Unleashing the Medicon Valley potential
Join us at the MVA Annual Summit 2023 for a day focused on unlocking the vast potential of Medicon Valley. This event will bring together industry leaders, researchers, and experts to explore the latest advancements and opportunities in the vibrant Medicon Valley region. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be part of the conversations shaping the future of Medicon Valley.
Save the date for the MVA Annual Summit 2023 and stay tuned for more details!
Date: Monday November 13th 2023
Time: 10:00 – 17:30
Venue: Clarion Hotel Copenhagen Airport, Ellehammersvej 20, 2770 Kastrup, Denmark
Participation
Members of MVA and members of the press: Participation is free of charge for members of MVA and members of the press.
Non-members: Non members can join the Annual Summit 2023 for a participation fee of 3,996 DKK (approximately 540€) plus VAT (4,995 DKK inlcuding VAT).
Registration ends on November 9th, 2023.
Note that if your company applies for membership within 14 days after the event the cost of that ticket will be deducted from your first membership fee. If you are considering becoming a member of Medicon Valley Alliance, you can find more information here or contact David Munis Zepernick, Director of Member Engagement and Communication (dz@mva.org or +45 2498 1668).
Program
| 10:00 | Registration and coffee |
| 10:30 | Welcome Niels Abel Bonde, Chair of the Board, Medicon Valley Alliance / VP HCP Marketing Obesity, Novo Nordisk |
| 10:35 | State of Medicon Valley Anette Steenberg, CEO, Medicon Valley Alliance Daniel Chancellor, Thought Leadership and Consulting Director, Citeline |
The Future of Personalized Medicine and ATMP – synergies in Medicon Valley |
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| 10:55 | Front-runners within ATMP? Initiatives and ambitions in Denmark and Sweden Jenni Nordborg, Director of International Affairs, Lif Sweden Ida Sofie Jensen, CEO, Lif Denmark |
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| Bringing an intracerebral pluripotent stem cell therapy to clinical trial for Parkinson’s Disease Malin Parmar, Professor, Lund University Agnete Kirkeby, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen and Lund University |
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Sustainability – a Nordic Life Science Stronghold |
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| 11:55 | Sustainable healthcare – a Nordic stronghold Daniel Eriksson, Founder/CEO, Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare How to reach sustainable production through a local partnership Mette Wendel, Senior Project Manager, Kalundborg Symbiosis Circular Solution for Life Science Research Laboratory Plasticware Waste Flavio Ortigao, Founder & CTO, ReLabware |
| Panel discussion: Sustainability in Nordic Life Science | |
| 12:45 | Lunch |
Women’s Health – Important AND Good Business |
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| 13:45 | Sex-specific health data science Søren Brunak, Professor, University of Copenhagen From Realheart to Miniheart – gender equality in cardiac devices Ina Laura Perkins, CEO, Scandinavian Real Hearts Roche’s commitment to women’s health – time to close the gap and change the facts Darine Ghanem, General Manager, Roche Denmark Investing in innovative healthcare for women – a good business Martin Stenfeldt, Chairperson, Uvisa Health |
| Panel discussion: Good business | |
| 14:55 | Coffee Break |
AI – Game Changer of Future Life Science |
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| 15:25 | Key note: AI’s Game-Changing Influence on Life Science Development and Launch David Staunton, Industry Transformation Leader, Cognizant Life Sciences READ MORE >> |
| 15:55 | Embedding of AI in Discovery, Development and Commercialization of Medicines Hisham Hamadeh, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Data Science & AI, Genmab How AI enable AstraZeneca to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines Magnus Nydén, Executive Director, Astra Zeneca AI – will it redefine pharma? Thomas Senderovitz, Senior Vice President Data Science, Novo Nordisk |
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Closing |
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| 17:00 | Niels Abel Bonde, Chair of the Board, Medicon Valley Alliance / VP HCP Marketing Obesity, Novo Nordisk |
| 17:05 | Networking, Snacks & Drinks |
| 17:45 | End of Annual Summit |
Moderator
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| Lisa Kirsebom Life science journalist & writer |
Keynote speaker
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| David Staunton Industry Transformation Leader Cognizant Life Sciences READ MORE >> |
Speakers
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| Niels Abel Bonde Chairman of the board Medicon Valley Alliance VP HCP Marketing Obesity, Novo Nordisk |
Anette Steenberg CEO Medicon Valley Alliance |
Daniel Chancellor Thought Leadership and Consulting Director Citeline |
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| Jenni Nordborg Director of International Affairs Lif Sweden |
Ida Sofie Jensen CEO Lif Denmark |
Malin Parmar Professor Lund University |
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| Agnete Kirkeby Associate Professor University of Copenhagen and Lund University |
Daniel Eriksson Founder/CEO Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare |
Mette Wendel Senior Project Manager Kalundborg Symbiosis |
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| Flavio Ortigao Founder & CTO ReLabware |
Søren Brunak Professor University of Copenhagen |
Ina Laura Perkins CEO Scandinavian Real Hearts |
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| Darine Ghanem General Manager Roche Denmark |
Martin Stenfeldt Chairperson Uvisa Health |
Hisham Hamadeh Senior Vice President, Global Head of Data Science & AI Genmab |
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| Thomas Senderovitz Senior Vice President Data Science Novo Nordisk |
Magnus Nydén Executive Director Astra Zeneca |
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Cancellation policy and No-Show-Fee
Cancellations can be made free of charge when they occur before the event takes place and must be sent as soon as possible by email to event@mva.org
If you are unable to attend you are welcome to transfer your registration to a colleague. Please let us know who to transfer the registration to at event@mva.org
In case of non-appearance from the event without cancellation, MVA charge a fee of DKK 500 ex. VAT. The fee covers our incurred costs for catering, room hire and administration.