1st BSMA-SCMI Conference – San Diego, CA 2014

TIME/

ROOM

EVENT

12:00pm-

1:00pm
Rotunda

Registration

1:00- 
1:15
Theatre

Welcome Address

Devendra Mishra, Executive Director, BSMA

Joel Sutherland, Managing Director, SCM Institute, University of San Diego

1:15-
2:00
Theatre

PANEL: “Leveraging Strategic Sourcing for Startups and Small Companies in Bio-Pharma”

Sourcing for R&D, Clinical Trials and Commercialization is a formidable challenge for small and large companies. The global market place, inter-dependence of trading partners in the supply chain, emerging markets of suppliers, IT connectivity and stringent requirements of agility, cost reduction, quality, sustainability of the environment and safety have added challenges to management responsible for strategic sourcing.

Moderator: Wayne McDonnell, Director of Advisory, PwC

Panelists:

Mark Buck, Global Supply Chain and Procurement Leader, Bio-Rad Laboratories

Mike Mayo, Director, Materials & Procurement, Olympus Biotech

Mary Kachinsky, Sr. Director, Strategic Sourcing, Cubist Pharmaceuticals

Joseph Hopkins, Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Operations, Allergan

2:00-
2:30
Theatre

“Biopharma Industry Service to Safeguard Sourcing of Materials and Delivery of Drugs”

This presentation will provide an international network to provide economical QA audit of suppliers across the globe as well as implementation of innovative approaches to protect the quality of the product to the patient and to prevent illicit acts such as counterfeiting, diversion, and economic adulteration from threatening the safety of the drug supply. Procurement of raw materials and services and distribution of drugs is a global reality for the biopharma and medical device industry. The significant challenges and responsibilities of securing and protecting the integrity of the vast, global pharmaceutical supply chain affect all drug developers and suppliers – small, medium and large in size.

Speaker:
Martin Van Trieste, Senior Vice President, Quality Assurance, Amgen

2:30-
3:00
Theatre

“Pain in the Supply Chain of Pharma, Biotech and Medical Devices: Strategic and Tactical Issues in the Global Market”

Presentation of the key findings on the business landscape of healthcare logistics around the world, as well as healthcare logistics executives’ top concerns and strategies for expansion. In collaboration with TNS Global, over 440 executives were interviewed in the pharma, biotech and medical device industries world-wide. Subjects have been elevated which are of vital importance to small and large companies alike. Considerable concern has been highlighted in temperature-controlled distribution and cold chain, for example.

Speaker:
Robin Hooker, Director of Global Strategy Healthcare Logistics, UPS

3:00-
3:30
Theatre

“Building Information Systems to Support Strategic Sourcing from Scratch”

A case study of how the challenges faced when the executive first joined Cubist with no systems and tools to understand our spend and to be able to identify opportunities for strategic sourcing, cost reduction, supplier optimization and/or supplier management, etc.  A customer driven, low cost solution was successfully implemented with extraordinary results. 

Speakers:
Mary Kachinsky, Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing, Cubist Pharmaceuticals
Richard Waugh, Vice President – Corporate Development, Zucus

3:30-
4:00
Theatre

“Short-Cut to Supply Chain Success:  Adapting Large Company Best Practices to Small and Mid-sized Companies”

Many large companies have achieved great results from building powerful supply chain organizations and global infrastructures.  This success often takes decades to develop and at a large expense to create and maintain.   This presentation will describe how small companies who don’t have the same supply chain volume as the large companies can achieve some of the same benefits by leveraging other industry resources and best practices.

Speaker:
Paul Anderson, Senior Director, Operations Strategy, Life Sciences Solutions ThermoFisher Scientific

4:00-
4:30
Rotunda

NETWORK BREAK

TRACK 1: STRATEGY – Room KIPJ C

4:30-
5:00

“Developing a Strategic Sourcing Competency for a Small Company” ”

A presentation on the basics of a strategic sourcing process, i.e. how small to medium companies may begin to be strategic in their focus.

Speaker:
Isaac Young, Sr. Director Supply Chain Operations, BioMarin Pharmaceuticals

5:00-
5:30

“Contract Manufacturing Life Cycle Management”

The selection and ongoing management of a contract manufacturing organization (CMO) is critical to the success of the contracting organization. This presentation walks through key considerations and suggested process steps that assist the organization in making the best decision to support its objectives when utilizing a CMO. The critical issue so ramp up, supply chain visibility and risk avoidance will be analyzed.

Speaker:
Myles Marcus, >Senior Director, Materials & Logistics,CTI Bio Pharma

5:30-
6:00

“Producing, Growing and Retaining the Right Supply Chain Talent”

To attract, retain and develop top talent in supply chain managment in the biotech industry has never been more strategic a demand than now as SCM takes on greater strategic importance. This presentation will provide valuable insights into what industry can do to better acquire, develop, and retain SCM talent to meet their current and future needs. The SCM Institute has built an educational program based on collaborative relationships with industries and applied research.

Speaker:
Joel Sutherland, Managing Director, SCM Institute, University of San Diego

TRACK 2: EXECUTION – Room KIPJ D

4:30-
5:00

“Environmentally-Controlled Transportation: Overcoming the Achilles’ Heel in Sourcing”

Presentation of the technologies, best practices, systems and standards for environmentally controlled logistics from source to delivery for manufacturing.

Speaker: Doug Wettergren, Regional Sales Manager, Envirotainer/td>

5:00-
5:30

“Lessons Learned in Establishing a Synergistic Partnership with a Supplier”

Measuring value during the lifecycle of an agreement is a pathway to driving innovation and relevance to the collaborative efforts of both organizations. Experience an approach used to capture and drive value that is scalable, acknowledges best pratices and encourages continuous improvement on key levels for the evolving technology organization.

Speaker:
Dan Ambrose, Director, Customer Logistics, VWR International/td>

5:30-
6:00

“Consortium Purchasing: Current Benefits & Future Opportunities”

Consortium purchasing has produced considerable value to large as well as mid-sized companies through adoption of sound business principles. The current benefits and procedural matters will be presented. A town hall meeting is looking forward to receiving ideas for the future.

Speakers:
Tom Heebink, Business Development & Strategic Alliances, Western Region,BIO
Rick Fultz, Managing Director, BIOCOM Purchasing Group >

6:00pm-

7:00pm

COCKTAIL RECEPTION, Sponsored by ENVIROTAINER at the Garden of the Sea