Leading at the Speed of Science: Adaptive Leadership for a Changing Pharma Landscape
ARCS Australia and Medical Affairs Professionals of Australasia (MAPA) will co-host a focused, one-day Summit bringing together leaders from across the sector in an informative and practical program. Leaders will leave with practical tools, renewed clarity and a stronger sense of agency — ready to lead at the speed of science, shape outcomes across the organisation, and future proof their teams by strengthening the cognitive, emotional and social capacities that now define competitive advantage in a rapidly evolving pharma landscape.
This summit is applicable to Pharma/Biotech/Medtech Industry Non-commercial Functional leaders and emerging/aspiring Leaders (Medical, MedInfo, Regulatory, PV, Clinical, Market Access and MedOps)
1. Understand the Leadership Gap
2. Brain Economy 101
3. Navigating the Leadership Spectrum: From Technical Expert to Strategic Influencer
4. Strengthen Cross Functional Leadership Capability
Time
Session
Speaker / Facilitator
9:30 – 10:00
Registration
10:00 – 10:05
Welcome ARCS-MAPA Leadership Summit & Acknowledgement of Country
10:05 – 10:10
Spotlight Speaker Introduction
10:10 – 11:00
Spotlight Keynote + Q&A
The CEO’s Challenge: Leading in a Multi‑Polar, Uncertain Future
Nicky Long
11:00 – 12:30
Leadership Roundtable
Navigating the Leadership Spectrum
Annree Wogan and Rob Ormsby
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch Break
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13:30 – 14:45
Masterclass: Judgement Under Pressure - The Neuroscience of High-Stakes Leadership in Pharma
Leon Rozen
14:45 – 15:05
Afternoon Break
15:05 – 16:00
Panel Discussion: New frontiers of Cross‑Functional Leadership
Moderator: Andrew Weekes, Panellists: Kate Church, Nicky Long, Leon Rozen
16:00 – 16:05
Summit Close & Key Takeaways
Registrations are now open. We’ll continue to update this page as the agenda is confirmed. Register here.
Registrations are open now. Register here.
Early Bird rates only available up to 2 April 2026 and only for members. All prices are in AUD and exclusive of GST.
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