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Fostering a Digital Culture & Effective Change Management

Discover why 70% of transformations fail, and how drug developers can be in the winning 30%.

Unlock the secrets to driving real digital transformation in CMC, beyond the buzzwords.

Get expert strategies to breaking down resistance to change and embedding a digital mindset in CMC teams.

Learn how technical development leaders are future-proofing their workforces for the digital age.

Digital transformation's missing ingredient: A culture that embraces business evolution

The message for the 2025 Summit stage was clear: Digital CMC is about more than just adopting new technology. It’s about changing the way people think, work, and innovate in the industry's CMC programs.

In this must-watch session, top leaders from Accenture, Thermo Fisher, AbbVie, and other industry giants break down what it really takes to drive change at scale. The compelling conversation covers tactics from overcoming resistance and training the CMC workforce of the future, to balancing standardization with innovation, with unfiltered insights from the front lines of digital evolution in technical development.

Watch this session to learn:

- Why most digital transformation efforts fail, and how to avoid the common pitfalls.
- The role of leadership, structured change management, and communication in making transformation stick.
- How drug developers are upskilling their teams to adapt to emerging technologies like AI.
- Practical strategies to turn digital ambitions into real, measurable, sustainable impact.

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AbbVie
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Tommy Cronin

Experienced Technical Leader with many years of GMP pharmaceutical experience in multiple roles such as Technology Transfer Lead, Process Chemistry, Process engineering, Validation and QC analytical.

Delivery of NPI technology transfers and commercial product continuous improvement projects working with all levels within an organization.

Passionate about maximizing the use of data and digital tools to support pharmaceutical manufacturing and tech transfer.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific – Digital Science
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Devendra Deshmukh

Devendra has enjoyed a rich career on both the sell and buy sides of technology products and services, primarily within the life and laboratory sciences sectors.

Currently with Thermo Fisher Scientific, Devendra leads strategy, product management, marketing, and strategic partnerships for Digital Science. In this role, Devendra focuses on delivering innovative solutions to the biopharmaceutical industry, developed by Thermo Fisher as well as through a robust partner ecosystem, aimed at accelerating scientific progress and enhancing productivity from molecule discovery to medicine development.

Before joining Thermo Fisher Scientific, Devendra held leadership positions including GM for AlinIQ Global Services & Support at Abbott Diagnostics, leader of the Scientific Informatics practice in Boston at Accenture, Executive Director for Global Research IT at Merck, and VP and GM for PerkinElmer Informatics.

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Accenture
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Barry Heavey

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Flagship Pioneering
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Matthew Schulze

Matt Schulze is a Senior Director in the Flagship Digital, IT, and Informatics team, where he leads and manages the digital evolution for Pioneering Medicines. His role is pivotal in ensuring that digital strategies align with the overall goals and objectives of the Flagship Pioneering initiative.

His robust background in digital life sciences includes expertise in applications, informatics, data management, and IT/OT management. He previously spearheaded Digital Biomanufacturing Applications at Resilience, a CDMO start-up backed by Arch, where he established a team responsible for implementing global manufacturing automation systems, Quality Assurance applications, laboratory systems, and data management applications.

Matt holds a B.S. in Biology and Biotechnology from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an M.B.A. from the Boston University Questrom School of Business, where he focused on Strategy and Innovation.

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Accenture
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Tina Beaumont

Tina is a Managing Director in Accenture's Life Sciences Strategy practice with over 15 years experience in the industry.

Tina is a transformation leader and helps her clients to architect and implement complex enterprise programs, including digital and process transformations, strategic cost take-out programs, change management and process re-design & engineering.

2019 Philadelphia Business Journal Minority Business Leader Award, 2023 Healthcare Business Association Rising Star Honoree, 2025 Bryn Mawr Health Foundation Board Member.