The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering’s (ISPE’s) 2025 Annual Meeting and Expo will take place from October 26–29 in Charlotte, NC, and virtually. The meeting and expo is ISPE’s largest event of the year. Gunter Baumgartner, senior vice president head of global engineering at Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG, and executive chair of the 2025 ISPE Annual Meeting and Expo, discusses this year’s theme, key industry challenges the conference will address, and more in a recent episode of ISPE Podcast: Shaping the Future of Pharma. Related:Molson Coors Taps Company Veteran as New CEO“ISPE is committed to providing impactful content that will help advance the field of life sciences and create communities for professionals to come together to share ideas and innovate, Mike Martin, ISPE’s president and CEO, said. “We’re particularly excited to spotlight digital transformation initiatives through the lens of Pharma 4.0, including AI, blockchain, digital twins, and more.”AI-focused sessions include:Managing the Compliance of Agentic AI in GxP ProcessA Practical Guide to AI Deployment in a GMP EnvironmentAI/ML in Regulatory Decisions: Compliance and InnovationsNew GAMP AI Guide Overview and Key Concepts, key insights from the ISPE GAMP Guide: Artificial IntelligenceBeyond the Pilot: The AI Adoption PlaybookThis year’s event will also feature interactive, hands-on workshops, including:Facilitating Analytical Procedure Changes via ICH Q14Integrated Process for Drug-Device Combination ProductsThe Decision Process for Continuous BiomanufacturingImplementing an AI Solution in a Pharma 4.0 ContextFrom Imposter to Impact: Reinventing Your Career with Confidence, powered and led by ISPE’s Women in PharmaRelated:Perdue Farms Adds 3 to Leadership Team