DCAT Announces Sharp Sourcing 2015
Leading industry event for pharma sourcing, procurement and supply professionals
The Drug, Chemical & Associated Technologies Association (DCAT) announces DCAT Sharp Sourcing 2015, a conference and networking event for pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical companies and suppliers in the pharmaceutical manufacturing value chain. This annual event, which will be held Thursday, July 16 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Brunswick, New Jersey, brings together sourcing, purchasing, procurement, and supply professionals involved in chemical, biologic, pharmaceutical development and manufacturing, packaging, and the related supply chain.
Developed by DCAT’s Supply Management Committee and Education Committee, this year’s event will feature specialized education forums for buyers and suppliers and joint sessions on supplier innovation, crowdsourcing, and risk management. DCAT Sharp Sourcing will also feature a special keynote speaker, former Navy SEAL and Special Operator, Robert O’Neill, who led the successful mission for Osama bin Laden, who will discuss the ingredients for a success mission: the right people, preparedness, decision-making under pressure and above all, commitment.
At DCAT Sharp Sourcing 2015’s Buyers’ Forum, pharmaceutical sourcing, procurement, purchasing, and supply management professionals will be able to meet with their peers for an interactive session that will provide practical insights and discussions on the challenges and best practices in category management, sourcing strategies (single versus dual sourcing), and supplier relationship management. These leading experts from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck & Co. Inc., and Biogen, will provide insight and lead the dialogue:
●Category Management: Robert P. Discordia, Ph.D., Executive Director, Global Procurement, Pharmaceutical Operations & Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb
●Supplier Relationship Management: Scott Laird, Executive Business Director, External Manufacturing, Merck & Co., Inc.
●Dual Versus Single Sourcing: Michael Humora, Ph.D., Technical Development Fellow, Chemical Process Research and Development, Biogen
At DCAT Sharp Sourcing 2015’s Suppliers’ Forum, contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs), contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs), and suppliers of products and services use in chemical, biologic and pharma/biopharma development and manufacturing, and packaging will gain customer-centric insights on the leading trends in pharma procurement and sourcing, supplier performance metrics, and supplier relationship management from experts from Shire, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), and Vantage Partners. Topics to be discussed include:
●Best Practices: Pharma Perspective on Supplier Relationship Management: Will Tilton, Vice President, US Supply Chain, Shire
●Leading Trends/Issues in Pharma Sourcing and Procurement and Implications for Manufacturing:
Rocco P. Ciccolini, Ph.D., Manager, Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences R&D, PwC Health Industries Advisory Management Consulting
● Supplier Relationship Management in Pharma Manufacturing: Performance Metrics/Benchmarking: Jonathan Hughes,Partner, Sourcing and Supply Chain Management Practice Leader, Vantage Partners
Joint afternoon education sessions for both buyers and sellers at DCAT Sharp Sourcing 2015 will provide insights from leading industry experts on supplier innovation, crowdsourcing, and risk management. Speakers and topics include:
•Supplier Innovation: Is your organization a leader or laggard when it comes to supplier innovation?
Gary Pisano, Harry E. Figgie Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, will provide best practices and examples in supplier innovation.
His research, teaching, and consulting have focused on technology strategy, the management of innovation and intellectual property, competitive strategy, and manufacturing and outsourcing strategy. He has written case studies on such companies both within the industry (Merck, Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Vertex) as well as outside the industry (Amazon, BMW, Fiat-Chrysler, IBM, Intel, Jet Blue, Teradyne, Flextronics, Virgin Group, and VF Brands) to provide a rich and deep perspective on what works and what doesn’t work in cultivating and implementing supplier innovation. He is an author of six books, including: The Development Factory; Operations, Strategy, and Technology Science Business: The Promise, The Reality and The Future of Biotech and, most recently, Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance.
•Crowdsourcing in Sourcing and Procurement: How can sourcing and procurement organizations and suppliers develop and implement crowdsourcing and related digital technologies to deliver value? Robert Harles, Managing Director & Global Head and Aneesh Desikan, Senior Manager & North America Lead, both of the Social Media & Collaboration Practice of Accenture Interactive, Part of Accenture Digital, will explain whether crowdsourcing is a viable tool for your company.
•Supply Assurance and Risk Management Roundtable: How can pharmaceutical companies better manage the risk in their supply chains and how can suppliers mitigate risk for their customers? Pharmaceutical and chemical company senior executives and other industry experts will discuss their companies’ risk management process for supplier selection, qualification, and evaluation and related metrics and implementation strategies.
●J&J: Joseph Agresta, Vice President, Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain, Procurement Excellence
● Pfizer: Ron Perry, Vice President, Global Procurement, Pfizer Global Supply and Global Operations
●DuPont: Sidney Goldberg, Ph.D., Sourcing Compliance Manager, DuPont;
●Ernst & Young (EY), Niul Burton, Principal, Advisory Services, EY; and
● Thought leader: Joseph Sandor, Hoagland-Metzler Endowed Professor of Purchasing and Supply Management, Michigan State University.
Information about DCAT Sharp Sourcing 2015, including further speaker details, networking events, and how to register, may found at the DCAT website at www.dcat.org.
About the Drug, Chemical & Associated Technologies Association (DCAT): As a not-for-profit, member-supported business development association for the global pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, the Drug, Chemical & Associated Technologies Association (DCAT) is committed to providing programs, events and services that help our members expand their network of customers, suppliers and colleagues in the industry. Founded in 1890, DCAT is the industry’s premier business development association whose membership is comprised of companies that manufacture, distribute or provide services to the pharmaceutical, chemical and related industries. With more than 400 corporate members, DCAT is headquartered in Robbinsville, New Jersey.