As the pharmaceutical supply chain continues to reach new markets and add new products, it is becoming increasingly complex, digitized, and outsourced. With growing demand for a diversity of products with varying temperature controls, pharma executives must adapt their processes and increase collaboration to satisfy new user and regulatory requirements. To gain competitive advantage while minimizing costs, it is crucial to build an agile & flexible supply chain that can harness essential customer data while minimizing risk. It's time to embrace innovation, implement disruptive technology, and create supply chain synergy across the global marketplace.
At the
16th Annual Cold Chain Global Forum, we will gather the top pharma supply chain executives and suppliers to address end-to-end supply chain optimization and creating strategies to maintain temperature controlled products, remain complaint with regulatory agencies, optimize transportation routes, increase collaboration through change management, and implement customer centricity to enhance patient first initiatives.
The market has evolved and so will this flagship event. We have surveyed, listened, and will now will show you an experience that will enable you to get fully informed, and leave inspired!
What Sets the Global Forum Apart?
- Innovation Hub Stage with 14 extra cutting edge sessions
- Certified Training Master Classes & Workshops
- Site Tours to a Warehouse and Manufacturing facility
- IDG's
- Gala Awards & Dinner Reception
- Women in Supply Chain Fireside Chats
- Disruption Start-Up Competition
- Global Regulatory Compliance Panel
Top Topics
- Adhering to regulatory compliance to correctly validate and qualify all products
- Improving internal and external collaboration with change management
- Maintaining temperature controlled products
- Implementing new tech/innovation while aligning processes to a customer centric approach
- Improving transport route efficiency with suppliers
2018 Speaker
- The Honorable Billy Tauzin, Former CEO PhRMA,, Former Louisiana Congressman
- David Merritt, Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Strategy, America's Health Insurance Plans & Adviser to three Presidential Campaigns, Political Policy and Communication Strategist
- Jack Shaw, Executive Director & Technology Futurist, American Blockchain Council
- Bill Mahorney, Chief, Enforcement Division, FMCSA, Department of Transportation
- Rod Patch, Senior Director, TCS, Center of Excellence, Johnson & Johnson
- Jennifer Antonetti, Sr. Global Packaging Engineer II, Shipping Qualification, Biogen
- Tonino Antonetti, Executive Director, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Management, Safety & Health, Roche Diagnostics
- Lisa Baker, Supply Chain Director, Amgen
- Seth Dunn, VP of - Lead Buyer Clinical Investigator Products & Logistics, Sanofi US
- Talitha Hampton, Lead, Supply Chain Packaging and Product Security, AstraZeneca
- Angela Fernandez, Vice President, Food Service, GS1
- Tom Bonkenburg, Director, European Operations, St. Onge Company
- Rey Chern, Director, Thermal Engineering Systems, Amgen
- Bill McGillian, Associate Director, Logistics, Merck
- Dave Malenfant, Executive Vice President, Industry Liaison and Talent Development and Director, Center for Supply Chain Innovation, BSMA (Biotech Supply Management Alliance) and Texas Christian University
- Bryan Cardis, Distribution Platform Steward, Eli Lilly & Company
- Ravi Kumar, Chief Operating Officer & Co- Founder, Statwig
- Karen Giraudo, Global Product & Cost Account Lead, Pacira Pharmaceuticals
- Robert Celeste, Founder, Center for Supply Chain Studies
- Bruce Guenter, Director Logistics and Distribution, Radius Health
- Scott Cornwell, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Dispensary of Hope
- Ayman Omar, Associate Professor, International Business & Research Fellow, Kogod Cybersecurity Governance Center, Kogod School of Business, American University
- Shubhra Kochar, Engineer II, Global Packaging, Genentech
- Arminda Montero, Global Supply Chain QA Manager, Abbvie
- Craig Vermeyen, Senior Manager, Packaging Engineer, Kite Pharma
- Luiz Barberini, Operations Mng - External Manufacturing Latin America Head, Bayer
- James Lucie, Associate Director, Supply Chain, AMAG Pharmaceuticals
- Aimee Buesgen, Research Scientist, TS/MS Statistics, Eli Lilly & Company
- Ajay Pazhayattil, Former Associate Director, TOPV, Apotex Inc.
- Carolyn Williamson, Principal Packaging Engineer, Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Kevin Otto, Senior Director, Food Service, GS1
- Jason Sawicki, Principal, US Commercial Distribution, Genentech
- Dan Mirica, Former Head of Logistics, Lonza Biologics
- Dana L. Dallas, Cold Chain Program Manager, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical
- Geoffrey Glauser, Senior Consultant Supply Chain, HHS/ASPR/BARDA
- Victor Lobo, Diretor Tecnico, BRL Vacinas
- Ahmed ElSheemy, Head of Quality Assurance Middle East & Turkey, Merck Consumer Health UAE
- Meg Duskin, Product Manager, Advanced Therapeutics, Thermo Fisher
- Michael English, Associate Director, Engineering - Packaging Technical Operations, Merck & Co., Inc.
- Lisa Winstead, VBF Quality Operations Director, Merck & Co., Inc.
- Mike Broughton, Director, Global Logistics, Eli Lilly & Company
- Sameer Upadhyaya, Head of Technology, Global Packaging Development, Genentech,
- Rafik Bishara , Ph.D., Technical Advisor & Former Director QKMTS, Eli Lilly & Company
- Roxanne Tata, Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, Institute for Transfusion Medicine
- Krista Hamilton, Head Advisor, Aralez Pharmaceuticals
- Sid Chakravarthy, CEO & Founder, Statwig
- Thomas Scalone, Associate Director Logistics Supply Chain, Celgene
- Colleen Sheldon, Key Account Manager- East, ELPRO
- Jeroen Van Loo, Key Account Manager- West, ELPRO
- Ben VanderPlas, Global Product Manager, Sonoco ThermoSafe
- Frank Butch, Director of Engineering, Sonoco Thermosafe
- Stephen Kolb, Business Development Manager, Cold Chain Technologies
- Brian Files, Former Director of Regulatory Compliance& Policy, CVS Health
- Professor Vilana, Researcher, LABiomedical, UCLA Medical Center
- Suzette Diaz, Director, Insulin Access & Affordability, Lilly Diabetes
- Steve Stapleton, President Lilly Cares Foundation & Director, Patient Assistance Programs, Lilly USA
- Joan Oliva, Manager of Pre-Clinical Research, Emmaus Medical
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Pre-Conference Master Class - Monday, September 24th
Pre-Conference Site Tour Day - Tuesday, September 25th
Pre-Conference Workshop Day - Tuesday, September 25th
Main Conference Day One - Wednesday, September 26th
Main Conference Day Two - Thursday, September 27th
Venue
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Venue
Philadelphia Convention CenterPhiladelphia
Global Forum Philadelphia has (3) hotels for the upcoming conference.
Hotel Option 1: Hilton Garden Inn - Philadelphia Center City
1100 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
http://www.philadelphiacenterctity.hgi.com
Group Room Rate: $244 per night + 16.25% taxes
How to Book: To book your room, please identify you are part of the IQPC Global Forum or reference group code IQP. The group rate is available three days pre and post event based on hotel availability. Please make your reservation prior to September 4th, 2018** In order to ensure you are eligible for the group rate. After September 4th, hotel rooms will be offered on a space available basis at the prevailing rate.
Reservation Phone: 215-701-5714
Reservation Link:
http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/groups/personalized/P/PHLGIGI-IQP-20180924/index.jhtmlHotel Option 2: Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District
400 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
http://www.phillydowntownhotel.com/
Group Room Rate: $249 per night + 15.5% taxes
How to Book: To book your room, please identify you are part of the IQPC Global Forum or reference group code 09256843IN. The group rate is available three days pre and post event based on hotel availability. Please make your reservation prior to September 4th, 2018** In order to ensure you are eligible for the group rate. After September 4th, hotel rooms will be offered on a space available basis at the prevailing rate.
Parking at the hotel is available at a discounted rate of $20.00 + 22.5% city tax.
Reservation Phone: 877-999-3223
Hotel Option 3: Sheraton Philadelphia Society Hill Hotel
1 Dock Street (2nd and Walnut Streets)
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Group Room Rate: $289 per night + 16.36% taxes
How to Book: To book your room, please identify you are part of the IQPC Global Forum. Please make your reservation prior to September 4th, 2018** In order to ensure you are eligible for the group rate. After September 4th, hotel rooms will be offered on a space available basis at the prevailing rate.
Reservation Phone: 888-627-7078
Please note: We will never recommend, approve or appoint any third party rooming service to act on our behalf. Please be extremely wary if you are approached by any such companies. We will always endeavour to negotiate the best available rates for you so please use the Hotel's website link provided.
