Main Conference Day 1 (1st September 2026)
Main Conference Day 1 (1st September 2026)
08:00 - 08:5050 mins
Breaks & Networking
Registration and Coffee
08:50 - 09:0010 mins
Keynote Session - Transforming Biomanufacturing Through Digital Innovation
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
- Yuki Abe, Ph.D. - Director, BioPharm Services Ltd.
09:00 - 09:3535 mins
Keynote Session - Transforming Biomanufacturing Through Digital Innovation
Keynote Address: The Reality of Digitalization and AI: Confessions of a Process Scientist
- Niki Wong, Ph.D. - Director, Global Technical Operations, CMC, AbbVie Operations Singapore Pte Ltd
09:35 - 10:1035 mins
Keynote Session - Transforming Biomanufacturing Through Digital Innovation
Keynote Address: From Proven Success to Scalable Transformation: Riding the Digital and AI Wave in Bioprocessing
- Yusdy Pan, Ph.D. - Executive Director, Process Development, Amgen
10:10 - 11:0050 mins
Breaks & Networking
Opening Networking Exchange in the Exhibit/Poster Hall: Connecting the BPI Asia Community
11:00 - 11:3030 mins
Digital Strategy, Data Foundations & Execution - Building the Digital Backbone for Biomanufacturing
The Role of Digitalization and Data-Driven Optimization on Downstream Processing of Advanced Therapeutics
- Stefano Menegatti - Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NC State University, North Carolina State University
11:30 - 12:0030 mins
Digital Strategy, Data Foundations & Execution - Building the Digital Backbone for Biomanufacturing
Letter from a Future Patient: How AI-Driven Manufacturing Saved My Life
- Stefan Sandstrom - CEO, Biosector Ltd.
12:00 - 12:3030 mins
Digital Strategy, Data Foundations & Execution - Building the Digital Backbone for Biomanufacturing
Integrated Modeling Strategies for Bioprocess Scale-Up: Combining Mechanistic Modeling and CFD
- Junu Kim - CEO, Auxilart Co., Ltd.
12:30 - 13:3060 mins
Breaks & Networking
Luncheon & Bioprocessing Mentorship Exchange: Connecting Emerging Innovators with Industry Leaders
13:30 - 14:0030 mins
Innovative Technologies Driving Process Development Forward - Next-Generation Process Development Platforms
How to Accelerate Biotech Innovation - Startup Experience Sharing
- Jack Wong - CEO and Founder, Asia Regulatory Professionals Association (ARPA)
14:00 - 14:3030 mins
Innovative Technologies Driving Process Development Forward - Next-Generation Process Development Platforms
Innovative Technologies in Driving Cell Line Development
- Yuansheng Yang - Senior Principal Scientist, A*STAR
14:30 - 15:0030 mins
Innovative Technologies Driving Process Development Forward - Next-Generation Process Development Platforms
Accelerating Development Timelines Through Platform Technologies and Data-Driven Strategies
- Gary Khoo - Head of CMC, Hummingbird Bioscience
15:00 - 15:3030 mins
Innovative Technologies Driving Process Development Forward - Next-Generation Process Development Platforms
Scientific Track Presentation
15:30 - 16:0030 mins
Breaks & Networking
Networking Refreshment Break in Exhibit/Poster Hall
16:00 - 16:3030 mins
AI-Driven Decision Making in Process Development - From Trial-and-Error to Predictive Development
Multi Objective Optimization of Single Steps and Complete Process Chains Using AI-based Digital Twins
- Christoph Herwig - Senior Scientific Advisor, Körber Pharma Austria GmbH, Austria
16:30 - 17:0030 mins
AI-Driven Decision Making in Process Development - From Trial-and-Error to Predictive Development
From Development to Manufacturing: AI-Assisted Workflows to Accelerate Process Development, De-Risk Scale-Up, and Enable Autonomous Control
- Mark Duerkop - Chief Executive Officer, Novasign
17:00 - 17:3030 mins
AI-Driven Decision Making in Process Development - From Trial-and-Error to Predictive Development
Panel Discussion: The Cognitive Factory: Orchestrating AI in Future Biotherapeutic Manufacturing
- Christoph Herwig - Senior Scientific Advisor, Körber Pharma Austria GmbH, Austria
- Stefan Sandstrom - CEO, Biosector Ltd.
- Teck Chung Chang - Vice President & Head, Global Quality, Takeda
17:30 - 19:30120 mins
Breaks & Networking
Networking Cocktail Reception
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