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Day 1: Monday, March 2, 2026 - ET (Eastern Time, GMT-05:00)
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Day 1: Monday, March 2, 2026 - ET (Eastern Time, GMT-05:00)
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9:00am - 10:00am
Networking Breakfast & Registration
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10:00am - 12:00pm
Speaker Programs Master Class*
This interactive, live polling session provides open discussion with expert industry peers on advanced topics within speaker programs.
*Suitable for those with 5+ years of experience working in Speaker Programs. This session will not be recorded.
- Pt education programs by either HCP's or other Pt
- Live monitoring
- AI in practice and future
- Multiple state Licenses
- TOV
- FMV considerations including FSS, travel and meals
- Enforcement and marketplace changes
- Appropriate and issues with venues
- Mixed programs promotional with other preexisting meetings
- Multiple programs
- Creating speakers who are engaging vs talking heads
- Optics of programs and alcohol: Wineries/breweries
- Integrating association meetings with speaker programs
- Cut off time for HCPs arriving late and “walk-ins”
- Audience live and pre-submitted questions
- Michael Varlotta - President, MLVII Associates
- Tim Reasoner - Director Lilly USA Faculty Administration & Lilly USA Third Party Management Office, Lilly USA
10:00am - 12:00pm
Breakout 2. Speaker Programs (not yet Master) 101/201 Class*
This session mirrors the popular master class format, specifically designed for those at the beginning and intermediate stages of their professional journey. In this supportive learning environment, participants can ask essential questions at a comfortable pace, guided by industry veterans who bring decades of combined experience across operations, compliance, and marketing.
*Suitable for those with less than 5 years of experience. This session will not be recorded.
- Developing engaging content for engagement
- What does the final deliverable look like?
- What to look for in vendor selection and agency interactions
- Bureau establishment, program planning and recruitment, program execution, program close out
- Best practices in speaker communications and training
- The history of speaker programs and why our industry does them
- How to bridge the business with the compliance and understanding the risks?
- Metrics for monitoring and auditing
- Training internal teams and leadership on process
- Impact assessment for each role in context of programs – Creating living documents to outline
- Checklist for pre-product launch, product launch, post evaluation
- Beagy Fils-Aime - Specialist-Speaker Bureau & Customer Engagement, Jazz Pharmaceuticals
- Ellen Friedman - Manager, Speaker Programs and Field Operations, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
- Stephanie Macholtz - Vice President, Healthcare Compliance, Organogenesis
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Luncheon 1
Luncheon 2
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Networking and Working Luncheon
12:00pm - 1:30pm
12:10-1:10pm Vendor Showcase
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Breakout 1
Breakout 2
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Breakout 1. Speaker Programs Master Class – Live Polling Benchmarking CONTINUED
Live Polling (anonymous) Benchmarking
- Reps using speakers in their territory
- Reps sharing patient access solutions post program
- Payment for speaker training
- Adjusted FMV rates/dollar caps
- FDA and Chevron
- Number of speaker programs per year
- Speaker utilization, training, annual compensation and frequency limits
- Benchmark on innovative ways to educate HCPs — Virtual and in-person programs
- Speaker program monitoring — Effective approaches for pre and post surveys
- Discuss organization exceptions process
- Learn how to develop, execute and monitor speaker program exceptions
- FMV breakdown — How to calculate extra services such as car services
- Best practices for training field reps to ensure compliance and address off-label questions during programs
- Audience live and pre-submitted questions
- Michael Varlotta - President, MLVII Associates
- Tim Reasoner - Director Lilly USA Faculty Administration & Lilly USA Third Party Management Office, Lilly USA
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Breakout 2. Speaker Programs (not yet Master) 101/201 Class CONTINUED
- Developing engaging content for engagement
- What does the final deliverable look like?
- What to look for in vendor selection and agency interactions
- Bureau establishment, program planning and recruitment, program execution, program close out
- Best practices in speaker communications and training
- The history of speaker programs and why our industry does them
- How to bridge the business with the compliance and understanding the risks?
- Metrics for monitoring and auditing
- Training internal teams and leadership on process
- Impact assessment for each role in context of programs – Creating living documents to outline
- Checklist for pre-product launch, product launch, post evaluation
- Beagy Fils-Aime - Specialist-Speaker Bureau & Customer Engagement, Jazz Pharmaceuticals
- Ellen Friedman - Manager, Speaker Programs and Field Operations, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
- Stephanie Macholtz - Vice President, Healthcare Compliance, Organogenesis
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Afternoon Networking Break
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General Session
4:00pm - 5:15pm
Speaker Programs Cross Functional Strategy Working Group
We will split into tables and connect on role-specific challenges first, then cross functional pain points, communication hurdles and problem solve for actionable results. Join this session to find solutions in conversation with your teams. If you’d like to review the findings from the 2025 working group, please follow this link.
- Driving speaker programs standardization across company
- Applying governance and documentation across organization while processes are growing and changing every day
- Benchmark on managing set of requirements/company rules with vendors, how to store rules for quick recall
- How to get information for metrics within the company when working cross functionally
- How to address trust issues between team members
- Shelley L. Hays-Fisher, RN, BSN - Director, Ethics and Compliance, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
5:15pm - 5:20pm
End of Day One
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