Speakers

2026 Expert Speaker Faculty

LEAP HR: Life Sciences Europe brings together the industry’s most influential HR leaders - those redefining talent, culture, and business impact across their organizations. Explore the world-class speaker faculty and discover the bold strategies, real-world results, and breakthrough thinking they’ll share on stage for the first time in February.

Featuring: Global Top Employers, Best Places to Work, Forbes Best Employers, Working Mothers 100 Best Companies, Fortunee 500 Companies and more.

Antonio Calco’ Labruzzo

Global Head of Human Resources
Takeda

Henrik Hakansson

Vice President & Global Head of People Insights & AI
Sanofi

Sian Abel

SVP & Global HRBP
Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.

Jana Glogowski

Global Head, People Insights
Roche

Nicoleta Baumgaertner

Chief Human Resources Officer
Lonza

Chirstos Manolis

Head of Human Resources
AstraZeneca

Nikki Fisher

Head of Human Resources
Biogen

Emma Blair

Vice President of Human Resources
Oxford Biomedica

Luciana Marques Vice President of People & Culture Moonlake Therapeutics, speaking at LEAP HR: Life Sciences Europe 2026

Luciana Martins Marques

Head of HR, People & Culture
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics

John Wood

Senior Director, Global Head of Talent Acquisition Human Resources
Immunocore

Filipa Ferrugento

Director - Learning Design & Development
Merck & Co

Guillaume Julien

Vice President - Talent Acquisition, Leadership Development & Human Resources Analytics
Getinge

Sarah Holmes-Klotz

Global Head of People & Culture
Santhera Pharmaceuticals

Sheila Sponselee

Chief People & Operations Officer
ProQR Therapeutics

Martin Geissmann

Head of Global Recruitment
Bachem

Anna Rogucka

Head of Human Resources - Europe
Taiho Oncology Europe

Aleksandra Zwijacz

Lead HRBP
Ryvu Therapeutics

Kamila Bailey

Chief People Officer
BiologIC

Mariza Antonaki

Chief People & Technology Officer
Lavipharm

Valerie blasco

Former Head of Human Resources
Debiopharm

Andy Stevens

Director - Talent Acquisition Global Technical Operations, Quality & Commercial
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc

Roman Akbar-Hasse Chief of Staff Moonlake Therapeutics, speaking at LEAP HR: Life Sciences Europe 2026

Roman Akbar-Haase

Chief of Staff to the Executive Board
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics

Elvira Tellegen

Head of People
Blueprint Medicines

Sandra Frithiof

Chief Human Resources Officer
Hansa Biopharma

Aude Germanier

Head of Human Resources
CSL Vifor

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