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Main Conference Day One - Thursday, October 16, 2008
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Breakfast and Registration |
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| 8:30 |
PharmaForce Welcoming Remarks
Victoria Roginskaya, Executive Director, PharmaForce 2008
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| 8:40 |
Chairperson's Opening Address |
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| 8:55 |
KEYNOTE: Anticipating The Change: Evolving
The Sales Model For Growing Value
David Ridenour, Vice President, Western Zone Sales, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals |
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| 9:30 |
KEYNOTE: Key Account Management: Utilizing
Your CRM System To Support The Changing
Structure Of The Pharmaceutical Sales
Organizations
Subhash Vaid, Vice President, Global Product Management, Cegedim Dendrite
Neeraj Singhal, Senior Director, Product Management and Strategy, Cegedim Dendrite
Includes Open Q&A with Clients:
Donna Lenning, Senior Manager, IT, Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Janice Benicky, Principal Analyst, CRM, Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
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| 10:05 |
KEYNOTE PANEL: Planning For Future Success:
What Should The New Pharma Business Model
Look Like?
Clinton Lewis Jr., President, US Operations, Animal Health Group, Pfizer Inc.
Sylvia McBrinn, General Manager, Commercial Operations, US, Ipsen
Kelly Haderer, Regional Business Director, Pharmaceuticals, Bausch & Lomb
Doron Aspitz, Chief Executive Officer, Verix |
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| 10:45 |
Networking Refreshment Break |
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| 11:15 |
KEYNOTE: Analyzing New Strategies For
Effective Physician Access And Coverage
Mark Gleason, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Aptilon Corporation
Includes Open Q&A with Topic Expert:
Jeremy Jaggi, Executive Director, Sales, West Region, Amgen Inc. |
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CONCURRENT TRACKS |
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| 11:50 |
PharmaForce 2008 Roundtable Discussions
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Team ONE: Renovate Sales Model And Align Incentives
- Topic 1: Renovating The Sales Model By Focusing On Customer Needs - Politics Vs. Market Drivers
- Topic 2: Utilizing Incentive Compensation To Align The Organization For Change
Team TWO: Drive Effectiveness In The Field With Training And Technology
- Topic 5: Developing Innovative, Cost-Effective Training To Drive Productivity In The Field
- Topic 6: Evaluating ROI Of Closed-Loop Marketing To Assign Proper Resource Allocation
Team THREE: Overcome Data Restrictions While Integrating Expense Recording
- Topic 3: Overcoming Data Restrictions Using New Analytics Models
- Topic 4: Integrating State Expense Tracking Regulations To Ensure Compliance
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| 11:50 |
VP THINK TANK
Rebalancing The Influence Of The Sales Force On
The Rx Decision
Moderator: Gregg Ciarelli, Vice President, Targeting and Compensation Practice, Wolters Kluwer Health
14 VPs and higher already confirmed from:
Pfizer, Wyeth, Sanofi-Aventis, Vernalis, Allergan, Endo Pharma, GlaxoSmithKline, EMD Serono, Ferring, NuPathe, Purdue |
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| 12:50 |
Lunch For All Attendees |
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Track A: Sales Force Strategies |
Track B: Sales Support Strategies |
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| 1:50 |
Chairperson's Address |
Chairperson’s Address |
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| 2:00 |
Value-Based Selling In The Pharmaceutical
Industry -- A Model Whose Time Has (Finally)
Come?
Angela Bakker Lee, Principal, ZS Associates |
Examining The Selection, Implementation And
Results Of An SFA Tool To Ensure Sales
Excellence Globally
Jennifer Cerny, Senior Regional Business Manager, CDept
Consumer Health Care, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH |
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| 2:35 |
PANEL: Evaluating Systematic Vs. Flexible
Compensation To Best Adjust To The Changing
Market Dynamics
Mike Pusateri, Senior Director, Nephrology Sales, Watson Pharmaceuticals
Rick Henson, Vice President, Sales, Ipsen |
PANEL DISCUSSION: Is Pharma Competing on Analytics? Using Predictive Analytics to Optimize ROI across all channels
Patrick Homer, Global Life Sciences Sales and Marketing Practice Principal, SAS Institute
Vyom Bhuta, Director Business Analysis & Decision Support, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Hans Nagl, Senior Manager, Global Business Insights and Commercial Operations, Shire Pharmaceuticals
Vladimir Velednitsky, Director, Vendor Management Analytics, Pfizer Inc. |
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| 3:10 |
Networking Refreshment Break |
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| 3:40 |
PANEL: Developing Your Regional Director To
Drive Accountability And Results
Norbert Stone, Executive Director, Leadership Development, Astellas
Janet Quartarone, Vice President, Director, Marketing, Simulations, Inc.
Carol Wells, Senior Director, Commercial Training & Development, Genentech, Inc. |
Integrating Multi-Cultural Marketing To Appeal
To The Growing Hispanic Customer Segment
Liliana A Gil, Worldwide Director of Marketing Services and
Hispanic Marketing Strategy Lead, Johnson & Johnson |
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| 4:15 |
Alignment Of Executive Development With
Standard Curriculum To Succeed In An Ever
Changing Environment
Carol Wells, Senior Director, Commercial Training & Development, Genentech, Inc. |
Evaluating The ROI Of Closed Loop Marketing:
What Is Hype And What Are The Returns?
Paul Stickler, Senior Director, Sales, Ovation Pharmaceuticals |
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| 4:50 |
PANEL: Aligning Marketing, Sales, And Sales Training To Drive Effectiveness In The Field
Moderator: Garry O'Grady, Senior Vice President & Head, Sales Practice, Campbell Alliance
Bruce Braughton, Associate Vice President, Allergy Marketing, Sanofi-Aventis
Ken Harris, Senior Director, Sales Leadership Development, Shire Pharmaceuticals |
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| 5:30 |
PharmaForce 2008 Cocktail Reception |
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| 6:30 |
End of Day One |
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Main Conference Day Two - Friday, October 17, 2008
| 7:30 |
Breakfast and Registration |
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| 8:30 |
Chairperson’s Opening Address
Patrick Stakenas, Chief Executive Officer, ForceLogix
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| 8:45 |
SMARKETAL: Breaking Down Barriers To Collaboration Among Sales, Marketing, And Medical Teams To Improve Effectiveness In The Field
Karl A Braun, Vice President, Sales, Ophthalmics and Endocrine Care,
Pfizer Inc. |
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| 9:20 |
KEYNOTE: Examining New Sources Of Revenue
For The Sales Professional Of The Future: New
Selling Methods Aimed At New Locations
Don Hribek, Vice President, Sales, Endocrinology, EMD Serono, Inc. |
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| 9:55 |
Networking Refreshment Break |
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| 10:25 |
KEYNOTE PANEL: Incorporating Expense
Tracking Into Your Sales Model To Ensure A
Compliant High Performing Sales Force
Michael Torres, Director, Sales Force Effectiveness, Ferring Pharma
Larry Pickett, Vice President and CIO, Purdue Pharma |
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| 11:05 |
Preparing For A Cost-Effective Product Launch:
Applying Blockbuster Large Pharma Strategies
To Small Start Up
Jerry McLaughlin, Vice President, Commercial Operations, NuPathe
Formerly Marketing Manager for Vioxx® at Merck & Co., Inc. during pre-launch and launch in US |
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| 11:40 |
Lunch for All Attendees |
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CONCURRENT TRACKS |
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Track A: Primary Care |
Track B: Specialty Care |
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| 12:40 |
Chairperson’s Afternoon Address |
Chairperson’s Afternoon Address |
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| 12:50 |
PANEL: Modernizing The Sales Model Through A
Customer Centric Approach To Improve Physician
Access
John Sjovall, Senior Director, Sales Training and Development, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
Israel García Crespo, General Manager, Almirall México
Andrew Brana, TNS Healthcare |
PANEL: Examining Case Studies Of Co-
Promotions To Leverage Resources And
Maximize The Efficiency Of Each Rep
Paige Billings, Director, Sales Operations, Training and Conference Services, OSI Pharmaceuticals, Oncology Division
Mike Howe, Senior National Sales Director, Respiratory/Pediatric Business Unit, UCB Pharma |
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| 1:25 |
Examining The Absolute Critical Link From The
HQ To The Field: The District Manager
Dennis Merlo, Vice President, Sales Operations and Training, Purdue Pharma, L.P. |
Maintaining High Sales Force Morale And
Uninterrupted Sales Success During Mergers
And Acquisitions
Mike Howe, National Sales Director, Respiratory/Pediatric Business
Unit, UCB Pharma |
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| 2:00 |
Networking Refreshment Break |
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| 2:30 |
Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges in
Preparing for Product Launches Under Medicare
Part D
Mike Ziskin, Senior Director, Public Payer Policy Strategy &
Marketing, Centocor, Inc. |
Utilizing New Technologies To Improve The
Efficiency Of Your Sales And Marketing Efforts
Jeremy Jaggi, Executive Director, Sales, West Region, Amgen Inc. |
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| 3:05 |
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks |
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| 3:10 |
End of Conference |
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