ProcureCon Pharma (past event)
28 February - 02 March, 2017
44 (0) 207 368 9459
Day 3 – March 2, 2017
08:15 - 08:45 Welcome
08:45 - 08:50 Chairperson’s Address
Identify the major disruptors to Pharma procurement over the next 3 years and how might impact your business from a senior industry expert.
08:50 - 09:30 Interactive Case Study - Translating Technology Disruption into Opportunity
09:30 - 10:10 Case Study – Lessons Learned Implementing a New Digital Culture for Merck
Merck has always led on innovation in procurement and this year Kai will be communicating the latest developments in the enterprise-wide digitisation projects the business is rolling out. Exploring how demand for digitisation originated, how adoption is increasing and the tangible benefits digitisation is bringing to sourcing and procurement teams, Kai will offer both successes and lessons learned in this fascinating journey.
- Why did Merck invest in digitisation as a priority in the first place?
- Key digitisation projects being led by procurement, their impact and who they benefit
- How to influence the business culture in your organisation to embrace greater digitisation
- Where technology providers can play a crucial role in improving adoption of digital platforms and resources
10:10 - 10:30 Smarter Integration: Unlocking the Power of Patient Engagement within Clinical and Commercial
In this session, pharmaceutical, biotech and device companies will gain insight into the value of smarter patient integration. The patient voice as a strategic driver is being included much earlier in the development process than ever before - this session will explore the ‘how’ and ‘when’ for involving patients to enhance the development and delivery of innovative therapies.
- The critical shift from drug-centric to patient-relevant
- Pivotal patient touchpoints throughout clinical development and launch planning that will
- maximize both clinical and commercial outcomes
- Positive impact of integration on efficiency and commercialization
10:30 - 11:10 CPO Panel Discussion – Preparing for the Future of Pharma Procurement: Disruptors, Enablers and Opportunities
Task the panel of procurement experts on how to transform your existing procurement team into higher performers, better business partners and truer entrepreneurs who add value to the business. Drawing on their own experience recruiting and developing Pharma procurement talent the panel will offer insights into how demands on Pharma procurement organisations will require new skills from future teams.
- 3 challenges all Pharma procurement teams face as they seek to develop
- How has the Pharma procurement skill set changed over the last 5 years?
- What do future Pharma procurement teams need from new people, technology and processes?
- Which barriers should procurement organisations focus on overcoming first to accelerate towards this future state?
11:10 - 11:40 Break
Track A - Future Teams
11:40 - 12:20 Interactive Case Study - Future of Global Supplier Performance Management at Smith and NephewTrack B - Roundtable Discussions Planning Ahead
11:40 - 12:20 Roundtables
1 How to Transform to Become Even More Resourceful without Putting Patient Care at Risk
Martin Pratt, Head of Global Procurement Operational Excellence, AstraZeneca
2 How to Collaborate with Complex R&D Stakeholders to Co-Create Value
Jan Bro Lausten, Senior Category Manager (R&D) and External Sourcing Best Practice Responsible, Novo Nordisk
3 How to Make Advances in Your Digital Journey
Kai Menzler, Head of Procurement Governance & Solutions, Merck
Novo Nordisk
Martin Pratt, Head of Global Procurement Operational Excellence, AstraZeneca
2 How to Collaborate with Complex R&D Stakeholders to Co-Create Value
Jan Bro Lausten, Senior Category Manager (R&D) and External Sourcing Best Practice Responsible, Novo Nordisk
3 How to Make Advances in Your Digital Journey
Kai Menzler, Head of Procurement Governance & Solutions, Merck
Jan Bro Lausten
Senior Category Manager (R&D) and External Sourcing Best Practice ResponsibNovo Nordisk
Track A - Future Teams
12:20 - 13:00 Panel Discussion - How to Achieve the Right Mix of Skills, Experience and Entrepreneurialism as You Develop Your Future Pharma Procurement Team
Track B - Roundtable Discussions Planning Ahead
12:20 - 13:00 Stream continues13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 14:40 Interactive Case Study – How to Move Closer to Enterprise-Wide Operational Excellence
As you move your procurement organisation through stages of maturity and change procurement operating models in response to business requirements it is often a challenge to sustain high levels of savings and value creation. Find out how one of AstraZeneca’s procurement experts is challenging his global teams to continuously improve against a background of constant change.
- How to design the right culture for operational excellence in your organisation
- How to motivate your teams to continuously outperform previous results
- Which processes can be simplified to enable you to operate in more agile, precise ways
- How to identify and select the right technology that will truly enable your global procurement team to achieve operational excellence
14:40 - 15:10 CPO Case Study – How Should We Develop Constantly Evolving Procurement Teams to Become Better Partners to the Business?
Find out from a Ditte, an experienced senior procurement leader from a global Pharma business, how she sees procurement teams evolving and the competencies required to support continuous improvement. Drawing on her own experiences and observations from recent projects Ditte will identify areas to consider focusing on.
- How business partnering has progressed at Lundbeck into a strategic activity and embedded in the culture of the business
- Lessons learned from recent initiatives partnering across the business
- Key competencies to focus on developing to continuously improve business partnering
- Disruptors to procurement team performance
15:10 - 15:50 Interactive Case Study – How to Build Stronger Partnerships Inside and Outside the Business
15:50 - 16:00 Chairperson’s Summary
16:00 - 23:59 End of Conference
Thanks and see you in 2018!