5.15pm – 5.30pm BST, 13 October 2026 ‐ 15 mins
Keynote

Chief of Staff and Head of the Data & Digital Office, Novartis Biomedical Research

Chief of Staff and Head of the Data & Digital Office, Novartis Biomedical Research
Philippe Marc is Chief of Staff and Head of the Data & Digital Office at Novartis Biomedical Research. He shapes and drives the company’s AI research strategy, aligning scientific priorities with enterprise goals to accelerate innovation in drug discovery. He leads the translation of strategy into high-impact programs, governance frameworks, and investment priorities, enabling scalable adoption of AI across Research. With over 25 years in life sciences, he brings deep expertise in bioinformatics, data science, and R&D transformation.