The Future Leaders’ Days 2025 is a two-day conference that brings together students, young professionals and experienced professionals from the pharmaceutical industry. With numerous opportunities for networking, the event offers a platform for inspiring presentations, interactive discussions and the exchange of knowledge and experience. The conference is organized by the ISPE D/A/CH Emerging Leaders. Special thanks go to our sponsors, without whom this event would not be possible in this form.
Program overview
Here you will find a brief overview of our 2-day program with the following highlights:
Keynote Talks
Inspiring presentations on the latest developments in the industry – including CAR T-cell therapies, AAVs and state-of-the-art facility engineering.
Workshops & Site Visits
Deepen your knowledge in interactive workshops and gain exclusive insights into modern production facilities on site.
In-depth Sessions
Choose between two in-depth tracks:
- Career, Leadership & Business
Topics such as “From Idea to Market”, career paths in the pharmaceutical industry, leadership in science and innovation management. Technological Innovation
Focus on the production of novel therapeutic modalities, engineering of large production facilities and sustainable technologies.
Workshops
Workshop 1 – Data-Driven Engineering: Using Simulation to Make Better Decisions (presented by ZETA)
Workshop Hosts:
- Raffael Koller, Simulation & Process Engineer
- Moritz Unterberger, Simulation Engineer
This workshop will explore how simulations are used in engineering projects to optimize processes and make informed decisions – even under tight deadlines. We look at two case studies: one comparing single-use and stainless steel systems and one evaluating buffer concepts such as in-line dilution, in-line conditioning and traditional approaches. Participants work with simulation data and tools to make informed decisions in these scenarios. At the end, we compare the participants’ decisions with real results and discuss how simulations promote practical and effective solutions in engineering.
Workshop 2 – Building the Score: A Hands-On Eco-Design Workshop (presented by Elio Earth)
Workshop Hosts:
- Kami Krista, CEO & Co-Founder
- Kamil Mroczek, CTO & Co-Founder
How can sustainability be anchored in process decisions – and where are the inherent limits? In this interactive workshop, participants take on the role of sustainability method designers and develop their own assessment approach to differentiate the impacts of everyday laboratory products. By defining criteria, weighing up conflicting objectives and dealing with incomplete data, participants discover both the strengths and weaknesses of evaluation methods. The exercise does not aim to create a perfect assessment, but allows you to directly understand the decisions and assumptions that go into ecodesign decision tools. Participants leave with a deeper understanding of how sustainability can be embedded in process design – and where critical reflection remains essential.
Workshop 3 – World Café & Networking (presented by ISPE Women in Pharma™)
This workshop serves as an interactive networking session, stimulated by key questions prepared and moderated by the ISPE Women in Pharma™ working group. In this session you will meet new people, discuss personal and business topics and perhaps even make new friends – all in just 90 minutes.
Site Visits
Take the opportunity to gain incomparable insights behind the scenes of the pharmaceutical industry at 3 modern locations in Vienna.
Takeda
Boehringer Ingelheim
Octapharma
Confirmed speakers
Keynote
- Dr. Simon Ausländer, Matrix Leader Genomic Medicine & Synthetic Biology, Roche
- Prof. Dr. Ulrike Köhl, Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI), Germany
- Alan Kelly, SVP, Head of Strategy and Business Excellence – Global Manufacturing & Supply, Takeda
- Mohamed Muaz Ismail Samy, Global Senior Manager Sustainability, Boehringer Ingelheim
- Máté Erdö, Senior Technology Transfer Manager, ITM Isotope Technologies Munich
- Kai Dietrich, VP Head of Engineering, ITM Isotope Technologies Munich
- Dr. Mark Dürkop, CEO, Novasign
In-depth Sessions
- Prof. Dr. Christoph Herwig, Senior Scientific Advisor and Serial Entrepreneur, Lisalis
- Dominik Lindner, Senior Consultant, Life Sciences, Pharma & Chemicals Sector, Drees & Sommer
- Vishakha Oza, Associate Director Safety Sciences, CSL Behring
- Dr. Silvio Weber, Senior Director Immunotherapy Product-Market Fit, Miltenyi Biotec
- Dr. Thomas Müller-Späth, CEO & Co-Founder, ChromaCon – a YMC company
- Michela Castellani-Kleinschroth, Head of MSAT Aseptic Manufacturing Services, SKAN
- Kirit Chatterjee & Marie Fuest, PhD, Portfolio & Strategy Management, Sartorius
- Marie-Astrid Haibl, Corporate Head of Process Engineering, ZETA
- Matthias Angelmaier, Global Technology Partner, Exyte
- Silvius Grecu, Associate Director Global Engineering, Lonza
- Dr. Cornelia Haas, SME Sustainability in Pharma, VTU Engineering
- Maria Löflund, Site Head Vienna,
- Dr. Susanne Eywo, Regional Head EHS RCV, Boehringer Ingelheim
- Florian Lang-Horak, Project Engineer Fractionation, Octapharma
- Dr. Volker Storn, BPO E2E Standardized Facility Solutions, Roche
- Dr. Martin Müller, Customer Project Manager, Vetter Pharma
- Olivia Erlach, Manager Organizational Development, Vetter Pharma
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Key Details
Date
03.11.2025 08:00 h – 04.11.2025 18:00 h
Location
Hotel Meliá Vienna
Donau-City-Strasse 7
1220 Vienna
Austria
Language
English.
Workshop size
The number of participants is limited to 200.
Participation fee
The fees are per participant:
48,- € for students – ISPE Memberships for students are free of charge. further information
96,- € for ISPE members
120,- € for non-members
Registration
Registration takes place exclusively online. Please use the button below.