Vic Suarez, Colonel (Ret), US Army, MS, PMP, CMRP, is the Founder and Principal Growth Partner of Blu Zone Bioscience & Supply Chain Solutions, LLC. Blu Zone Bio assists biotechnology and life science supply chain organizations in accelerating growth and expanding domestic bio manufacturing through effective public and private partnerships, strategic alliances, and business development. Vic served over 27 years of active duty as a Biotechnology Advanced Developer and Health Care Supply Chain senior leader. He recently was the Senior Medical Acquisition Consultant at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Tech Transfer, IP/Patent, and Business Development Office at Fort Detrick, MD. He also served as the Commander of the 6th Medical Logistics Management Center, a globally deployed healthcare supply chain, information systems, and biomedical maintenance solutions organization. His unique dual background has enabled him to lead highly complex biotechnology and supply chain programs and organizations.

In 2020-2021, he served as the lead Vaccine Program Manager for the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at Operation Warp Speed/BARDA and has served in the U.S. Army for nearly three decades in worldwide operational, healthcare supply chain, acquisition, and product development roles, including two combat tours in the Middle East as a medical company and battalion commander.

Vic is a former Chief of Staff of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), DOD’s largest biomedical research laboratory headquartered in Silver Spring, MD, and was the Joint Product Manager of the Joint Vaccine Acquisition Program (JVAP). In this biodefense advanced development vaccine program, he played critical roles in the advanced development and delivery of the FDA-licensed Ebola and MPOX vaccines. In 2016-2017, Vic was an Army War College Fellow at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University in Washington, DC.

He is a globally and nationally sought-after keynote and panel speaker at life science, supply chain, and national security conferences. He is often asked to chair tracks or moderate high-level panel discussions from highly technical life science areas to global trade and security matters. He has been featured in Bloomberg News, on National Public Radio, Yahoo! News, Military Times, and multiple podcasts.

Vic has testified as an expert witness in the U.S. Senate and has advised many C-Suite leaders, high-level policymakers, and Congressional and White House staff on critical healthcare supply chain, biosecurity, and pharmaceutical policy matters.

He is also a visiting Senior Fellow at the Council on Strategic Risks, a DC-based, non-partisan national security-focused think tank. Vic is a board advisor for several life science, technology commercialization, and healthcare supply chain organizations. He is a Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP®) and Project Management Professional (PMP) and holds a BS and MS from UCLA and Central Michigan University, respectively.

Jeff has over a decade of experience in cold chain distribution within the pharmaceutical industry and is currently the Director of Global Logistics Engineering at Moderna. 

During his time at Moderna, Jeff has been instrumental in supporting the commercial distribution of over a billion doses of the Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine worldwide.  Some areas of specialization for him include the creation of a global shipping validation framework, cold chain stability design for finished products, temperature monitoring / shipment visibility and serving as an SME during regulatory inspections and audits for cold chain distribution topics.

Prior to Moderna, Jeff was a senior consultant at Lean Biologix and Cold Chain Manager at Accutech Packaging, where he was responsible for the life cycle management and implementation of cold chain packaging across global CMO/3PL sites.

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Bryan Cardis is responsible for the development and execution of CCT’s Customer Optimization and Implementation Services and Commercial Management. Bryan has over 24 years of packaging industry experience in Food (Nestle, USA) and Pharmaceutical (Pharmacia/Pfizer & Eli Lilly & Company) focusing on secondary/tertiary packaging, distribution, logistics, and cold chain/temperature-controlled packaging design experience. Most recently, Bryan worked at Eli Lilly and Company as the Sr. Advisor for the Temperature-Controlled Center of Excellence (COE) and Global Packaging subject matter expert. Bryan received his Bachelor of Science degree in Packaging from Michigan State University (Go Green). Additionally, he is a founding member, vice-chair, and co-author of various ISTA Pharma Committee industry technical documents.

Patrik Senn is currently serving as the Head of Product Management at ELPRO, a position he has held since September 2023. With nearly three years of experience at the company, Patrik is responsible to drive product strategy and innovation. Prior to his current role, he spent almost two years as a Product Manager, focusing on various aspects of product development and market analysis.

During his tenure is Product Manager, Patrik played a crucial role in bridging the gap between global sales and development teams. His responsibilities included analyzing sales data, profit margins, and market share trends to inform strategic decisions. Patrik also coordinated product launches and discontinuations, implemented sales promotion initiatives, and developed brand-specific approval documents. His expertise in these areas has contributed significantly to ELPRO’ global product success and market positioning. Patrik is based in Switzerland.