Revitalising European competitiveness through the pharmaceutical sector

Name: Revitalising European competitiveness through the pharmaceutical sector
Start: 2025-09-18T00:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-09-18T23:59:59+02:00

Rome, 18 September 2025

Virtual Event

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The Competitiveness Compass presented by the EU Commission recognises the pharmaceutical sector’s leading role in boosting European competitiveness. There is, on the one hand, the direct effect of the value produced by the sector, and on the other hand, the indirect effect of the impact that protecting the health and well-being of citizens has on the production system. What actions are needed to ensure the sector’s autonomy, ability to innovate, readiness for crises and emergencies?
High-ranking representatives of national and European institutions will confront authoritative representatives of the pharmaceutical industry to answer the question.

Connact Pharma is organised in cooperation with the European Parliament.
The event enjoys the highest institutional patronage and will be an opportunity for meeting and dialogue on policies for the pharmaceutical sector.

Among the founding promoters of the Connact platform are Chiesi and Menarini.

Programme

Time	Pharma 2025
9:45 am	Accreditation and welcome coffee
10:45 am	Welcome speech Carlo Corazza Director of the European Parliament Liaison Office in Italy
10:55 am	Keynote speech Olivér Várhelyi EU Commission, Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare
11:00 am	Interview Tommaso Foti Minister for European Affairs, NRRP and Cohesion Policies
11:30 am	Competitiveness and innovation: EU industrial policies and the pharmaceutical sector From the Critical Medicines Act to the Life Science Strategy, via the Biotech Act and measures to support industrial competitiveness, research and innovation, the initiatives in the field and those announced by the EU Commission will be crucial for the pharmaceutical sector. What does the industry need in order to achieve its goals and make its contribution in terms of increasing European competitiveness? Interventi dei promotori Fabrizio Conicella Chiesi Group, VP and Head of Open Innovation and Competence Center Piero Rijli Menarini Group, Corporate Director Regulatory Affairs & Market Access Interventi istituzionali Michele Picaro MEP, member of SANT, ENVI, BUDG Committees Francesco Mennini Ministry of Health, Head of the Department for Planning, Medical Devices, Medicines Rainer Becker EU Commission, Director SANTE-D Conduce Tiziana Di Simone Rai Radio 1, Journalist and Host of Caffè Europa
12:30 pm	The European pharmaceutical industry in the new global context The European pharmaceutical sector is one of the main targets of the aggressive US trade policy. In their strategic dialogue with the EU Commission, the industry leaders denounced the risk that, due to the Trump administration's tariffs, pharmaceutical research, development, and production activities would be increasingly drawn to the US. To curb this risk, industry players are calling for all available instruments to be used: from tax levers to pricing policies, from public procurement rules to intellectual property protection rules, from environmental regulations to chemical regulations. What response will the European institutions devise to preserve and foster the strategic autonomy of the EU pharmaceutical industry, and thus ensure that EU citizens have adequate access to the most innovative and effective medicines and treatments? Interventi dei promotori Emanuele Degortes Menarini Group, Global Head of Access Policy, Patient Advocacy & Engagement Paolo Saccò Chiesi Group, Senior Director Global Public Affairs Interventi istituzionali Ugo Cappellacci MP, Chair of Social Affairs Committee Raffaele Topo MEP, member of EMPL, REGI, BUDG, ENVI, SANT Committees Marco Mattei Ministry for Health, Head of the Cabinet of Minister Orazio Schillaci Claudia Biffoli Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy, Head of Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Division Pietro Erba EU Commission, Policy officer DG SANTE Conduce Lorenzo Robustelli Director of Eunews
1:30 pm	Reserved networking light lunch

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Guest List

Surname	Name	Ente	Qualifica
Baldini	Luigi	ENPAPI	Presidente
Barrella	Annarita	AbbVie S.r.l.	Government Affairs Manager
Becker	Rainer	Commissione Europea	Direttore SANTE D
Behmann	Cecilia	Italia Longeva - Associazione Nazionale per L'invecchiamento e la Longevità Attiva	Senior Project Manager e Responsabile eventi
Beretta	Michela	Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.	Innovation Program Manager
Berruti	Claudio	Simic S.p.A.	Amministrazione presso SIMIC SPA
Biffoli	Claudia	MIMIT - Ministero per le Imprese e il made in Italy	MIMIT, Dirigente Divisione Biotecnologie e Farmaceutica
Borgo	Giacomo	EFPIA - European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries Associations	Associate Director, Public Affairs
Bresciani	Daniela	LS Cube	Of Council
Calaprice	Vittorio	Commissione Europea - Rappresentanza in Italia	Analista Politico e Relazioni Istituzionali
Cantarella	Sarah	INWIT S.p.A.	Head of Public Affairs
Cappellacci	Ugo	Camera dei deputati	Deputato - Presidente commissione Affari sociali
Caputi	Massimo	Terme & SPA Italia	Presidente
Castronovi	Silvia	Istituto per la Competitività I-com	Direttore Public Affairs
Cavalieri	Edoardo Maria	Euraconsult S.r.l.	Responsabile Comunicazione e Ethics Office
Ciammaichella	Alessandra	Bracco S.p.A.	International Relations & General Affairs Executive Assistant
Conicella	Fabrizio	Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.	Vice Presidente e Responsabile del Center of Open Innovation and Competence
Corazza	Andrea	A. Menarini - Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite - S.r.l.	Executive Director, Global Access Policy & Government Affairs
Corazza	Carlo	Ufficio di Collegamento del Parlamento Europeo in Italia	Direttore dell'Ufficio di collegamento del Parlamento europeo in Italia
D'Amico	Gabriele	LS Cube	Associate Lawyer Dipartimento Life Sciences Regulatory
Debrilli	Riccardo	Eli Lilly	Regional Access Associate
Degortes	Emanuele	Menarini Ricerche S.p.a.	Gruppo Menarini, Global Head of Access Policy, Patient Advocacy & Engagement
Del Gaudio	Vanessa	Eli Lilly	Government Affairs
Del Giudice	Angela	Neopharmed Gentili S.p.a.
Del Mancino	Fiammetta	INWIT S.p.A.	EU & National Public Affairs
De Riccardis	Raffaele	ELT Group S.p.a.	Chief Representative Brussels Office Vice President Busines Development Europe & NATO
Di Marzio	Stefano	About Pharma	Giornalista
Di Nuoscio	Francesco	AbbVie S.r.l.	Public Health and Government Affairs Analyst
Di Simone	Tiziana	Radio Uno Rai	Giornalista Rai e Conduttrice di Caffè Europa su Rai Radio1
Di Somma	Giovanni	Seqirus S.r.l.	Associate Director Sales Italy
Erba	Pietro	Commissione Europea	Policy officer DG SANTE
Falcone	Alessandra	Vifor Pharma Italia S.r.l.	CSL Vifor Market Access Head
Fornai	Lucia	A. Menarini - Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite - S.r.l.	Chief Marketing and Commercial Excellence Officer
Foti	Tommaso	Governo Italiano	Ministro per gli Affari europei, le Politiche di Coesione e l'attuazione del PNRR
Gaiotto	Massimo	A. Menarini - Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite - S.r.l.	Fondazione Menarini
Gati		Novo Nordisk	Pa Manager
Ginola	Denis	Simic S.p.A.	Member of the Board presso SIMIC SPA
Grembi	Veronica	Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri - Ufficio Organizzazione Risorse e Comunicazione	Dirigente amministrativo
Gusmeroli	Alberto Luigi	Camera dei deputati	Deputato - Presidente Commissione Attività Produttive - Membro Commissione Finanze
La Licata	Paola	LS Cube	Partner
Leoncini	Margherita	LS Cube	Avvocato
Mandarino	Silvia	LS Cube	Public Policy Director
Marchitiello	Giovanna	LS Cube	Junior Associate
Martini	Luca	Akme Società Cooperativa	Ceo
Mattei	Marco	Ministero della Salute	Capo di Gabinetto del Ministro Schillaci
Maviglia	Arianna	RPP Group	Associate Consultant
Mennini	Francesco Saverio	Ministero della Salute	Capo Dipartimento Programmazione, Dispositivi medici, Farmaco, Politiche per il SSN - Ministero della Salute
Molteni	Laura	MSD	Regional Access Manager
Montanari	Massimo	M-Pharma Italia s.r.l.	Titolare M-Pharma Italia
Moroni	Antonella	Farmindustria - Associazione delle Imprese del Farmaco
Narcisi	Chiara	Health Publishing and Services s.r.l.	Training And Events Content Manager
Olivieri	Milena	Farmindustria - Associazione delle Imprese del Farmaco	Responsabile Ufficio Attività Regolatorie, Informazione Scientifica Ed Ecm
Padula	Rossella	Egualia – Industrie Farmaci Accessibili	Industrial Manufacturing And Quality – Junior Analyst
Pandolfo	Alberto	Camera dei deputati	Deputato - Commissione Attività produttive
Petrangeli	Alberto	Ministero Affari Esteri Cooperazione Internazionale - MAECI	Capo ufficio politiche settoriali dell'UE
Petruccelli	Maria	LS Cube	Senior Associate
Piantanida	Michele	Egualia – Industrie Farmaci Accessibili	Public Affairs Officer
Picaro	Michele	Parlamento Europeo - Assemblea legislativa	MEP - Membro ENVI, SANT - Sost. BUDG
Rando	Matteo	Nomos Centro Studi Parlamentari S.r.l.	Public Affairs Consultant
Ricci	Valerio	Trading & Supply	Funzionario
Rijli	Piero	A. Menarini - Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite - S.r.l.	Corporate Director Regulatory Affairs & Market Access
Rizzo	Alfredo	INAPP	Ricercatore
Romanelli	Sara	RPP Group	Consultant
Romano	Luca	Nomos CSP	Senior Consultant
Ruozzi	Nadia	Farmindustria - Associazione delle Imprese del Farmaco	Direzione Legale, Fiscale e Compliance
Saccò	Paolo	Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.	Gruppo Chiesi, Senior Director Global Public Affairs
Salaris	Adriana	Value Relations	Government Affairs & Market Access Advisor
Savli	Roberta	EFPIA - European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries Associations	Executive Director, Public Affairs
Secchi	Giuseppe	Sanofi S.r.l.	Government Affairs & Trade Association Lead
Sessa	Angelo	LS Cube	Public Affairs Intern
Siviero	Paolo	Farmindustria - Associazione delle Imprese del Farmaco	Capo Area Area Attività Regolatorie Direzione Tecnico Scientifica
Soncini	Licia	Nomos Centro Studi Parlamentari S.r.l.	Titolare
Sperduti	Margherita	Value Relations S.r.l.	Government Affairs & Market Access Senior Advisor
Tonelli	Fabio	Studio Legale Tonelli	Avvocato
Topo	Raffaele	Parlamento Europeo - Assemblea legislativa	MEP - Comm. EMPL, REGI, BUDG, ENVI, SANT
Torti	Lorenzo	Red Flag Consulting	Senior Consultant
Valente	Luca	CSI	Consultant
Várhelyi	Olivér	Commissione Europea	Commissario europeo per la Salute e il Benessere degli animali