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Patient Pathways
November 17-20, 2026
Sheraton Philadelphia DowntownPhiladelphia, PA

Chris Dowd
Senior Vice President at ConnectiveRx
Speaker

Profile

With a nearly 30-year career spanning leadership roles across Big Pharma, healthcare startups and the patient support space, Chris Dowd is a forward-looking leader with two clear areas of focus: making specialty medications more affordable and helping people around him succeed. Dowd has been a preeminent voice in patient access and adherence, providing insights into trends such as accumulator adjustment programs, the changing landscape of copay and digital patient engagement.

A recognized leader in the space, Dowd has been on the forefront of virtually every development in the patient copay industry over the past decade, cofounding the Copay, Reimbursement and Access Congress with CBI in 2012, and since then leading the conference to evolve with the market.

At ConnectiveRx, he leads strategic market analysis and product go-to-market strategies.

Chris Dowd's Network

Agenda Sessions

  • Informa Connect and Chairperson Welcome

    09:00
  • Industry Outlook

    09:15
  • Pre-Launch Considerations – Copay, Payer Strategy and Reimbursement Support

    15:45
  • Chairperson Review of Day 1

    08:30
  • Navigating the Administration – Adapting Patient Services in a Changing Climate

    10:45