of clinical technologies. Ed is passionate about maximizing the value of technology investments and driving innovation in clinical operations for the benefit of patients, sites and sponsors.

Elisabeth Coxon is a Clinical Operations professional with over 35 years in the industry covering a wide range of clinical studies, from phase 1 to phase IV. Elisabeth has experience at both CROs and biopharmas.

Waseem Awad is the Clinical Operations Practice Manager for the R&D Business Consulting team in Europe. Waseem comes from a Big4 Consulting & Life Sciences industry background. As part of his role at Veeva, he is focused on supporting EU clients with optimizing their clinical operations through key areas including Target Operating Model (TOM) design, Value Realization, Change Management and Business Process Design.

Jose Maria Giimenez Arnau is a physician with more than 30 years of experience in Pharma Business. He has a background in Medical Affairs, Preclinical and Clinical Development, Regulatory, Quality, and Pharmacovigilance. He has held senior leader positions at the local and global level, in three countries and five cities. Jose Maria has worked at ESTEVE since February 2022.