ISLAMABAD: The seventh Pakistan Pharma Summit and Awards-2025 will be held in the federal capital on September 25 (Wednesday). A large number of pharmaceutical industry experts, researchers, academics, senior executives and managers from the pharma industry from all over the country and abroad are expected to attend the summit. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Digital pharma transformation: enhancing efficiency in uncertain times’. According to a statement, National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq will be the chief guest at the inaugural session while Coordinator to Prime Minister on Health Dr Malik Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath will be the guest of honour. The keynote address will be delivered by CEO Hevolution Foundation in Saudi Arabia Dr Mehmood Khan on ‘Molecules to markets: leveraging global innovation, collaboration, and leadership insights to unlock Pakistan’s life sciences potential’. According to the chairman of the summit’s organising committee, Dr Kaiser Waheed, Commerce Minister Jam Kamal, CEO of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan, and senior officials of health and commerce ministries will also attend the event. The international keynote address will be delivered by Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Vice-President Dennis Hall on ‘Innovations in pharmaceutical manufacturing-exploring cutting-edge applications’. Another keynote address will be delivered by Dr Semih Kumluk, Al and Digital Head at PWC Academy in the Middle East, on how Al is reshaping the pharmaceutical landscape. Global Client Officer at Ipsos Healthcare Pinar Kivilcim will give an international keynote presentation on leveraging market research for pharma growth.