DHL Life Sciences & Healthcare Forum 2026
The Future of Healthcare Logistics
Life Sciences & Healthcare is at a turning point, where resilience, agility, and innovation are mission critical. Cost pressures, shifting regulations, and rising patient expectations demand supply chains that are smarter, faster, and built for change.
If you manage complex global supply chains in pharma, or medical devices, this is the forum to connect, challenge assumptions, and shape what’s next.
If you have any questions contact LSHC.communcations@dhl.com
Agenda
12:30 – Arrival & Registration
13:00 – Business Lunch
An opportunity to meet fellow Life Sciences & Healthcare supply chain leaders and begin the conversation.
14:00 – Conference Opening & Welcome
Plenary: Navigating What’s Now
What Pharma and Medical Device leaders are doing now to adapt supply chains to advanced therapies, regulatory complexity, and changing global conditions, and the operational priorities emerging for resilience and continuity.
16:00 – Breakout Sessions
Focused discussions across three parallel tracks:
• Supply Chain Excellence – network design, visibility, and operational performance
• Medical Devices – distribution, service logistics, and regulatory considerations
• Pharma – cold chain, specialty therapies, and clinical logistics
17:00 – Plenary: Health Technology
How leaders are applying emerging technologies and AI across manufacturing, planning, and logistics, and the implications for operations moving forward.
Evening Networking Dinner
A private dinner for participants to continue discussions, exchange perspectives with peers, and engage with the DHL leadership team in a focused, memorable setting.
09:00 – Conference Opening
Plenary: Shaping What’s Next
How Life Sciences & Healthcare leaders are preparing supply chains for increasing regulatory complexity and accelerating innovation, and the priorities shaping future operating models. The session examines how digital tools, data, and new operating approaches are being applied to build more agile and resilient logistics networks.
Breakout Sessions
A second set of breakout sessions continues the focused discussions across Supply Chain Excellence, Medical Devices, and Pharma, allowing participants to explore operational challenges in greater depth and exchange practical approaches.
17:00 – Plenary: We Care
A closing keynote highlighting the real-world impact of logistics in healthcare. Through the story behind the Emily Whitehead Foundation, the session demonstrates how reliability, coordination, and timing in supply chains support access to life-saving treatments and therapies.
Networking Lunch
The forum concludes with a networking lunch, offering a final opportunity to reconnect with peers, continue conversations from the sessions, and discuss practical next steps before departure.
12:30 – Arrival & Registration
13:00 – Business Lunch
An opportunity to meet fellow Life Sciences & Healthcare supply chain leaders and begin the conversation.
14:00 – Conference Opening & Welcome
Plenary: Navigating What’s Now
What Pharma and Medical Device leaders are doing now to adapt supply chains to advanced therapies, regulatory complexity, and changing global conditions, and the operational priorities emerging for resilience and continuity.
16:00 – Breakout Sessions
Focused discussions across three parallel tracks:
• Supply Chain Excellence – network design, visibility, and operational performance
• Medical Devices – distribution, service logistics, and regulatory considerations
• Pharma – cold chain, specialty therapies, and clinical logistics
17:00 – Plenary: Health Technology
How leaders are applying emerging technologies and AI across manufacturing, planning, and logistics, and the implications for operations moving forward.
Evening Networking Dinner
A private dinner for participants to continue discussions, exchange perspectives with peers, and engage with the DHL leadership team in a focused, memorable setting.
09:00 – Conference Opening
Plenary: Shaping What’s Next
How Life Sciences & Healthcare leaders are preparing supply chains for increasing regulatory complexity and accelerating innovation, and the priorities shaping future operating models. The session examines how digital tools, data, and new operating approaches are being applied to build more agile and resilient logistics networks.
Breakout Sessions
A second set of breakout sessions continues the focused discussions across Supply Chain Excellence, Medical Devices, and Pharma, allowing participants to explore operational challenges in greater depth and exchange practical approaches.
17:00 – Plenary: We Care
A closing keynote highlighting the real-world impact of logistics in healthcare. Through the story behind the Emily Whitehead Foundation, the session demonstrates how reliability, coordination, and timing in supply chains support access to life-saving treatments and therapies.
Networking Lunch
The forum concludes with a networking lunch, offering a final opportunity to reconnect with peers, continue conversations from the sessions, and discuss practical next steps before departure.
What You Will Experience
Join senior executives to explore how leading organizations are turning logistics into a strategic advantage. We’ll tackle everything from AI-driven networks and sustainable strategies to geopolitical challenges and evolving freight markets, because these aren’t trends; they’re realities shaping business today.
Watch Highlights From Last Year’s Event
"Shifting global dynamics and rising patient expectations are driving a fundamental rethinking of how we design, operate, and deliver supply chains for the future of care."
Claudia Roa, President Life Sciences & Healthcare Sector, DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation
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