DAY 4 ✦ Fri, Sep 24 ✦ VIRTUALFriday, 24 September 2021 - EST

9:30am - 9:35am5 mins

Opening Remarks

James Vachon, CMM - Principal/Managing Partner, Michael Gerard and Associates

9:35am - 10:30am55 mins

LIVE SESSION ● Speaker Q&A on the Future of Medical Meetings Moving Forward

Valli Chapjian - Regional Director, Global Meetings & Events, Americas, AstraZeneca
Michael Varlotta - Senior Director, Commercial Operations, Janssen Biotech, Inc.
Irena Dabrowski - Associate Director, GCTO Meeting Management, Merck
James Vachon, CMM - Principal/Managing Partner, Michael Gerard and Associates
Betsy Moore - Senior Manager, Worldwide Congress, BMS

10:45am - 11:30am45 mins

Right-Sizing Your Technology Tools and Platforms

11:30am - 12:30pm60 mins

Networking Break

12:30pm - 1:15pm45 mins

Hotelier Insights on Planning and Executing Live/Hybrid Events

Michael Mahoney - Senior Director, Strategic Event Services, Genentech
Stephanie Russo, HMCC - Global Account Executive, Marriott International
Eric Kreins, HMCC - Asst. Managing Director of Sales, Hilton Worldwide Sales, Hilton Worldwide Sales
Bonnie Weiss, HMCC - Global Pharmaceutical Sales Director, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Danielle Baruch - Key Account Director, IHG ® Hotels & Resorts

1:15pm - 1:45pm30 mins

Networking Break

1:45pm - 2:30pm45 mins

Re-Engineering Your Supplier Partnerships

Kathy Grau - Vice President, Program Operations, The CM Group
Lillian Schaff, HMCC, PCA, DES - Associate Director, Global Congress Lead, EMD Serono
Jill Rankin, CPM - Senior Sourcing Manager, Meetings, Events and Travel, Boehringer Ingelheim
Tori Mercun - Associate Director, Infinix Global Meetings and Events

2:30pm - 3:15pm45 mins

Compliance Considerations on the Future of Medical Meetings

Emily Hodge - Partner, Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP
Michael Varlotta - Senior Director, Commercial Operations, Janssen Biotech, Inc.
Amy Wilson - Head of U.S. Compliance, MorphoSys AG
Daryl Kreml - Chief Compliance Officer, Sage Therapeutics

3:15pm - 3:30pm15 mins

Closing Remarks