GMP & Engineering Forum 2018 Schedule

The GMP & Engineering Forum 2018 will be held on 06 / 07 August 2018 at the Pullman on the Park, Melbourne.
Like 2017 it will have a plenary session on the first morning, followed by 4 educational tracks. The speakers and topics will be updated regularly as the spots are filled, please check back for the latest additions.

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9:00 - 9:05Trevor Schoerie, Managing Director PharmOut
Welcome
9:05 - 9:45Charles Ross, Head of Clinical Operations & Supply, Vaxxas
Revolutionising Vaccination
9:45 - 10:30Sean Ryan, Head of Sales and Consulting ANZ, Swisslog
Collaborative Robotics and Industry 4.0
10:30 - 11:00Tea/Coffee
11:00 - 11:30Trevor Schoerie, Managing Director PharmOut,
Australian Medicinal Cannabis
11:30 - 12:00Bob Lenich, Life Sciences Business Director, Emerson Automation Solutions
BioPhorum Technology Roadmap
12:00 - 12:30Maria Mylonas, Training Services Manager, PharmOut
PIC/S PE009-13 Highlights of Changes  & The Path Ahead
12:30 - 13:30Lunch
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TRACK 1
GMP Compliance and Validation
General Manufacturing
TRACK 2
GMP Compliance and Validation
Sterile & Aseptic Manufacturing
TRACK 3
Facility Design & Equipment
TRACK 4
Medicinal Cannabis
Changes in RegulationsNew Sterile GuidanceInnovative TechnologyMedicinal Cannabis
13:30 - 14:00Seamus Orr, Lead Consultant, PharmOut
Changes to Annex 11 and GAMP
Ashley Isbel, Lead Consultant, PharmOut
Draft Annex 1 - Part 1 (The Good, The Bad & The Ugly)
Bob Lenich, Life Sciences Business Director, Emerson Automation Solutions
Digital Transformations
Professor German Spangenberg, Deputy Secretary, Agriculture Research, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources
Victorian Medicinal Cannabis Industry
14:00 - 14:30Jeney Isbel - Site Quality Director, Pfizer
Addressing the gap, some practical tips
Eoin Hanley - Quality Assurance Compliance Projects Manager, CSL Behring
PDA Feedback: Innovation in Pharma
Lucas Bogtstra , General Manager, Testo
Impact of Industry 4.0: Cold Chain Management
Andrew Exner, (Master Grower) Sante Botanica
Strain Selection - which strain is best for you? Considering growth habits, disease/pest resistance, yields, and composition
International speaker, US
14:30 - 15:00Mark Dickson, Director of Quality Assurance, Compliance, CSL Behring
Changes tAnnex 15
Ashley Isbel, Lead Consultant, PharmOut
Draft Annex 1 - Part 2 (Predictions for the Path Forward)
Ryan Orbell, National Segment Manager, Hygienic Processing, Burkert Fluid Control Systems
Digital Transformation of your Plant Assets - Process Automation of our Virtual Pharma Plant.
Mike Hofmann, Canadian Cultivation expert
Cultivation on scale
International speaker, Canada
15:00 - 15:30Tea/CoffeeTea/CoffeeTea/CoffeeTea/Coffee
Evolving QualityEmerging Microbiological TechnologiesLogisticsMedicinal Cannabis
15:30 - 16:00David Doolan. General Manager, Quest Pharma
A View from the Trenches, Evolving Quality Systems in a Contract Manufacturer of Listed Medicines’
Wayne McKenzie, Director & Tara Cassidy, Microbial Diversity Specialist, Microgenetix
Next Generation Sequencing for Microbiological Identification
Leigh Willis, Principal, LW Consulting
Case Study - Lessons Learnt from New Facility & Utilities Installation (Mayne Pharma Adelaide)
Mica Gross, President (Master Grower) Sante Botanica/COO MDbioLogics Preserving strains – Traditional Cloning, Micro Propagation and Strategies for the future
International speaker, US
16:00 - 16:30Dina El-Emary, Continuous Improvement and Compliance Manager, CSL Behring
Quality Improvements
Michael Payne, Biosafety Technical Consultant, Merck Millipore
Technological and Engineering Innovations around sterile medicinal product filtration
Nic van der Nol, Executive Architect, PharmOut
Equipment & Facility Design Case Studies
Questions and Answers
16:30 - lateDrinks FunctionDrinks FunctionDrinks FunctionDrinks Function
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TRACK 1
GMP Compliance and Validation
General Manufacturing
TRACK 2
GMP Compliance and Validation
Sterile & Aseptic Manufacturing
TRACK 3
Facility Design & Equipment
TRACK 4
Medicinal Cannabis
Quality CultureContamination ControlNext Generation FacilitiesMedicinal Cannabis
09:00 - 09:30Stoyan Atanasov, Senior QA Associate, CSL Behring
Continuous Quality Improvement
Ashley Isbel. Lead Consultant, PharmOut
Contamination Control Strategy, an overview
Nic van der Nol, Executive Architect, PharmOut
Digital Twinning
Maria Mylonas, Training Services Manager, PharmOut
Outline of Australian ODC / TGA regulatory framework
09:30 - 10:00Keith Johnson, Production Manager, Grunbiotics
Quality and Production Relationship Building
Tanja Varglien, Lead Consultant, PharmOut
Risk Based Environmental Monitoring
Bradley Thomas, Applications Engineer, Kenelec
Unifying monitoring systems – What FMS OPC UA can do for your facility
Zohar Dromi
Security challenges and principals when dealing with medicinal cannabis
International speaker, Israel
10:00 - 10:30Maria Mylonas, Training Services Manager, PharmOut
Fostering Quality Culture
Leah Rudd, Senior Associate, Quality Assurance Projects & Purush Devanathan, Qualification Lead, CSL Behring
Considerations for qualifying a filling line isolotor
Barry Hendy, Managing Director, ADDE
Dreams to Concept to Reality: A case study
Mike Hofmann, Canadian Cultivation expert
Commercial scale cannabis considerations
International speaker, Canadian
10:30 - 11:00Tea/CoffeeTea/CoffeeTea/CoffeeTea/Coffee
Case StudiesSterile Manufacturing Hot TopicsContainment & IsolationMedicinal Cannabis
11:00 - 11:30Debbie Parker - Head of Quality, Vaxxas
Taking a GMP PQS from research to manufacturing
Ashley Isbel, Lead Consultant, PharmOut
New & Exisiting cleanroom facilities - what's the impact of draft Annex 1?
Keith Wilson, Sales Manager, ANZ, Critical Scientific Solutions
Plug and Play Facility Access & Door Control
John Van Der Wilk,
Advanced Controls for Cannabis Greenhouse & Indoor Grows
International speaker, EU
11:30 - 12:00Yaara Dromi, Consultant, PharmOut
Clinical Supply and Sponsor Responsibility
Michael Payne, Biosafety Technical Consultant, Merck Millipore
Regulatory Trends in Manufacturing of Sterile Medicinal Products by Filtration
Trevor Schoerie, Managing Director, PharmOut
Case Study - high potency containment
Tom Forrest, Co-Founder & Horticultural Specialist, Indicated Technology
Lighting considerations
12:00 - 12:30John McPhee, Associate Director – Engagement Development, Swinburne University - Work Integrated Learning
How Professional Placements & Internships can work for you
Vicenc Garcia, Astra Zeneca
Real Time Validation
Charles Ross, Head of Clinical Operations & Supply, Vaxxas
Isolator Procurement for Small to Medium Enterprises
Andrew Exner, (Master Grower) Sante Botanica Disease and pest control. Integrated Pest Management, Facility Design and Personnel
International speaker, US
12:30 - 13:30LunchLunchLunchLunch
Information ManagementSterile Manufacturing ToolsIndustry 4.0 Solutions TodayMedicinal Cannabis
13:30 - 14:00Bassam Masri, Principal Consultant, Statistical Techniques, Minitab
Statistics for Process Validation Tutorial
Marc Fini, Technical Services Manager - Astra Zeneca
Aseptic Process Validation Kaizen – Investigation and Improvements
Marek Lisik, Product Manger, DCS, Siemens
Digital Enterprise in Pharmaceutical Industry
Carl Van Loon, Director PowerPlants Australia
Greenhouse design - Australian perspective
14:00 - 14:30Bassam Masri, Principal Consultant, Statistical Techniques, Minitab
Statistics for Process Validation Tutorial
Darren Pavitt, Senior Director Sales & Market Support APAC , Getinge Life Science
Sterile Transfer using DPTE ports
Dr Dominik Holzer,  Owner, AEC Connect Australia
Digitalisation – Design to Delivery to Deployment
Mike Hoffmann, Cultivation Expert
Environmental controls and fertigation
International speaker, Canadian
14-30 - 15:00Charles Bisignano, Senior Consultant, PharmOut & Varkey Vettoor, Consultant, PharmOut
Electronic Validation Management (Valgenesis)
Ashley Isbel. Lead Consultant, PharmOut
Draft Annex 1 and New Technology
Jason Mair, Product & Marketing Manager, SICK Pty Ltd
Driving your Industry 4ward
Robert Sorba, Conviron
Conviron grow chambers
International speaker, Canadian
15-00 - 15:30Tea/CoffeeTea/CoffeeTea/CoffeeTea/Coffee
Final ThoughtsSterile Manufacturing PracticeCritical Utilities Design & MeasurementMedicinal Cannabis
15-30 - 16:00Matt Schoerie - Senior Consultant, QikSolve
Balanced Scorecards: QikSolve learnings in a Quality focused industry
Allan Heckenberg, Executive Diretor, Biosafety
GMP Facility Repurposing - Decontamination Steps and Techniques
Barry Gascoigne, Business Development Manager, Prochem Pipeline Products
Trends in Stainless Steel Materials & Applications 
Trevor Schoerie, Managing Director, PharmOut
TGA GMP cannabis facility
16:00 - 16:30Tanja Varglien, Lead Consultant, PharmOut
Pharmacovigilance
Ashley Isbel. Lead Consultant, PharmOut
There is more than one way to get into a cleanroom
William Smillie, Senior Consultant, PharmOut
Solutions in applying GMP for Complementary Medicines' Manufacture
Mica Gross, President (Master Grower) Sante Botanica
Medicinal Cannabis dosage forms in California
International speaker, US
16:30 - 17:00N/AN/AN/AQuestions & Answers
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