AGENDA AT A GLANCE

Day 1
11 March 2026
Leadership Panel: Is Asia Ready to Lead the AI Biopharma Revolution?
Regional Strengths, Challenges & Leadership Pathways
Intelligent Discovery & Molecular Design
AI-enabled Discovery, Predictive Modelling & Next-Gen Biologics
Morning Break – Exhibition Viewing & 1-1 Networking
Digital Biomanufacturing & Process Innovation
Smart Bioprocessing, Automation & Digital Twins
Lunch – Exhibition Viewing & 1-1 Networking
Data-Driven Quality, Compliance & Regulatory Excellence
Digital Validation, Intelligent QA & Global Alignment
Afternoon Break – Exhibition Viewing & 1-1 Networking
Ethics, Governance & Trust in the Digital Era
Transparency, Cybersecurity & Responsible Innovation
End of Conference

Day 1

11 March 2026

Leadership Panel: Is Asia Ready to Lead the AI Biopharma Revolution?

Regional Strengths, Challenges & Leadership Pathways

8:50

Chairman Opening Remarks

9:00

Panel Discussion: Is Asia Ready to Lead the AI Biopharma Revolution?

  • Assessing Asia’s readiness for AI integration across the biopharma value chain.
  • Unlocking innovation through AI-driven discovery and development.
  • Transforming manufacturing with data intelligence and digital twins.
  • Strengthening regulatory harmonisation and ethical governance.
  • Building collaboration networks and future-ready talent across the region.

Panelists:

Venkat Varadarajan | Global Automation Project Lead, Asia & EMEA, Sanofi, Singapore
Saumick Pal | Executive Director & Head, Digital, Data Analytics & Innovation, MSD, Singapore
Widianty Oey | Head, IT SBU, BioPharma, PT Kalbe Farma, Indonesia

9:50

Reserved for IDBS

Intelligent Discovery & Molecular Design

AI-enabled Discovery, Predictive Modelling & Next-Gen Biologics

10:15

Accelerating Drug Discovery through Multimodal Data Integration

  • Integrating omics, imaging, and clinical data to create unified AI models for drug discovery.
  • Strengthening target identification, drug efficacy predictions, and patient stratification.
  • Overcoming data silos to enable a more efficient and predictive discovery pipeline.

10:40

Morning Break – Exhibition Viewing & 1-1 Networking

Digital Biomanufacturing & Process Innovation

Smart Bioprocessing, Automation & Digital Twins

11:00

Corporate Innovation and Digital Transformation in Biopharma across Asia-Pacific

Saumick Pal | Executive Director & Head, Digital, Data Analytics & Innovation, MSD, Singapore

11:25

Reserved for Solution Provider

11:50

Achieving Global Manufacturing Control with Unified Dashboards

  • Connecting MES, LIMS, and SCADA to centralised platforms.
  • Predictive monitoring for bottlenecks, deviations, and failures.
  • Achieving real-time control across global production environments.
Krishna Gudena | Principal Investigator & Associate Fellow, Digital Transformation, GSK, Singapore

12:15

Lunch – Exhibition Viewing & 1-1 Networking

Data-Driven Quality, Compliance & Regulatory Excellence

Digital Validation, Intelligent QA & Global Alignment

2:00

Driving Productivity and Quality Assurance with AI: Breakthroughs in AI-driven Visual Inspection for Aluminium Salt–containing Vaccines

Miles Shi | General Manager, Tech Ops, PT Etana Biotechnologies, Indonesia

2:25

Reserved for Solution Providers

2:50

Leveraging AI and Digital Tools for Regulatory Success Across the Biopharma Value Chain

  • Enhancing regulatory submission accuracy with AI-driven data analysis and automated documentation.
  • Streamlining compliance monitoring through digital tools that integrate R&D, manufacturing, and distribution.
  • Improving audit readiness and data integrity by automating risk management processes with AI.

3:15

Afternoon Break – Exhibition Viewing & 1-1 Networking

Ethics, Governance & Trust in the Digital Era

Transparency, Cybersecurity & Responsible Innovation

4:00

Building Responsible AI Frameworks for Biopharma

  • Defining ethical guidelines and governance for AI use.
  • Building audit trails and explainable decision-making processes.
  • Aligning AI development with regulatory and ethical standards.

4:25

Reserved for Solution Providers

4:50

Securing AI-Driven Biopharma Systems and Protecting Intellectual Property

  • Implementing robust cybersecurity measures to protect AI models and data integrity.
  • Securing sensitive training data and ensuring AI system transparency.
  • Protecting intellectual property and ensuring compliance with global security standards.

5:15

Chairman Closing Remarks

5:20

End of Conference - Day 1

5:20

Cocktails & Networking

6:00

ABEA Awards 2026


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