The Life Sciences Industry Conference 2026 has announced its speaker lineup, bringing together three senior leaders whose combined experience across life sciences manufacturing, digital technology, and large-scale transformation positions the conference for a programme grounded firmly in operational reality rather than aspiration.

Trevor Marshall, Head of Consulting for Life Science Manufacturing at Cognizant, leads the conference's digital transformation and AI conversation with more than 25 years of experience partnering with life sciences customers worldwide to design and deliver manufacturing and digital technologies. As the leader of Cognizant's life sciences manufacturing consulting practice and a member of its AI Adoption Council, Trevor brings both the strategic depth and the frontline consulting experience to speak to what pharmaceutical manufacturing digitalisation actually involves at the point of delivery.

Colm Bambury, Director of Digital Technology at Amgen, adds the perspective of a practitioner advancing digital manufacturing across a global GMP-regulated network. His work spans manufacturing systems, automation, manufacturing execution systems, data and analytics, and the application of AI to create tangible value for manufacturing teams. In a conference whose themes sit at the intersection of digital transformation and regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing, Colm's experience operating within those constraints at global scale brings a credibility and specificity that will ground the panel discussions in the realities that conference delegates navigate daily.

Eanna Kavanagh, VP for Transformation at ABM, rounds out the speaker lineup with a perspective that spans engineering, construction, facilities management, and enterprise-level business transformation. With over 20 years of experience and a current focus on integrating acquired businesses into a single operating model while driving sustainable growth, Eanna brings the kind of cross-functional, change management experience that life sciences manufacturing leaders increasingly need as their organisations evolve and scale.

Together, these three speakers bring the breadth and depth the Life Sciences Industry Conference 2026 needs to deliver on its promise of an honest, practically grounded look at the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of pharmaceutical manufacturing in Ireland.

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