Main Day 1: Creating Value for Patients through Change and Transformation

08:00 - 08:30 Registration and Networking

Find your badge, grab a coffee and start networking

08:30 - 08:40 Organiser's Welcome

Tom Webber, Director, ProcureCon Healthcare

08:40 - 08:45 Chairman's Welcome and Business Card Exchange

Kick start your day by exploring the critical issues facing Pharma business and make new contacts among the senior audience of healthcare procurement professionals.

Richard Scaife, General Manager, Vendor Management at Mitsubishi Tanabe Europe

Richard Scaife

General Manager, Vendor Management
Mitsubishi Tanabe Europe

08:45 - 09:30 Opening Interactive Case Study: How to Leverage Change to Deliver Incremental Value to Your Customers

Discover how Philip, who leads the global procurement team for Japan’s biggest Pharma business, plans to develop a world-class team to take the business into new territory off the back of tremendous change. Using recent M&A activity to catalyse procurement projects and initiatives find out how Philip is ensuring procurement plays a key role in the new shape of the business.

  • Rethinking how to put the patient at the heart of procurement practices

  • Key challenges facing procurement in delivering value to the business and to patients today

  • How to leverage changes to your business to catalyse progress in procurement initiatives

  • The role of procurement in enabling Takeda to continuously develop in new markets

Phillip Duncan, Chief Procurement Officer at Takeda

Phillip Duncan

Chief Procurement Officer
Takeda

09:30 - 09:50 Unlocking Market Intelligence to Find the Right Suppliers to Meet Complex Patient Requirements

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Jagdish Unni, Practice Head at Beroe

Jagdish Unni

Practice Head
Beroe

09:50 - 10:35 Interactive Case Study: How to Grow Together – Creating Value for Patients in Partnership with Your Suppliers, Your Business and Your Procurement Team

Be one of the first to find out how Merck is transforming its business model to close the gap between supplier, business and patient to drive customer satisfaction. Finalising in March 2016 the initiative will be presented exclusively by one of the most experienced procurement leaders currently serving as CPO to a top 10 Pharma business.

  • How to operate in the new patient-centric business environment

  • Why patients are now driving different levels of service demand and the implications for procurement in its role delivering value to the business

  • How to close the gap between supplier, business and patient to bring about better outcomes through procurement

  • What changes could your business make to engender patient-centric thinking in procurement practices?

Friedhelm Felten, Chief Procurement Officer at Merck

Friedhelm Felten

Chief Procurement Officer
Merck

10:35 - 11:15 Coffee Break and Networking

Develop your professional network during this valuable networking time.

Develop your professional network during this valuable networking time.

Professor Arjan van Weele, NEVI Chair of Supply Chain and Procurement at Eindhoven Technical University

Professor Arjan van Weele

NEVI Chair of Supply Chain and Procurement
Eindhoven Technical University

11:25 - 11:55 Fresenius Medical Care Procurement Transformation

After two decades of significant organic and inorganic growth to become a $16B global company, in an organizational culture of decentralization by region and business and where internal P/L competition have been encouraged, discover what it takes to establish a centralized Procurement function. Hear about the internal and external factors that might influence such a decision. Understand what and how you assess and define the value of a centralized procurement team, examples of how to engage and sell this to the internal stakeholders and decision makers. Identify possible timelines for such transformation based on the existing organization; size, culture and previous successful change management projects.

  • Drive value by delivering to promise while defining the overall strategy and vision/mission.

  • Accelerate the strategy and execution with outside expertise and project management support

  • The need for a Champion to risk investment (budget and FTE resources) and personal reputation

  • Find out what is the data and what are the main workstreams you need to cover for a complete scope

Magnus Lundgren, Vice President Procurement at Fresenius Medical Care North America

Magnus Lundgren

Vice President Procurement
Fresenius Medical Care North America

11:55 - 12:25 How to Develop Partnerships that Deliver Value to Your Patients

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Matthew Bardell, Vice President at GEP

Matthew Bardell

Vice President
GEP

Delf Bintakies, Head of Procurement Solutions at Bayer HealthCare

Delf Bintakies

Head of Procurement Solutions
Bayer HealthCare


Friedhelm Felten, Chief Procurement Officer at Merck

Friedhelm Felten

Chief Procurement Officer
Merck

Warren Myers, Vice President and Head of Procurement at Takeda

Warren Myers

Vice President and Head of Procurement
Takeda

Michael Betke-Hornfeck, Vice President Global Sourcing RDM at Boehringer Ingelheim

Michael Betke-Hornfeck

Vice President Global Sourcing RDM
Boehringer Ingelheim

Daniel Christen, Director, Group Leader Planning and Procurement at Actelion Pharma

Daniel Christen

Director, Group Leader Planning and Procurement
Actelion Pharma

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch and Networking

Develop your professional network during this valuable networking time.

Track A - Discovery

14:00 - 14:20 How communication agencies can support Pharmaceuticals companies in their patient centricity strategy

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Thierry Schulmann, Chief Growth Officer at McCann Health

Thierry Schulmann

Chief Growth Officer
McCann Health

Track B - Innovation

14:00 - 14:20 Interactive Case Study: Transforming Procurement to Simplify Pre-Clinical Research

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Martin Adler, Global Category Manager - Preclinical Services at AstraZeneca & MedImmune Biotech Procurement

Martin Adler

Global Category Manager - Preclinical Services
AstraZeneca & MedImmune Biotech Procurement

Track C - Workshop

14:00 - 14:20 Leadership Workshop - How to Enable Innovation Exchange Across Your Global Supply Chain

Challenge the way you make decisions about building sustainable supplier relationships during this provocative and inspiring workshop. As one of Europe’s foremost experts on procurement, Professor Arjan van Weele has the experience and vision to help you transform your global supplier management strategy.

  • How to keep the customer at the centre of your new procurement strategy to ensure you are creating the right kind of value through your procurement model

  • Re-thinking how to successfully achieve sustainable procurement results from new supplier relationships

  • How to enable innovation to flow from your supplier base without compromising the relationships you have with your partners

  • How to continuously improve the performance of your suppliers to get even more value into your business

Professor Arjan van Weele, NEVI Chair of Supply Chain and Procurement at Eindhoven Technical University

Professor Arjan van Weele

NEVI Chair of Supply Chain and Procurement
Eindhoven Technical University

Track A - Discovery

14:20 - 14:40 Clinical Perspective: Balancing Control and Empowerment to Unlock More Value from Your R&D Service Providers

Find out how pressures on clinical development are forcing Pharma to make different decisions about their approach to working with vendors. As regulations increase does the incumbent supplier still offer the same advantages as it did in the past? Or is it easier to deliver value to your patients by working with shorter-term, more transactional relationships? Find out the right answer for your business.

  • Drivers for change in clinical development today

  • What is the right balance of empowerment and control to operate in the current environment

  • Lessons learned co-creating value with R&D service providers

  • How to measure the value R&D service providers bring into your business

Dave Walker

Senior Director Clinical Development
Norgine

Gareth Crowder, Senior Global Category Manager at Norgine

Gareth Crowder

Senior Global Category Manager
Norgine

Track B

14:20 - 14:40 Track B continues


Track C

14:20 - 14:40 Track C continues


Track A

14:40 - 14:50 Track A continues


Track B - Innovation

14:40 - 14:50 Optimising Your Marketing Spend in New Ways to Create Value for Your Customers

Discover how to find and work effectively with creative partners who can help you deliver even more value into your business and precise services and therapies to your patients. At a time when connecting with patients has never been more important the way you understand their needs and communicate with them is vital.

  • Developing marketing services with customers at the centre

  • Increasing stakeholder engagement through your creative strategy

  • How to co-deliver value with the right partner

David McKimm, Director at Johnson & Johnson

David McKimm

Director
Johnson & Johnson

Martin Brass, Managing Director at Blue Latitude Health

Martin Brass

Managing Director
Blue Latitude Health

Track C

14:40 - 14:50 Track C continues


Track A

14:50 - 15:00 Track A continues


Track B

14:50 - 15:00 Track B continues


Track C - Workshop

14:50 - 15:00 Technology Discussion – How Can Pharma Firms Maintain Profitability through Smart Procurement Even if Topline Slides?

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CK Vashistha, Senior Director, Sourcing and Procurement at Infosys

CK Vashistha

Senior Director, Sourcing and Procurement
Infosys

Track A - Discovery

15:00 - 15:35 Live Interview: How to Position Your R&D Procurement Strategy to Meet the Challenges Ahead


Warren Myers, Vice President and Head of Procurement at Takeda

Warren Myers

Vice President and Head of Procurement
Takeda

Debbie Wallbank, Head of Business Development at Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply

Debbie Wallbank

Head of Business Development
Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply

Track B - Innovation

15:00 - 15:35 Positioning Yourself in Your Stakeholders’ Network to Improve Partnership Outcomes
Thierry Fausten, Global Business Process Owner at Roche

Thierry Fausten

Global Business Process Owner
Roche

Track C

15:00 - 15:35 Track C continues


15:35 - 16:15 Coffee Break and Networking

Develop your professional network during this valuable networking time.

16:15 - 16:45 Panel Discussion – Creating a Compliant and Scalable Procurement System Leveraging Knowledge Processed through Big Data Based Technologies

Salvador Serra de Paz, Senior Vice President at NH Hotels

Salvador Serra de Paz

Senior Vice President
NH Hotels

Rembert Gunter, Head of Procurement Intelligence at Boehringer Ingelheim

Rembert Gunter

Head of Procurement Intelligence
Boehringer Ingelheim

Sandeep Saini, Head of Sales EMEA at Infosys

Sandeep Saini

Head of Sales EMEA
Infosys

Daniel Christen, Director, Group Leader Planning and Procurement at Actelion Pharma

Daniel Christen

Director, Group Leader Planning and Procurement
Actelion Pharma

Track A

16:45 - 17:05 Live Polling: How to Develop a World-Class Procurement Team

Have your say in this live polling session where all participants will be voting on key issues relating to team and performance development. Which skills should be prioritised? Who are the next leaders in your team? How do you keep your super buyers happy? All these questions and more will be discussed and explored.

  • How to keep your best talent engaged in your business for longer

  • How to prepare your procurement team for a more engaged patient customer than ever before

  • What to look for from future procurement hires to ensure you are ready to succeed in a digital business environment

Karen Jensen Vaish, Director at Johnson & Johnson

Karen Jensen Vaish

Director
Johnson & Johnson

Track B

16:45 - 17:05 CPO Leadership Boardroom

Invite Only

Track A

17:05 - 17:45 Out-of-Industry Interactive Case Study: How to Drive Agility, Flexibility and Responsiveness into Your Procurement Strategy

Learn how to optimise time to market from the guest out-of-industry speaker this year, Salvador Serra de Paz, as he shares his experiences designing and operating a highly flexible procurement model. As a senior leader from this global hotel group Salvador is well positioned to provide you with new approaches.

  • Why hotel procurement needs to be flexible to succeed

  • Lessons learned from the hotel sector when it comes to competing on agility and speed of response

  • How to create more responsive procurement strategies centred on your customers’ requirements

  • 3 changes to make today to influence time to market

Salvador Serra de Paz, Senior Vice President at NH Hotels

Salvador Serra de Paz

Senior Vice President
NH Hotels

Track B

17:05 - 17:45 CPO Leadership Boardroom Continues

Invite Only

17:45 - 18:00 End of Conference


18:00 - 18:30 Offsite Drinks Reception Hosted by Bouygues and Visit to FIFA World Football Museum