13:30am Chair Introduction 

Chairperson: Ben Weil, Director of Manufacturing, INmune Bio

13:35am Presentation: The Value of Automation in CAR T Cell Manufacturing 

• How can automation reduce the cost of manufacturing? 
• Automation can reduce operator interventions and batch failure rates. 
• Product quality and consistency can be improved through automation. 

John Garcia, PhD, Head of New Manufacturing Technologies, UCL

13:50am Presentation: Orchestrate, integrate, innovate. 

• Different options for orchestration at each phase of development, from first in human through to commercialization. 
• What to consider when building a robust supply chain network.  
• What’s next for orchestration in the cell and gene industry? 

Matthew Lakelin, Vice President, Scientific Affairs & Product Development, Co-Founder, TrakCel

14:05am Presentation: Decentralized Manufacturing Orchestration

• How decentralized manufacturing works 
• Orchestration in one platform 
• Opportunities and challenges 

Renato Panza, Digital Strategy Director, Galapagos

14:20am Presentation: The New Wave of Precision Medicine: Value Chain Strategies You Can’t Afford to Not Use

• Implementing automation in the supply chain in tandem with human expertise necessary for critical decision-making  
• Bringing orchestration and automation into the pharma supply chain to improve efficiency and increase visibility  
• Orchestrating the clinical supply chain with consideration for data integration, security, and compliance 

Vesna Stamenkovic, Global Vaccine Strategy Lead, Marken

14:35pm Closing Panel with Q&A 

With all session participants