Chris Notter started as a Customs Officer and then went into freight forwarding, before entering the airline side of the business and spending almost 29 years with German carrier Lufthansa. Notter has held other senior industry roles including Vice President Cargo Operations at Qatar Airways and he was also previously Vice President Operations. Notter then moved onto his current role as Chief Ground Handling Officer at Saudi Airlines Cargo after joining the airline in 2014. He now currently holds various consultancy roles. 

Nathan De Valck heads the Cargo Product & Route development team at Brussels Airport. De Valck is responsible for the business development and key account activities for airlines, forwarders and shippers at Brussels Airport, as well as the further development of the various specializations and products such as pharma, perishables, animal transport or e-commerce. De Valck managed the CEIV pharma community certification program at BRUcargo making Brussels Airport the first cargo community in the world to be CEIV pharma certified. De Valck is co-founder and chairman of Pharma.Aero and a full member of the IATA Time and Temperature Working Group.

Fabrice, a seasoned professional with more than 25 years of experience in sales and business development, has had quite a diverse and interesting career path. Before venturing into the aviation industry, he served as an Instructor Officer-Lieutenant- in the French Army, showcasing his disciplined and leadership background. His aviation journey began in 1998 when he joined Air France as a Station Commercial Representative. Over the next few years, he made significant contributions to the company, particularly in the area of sales analysis and strategy development. As the Head of Studies and Statistics at the regional headquarters, Fabrice developed analytical tools that played a vital role in shaping sales decisions. In 2008, he transitioned to Air France KLM Cargo, where he initially took charge of Sales for Eastern France. Later, he joined the France Sales Management team, further advancing his expertise in sales. In 2013, Fabrice's career took an exciting turn as he became the Sales Manager & Developer for the France, DOM-TOM, Africa region of the Air France KLM Pharmaceutical Group. In this role, he established a vertical organization and fostered collaborations with local Pharma Associations, demonstrating his ability to create effective networks. Continuing his growth within the pharmaceutical logistics field, Fabrice became the Head of Product & Development for Pharmaceutical Logistics in January 2017. He led a global team responsible for supporting sales and operations in delivering high-end, time-sensitive pharmaceutical and biotechnology products. In 2019, he assumed global responsibility for Quality under GDP/QA Pharma, implementing performance enhancement programs and investment strategies for cool chain products. Since May 2020, Fabrice has been a part of Etihad Cargo, where he has taken on leadership roles in the Pharma and Fresh high-value goods segments and several innovative projects in addition to promoting Abu Dhabi as a Life Sciences and Food HUB. His expertise and passion for the industry have undoubtedly been invaluable to the organization. Beyond his professional achievements, Fabrice also holds a License level in History and has received distinction awards in various areas, including sports, the military, foreign languages, and IATA Quality and Risk Management for Temperature Controlled Cargo. These diverse interests and accomplishments reflect his well-rounded character. Currently based in Abu Dhabi, Fabrice is driven by a genuine enthusiasm for sharing his knowledge and energy to achieve tangible business targets. With his extensive experience and passion for the aviation industry, he continues to make a significant impact in his field.

Jeffrey P. Kemprecos, BA, MA, MIBS, is Director of Communications, Government Affairs & Market Access at GSK, a globally-leading healthcare company. Mr. Kemprecos is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he leads GSK’s policy advocacy across a wide range of health and pharmaceutical industrial issues. The scope of this work includes healthcare reform, intellectual property and trade-related issues, access to innovative medicines and vaccines, and regulatory harmonization.  Policies and legislation affecting competition, investment and innovation in the pharmaceutical sector constitute a primary focus.  Public policy work comprises two complementary missions—advocating legislation, regulations and policies that advance human health and strengthen the innovative medicines sector. Mr. Kemprecos has worked in the innovative biopharmaceutical industry across a variety of countries and regions for almost 30 years, including the Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia/Pacific regions, leading government affairs, public policy, communications and market access teams responsible for up to 140 countries. Mr. Kemprecos is currently serving in his second term as Chairman of the Intellectual Property Committee for the Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Association in the Gulf (PHRMAG), Leader of the PHRMAG DOH Engagement Group, and is a member of the U.K. Business Council’s Healthcare and Life Sciences Working Group and the US Chamber of Commerce Gulf Business Council and Oman American Business Council. He also serves on the Abu Dhabi DOH Undersecretary’s Healthcare Council. Mr. Kemprecos is a native of Massachusetts.  He speaks Arabic, English, Turkish and French.  He is the father of 3 vivacious daughters and an avid fan of vintage automobiles.

Prof. Dr. Yvonne Ziegler has been Professor of Business Administration with a special focus on International Aviation Management since 2007. From September 2010 to August 2013, she was Dean of the Department of Business and Law at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. Between 1991 and 2006, she worked for the Lufthansa Group in various management positions in sales and marketing in Germany and abroad. From 2017-2020, she led the Pharma Supply Chain Risk Management research project, which was funded by the LOEWE3 research funding programme for outstanding scientific research projects of the State of Hesse. Currently, she is the managing director of the start-up Mytigate GmbH, which markets the research results of the research project. Since March 2021, she has represented the interests of the State of Hesse on the supervisory board of Condor Flugdienst GmbH.

Andrea Battaglia took on the role of Special Products Development Manager in the Alha Group after having held the role of Operations Manager for six years. He has a 20-year career in the airport sector, where he started as Cargo & Ramp Supervisor. He is currently involved in numerous international collaborations and in the development of technological innovation projects for the handling of pharmaceutical products. In parallel with his operational responsibilities, Andrea has dedicated himself to professional training with the role of air cargo trainer; since 2020 he is also responsible for the design and development of Alha Academy's pharmaceutical and special cargo training courses.  

Manu Jacobs currently serves as Managing Director Specialty Products at United Cargo. He joined United Cargo in July 2016, and is based out of Belgium. Manu oversees United Cargo’s suite of Specialty Products; Express, TempControl (Life Science & Pharma related), QuickPak, PetSafe (live animals), TrustUA (human remains) & UASecure (valuables). He is also one of the founding members of United’s Covid 19 Vaccine Readiness Task Force. Manu came to United with 15 years’ experience at Air France/KLM Cargo as Director of Global business Development for the Pharmaceutical Division. He holds a degree in Communications Management. Manu lives in Antwerp with his wife and two kids. In his free time he enjoys to ride the mountainbike (at a very moderate level) His native language is Flemish/Dutch and very fluent in English, French and a good understanding of German Working from the home office since March 2020; Manu misses the travel and the face-to-face interaction with the team and customers.

Yulia Celetaria is a professional with almost 20 years of experience in the fast-paced cargo airline sector, specializing in global pharmaceutical logistics. She brings this set of skills and expertise to her current role at Early Health Group, where she is instrumental in creating logistics pharma corridors to support clinical research and market access in the life sciences industry.  

Tomal (Tom) Sohorab is the manager of Cargo Solutions Strategy and Business Development at Air Canada Cargo. He is responsible for the maintenance and development of specialized cargo commodities such as pharmaceuticals, perishables, valuables, live animals, human remains, and serves as the conduit for approvals of GPS and data logger technology. Tom has 13+ years of airline experience in operations, sales, project management and product development of new services for passenger and cargo business. In 2018, Tom led the first IATA CEIV Live Animal program to award Air Canada Cargo the highest certification recognizing the rigorous level of safety and quality in animal transportation. In 2020 Tom served as a Subject Matter Expert for Air Canada Cargo’s CEIV Pharma certification. In 2021, Tom was the architect behind the AC Pharmacair revamp. Tom regularly attends the IATA LAPB and TTWGs and is serving as a member of the IATA Interactive Cargo Task Force. Tom received his BA and International Project Management degree from the University of Toronto. He is a certified Project Management Professional by the Project Management Institute.

Mr. József Kossuth is the head of cargo for Budapest Airport. He joined Budapest Airport Zrt (BUD) in 2008. He is responsible for managing the airport cargo business development, sales and marketing, and he co-ordinates the work of the air cargo community. His mission is to support the development of the air cargo industry in the Central Eastern European region and improve the air cargo environment for all air cargo business partners. He works with passion to increase the regional cargo hub role of BUD utilizing the expanding cargo potentials in the Central Eastern European region. Mr. Kossuth has spent his entire carrier in the Aviation Industry. From 2003 he worked as Assistant Fuel Manager for Malév Hungarian Airlines, Sales Manager of Airport Fuel Supply Ltd. subsidiary of (BUD), responsible for fuel service purchasing, sales, and marketing activities. From 2008 to 2014, he worked as Controlling Manager for BUD. His task was dealing with capital expenditure and airport development projects of the airport and other controlling activities, and he joined the air cargo business department of BUD in 2015. Besides, he is the Board Member of Association of Logistic Service Centres in Hungary, Head of the Aviation Working Group of the Freight Forwarder Association in Hungary and represents the association in the international aviation working group of FIATA. József Kossuth has gained a Master of Economy specialized in Management from the University of Miskolc in Hungary in 2003.

In 2014 Andy Faes assumed his current position at Expeditors offices in Brussels, Belgium where he is primarily responsible for developing and managing the company’s Healthcare Vertical for Europe. Faes started his logistical career in 1999 with American Airlines in various commercial roles for Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. Faes moved to London in 2007 to join their Cargo Division for EMEA and becoming chairman of American Airlines Cargo Sales Advisory Board. In 2009 Faes set up AA Cargo Temperature Controlled Services EPXTC for the region, training 3,000 colleagues towards GDP compliance.

Walter has held his current position, Head of Distribution Platform Frankfurt since 2014. His role includes the responsibility of local German distribution of total Sanofi group portfolio as well as worldwide export of several Sanofi products. Walters previous roles at Sanofi include Director Supply Chain/ Purchasing and Director Commercial Affairs, SC and Customer Care. Walter began his career at Hoechst Austria as an apprenticeship laboratory assistant, which later led to Walter gaining the position as Head Materials Management Area Central Europe. Prior to Sanofi, Walter worked as Director Purchasing / Supply Chain at Aventis Pharma. In his spare time Walter enjoys spending time with his family, gardening, cycling and spending time in the flight simulator.

Hassan F. Hassan, Industrial Engineer, SCM, is Head of Logistics & Customer Service at GSK, a globally leading healthcare company. Mr. Hassan is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he leads GSK’s supply and export operations to customers in the Gulf and Near East countries The scope of this work includes securing supply to meet regional demand. This encompasses planning supply from global manufacturing sites, coordinating import operations and managing the distribution hub in Jabal Ali, United Arab Emirates. Mr. Hassan also oversees export and freight operations to customers. The management of inventory levels in the markets lay within his scope, as he works to ensure availability and on time delivery for GSK pharmaceutical and vaccine products. Mr. Hassan has worked in supply chain operations across a range of industries, including food manufacturing, logistics service providers, courier and freight operations, FMCG, and the pharmaceutical industry. Mr. Hassan is a native of Jordan.  He speaks Arabic and English.  He is a father of an adorable daughter and son. He is a qualified, specialist diver, and a fan of food and travel.

Julian Sutch is commercially responsible for Emirates SkyCargo’s global pharmaceutical division having been appointed in August 2016.  He oversees the sales strategy, multinational tenders, global accounts and tri partite relationships. Julian has been in the logistics industry for 13 years since university, spending 10 of those in freight forwarding in Dubai predominately setting up the Middle East regional distribution for GlaxoSmithKline and opening an Pharma hub facility for API in the Dubai Airport Freezone. His last position was in a Middle East Carrier where he was the product/commercial manager for pharmaceuticals; spending 3 years in the product design, sales and operations.

Global Category Leader in Freight & Logistics part of operations procurement. I have a team of three people and we manage Primary Freight which is around $110m annually. Most of my team can usually be found on facebook checking into many remote locations in the name of work!! I’ve been with AZ nearly 9 years and during that time we have seen a significant change in our approach to Logistics, we are most widely known for broadcasting our intention to transition 2/3 of our global freight from air to sea. We are focussed on delivering cost quality and service to the AZ business particularly focussing on potential new products and channels to reach more patients in the coming years.

After starting his airline industry career in Engineering, Pablo also held multiple managerial positions in Technical Operations before moving to Projects related to operations, fleet and systems. He them moved into more administrative roles like MRO Director before moving to the cargo industry. His current position is Managing Director for DHL Aero Expreso, a cargo airline based out of Panama. This business unit operates under DHL Express within the Aviation division, serving stations in Latin America and the Caribbean connecting the region thru the Miami hub.  Pablo holds a Masters in Applied Economics & Business Administration in addition to his main educational degree of Masters in Aerospace Engineering.

Don Harrison is the Head of Global Key Accounts, Airlines at Envirotainer A.B. He is responsible for a global team of account managers who promote and manage Envirotainer’s relationships with the airlines. With 20+ years in the Airline and Cargo industry, he started his career in the airlines in operations, product development and marketing. After nearly 10 years in Aviation and working directly for the airlines he transitioned to the cold chain industry working for Envirotainer. Working with Envirotainer he leverages his skills and background as a sales team leader, account and contract manager to identify and meet customer needs.

Kuehne + Nagel Director, responsible for the Pharma & Healthcare airfreight product in north America (including Puerto Rico). Ensuring risk management compliance transportation, GxP competencies, IATA CEIV Pharma program and overall operational excellence in the network. 20+ years of freight forwarding experience. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, living in Miami for the past 15 years.

Cristina is currently the VP of Marketing and Product Development for LATAM Cargo. She is responsible for all the functions related to the company’s Product Development, Customer Experience, Global Accounts, Sustainability and Brand Strategy of the cargo business of LATAM Group. She has nine years’ experience in the cargo business of the airline industry. During this time, she has led different business areas related to Commercial Strategy, Marketing and Global Accounts.  She holds a Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) in Business Administration from ICADE University of Navarra and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from IESE Business School. Before joining LATAM and prior to her MBA, she worked in the banking and real estate sectors in positions related to strategy and business development.

Shawnpaul has over 20 years’ experience in air cargo and logistics, starting his career in freight forwarding before moving to the GSSA/GHA side of the business.  Now in his 16^th year with WFS, Shawnpaul is part of the Senior Leadership Team overseeing all WFS’ North American Cargo operations and heads various special projects within his current role including serving as the functional North American lead of WFS’ Project Coldstream taskforce formed to coordinate the handling of the global transport of the COVID19 vaccine.  Prior to this, he served as the Vice President Cargo Operations Southeast – leading one of WFS’ largest hub operations at MIA, responsible for the handling of over 600m kilos per year and collaborating with the airport on becoming one of the first airports and handling companies in the Americas to hold both IATA CEIV and GDP Pharma certifications.

Mr. Brynjúlfsson is Co-founder and CTO of Controlant, a technology company that is pioneering the development of next-generation supply chain monitoring and traceability solutions for digitally connected pharmaceutical cold chains. He has driven the technology innovation and product strategy of the company for the last 10 years. Controlant’s fully validated cloud and IoT solutions provide real-time, end-to-end visibility and risk mitigation across all lanes—air, road, rail, and sea—and through the last-mile. Managed services, including 24/7 global monitoring and response, inventory management, and reverse IoT logistics help to automate supply chain logistics, reduce quality review time, and proactively prevent business and product waste. Intelligent data analytics provide enterprises with proactive insights to fuel impactful decision-making and collaboration throughout their entire business ecosystem.

Mr Marcel Kuijn (42) has a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. He joined KLM in 2002 and gained commercial and operational experience in various managerial positions at KLM, Air France-KLM and its Cargo division. Mr Kuijn joined Cargo in 2016 as Director of Pricing. In his current position, Mr. Kuijn is responsible worldwide for the pharmaceutical business at Air France KLM Martinair Cargo. He previously held positions at various Passenger division departments, including Digital Marketing and Global Account Management. Before joining Cargo in 2016, Mr. Kuijn was Commercial Director of South America for Air France-KLM. Mr Marcel Kuijn is married and a father of 2 children.

Miguel Rodriguez joined Qatar Airways Cargo in December 2019 and is currently responsible for the Climate Control Products’ operational and commercial development, which include QR Pharma, QR Fresh (Perishables) and QR Live (Live Animals). Rodriguez has a strong background in operations and commercial management in the aviation and hospitality industries. He has been responsible for the IATA CEIV Pharma and Fresh certifications in his previous company and is currently leading the IATA CEIV Live certification for Qatar Airways Cargo and its Hub in Doha after successfully obtaining the IATA CEIV Pharma certification in December 2020.

As Head of Pharma Business Development, Fabrizio Iacobacci leads the specialization of BCUBE air cargo in pharmaceutical logistics and cool chain solutions. He is the chairman and co-founder of PharmacomItalia, the first Italian association dedicated to the community of logistics operators and pharmaceutical manufacturers. In his role of ground handling expert, Iacobacci has implemented an airside pharma transport solution, making BCUBE air cargo cool chain services in MXP and FCO the first in Italy to be fully integrated and guaranteed. Iacobacci is a board member of the Cool Chain Association and member of the IATA Time and Temperature Working Group.

Chiara Venuti is currently the Global Head of Strategic Partnerships for SkyCell AG where she leads a team of experts focused on delivering safe, secure and sustainable solutions to the pharmaceutical industry. Chiara has over 18 years track record of successful experience in international logistics and healthcare supply chain industry. Chiara is an acknowledged specialist in implementing end-to-end supply chain solutions for global vaccines distribution. She lived and worked in Italy, Canada, England, and currently she is based in Switzerland where the SkyCell HQ is located.

Tijmen Koster is CEO at Trip & Co – GoodCape cargo Covers. Tijmen is ambitious and adapts to constantly developing processes and technologies. He is responsible for the overall management and grow strategy of the Trip & Co group. A leading EASA production organization with an wide range of certified ULD solutions produced in Europe, China and the US.  A long history of working with professionals and developing in-depth industry knowledge has led to a company with industry experts around the world. In 2020 Tijmen and his teams managed to achieve substantial results by reacting to the customer demand for cabin cargo solutions during lockdown, by introducing the Cargo seat bag which allows airlines to ship pharma products in the cabin. In addition to his work Tijmen like to spend time with his wife and 3 children.