Agenda - Main Conference Day 1 (1st September 2026)

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Breaks & Networking

08:00 - 08:50

Registration and Coffee

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Keynote Session - Transforming Biomanufacturing Through Digital Innovation

08:50 - 09:00

Chairperson's Opening Remarks

Yuki Abe, Ph.D. - Director, BioPharm Services Ltd.

09:00 - 09:35

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 - 10:10

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

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Breaks & Networking

10:10 - 11:00

Opening Networking Exchange in the Exhibit/Poster Hall: Connecting the BPI Asia Community

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Digital Strategy, Data Foundations & Execution - Building the Digital Backbone for Biomanufacturing

11:00 - 11:30

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 - 12:00

Letter from a Future Patient: How AI-Driven Manufacturing Saved My Life

Stefan Sandstrom - CEO, Biosector Ltd.

12:00 - 12:30

Integrated Modeling Strategies for Bioprocess Scale-Up: Combining Mechanistic Modeling and CFD

Junu Kim - CEO, Auxilart Co., Ltd.

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Breaks & Networking

12:30 - 13:30

Luncheon & Bioprocessing Mentorship Exchange: Connecting Emerging Innovators with Industry Leaders

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Innovative Technologies Driving Process Development Forward - Next-Generation Process Development Platforms

13:30 - 14:00

How to Accelerate Biotech Innovation - Startup Experience Sharing

Jack Wong - CEO and Founder, Asia Regulatory Professionals Association (ARPA)

14:00 - 14:30

Innovative Technologies in Driving Cell Line Development

Yuansheng Yang - Senior Principal Scientist, A*STAR

14:30 - 15:00

Accelerating Development Timelines Through Platform Technologies and Data-Driven Strategies

Gary Khoo - Head of CMC, Hummingbird Bioscience

15:00 - 15:30

Scientific Track Presentation

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Breaks & Networking

15:30 - 16:00

Networking Refreshment Break in Exhibit/Poster Hall

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AI-Driven Decision Making in Process Development - From Trial-and-Error to Predictive Development

16:00 - 16:30

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 - 17:00

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 - 17:30

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

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Breaks & Networking

17:30 - 19:30

Networking Cocktail Reception

Main Conference Day 1 (1st September 2026)Tuesday, 1 September 2026

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