Luiz Barberini at Bayer
MBA, mechanical engineer, CQE and APICS CSCP and CPIM certified, with three post-graduate degrees in Marketing, Logistics and Transport, Luiz has worked for almost 30 years in activities related to supply chain, procurement, and logistics. He has also coordinated the dangerous goods ’transport’ committee at the Brazilian Chemical Industry Association (ABIQUIM).
Luiz currently works as Operations Manager for Latin America External Manufacturing Operations Consumer Health at Bayer and teaches Negotiation, Supply Chain and Demand Management for some major post-graduate schools in São Paulo. He also coordinates postgraduate courses in two universities in Brazil.
Michael J Alkire at Premier Inc
Michael is President of Premier, one of the largest global supply chain, healthcare technology companies in the US, helping hospitals and health systems provide higher quality patient care at a better cost. From leading the integration of Premier’s clinical, financial, supply chain to driving its operational performance offerings, Michael also oversees the company’s quality, safety, labour, and supply chain technology solutions.
Yulia Celetaria at Volga-Dnepr Group
Yulia is an industry expert with over 15 years of experience in the air cargo sector and pharmaceutical logistics. She started her career in 2005 as part of the Customer Service team of AirBridgeCargo Airlines, based in Moscow. She has recently been promoted to Healthcare Director of Volga-Dnepr Group and will be responsible for the healthcare and humanitarian sector.
Ada Palmadottir at Controlant
Ada is Business Development Director at Controlant. With more than 20 years of experience in pharmacy, management, and technology, Ada has extensive international experience in sales, operations, and marketing, specifically in the areas of product, vertical alliance sales, and partnerships related to pharmaceutical products. She is a licensed and experienced pharmacist and earned a Master of Pharmacy from the University of Iceland and a Master of Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Management in Oslo. Ada has been working with Controlant for the last nine years.
Stephen Meredith at Ipsen
Stephen was appointed at Ipsen as Director, Manufacturing in March 2020 and is currently acting Vice President, Tech Ops.
Stephen is an experienced Director with a demonstrated history of driving improved performance in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and speciality chemicals industries. Skilled in operational management, supply chain, contract management, acquisition integration, new product introduction, engineering, and external manufacturing, he has demonstrated cross-functional leadership across borders and cultures, with strong leadership expertise, business acumen and the ability to build a winning team.
Mario Patyk at Leipzig/Halle Airport
Although Mario was born in Leipzig, it did take him a while to realise that the city actually had a cargo airport. Certainly, at the beginning of his career at Frankfurt Airport many moons ago, no one expected Leipzig/ Halle Airport, where he is now Head of Business Development, to play any significant role in air freight.
So, one can imagine the surprised look on Mario’s face, when the largest cargo carrier in Europe – DHL – announced their move to Leipzig/ Halle Airport in 2004.
