The inaugural President’s Lecture marks a new and exciting invitation-only addition to the FPM calendar.

The evening will bring together senior figures from across clinical medicine, pharmaceutical medicine, and the life sciences. Our invited speaker, Dr David Jefferys FFPM, will deliver a talk exploring future directions in pharmaceutical medicine. Following the lecture, guests will enjoy a networking reception with canapés refreshments served on the terrace (weather permitting) accompanied by magnificent views towards the London Eye and Southbank – a great setting to reconnect with colleagues.

Event Programme

• 17:45 – 18:00 | Registration
• 18:00 – 18:15 | Welcome (FPM President, Dr Sheuli Porkess)
• 18:15 – 18:45 | Lecture (Dr David Jefferys)
• 18:45 -18:55  | Q&A session
• 18:55 – 19:00 | Thank You (FPM President, Dr Sheuli Porkess)
• 19:00 – 21:00 | Drinks and Networking Reception

Please note the timings above are subject to minor changes.

Meet the speaker

David Jefferys has been at the heart of medicine’s regulation, regulatory science, and product development for over 40 years. Following a career in clinical and academic medicine, David joined the Medicines Division of the UK Department of Health in 1984. He was involved as Director of Licensing and CEO in the creation of both the MCA and the MHRA and worked on the establishment of the European Medicines agency in the EU Commission, and as a CHMP (formerly CPMP) member. He has also worked in medical technology and life sciences as head of the UK medical devices agency and chairman of the EU medical devices committee.

He has chaired a large number of UK government and international committees. He was a founder member of ICH, and later in his career set on the ICH management board and the general assembly representing IFMA.

As a founder member of FPM, David was a board member and trustee for two terms and was awarded the President’s Medal for his services in 2024.  He retired from his post as a senior vice president with Eisai for regulatory, product development strategy, patient safety, and corporate policy in the summer of 2024.

Recently he was the Mayor of Bromley and his term finished in May 2025. He is a senior lecturer at King’s College London, an examiner at Hertfordshire. University, and senior warden of the Society of Apothecaries of London.

Please note this is a members only event.

Date: Thursday 11 September 2025
Time: 18:00 – 21:00
Location: The National Liberal Club, London (this is an in-person event only)
Dress Code: Please note this is a formal event, so we encourage you to dress to impress in your most sophisticated attire – think classic black tie.

We understand that it may not be feasible for some guests to wear strict black tie but we kindly ask that you choose formal wear that is both elegant and comfortable for the evening.

Bookings for this event are now closed.

National Liberal Club
1 Whitehall Pl,
London
SW1A 2HE

This event is kindly sponsored by My Medical Department