Chartered, Black Belt certified Chemical Engineer, Digital Transformation enthusiast with Master's degree in Business and extensive experience in pharmaceutical project management with deep technical knowledge and proven track record in team leadership and MES integration. A key contributor on local and global teams and accustomed to operate in a busy environment across different time zones.

Isabelle Sumera has been with ElevateBio for 5+ years where she holds the position as Senior Manager Commercial Readiness, Business System. She currently supports data mapping and process mapping with the goal of understanding the current state of processes, identifying compliance gaps, and highlighting opportunities for improvement. In her previous roles, she leveraged 8+ years of MES experience to lead the MES and LIMS teams and support the greater OT team when implementing and maintaining GxP systems.

The Pop in Your Job: I like learning about what other people do and seeing the big picture - how everyone's work fits together and impacts each other. It makes it easy to see where systems can help them do their work more efficiently and effectively.

Isabelle Sumera has been with ElevateBio for 5+ years where she holds the position as Senior Manager Commercial Readiness, Business System. She currently supports data mapping and process mapping with the goal of understanding the current state of processes, identifying compliance gaps, and highlighting opportunities for improvement. In her previous roles, she leveraged 8+ years of MES experience to lead the MES and LIMS teams and support the greater OT team when implementing and maintaining GxP systems.

The Pop in Your Job: I like learning about what other people do and seeing the big picture - how everyone's work fits together and impacts each other. It makes it easy to see where systems can help them do their work more efficiently and effectively.

Co-founder & CEO of Apprentice.io – the life science industry’s first cloud-based, intelligent technology company that helps pharma manufacturers get medicine to patients faster. Through one platform Apprentice helps turn molecules into medicine, accelerating high-quality production of drugs for diseases of all types - from COVID to cancer.

Sesethu Dowiasch brings with her more than 15 years of hands-on experience in automation and digitalization covering Southern Africa, Europe, and USA. In her current role, she helps Life Science manufacturers transform their manufacturing operations to bring innovative treatments to patients faster, while improving quality, yield, and product security. Her practical background in automation and mechatronics engineering gives her a unique perspective on the impact of converging IT and OT through a scalable digital transformation journey. In addition to the strategy development for process control systems and secure network architecture design, Sesethu also supports manufacturers with the vertical and horizontal integration between systems such as Batch, DCS, MES, Historian, IOT, ERP, Cloud, etc. Sesethu also serves as the Co-Chair for the ISPE Women In Pharma community of practice in the DACH region.

Sesethu Dowiasch brings with her more than 15 years of hands-on experience in automation and digitalization covering Southern Africa, Europe, and USA. In her current role, she helps Life Science manufacturers transform their manufacturing operations to bring innovative treatments to patients faster, while improving quality, yield, and product security. Her practical background in automation and mechatronics engineering gives her a unique perspective on the impact of converging IT and OT through a scalable digital transformation journey. In addition to the strategy development for process control systems and secure network architecture design, Sesethu also supports manufacturers with the vertical and horizontal integration between systems such as Batch, DCS, MES, Historian, IOT, ERP, Cloud, etc. Sesethu also serves as the Co-Chair for the ISPE Women In Pharma community of practice in the DACH region.

Jallaleddin is an experienced leader in Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), currently serving as the Head of the Global MES Competence Team at Bayer. He leads a team of 14 technical experts and oversees the MES project at Bayer's most advanced production facility.

Karol is a highly skilled engineer with a strong technical background and extensive hands-on experience. A graduate of Poznan University of Technology, he majored in Control Engineering and Robotics and further expanded his expertise through postgraduate studies in Integrated Information Systems and Project Management.

With valuable experience gained from project teams across the globe, Karol has developed a diverse skill set backed by professional training and certifications. His expertise spans Project Management, MES Systems, Databases, PLCs, SCADA, and HMI systems, making him a versatile and knowledgeable professional in the field.

1999-2004 Novo Nordisk, QC-lab Laboratory technician, Chemical and biological analysis
2004-2007 Novo Nordisk, Supporter Formulation of insulin products
2007-2010 Novo Nordisk, Special technician, Formulation of insulin products
2011-2012 Novo Nordisk, Special technician, Project coordinator, work package owner for formulation of insulin products
2012-2018 Novo Nordisk, Professional (formulation) Project manager, work package owner for formulation of hGH and hemophilia products.
2018- Novo Nordisk, Advanced MES analyst (PAS-X) in Global Novo Nordisk MES agile program.
Currently part of the Fill & Finish expansions project with focus on standardized and harmonized GMBRs for multiple site deployment.

Rebekah Cauthen is empowering Life Sciences Manufacturers with No-Code Apps. She is convinced that Data is the most valuable resource that manufacturers need to harvest.

Rebekah Cauthen is empowering Life Sciences Manufacturers with No-Code Apps. She is convinced that Data is the most valuable resource that manufacturers need to harvest.

After studying electrical engineering, Martin Fusek began his career as a project engineer and later served as a project and quality manager for MES at Propack Data GmbH. In 2005, he transitioned from the vendor side to the customer side, taking on various IT management roles at Merckle Biotech, and later within the Novartis Group. In 2019, he became Global Program Manager Manufacturing at Merck KGaA. He joined Roche in 2021 as Head of Manufacturing IT, and since June 2025, he has been with Johnson & Johnson.

We're transforming the future of healthcare by unlocking the power of what science can do for people, society and the planet. For more information, visit www.astrazeneca.com.

ElevateBio is a technology-driven company built to power the development of transformative cell and gene therapies today and for many decades to come. The company has assembled industry-leading talent, built state-of-the-art facilities, and integrated diverse technology platforms, including gene editing, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), and protein, vector, and cellular engineering, necessary to drive innovation and commercialization of cellular and genetic medicines. In addition, ElevateBio BaseCamp is a purpose-built, technology-enabled manufacturing platform offering process innovation, process sciences, and current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) manufacturing capabilities for viral vectors, RNA, and cell therapy production. Through BaseCamp, its expanding footprint, and its next-generation enabling technologies, ElevateBio is rapidly growing its collaborations with industry partners while also selectively developing its own portfolio of cellular and genetic medicines. ElevateBio's team of scientists, drug developers, and company builders are redefining what it means to be a technology company in the world of drug development, blurring the line between technology and healthcare.

Apprentice.io delivers the life science industry’s only intelligent software platform built to help teams scale faster - from COVID to cancer. From small/large molecule to cell and gene therapy, Apprentice’s cloud-based system leverages artificial intelligence, augmented reality and Pharma 4.0 principles to increase an organization’s speed to market. Run your entire batch campaign and leverage your data for continuous process improvement while taking your existing procedures and making them smart. Optimize your entire supply chain, performing predictive consumable and raw material management, smart equipment tracking and preventive maintenance scheduling. Elevate your teams’ potential using language-independent, global collaboration tools in or out of the lab and suite to increase speed to resolution and decrease travel. Apprentice takes an end-to-end approach to manufacturing so you can scale faster with greater flexibility on a system that’s ergonomic and intuitive, not outdated, cumbersome or complicated. From batch execution to global collaboration, Apprentice helps manufacturing teams deliver lifesaving drugs to market faster, for the people who need them the most. Learn more at www.apprentice.io

Rockwell Automation is the largest company in the world that is dedicated to industrial automation and information. Across the globe, our flagship Allen‑Bradley® and FactoryTalk® product brands are recognized for excellence. Our keen focus on technology innovation, domain expertise, and integrity and corporate responsibility fuels our success.

Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of healthcare and nutrition. We design our products and services to serve the most essential human needs of health and nutrition. At the same time, we strive to address some of the world’s biggest challenges presented by a growing and aging global population. At Bayer, we’re committed to driving sustainable development and generate a positive impact with our businesses. Through the power of science, we’re pioneering new possibilities that advance life for all of us. That means reimagining how we care for ourselves and one another by empowering everyday health, improving approaches to patient care, and finding better ways to nourish our communities around the world.

You have loved and trusted our brands for over 170 years. We have a clear purpose, to deliver better everyday health with humanity. 💚 Our category-leading brands include Sensodyne, Panadol, Centrum, TUMS, Advil, Otrivin and Voltaren. We combine deep human understanding and trusted science to make everyday health more inclusive, more achievable and more sustainable.

We are a global healthcare company, founded in 1923 and headquartered just outside Copenhagen, Denmark. Our purpose is to drive change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases such as obesity, and rare blood and rare endocrine diseases. We do so by pioneering scientific breakthroughs, expanding access to our medicines and working to prevent and ultimately cure the diseases we treat. We employ more than 55,000 people in 80 offices around the world, and market our products in 170 countries.

Tulip, the leader in frontline operations, is empowering the world’s leading companies to improve the productivity of their teams, the quality of their output, and the efficiency of their operations. Companies use Tulip to digitally transform their operations and gain real-time visibility into the people, machines and processes involved in production—all in a matter of days. Companies of all sizes, across industries including consumer electronics, pharmaceuticals, aerospace and defense, contract manufacturing, automotive, apparel, medical devices and more, have implemented Tulip’s intuitive software and hardware platform to solve some of the most pressing challenges in frontline operations. Companies use Tulip to error-proof processes with guided workflows, integrate industrial IoT (IIoT) technologies with legacy machines, and capture and analyze real-time operations data.

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. As a focused healthcare company, with expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we’re empowered to tackle the world’s toughest health challenges, innovate through science and technology, and transform patient care. ​ All of this is possible because of our people. We’re passionate innovators who put people first, and through our purpose-driven culture and talented workforce, we are stronger than ever.