ProcureCon Pharma

28 February - 01 March, 2013

Zurich

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Procurecon Pharma 2012, which took place in February 2012 in Zurich, gathered over 150 pharma sourcing professionals to discuss the strategic issues and challenges facing senior pharmaceutical & biotech sourcing professionals.

This two-day pharmaceutical sourcing conference returns in 2013, offering plenty more networking, benchmarking and ideas sharing among Europe’s leading heads of procurement working in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors.

As a delegate, you'll gain the specialist knowledge to improve operations to innovate and lower costs in pharmaceutical sourcing and procurement and benchmark against your direct competitors

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Speaker_lineup

A:They are just some of the pharma sourcing leaders who spoke at Procurecon Pharma 2012. Click here to request the full list of 2012 speakers.

Topics of Discussion in 2012:

		Prioritising pharma outsourcing & off-shoring to improve operations, lower costs and deliver long-term value
		Setting up, sourcing from and creating pharma procurement organisations in emerging markets to grow your business
		Encouraging suppliers to innovate in order to create a point of differentiation and competitive advantage
		Streamlining the procurement function to reduce major category spend and add value
		Pharma outsourcing of manufacturing – how to create a true partnership and excellence in execution
		And more - click here to request the latest agenda!

Join Europe's top pharma manufacturing and pharma at Procurecon Pharma 2012

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2012 Speakers Included::

	Ashley Readshaw, CPO and former VP Financial Operations, AstraZeneca giving strategic and practical advice on retaining talent in offices in China as part of a global sourcing strategy

	Jean-Philippe Collin, VP and Chief Procurement Officer, Sanofi-Aventis will be part of a panel interview on the Roadmap for Procurement 2020 - what will the pharmaceutical and biotech companies of the future look like?

	Susannah Gooch, Regional Director of Europe and Latin America,Global Sourcing GPS, Abbott Laboratories taking part in a panel session on how their direct and indirect procurement teams encourage suppliers to innovate for them

	Mark Hollison, Procurement Director, Napp Pharmaceuticals will go back to basics with upskilling the procurement team by competency profiling, project management, negotiation and creating consistency

	Imtiaz Naqui, Head of Purchasing UK, Teva Pharmaceuticals will cover how to manage spend whilst procuring pharma insurance

	Change management challenges in Novartis to build effective partnerships in global Pharma from Paula Gildert, Head of Development Strategic Sourcing

	Richard Pompe, Group R&D Purchasing Director, Mylan will be a panellist covering how market opportunities and risk will be evaluated in the future

Key themes at the 2012 event:

	An update on the changes to rules governing medicinal products in the European Union and its impact on procurement
	Which categories and locations should be prioritized in pharma outsourcing and pharma off-shoring to improve operations, lower costs and deliver long-term value?
	How can direct and indirect procurement teams encourage suppliers to innovate for them to create a point of differentiation and competitive advantage?
	How can pharma procurement teams add measurable value to the top line?
	Which areas of pharma procurement can be streamlined/best practice to reduce major category spend?
	Supplier relationship management for better collaboration and alliances
	Risk management and assurance of supply in pharma procurement
	Pharma outsourcing of manufacturing – how to create a true partnership and excellence in execution
	When looking at the problem of marketing - what new channels can be utilised to reach the target audience? Should you go with local, regional or global marketing agencies?

	AND MORE!Click here to request the 2013 agenda!