The life sciences and healthcare value chain is facing unprecedented challenges. Healthcare reform in major markets, a race to capture share in emerging markets, compliance with increasingly complex regulations, and internal imperatives to reduce expense and working capital are placing significant pressure on both the top- and bottom-lines.

In this keynote address:

• Hear why more so than ever, companies are turning to their supply chains as a source of strategy, efficiency, cost savings, and flexible response to customer demands
• Learn what will distinguish industry winners in the future, and
• Understand the supply chain capabilities required for life sciences and healthcare companies to succeed in 2020

Wayne McDonnell Pharma & Life Sciences Advisory PriceWaterhouseCoopers

• Create a wider and more reliable supplier base. Let your suppliers grow with you
• Kill two birds with one stone - how supplier diversity can aid your legislative adherence practices
• Ensure strict criteria to ensure a top-notch relationship with your suppliers

Tony Barone will talk us through:

• Trusted trader developments at the World Customs Organization
• Prospects for multi-agency legislative reform
• How you can keep on top of an industry littered with legislative compliance issues

Tony Barone, Director of Global Logistics Policy at a Major Global Pharmaceutical Company

• Hear ESRI's take on the state of Healthcare Supply Chain
• What they're doing to help

Simon Thompson, Business & Commercial Manager, Industry Solutions, ESRI

Hear from Alcon on the 6 focus areas that have taken on importance in the tough economy and what measures you can take to improve on them. Hear

• How Alcon improved product launch performance
• How Alcon improved customer service levels by deploying new supply chain tools and strategies
• The supply chain tools critical to measuring both sides of the equation - supply and demand
• Interact! Hear what measures Alcon are taking and ask 'What are my Pain Points?'
• Turn strategy into action! Apply key points from each focus area to your operations today

The healthcare industry traditionally lags behind others in supply chain terms. Hear from a Hi-Tech Industry veteran about how GE Healthcare :

• Applies best practices from the hi-tech sector to streamline
• Boosts efficiency in their supply chain while still adhering to compliance laws
• Recruits and maintains talent from industries with proven supply chain success

Claudia Knowlton Chike, General Manager, Logistics, GE Healthcare

77% of healthcare supply chain executives cite a lack of expertise among solution providers as a key concern!

Discuss & debate with your peers:

• Straightforward strategies to find partners who can really meet your needs
• Accurate strategies to truly assess the capabilities of your supply chain partners
• What you must have in your service level agreements
• Understand what makes a successful partnership - beyond contracts and SLAs

Joel Glende, Category Manager Strategic Sourcing, Abbott

Jeff Rinkus, COO, ABB Concise

David Zuern, VP Logistics, Invacare

Luis Perez, Senior Director Global Logistics, Merck

• Master the multiple regulatory and operational factors that you must consider when partnering with local manufacturers

• Set up shop - the 5 must-know factors of when working with foreign manufacturers

• Maximize the advantages of global manufacturing

Tony Flammia, VP Global Manufacturing & Supply, The Medicines Company

• What you need to know about the European Clinical Trials Directive and how it will impact pharmaceutical development and the supply of clinical material to study centres
• Avoid unnecssary supply chain complexity, challenges and costs in your commercial operations and supply to wholesale distribution outlets
• Tackle the increase in the development of biological products - the need for cold chain
• Supply to the developing world - keep on top of key information you need to provide to regulators in different countries

2:30 - 4:15 BUMPER NETWORKING & ONE2ONE MEETING SESSION

In this Bumper networking session, you will have the opportunity to meet and compare a number of service and solution providers, who have been deliberately selected for their excellence in the Healthcare Industry.

When you Register - you tell us who you want to meet, and we arrange it for you.  It's your chance to grill suppliers, compare prices and services and benchmark your current solutions.

Also - Your bonus chance to have in-depth discussions with our speakers, on-site consultants and your industry peers.

Discuss and debate with the experts:

• Overcoming obstacles to globalization - from outsourcing, to legislation to language
• How supply chain can lead the way for more streamlined global operations
• Debate the best model for globalized supply chain operations

Joel Glende, Category Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Abbott
Dr Trevor Deeks, Senior Director, Manufacturing Management Services, Emergent Biosolutions
Jim Evenson, Head of Data Governance,Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

Tony Flammia, VP Global Manufacturing & Supply, The Medicines Company

The Abbott perspective:

• Hear what strategies you can use in Logistics & Supply Chain practices to improve overall costs
• Learn what challenges Global Companies are facing to improve supply chain velocity, quality & cost
• Share powerful methods to partner with key Logistics Service Providers for mutual growth

Joel Glende, Category Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Abbott

Brad will talk through the how Healthcare Reform will affect supply chain operations in the next few years and what the future holds for you.

Brad Pedrow, Industry Development Director, GS1 USA

• How GS1 practices can make your Value Chain more Visible, Secure and Sustainable
• Ensuring that the right product arrives at the right place at the right time
• Proven strategies to simplify sourcing and decrease errors in ordering and distribution
• Innovative strategies to facilitate more efficient business practices and drive down supply chain costs
• Live Demonstration! See the GLN Registry in action and learn how you can easily incorporate correct location identification into your operations

Brad Pedrow, Industry Development Director, GS1 USA

Followed by a working panel "Hurdles to Adoption”

• Establish what hurdle you are facing, whether you are just getting started, or already implementing.
• Hear how Abbott and Baxter overcame their hurdles
• Understand the values realized for up until now and what the next steps are

Brad Pedrow, Industry Development Director, GS1 USA

Mike Wallace, Director - Global Standards & Serialization, Abbott

Barbara Zenner,Senior Project Manager, Baxter

Handling the complexity of multi-variant products: Johnson & Johnson share

• How they reduce the distribution impact of handling multi-variant products
• Their strategies for eliminating global compliance risks across multi-variant products
• Their thoughts on going beyond Lot Grade Control - what are your options?

Rick Desmarais, MD&D Distribution Director, Customer & Logistics Services, Johnson & Johnson

Followed by the executive panel...

• Sisters of Mercy and ROi are still holding strong in the Gartner Top 25 Healthcare Supply Chain Ranking
• Hear what developments they’ve made this year and how much you can learn from their take-home tips.

JoAnne Levy, VP Operations, Sisters of Mercy-ROi