Monday, 9 February 2026
From molecule to market: How much efficiency and quality lies in the AI revolution?
The Focus Day explores concrete application areas of artificial intelligence across the entire pharmaceutical value chain – from molecules to healthcare delivery. The emphasis: transferable business relevance and best practices.
Registration and Networking Breakfast
Insights on current investigations and industry news from the Handelsblatt editorial team
Live Editorial

Political Keynote
(in final coordination)
Interview with the Handelsblatt Editorial Team
Agentic AI in Pharma
Keynote

Presentation
(in final coordination)
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Delivery: Opportunities and Limits Between Patients, Physicians and Industry
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Sandra Groeneveld, Editor & Host of “Handelsblatt Today” – Handelsblatt

Additional speakers in final coordination
Networking Break
AI Biotech in Action: How Multimodal Data Is Shaping the Next Generation of Drug Discovery and Development

Toward Pharmaceutical Superintelligence: From Speed Benchmarks to Genuine Invention

From Superintelligence to Safe Innovation: How AI-Driven Drug Discovery Will Transform Evidence, Trials and Regulation
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Helena Smolak, Editor Pharma – Handelsblatt



Networking Break & Lunch
Best Practices: AI Digital Twins with Foundation Models

Automated Market Access: How AI Radically Accelerates the Path from Evidence to Reimbursement

From File to Formula: How AI Reinvents Pricing & Market Access for Drug Launches

Networking Break
Research, Talent, Investment and Business Models – What Framework Does Technology Need in Germany and Europe?
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Helena Smolak, Editor Pharma – Handelsblatt


Additional speakers in final coordination
Enhancing Efficiency & Quality in Medical Evidence Generation: AI in Post-Approval Studies and Communication

From Data Fragments to Care Intelligence: How AI Transforms RWE Generation and Safety Assessment

Real-Time Digital Pathology: How AI Makes Cancer Diagnostics Faster, More Precise and Scalable

Summary of the Day
End of “Focus Day Technology – AI in Pharma”
International Strategic Meet-Up (sold out)
Science, Strategy & Scale – Shaping Europe’s Pharma Transformation
(Event held in English; off-site location)
Welcome
Science, Strategy & Scale – Shaping Europe’s Pharma and Healthcare Transformation under Global Pressure
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Martin Knobbe, Member of the Editorial Board, Handelsblatt



European policy leaders and pharma C-level executives in final alignment
Host International Strategic Meet Up

Tuesday, 10 February 2026
Focus Day: Industrial Competitiveness
Europe as a Business Location – Opportunities, Risks, Future Outlook
Registration
Welcome
Insights on current investigations and industry news from the Handelsblatt editorial team
Live Editorial


Renewing Europe’s Strength: Pharma as a Strategic Industry
Opening Commentary

Political Keynote
(in final coordination)
Interview with the Handelsblatt Editorial Team

Tailwinds or Headwinds for a Key Industry? Market and Economic Outlook for the Pharmaceutical Sector from a Financial Perspective

Networking Break
Impulse

Leave or Stay? Strategic Trade-Offs and Framework Conditions Shaping Germany’s Attractiveness as a Pharma Location
Round Table
Moderator: Dr. Gerd Wirtz, Science Journalist & Expert in Future Medicine




Additional speakers in final coordination
Competing on Equal Footing? International Locations in Comparison
Live Correspondent Links


Industrial Growth at the Expense of the Future? Balancing Competitiveness and a Solidarity-Based Healthcare System
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Sandra Groeneveld, Editor & Host of “Handelsblatt Today” – Handelsblatt



Networking & Lunch
Digital Transformation and RNAi: The Role of Regional AI Adaptation in Delivering Innovative Therapies
Impulse

Health Data in Germany and Europe: How Evidence, Data Infrastructure and AI Redefine Care

A Regulatory Turning Point in Europe? What New Frameworks Mean for Business, Data and Innovation
Power Talk


Networking Break
Building Sustainable and Resilient European Production
Best Practice Session

The Future Pharma Commercial Model: Resilience by Design


Resilience or Bottleneck? Supply Security, Location Conditions and Supply Chains in Germany and Europe
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Helena Smolak, Editor Pharma – Handelsblatt




Impulse
(in final coordination)
Closing Summary & Farewell
End of “Focus Day: Industrial Competitiveness”
Networking Dinner
Strengthen and expand your network at our central evening event.
Host
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Wednesday, 11 February 2026
Focus Day: Market Access & Approval
AMNOG 2.0 – Market Approval and Pricing in Transition
Registration
New Frameworks: Pharma Strategy, Supply Security and Statutory Health Insurance Finances
Keynote

Interview with the Handelsblatt Editorial Team


Price Differentiation in AMNOG Based on Evidence: Why the Current Model Is Not Yet Future-Proof
Commentary

Early Data, Early Conflict? EU HTA, AMNOG and the Battle over Evidence Quality
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Helena Smolak, Editor Pharma – Handelsblatt



Networking Break
Global Markets, New Prices? How Geopolitical Developments Are Changing the Rules of Market Access
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Helena Smolak, Editor Pharma – Handelsblatt



Medical Disruptions – From Hype to Reality in Care Delivery
From Niche to Next-Gen Care: Rare Diseases in the Era of Personalised Medicine
Speakers in final coordination
When Innovation Becomes Systemically Unsustainable: Medical Disruptions from Hype to Real-World Care
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Sandra Groeneveld, Editor & Host of “Handelsblatt Today” – Handelsblatt


