DAY 2 ✦ Tuesday, March 25 - ET (Eastern Time, GMT-05:00)
- Natascha Williams - Account Manager - US, Touch Associates
- Becky Cavanaugh, HMCC - Director of Operations, MGME
- Meagan Neville, CDMP, PCM, HMCC - Senior Marketing & Communications Associate, Life Sciences Industry
- Hear firsthand accounts from procurement, sourcing, and meeting professionals about the struggles and challenges they encounter, and understand their motivations and role in meetings
- Learn how to foster strong partnerships both internally with your meetings team and externally with vendors to create a cohesive Meetings & Events (M&E) function.
- Discover effective techniques for negotiating contracts and rates to achieve the best outcomes for your organization.
- Delve into the intricacies of organizational structures and the specific challenges they present.
- Sandon Brady - Principal Owner, Don Atlas Hospitality
- Andrew Hoag, MMP, HMCC - Procurement Category Manager - Commercial Meetings & Events, Biogen
- Valli Chapjian - Director, Meetings & Expansion Design, Alexion Rare Disease, AstraZeneca
Join this insightful discussion from senior executive perspectives from hotel ownership groups and hotelier brands on the macro issues that impact corporate, third-party and association planners. Some topics that may be addressed: impact of cancellations, cost of capital, current business environment, and overall how business decisions are made based on market trends and predictions.
- What are HCP’s experiences with all of the new technology being introduced like AR/VR
- How are they making decisions on what to try/what to use at events?
- HCPs who attend various types of meetings, pre-market, investigator, congress from the sales side
- Sarah Sagorsky, MPAS PA-C - PA, Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Alex Taylor, MS, PA-C - Orthopedic Spine Surgery, OrthoIndy
Through a unique collaboration between with a life science customer, a full design refresh took place of the existing reporting. Join this case study exploration to learn more about:
- The Collaborative workshops and reporting refresh: we recommended facilitated workshops with the life science customer, AMEX GBT, and the customers meeting services to refresh existing reporting, aiming to simplify the program to better meet current requirements
- How through a Unified Approach with all parties – we established workstreams to implement agreed changes targeting a go-live date of January 1, 2025.
- Cost Reduction and Streamlined Reporting: we were tasked with reducing the cost of the meeting program by minimizing third-party suppliers, delivering recommendations that significantly lowered the cost burden on the customer while streamlining reporting processes.
- Darim Mohammed - Senior Global Account & Operations Director, BCD Meetings & Events
Data is the key to making informed decisions for future planning and event strategy. This session will dive into the tools to analyze, interpret, and present data to plan your next meeting. Planners will gain the skills and confidence to drive their events to greater success. Topics that may be covered:
- Learn to effectively analyze data to identify trends, patterns and insights. Example: Reviewing the medical pipeline and developing a meeting design/ideas/strategy for the next 3-5 years
- Learn how to best visualize your data in a clear and captivating manner and how to present it effectively to your stakeholders
- Learn key critical thinking skills to make decisions on the meetings strategy
- Jeffrey Cesari - Director - Meeting Services, Strategic Events Services, Genentech
- Megan Martin, CMP, DES, MPA - Technology Enablement & Innovation Manager, EMC Meetings & Events
- Margi Delgado - Senior Manager, Meeting & Event Planning, Fresenius-Kabi
Congresses and meetings where HCPs are involved are complex as there are specific compliance regulations that must be followed for Pharma companies not to be fined. It’s not just about meal caps, there are rules around square footage or meters, competitors can’t be in-house and much more. If a property or a service provider is going to be ‘pharma friendly’ staff needs to understand the big picture and the ramifications it can have for the client should things not go as planned. Join this session to hear from a panel of corporate and third-party/agency planners on their top tips and best practices for collaborating to develop successful medical meetings.
*This session is designed for hoteliers and service providers to learn tips and best practices to understand more of the nuanced requirements around congress and other medical meetings.
- Marlize Eckert, HMCC, HCCP - Lead Consultant, Compliance Solutions, GCO Global
- Gail Watson - Events Director, Elementary Events
Hear real-life stories from our seasoned expert panelists on some of the most exciting and challenging events and join us in an informal and interactive setting where planners can engage directly by asking, “What would you do if?” or “How did you handle this?” This open Q&A session is designed to encourage candid conversations and the sharing of real-life stories, moving away from the traditional panel format. Bring your questions, share your experiences, and gain valuable insights from practical scenarios. Whether you’re navigating a challenging situation or seeking best practices, this session offers both informative and engaging discussions – with a little fun mixed in!
- Mozelle Goodwin, CMP, HMCC, MMP - Principal/Owner, Global Rendezvous, LLC
- Zilla Dias - Consultant - Meetings, Events & Travel, DBS Inc
- Carine Desroches - Meetings & Events Director, National Kidney Foundation