Prelude Activities ✦ Sunday, March 23 - ET (Eastern Time, GMT-05:00)
This workshop is geared towards meeting professionals who are new to the medical meetings space (less than three years) and any professionals seeking a refresher on general medical meeting planning. The healthcare world can be complex and confusing and having the MMP can mitigate risks and consequences. Key objectives of this Certificate are:
- Qualifying Medical Meetings • Working with speakers
- Steps in Planning Medical Meetings • Tradeshows and Exhibits
- Sourcing • On-site Protocols
- Budgeting, Billing and Analytics • Production
- Registration • Virtual and Hybrid Medical Meetings
- Transportation Practices • Sustainability, Safety Procedures and Best
- Food and Beverage • Compliance and Ethics
*Additional fee to participate in this program - Registrants must purchase "How to Plan Medical Meetings and Events" in order to attend the course. Pre-reading this book prior to the course is recommended. Books must be purchased here. Print book costs $85 and eBook costs $80.
- Michael Mahoney, HMCC, MMP, Strategic Events Leader
This summit is designed for senior corporate meeting management professionals within the life sciences industry. Eligible attendees must have at least 10 years of meeting management experience and at least 8 years within the pharmaceutical/biotechnology and medical device industries. *Final eligibility approval is at the discretion of Informa.
This exclusive pre-conference benchmarking summit is the critical starting point for senior corporate planners at Pharma Forum. Join this collaborative session with fellow senior meeting managers to interact in this agile learning session sharing experiences, brainstorming solutions to common challenges, and benchmarking on the below topics.
- Explore best practices for risk, safety, and security management
- Effectively manage travel expectations and timelines
- Share innovative experiences with various event technologies
- Address supply chain challenges
- Discuss methods to demonstrate ROI and translate metrics into actionable insights
- Identify best practices for managing supplier relationships
- Colleen McQuone, HMCC - Strategic Meetings Solutions Lead, Immunology, UCB
- Jeffrey Cesari - Director - Meeting Services, Strategic Events Services, Genentech
- Valli Chapjian - Director, Meetings & Expansion Design, Alexion Rare Disease, AstraZeneca
- Regina Fisher - Principal Strategic Meeting Planning Specialist, Medtronic Inc
This summit is designed for senior meeting management professionals employed by a third-party/events management agency or independently employed. Eligible attendees must have at least 10 years of meeting management experience and at least 5 years working with clients from the pharmaceutical/biotechnology and medical device industries. *Final eligibility approval is at the discretion of Informa.
Take part in this knowledge exchange session to connect on key issues facing third-party planners working in the life sciences industry. Key topics of discussion include:
- Communicating budget challenges to leadership teams internally and with clients, including higher costs from external partners and client-side budget cuts
- Marketing strategies to attract new clients and establish initial connections
- Developing effective Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
- Creating a successful partnership model
- Client management strategies: managing challenging client practices, building partnerships, and demonstrating ROI
- Navigating resource management
- Achieving and maintaining preferred provider status
- Discussing changes in funding models and how independent and third-party planners are adapting
- Identify compliance challenges across clients
- Keala Griffin - Global Sourcing Executive, American Express Global Business Travel
- Liz Graves, CMP-HC, HMCC - Implementation & Process Manager, Meetings & Incentives Worldwide, Inc.
Whether it’s your 1st time or 5th time, this orientation and networking event is a must-attend. Gain tips on how to make the most out of your Pharma Forum experience through the unique nature of this conference, network and connect with our fun activities and keep your eye on key takeaways to be gained.
- What to expect
- Navigate the agenda – How to choose the best sessions for you
- Understand the appointment set up process
- Exhibit hall and layout guide
- Learn about our CSR activities and Sustainability Efforts Onsite
- Review of the conference app
- The Power of Relationships and Mastering the networking game
- Cheyenne Nelson - Business Development Director, Life Sciences, McVeigh Global Meetings and Events
- Meagan Neville, CDMP, PCM, HMCC - Senior Marketing & Communications Associate, Life Sciences Industry
- Mozelle Goodwin, CMP, HMCC, MMP - Principal/Owner, Global Rendezvous, LLC