Pick your ‘pod’, dive into discussion and get creative with solutions to processes, logistics, attendee engagement, tech and apps, budgeting and cost savings, travel and booking strategies, data privacy, and more. You’ll have the chance to select multiple pods throughout the afternoon:

Meeting types that may be covered:

Advisory Boards
Investigator Meetings
Conventions
Ancillary Meetings
Incentive Meetings
National Sales Meetings
Patient Meetings
Speaker Bureaus
Speaker Programs
Other Internal Corporate Meetings

Potential key objectives and learnings:

Best practices and lessons learned from recent internal team development
New meeting trends including team-building activities, formats, CSR activities
Discover why planners hate cold calls and how to get in the door in a productive way.
RFPs - what to include in your RFP, how to engage with your vendors/suppliers and on the other end of it - address the proposal and what stands out.
Learn how best to connect and discuss opportunities with procurement teams.
How to prepare yourself and your team for competitive bidding.
Creative Incentives for your Sales Teams Appropriate for Life Science Meetings
Creating the “WOW” Factor for Incentive Experiences in the U.S. and Globally
Understanding the impact of adult learning principles on Medical Meetings
Strategies for Congress planning to include speaker management (disclosure forms, billing, accounting, vendor negotiation)
Pros and Cons of making your content CME approved
Trends and predictions for medical meetings
Creative solutions to regulatory restrictions
Best practices for data capture and reporting for medical meetings
Travel Booking Strategy for KOLs, HCPs, and Patients
Using Immersive Environments for your Virtual and Hybrid Meetings to add engagement, professionalism and polish
Staying within regulatory guidelines, but keeping stakeholders involved
RFPs - what to include in your RFP, how to engage with your vendors/suppliers and on the other end of it - address the proposal and what stands out.

Danielle Petroff, HMCCManager, US Meetings & Events at Gilead SciencesSpeaker

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Danielle Petroff, HMCC
Manager, US Meetings & Events at Gilead Sciences
Speaker