8th PATIENT CENTRICITY & COLLABORATION WORLD CONGRESS 2026 EUROPE
Amplifying Patients Voice in Research, Drug Development and Healthcare
Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington, London, UK
Tuesday 25th - Wednesday 26th February 2026
KEY INDUSTRY EXPERT SPEAKERS 2025
- Emma Sutcliffe, Founder, International Society of Patient Engagement Professionals (ISPEP)
- Wendy Erler, VP, Global Head Patient Experience, Advocacy and Insights, AstraZeneca
- Janelle A. Goins, Sr. Director, Global Community Engagement & Advocacy, Gilead Sciences
- Ify Osunkwo, Chief Patient Officer Rare Disease, Novo Nordisk Rare Disease
- Dr. Anthony Yanni, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Patient Centricity, Astellas Pharma
- Dr. Holger Storcks, Public Affairs and Patient Advocacy Director DACH, Kyowa Kirin GmbH
- Christiane Sonntag, Patient Services Manager, Kyowa Kirin GmbH
- Shannon Altimari, Senior Director, Patient Engagement, Global Oncology Lead, GSK
- Samantha Knott, Global Patient Partnership Leader, Roche
- Michaela Dinboeck, Head of Patient Engagement (PE), Novartis.
- Rebecca Lisle, Head of Patient Advocacy EU/INT, Jazz Pharmaceuticals
- Pascal Derrien, Chief Executive Officer, Migraine Ireland
- Robert Mitchell-Thain, CEO, PBC Foundation
- Rasmus Hjorth, Head of Communication, James Lind Care
- Carole Scrafton, Director & Co-Founder, Flutters and Strutters
- Josie Godfrey, Co-Founder and CEO, Realise Advocacy
- Lindsay Birrell, Co-CEO, Realise Advocacy
- Lara Bloom, President and CEO, The Ehlers-Danlos Society
- Hayley Chapman, Sr Program Director, PFMD
- Dr Liz Clark, Visiting Lecturer & Patient Engagement Theme Lead, King’s College London
- Amit Aggarwal, Executive Director Medical Affairs & Strategic Partnerships, ABPI
- Nigel Nicholls, General Manager UK/Nordics & Baltics, Egetis Therapeutics AB
- Dakar De La Cruz, Director, Global Patient Insights & Solutions, Alexion Pharmaceuticals
- Bob Stevens, Group CEO, MPS.SOCIETY
- Dawn Lobban Co-founder & Managing Partner, Amica Scientific
- Melanie Dixon, Trustee, Cure DHDDS
- Senior Representative, NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research)
- Gunnar Schroefel, Senior Director Global Patient Advocacy and Head of the European Patient Advocacy Team, Daiichi Sankyo
- Dr Sumira Riaz, Chartered Health Psychologist and Patient Engagement Consultant, Unboxed Psychology
- Dr. Andreas Reimann, Co-Founder and Managing PartnerCo-Founder and Managing Partner, admedicum
- Heidi Müller, Head of Patient Advocacy, Galapagos
- Victoria Harvey-Jones, Clinical Strategist (Oncology) & Worldwide Patient Integration Lead, Medscape Education Global
- Dr Sally Dews, Director, Patient Advocacy and External Partnerships , Pfizer
- Steve Clark, Founder and Patient Advocate, Strive for Five
- Amy Yarker, Senior Business Development Manager, NIHR Research
- Naomi Litchfield, Director, Patient Advocacy, Bionical Emas
- Dr Sondra Butterworth CEO & Founder, RareQoL (Rare Quality of Life) and EDIRA (Equality Diversity and Inclusive Research Association)
- Emily Pickering, Patient Engagement in Clinical Development Service Lead, NIHR Research
- Bianca Swalem, Co-Founder, Delta Consulting
- Mark Hanson, Co-Founder, Delta Consulting
- Barbara Valastro, Ph.D. Head of R&D Patient Science, AstraZeneca
- Tim Gomersall, Managing Director, GIG Health
- Dr. Gudula Petersen, Global Patient Engagement Lead, Grünenthal GmbH
- Neil Betteridge, Patient Advocate, Sr Director, Europe, Global Alliance For Patient Access
- Claire Bale, Associate Director of Research, Parkinson’s UK
- Nikul Bakshi, Research Involvement Lead, Parkinson's UK
- Mark Doyle, Founder, A Life In A Day
- Glenn Darley, Patient Engagement Lead, EMEA, Recordati Rare Disease
- Dr Oleksandr Gorbenko, Global Patient Affairs Director, Ipsen
- Ines Teixeira Gonçalves, Head of Patient Engagement and Advocacy , Therakos
- Lindsay Randall, Founder, CEO, Mother, Arthur’s Quest
- Rachel Grimley, Senior Vice President of Drug Discovery, Cancer Research Horizons
- Kevin Fernando, GP Partner, GP with Specialist Interest in Diabetes & Medical Education, North Berwick Health Centre
- And much much more...

EMMA SUTCLIFFE
Global Patient Officer

WENDY ERLER
VP, Global Head Patient Experience, Advocacy and Insights

JANELLE A. GOINS
Sr. Director, Global Community Engagement & Advocacy

IFY OSUNKWO
Chief Patient Officer Rare Disease

Dr. Anthony Yanni
Senior Vice President and Global Head of Patient Centricity

DAKAR DE LA CRUZ
Director, Global Patient Insights & Solutions

Samantha Knott
Coming Global Patient Partnership Leader Soon

Michaela Dinboeck
Head of Patient Engagement

REBECCA LISLE
Head of Patient Advocacy EU/INT

Dr. Holger Storcks
Public Affairs and Patient Advocacy Director DACH

Christiane Sonntag
Patient Services Manager

Josie Godfrey
Director at JG Zebra Consulting

LINDSAY BIRRELL
Co- CEO, Realise Advocacy, Chair of trustees

LARA BLOOM
President and CEO

Robert Mitchell-Thain
CEO

BOB STEVENS
Group CEO

Dawn Lobban
Co-founder & Managing Partner

PASCAL DERRIEN
Chief Executive Officer

MELANIE DIXON
Trustee

Rasmus Hjorth
Head of Communication

Carole Scrafton
CEO & Co-Founder Patient Advocacy Organisation

Dr Liz Clarke
Visiting Lecturer and Patient Engagement Theme Lead
Centre for Pharmaceutical Medicines Research, Kings College London

Dr Liz Clarke
Visiting Lecturer and Patient Engagement Theme Lead

AMY YARKER
Senior Business Development Manager

NIGEL NICHOLLS
General Manager UK/Nordics & Baltics

AMIT AGGARWAL
Executive Director, Medical Affairs and Strategic Partnerships

Dr. Andreas L.G. Reimann
Managing Partner, Co-Founder

Gunnar Schroefel
Senior Director Global Patient Advocacy and Head of the European Patient Advocacy Team
Daiichi Sankyo

Gunnar Schroefel
Senior Director Global Patient Advocacy and Head of the European Patient Advocacy Team

Heidi Müller
Head of Patient Advocacy

DR SALLY DEWS
DIRECTOR, Patient Advocacy and External Partnerships

Dr Sumira Riaz
Chartered Health Psychologist and Patient Engagement Consultant

Victoria Harvey-Jones
Clinical Strategist (Oncology) & Worldwide Patient Integration Lead
Medscape Education Global

Victoria Harvey-Jones
Clinical Strategist (Oncology) & Worldwide Patient Integration Lead

STEVE CLARK
Founder and Patient Advocate

NAOMI LITCHFIELD
Director, Patient Advocacy

Dr Sondra Butterworth
CEO & Founder
RareQoL (Rare Quality of Life) and EDIRA (Equality Diversity and Inclusive Research Association)

Dr Sondra Butterworth
CEO & Founder

Hayley Chapman
Senior Program Director

BIANCA SWALEM
Co-Founder

MARK HANSON
Co-Founder

Emily Pickering
Patient Engagement in Clinical Development Service Lead

Barbara Valastro
Head of R&D Patient Science

TIM GOMERSALL
Managing Director

DR. GUDULA PETERSEN
Global Patient Engagement Lead

NEIL BETTERIDGE
Patient Advocate, Sr Director, Europe

CLAIRE BALE
Associate Director of Research

NIKUL BAKSHI
Research Involvement Lead

Dr Oleksandr Gorbenko
Global Patient Affairs Director

Ines Teixeira Gonçalves
Head of Patient Engagement and Advocacy

Glenn Darley
Patient Engagement Lead, EMEA

Rachel Grimley
Senior Vice President Drug Discovery

Kayuri Odedra
Associate Director, Patient Advocacy UK & Ireland

Diana Heimber
Patient Expert

Lisbeth Snede
President

Kevin Fernando
GP Partner

Gaia Presotto
Project Manager









