Trusted AI in Life Sciences: From Compliance to Competitive Advantage

June 9, 2026 | Maryborough Hotel and Spa Cork, Ireland

Trusted AI in Life Sciences: From Compliance to Competitive Advantage

AI in life sciences is moving fast but regulators, quality teams, and manufacturing leaders are clear on one thing: trust must come first. Life Sciences companies in Ireland and the U.K sit at very different stages of digital maturity, yet often share the same issues: fragmented data across production, partners, labs, and quality that hinders AI efforts and blurs the picture for everyday decisions and performance improvement.

Join AVEVA, Schneider Electric and invited industry experts for a practical, executive-relevant session on how organisations are moving beyond experimentation to secure, governed AI that stands up to GxP expectations and delivers measurable operational value.

This hosted event is designed for leaders across manufacturing, quality, digital/IT, automation and cybersecurity who are responsible for balancing innovation with compliance, resilience and business performance.

What you’ll learn:

  • Where AI is creating real value today in life sciences and what it takes to scale it
  • How to align AI initiatives with regulatory realities, evolving expectations and common misconceptions
  • Why cybersecurity is now a business risk and what recent regulation means for manufacturing environments
  • How to reduce risk by strengthening the data backbone: integration, data integrity, and eliminating siloes
  • Practical approaches to deploying AI in GxP settings, including how to address hallucination risk and auditability.

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Agenda

Time  Session
09:00 - 09:30
 Registration and Coffee
09:30 - 09:50  Welcome & Introduction
Tom McCarthy, AVEVA
09:50 - 10:20  Keynote – AI in Life Sciences: Regulatory Reality, Evolving Expectations & Common Misconceptions
Naram El-Shamary, ImproveMatic
10:20 - 10:50
 The Real Value of AI in Life Sciences
Tom McCarthy, AVEVA
10:50 - 11:10  Coffee Break and live demos
11:10 - 11:40 Zero AI Hallucinations in a GXP Pharma setting
Rory Sheehan, Deep Digital Solutions Group
11:40 - 12:10 Industry 4.0 in Manufacturing
John Carmody, Boston Scientific
12:10 - 13:00 Lunch and Networking

Afternoon session
13:00 -13:30 Impact of cybersecurity regulations (NIST 2 and Cyber Resilience Act) on Life Sciences Manufacturing
Claire Beckett,  Schneider Electric Cybersecurity Team
13:30 - 14:00  Eliminating data siloes: real-time golden batch intelligence
Nikhil Ramisetty & Damien Falvey, Réalta Technologies
14:00 - 14:15 Coffee Break and live demos
14:15 - 14:45  Filling line intervention monitoring using AVEVA PI System
Ryan Tully, Norbrook and Sriram Yarram, Cognizant
14:45 - 15:30
Panel Discussion –  moderator: Tom McCarthy (AVEVA), with Naram El-Sharmary (ImproveMatic), 
15:30 - 17:00 Closing & Networking Drinks

Whether you are starting to break down data silos, exploring AI use cases, or scaling existing initiatives, this event will equip you with actionable insights to move forward with clarity and confidence.

Spaces are limited, register now to secure your place and be part of the future of industrial intelligence.

We look forward to welcoming you!
The AVEVA team 

Please note: AVEVA reserves the right to cancel registrations if maximum capacity is reached.

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Meet our speakers

Speaker:

Thomas McCarthy

Industry Principal - Life Sciences, AVEVA

Thomas “Tom” McCarthy is the Industry Principal for Life Sciences from AVEVA. Tom brings more than 30 years of Life Science experience to his role at AVEVA. He has worked for a Top Ten Life Sciences company in a wide variety of roles, both site as well as global roles in manufacturing as well as in R and D. Tom holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and lives in Connecticut, in the United States.

Speaker:

Naram El-Shamary 

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, ImproveMatic

Naram El-Shamary is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner of ImproveMatic and a Berlingske Top 100 Talent nominee recognized for her leadership in quality within the life sciences industry. With extensive experience across pharmaceuticals and medical devices, she brings deep expertise in Quality & Compliance, Manufacturing, Operations, and emerging digital technologies including AI. Passionate about responsible AI, Naram is committed to transforming quality and compliance practices through intelligent, compliant, and patient-centric solutions. She is an active industry voice, frequently presenting on the transformative potential of AI in GxP and advocating for innovative, forward-looking approaches.

Speaker:

Ryan Tully

 Automation SME & Engineering Project Manager, Norbrook Laboratories

Ryan Tully has over 14 years’ experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, specialising in automation, data systems, and aseptic processing environments.
He has led and delivered a range of site-wide engineering and digitalisation projects, including the integration of AVEVA PI System across aseptic filling lines to enhance data integrity, process visibility, and regulatory compliance. His work focuses on bridging operational technology with manufacturing processes to support GMP requirements and drive continuous improvement.
Ryan holds a Foundation Degree in Mechatronics, First Class Honours degree in Control and Automation Engineering from the University of Salford and is currently completing an MSc in Business Improvement at Ulster University

Speaker:

Sriram Yarram

Senior Aveva PI and Automation Specialist, Cognizant 

Sriram Yarram is a Senior Aveva PI and Automation specialist with 15 years of experience delivering projects in the life sciences and Oil & Gas domains. He works closely with clients to translate business needs into reliable, compliant, and high value technical solutions primarily using the Aveva PI System. Sriram’s proven expertise in Aveva PI, SCADA and IoT, coupled with his strong documentation and system integration skills, ensures delivery of innovative, GxP-compliant solutions across his pharmaceutical clients.

Speaker:

John Carmody

Snr. Manager Automation and Digitalization, Boston Scientific

John Carmody is a Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Boston Scientific, leading Global Digital Factory. He specialises in industrial data architecture, and smart factory solutions that improve throughput and process control. John focuses on scalable, standards-based approaches to unlock manufacturing data and drive measurable operational improvements.

Speaker:

Nikhil Ramisetty

Project Operations and Quality Manager, Réalta Technologies

Project and Programme Manager specialising in GxP-regulated software implementation and digital transformation across the Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical sector.

Speaker:

Damien Falvey

Data Science Lead, Réalta Technologies

Damien is a Data Science professional specialising in Azure Cloud Platforms, Machine Learning, and Advanced Analytics. He brings a pragmatic, business focused approach to designing and delivering scalable data solutions.

Speaker:

Claire Beckett

Business Development Manager, Schneider Electric

With over 17 years’ experience in industrial software, analytics, and AI, Claire brings a practical understanding of how modern, data driven technologies are transforming industrial systems and the cybersecurity and regulatory challenges that come with them. She works within Schneider Electric’s Advisory Services, supporting organisations in strengthening cyber resilience as they modernise critical infrastructure and industrial operations.