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Inpart Summit 2026

September 2026 | London, UK

Inpart Summit 2026

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Program

The 2026 summit brings together partnering teams from top pharma companies to discuss best practices around partnering data automation, business development, alliance management, and R&D.

It’s an opportunity to meet peers, learn about advances in partnering tools and give valuable feedback to our teams to help shape the future of biopharma partnering.

Day 1 - Networking dinner

8:00 PM

Networking

Executive Dinner: The Future of Partnering Leadership

Discussions:

  • What will partnering teams look like in 2030?
  • What capabilities must be built today?
  • How will AI reshape decision ownership?

Day 2 - Summit Day

8:45 AM

Welcome Breakfast

Coffee & Croissants

9:30 AM

Introduction

Opening Session

  • Why AI is transforming partnering faster than any prior wave
  • From manual workflows → intelligent decision systems
  • The shift to AI-native operating model
Gilles Toulemonde
Gilles Toulemonde Chief Executive Officer @ Inpart

10:00 AM

Flagship session

Demo's

Partnering Data Management: Foundations first, the right tools follow

The Modern Partnering Data Stack

  • From fragmented systems to unified partnering data ecosystems
  • The rise of partnering data lakes as strategic infrastructure
  • Enabling AI-ready data across BD, R&D, and Alliance Management
  • Security and compliance, by design
  • Real-world architecture examples from leading pharma

The Right Tools in Practice

  • Turning Partnering Data into Strategic Advantage
  • Live Demonstration: AI in Action

Speakers

Tom Hill
Tom Hill Chief Technology Officer @ Inpart
YB
Yann Bertoli VP of IT, Security & Operations @ Inpart
Robin Knight
Robin Knight Chief Product Officer @ Inpart

12:00 PM

Networking

Lunch

1:30 PM

Presentations

AM track

The Five Pillars of Digital AM

  • From information management to risk and issue management: Actionable frameworks and proven best practices
  • Building change: recommendations for rolling out programs of change across your organization
Julie Settipiani
Julie Settipiani Lead Product Manager @ Inpart

Presentations

R&D track

Translating Corporate Strategy into Partnerships

  • Connecting scientific, competitive, and partnering intelligence
  • AI-assisted landscape analysis
  • Improving detection and prioritization

Speakers

US
Uli Stilz Ex-Novo Nordisk; Corp VP R&D External Innovation
Nicholas Spirit
Nicholas Spirit Senior Director of External Innovation Solutions @ Inpart

Presentations

BD&L track

From Pipeline Tracking to Predictive Deal-Making

  • Building a clear and consistent deal flow
  • Maintaining a structured and actionable pipeline
  • Turning process into performance
  • Building change: recommendations for rolling out programs of change across your organization

Speakers

Atsumi Fujigasaki
Atsumi Fujigasaki Senior Director of Consulting Services @ Inpart
AB
Alex Barker President @ Inpart

3:00 PM

AM track

R&D track

BD&L track

Networking roundtables

4:00 PM

Networking

Coffee & Cake

4:30 PM

Presentation

Executive Panel: How AI Will Redefine Pharma Collaboration By 2030

  • What Tier-1 pharma leaders are investing in today
  • What capabilities will define the top partnering teams
Gilles Toulemonde
Gilles Toulemonde Chief Executive Officer @ Inpart

5:00 PM

Discussions

Exchange with Inpart

6:00 PM

Closing Reception: Networking Reception

Participants

Join senior leaders from global pharma to explore how AI, unified data, and intelligent platforms are reshaping business development, external innovation, and alliance management.

Novo Nordisk
GSK
Ipsen
Menarini
Bayer
Servier
CSL
Boehringer Ingelheim
Genmab
AstraZeneca
Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Novartis
Gedeon Richter
Medincell
Norgine
Cumulus Oncology

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