Leading Beyond the Gantt: Soft Skills That Scale Pharma Projects

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Leading Beyond the Gantt: Soft Skills That Scale Pharma Projects

On the 9th of October the ISPE PM CoP and WIP will jointly host an event in Belgium on soft skills in pharma projects. Soft skills are often underestimated in pharmaceutical project management. Technical expertise is essential, but the ability to connect with people often determines whether a project succeeds or stalls.

If you want to strengthen your soft skills and exchange experiences with peers, the upcoming event will provide targeted sessions and networking opportunities.

Date: October 9, 2025

Time: 10:00 – 18:30

Location: Antwerp (Belgium): Dunden

Address: Lange Gasthuisstraat 29/31, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium

Transport: Dunden is within walking distance from the Antwerp Central Train station. Paid parking is available nearby the location.

Price for ISPE members: 50 EUR

Price for non-members: 75 EUR

Event Properties

Event Date 09-Oct-2025 10:00 - 18:30
Capacity 100
Registered 49
Individual Price €75.00

Agendas

10:00

Arrival & Registration desk

10:30

Opening & Introduction ISPE PMCoP & WIP

10:45

Benoit Schmitt: In the times of AI, only soft skills is what we have left

11:15

Wafa Atoini: Stress to Strength

12:15

Lunch & networking

13:15

Mustafa Bounecoub: Navigating Stakeholder Dynamics

13:45

Nicole van der Heijden: Building Trust to build projects

14:15

Ciriel Bhikhie : Secret Skills of Project Managers

14:45

Coffee break

15:30

Ief Leroy: Driving nuts: Management outside of the comfort zone

16:00

Panel Discussion & Q&A

16:30

Wrap-up & thanks to speakers, sponsors, hosts, organizers

16:40

Networking & drinks

18:30

End

Sponsors

PM Group

Adryan

Progress – Experts in Life Sciences

Normec Advipro

PharmaPM

Fascia Projects

Balanced Agile

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