Agenda

26th - 27th February 2018

  • 08:00

Registration and Coffee

  • 09:00 - 09:10

Chairperson's Opening Remarks


MACRO-OUTLOOK AND TRENDS

  • 09:10 - 09:50

TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH: How Blockchains revolutionize End to End Supply Chains

• Concepts and applications
• New perspectives

 

Olivier Brusle, Managing Director, Supply Chain Foundation & President of Actiom

  • 09:50 - 10:30

GLOBAL VS LOCAL: How to globalize pharma products but reach the locals

• Why is it necessary? What is the difference between Global V Local? How does it impact us?
• Why do we need to go Global, if I am locally sufficient and vice versa?
• What are the pros and cons of each?
• Can we have the best of both worlds? If yes, then how?

Ansu Archana, Senior Manager Sourcing & Strategic Supply Europe, Glenmark Pharma

  • 10:30 - 11:10

Networking Break

  • 11:10 - 11:50

PRODUCT LOSS: When problems in Product Transportation and Storage occurs. What are the Best practices to handle product loss

• Risks in the pharma logistics chain
• Pharma Insurance coverage – are you really covered?
• Handling of lost/damaged cargo – Dos and Don’ts
• Loss prevention – practical aspects
• Reports and managerial tools

Yoram Eshel, Senior Director Head of Global Transportation, TEVA

  • 11:50 - 12:30

Building a business case for a Label and Artwork Management System

● Reviewing current label and art management systems and making a business case for a change
● Calculating Return on Investment as a result of this change
● Aligning new systems to corporate strategies
● Exploring the other ROI (Risk of Ignoring) and possible effects on your business

 

Stephen Kaufman, Chief Product Officer, Blue Software

CASE STUDY

  • 12:30 - 13:10

Ireland: Global hub of substance for the biopharma sector

• An overview of the biopharma sector in Ireland
• Key policy objectives for the sector
• Ireland: A Model of Substance campaign

Matt Moran, Director, BioPharmaChem Ireland

  • 13:10 - 14:10

Networking Lunch

REGULATORY CONVERGENCE AND PROCEDURES

  • 14:10 - 14:50

Disappearance of Global Regulatory Convergence

• Value of convergence: patient, industry, regulators
• General trends
• Risk and opportunity

Georges France, VP LOCs & Global Quality Lead, GSK

  • 14:50 - 15:30

Outsourcing: When does it add value to a pharma supply chain?

• Opportunities and Challenges
• From subcontracting to partnership: stages on relationships
Diana Contreras, Senior Supply Chain Manager, Vertex
  • 15:30 - 16:10

Networking Break

SECURITY AND MONITORING

  • 16:10 - 16:50

Importance of monitoring for distribution of temperature sensitive products

• How to define what is ‘must’ and ‘may’ in temperature monitoring
• What Risk Techniques can help us to determine the right balance
• How temperature monitors with advanced techniques can help us be on the safe side

Viliam Kovac, Head of Global Supply Quality, Roche

PANEL DISCUSSION

  • 16:50 - 17:30

Pharma Supply Chain in 2018: When experts from 4 world zones meet

• Differences and Similarities between countries
• Understanding “how it works” in other countries
• Capturing new and innovative ideas


Gianpiero Lorusso, Director Supply Chain Operations, Merck Group
Kulwant Pawar, Professor of Operations Management and Director of the Centre for Concurrent Enterprise, Nottingham University Business School

(4-speakers Panel Discussion: Europe, USA, MENA, East Countries)

  • 17:30

Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

  • 08:00

Registration and Coffee

  • 09:00-09:10

Chairperson’s Welcome Remarks

PHARMA SUPPLY CHAIN: FROM MANUFACTURER TO FINAL USER

  • 09:10 - 09:50

New approach in COLD SUPPLY CHAIN

• Introduction of new methods to maintain the quality of the products from Manufacturer to Final User
• Temperature sensitive equipment
• Is it possible in Emerging markets?
  • 09:50 - 10:30

Fully Integrated End-to-End Supply Chain – is it worth the effort?

• The costs of disconnected E2E supply chain
• Unexpected benefits and roadblocks
• Exploring the technology options

Peter Kalinski, Director Supply Chain, J&J Consumer EMEA

  • 10:30 - 11:10

Networking Break

  • 11:10 - 11:50

Cost optimization: How to optimize your global production network from a supply chain perspective

• Capacity utilisation and long-term planning
• Linking supply chain strategy and financial performance
• Barriers of success, including regulatory challenges

 

Bjørn Mogensen, VP DFP Business Support, Novo Nordisk

  • 11:50 - 12:30

Wholesale distribution in an age of change

• Efficiency of wholesale distribution
• From supply chain to value chain – powered by partnerships
• Challenges and opportunities in an age of change

Martin Fitzgerald, Deputy Director General, GIRP

CASE STUDY

  • 12:30 - 13:10

New Automation processes in warehouse operations

• Cold chain and pre-pharma supply chain
• Installation of automation in a new warehouse of a fill&finish site

Gianpiero Lorusso, Director Supply Chain Operations, Merck Group

  • 13:10 - 14:10

Networking Lunch

  • 14:10 - 14:50

Reconfiguring Pharmaceutical Supply Chains

• How will new production technologies impact pharmaceutical supply chains?
• How might Industry 4.0 technologies transform the supply of medicines?
• What are the patient benefits of digitalisation of pharmaceutical supply chains?

Jag Srai, Leader REMEDIES

  • 14:50 - 15:30

Pre-Pharma Supply Chain: Raw Materials and Ingredients supply chain

• Pros and Cons of keeping operations locally, regionally and globally managed
• Differences and similarities with supply chain of final product
• Budget considerations

Murilo Coube, Supply Operations Specialist, MSD

  • 15:30 - 16:10

Networking Break

POST- PHARMA SUPPLY CHAIN

  • 16:10 - 16:50

The “Last Mile” Challenge

• Retailers and Good Providers: how do they handle the product
• Representation of the Company
• The “Last stop” in pharma supply chain before the Final User: How can Marketing help?

Marion Matthewman, Head Global Logistics, Syngenta

PANEL DISCUSSION

  • 16:50 - 17:30

Pharma Companies Vs. Cargo Companies

• GDP for 2020: What will be the most reliable way to deliver pharmaceutical products?
• When the relationship works and when it doesn’t (real case examples)
• Challenges and Opportunities for future collaborations as seen from the two points of view

 

(4-speakers Panel Discussion: 2 from Big Pharmaceutical Companies and 2 from Big Cargo Companies)

Panelists:
Diana Contreras, Senior Supply Chain Manager, Vertex
Stephen Mitchell, Compliance and Quality Manager Logistics, GSK
Francisco Rizzuto, International Cargo Management Professional, IATA

  • 17:30

Chairperson’s Closing Remarks