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
PharmaPM
Fascia Projects
Balanced Agile
