We begin this year's event with an exploration of where we find ourselves as an industry. Where do our key challenges lie and where do the potential solutions and best practices lie?

In this year’s opening keynote panel, we ask Logistics leaders to speak to how they are implementing innovation and best practice across the network to overcome contemporary challenges and build a more resilient and effective pharmaceutical supply chain. Where are we seeing success in increasing operational and cost efficiency?

We’ll also explore what this means for the wider business. How is innovation redefining the contribution to and role of logistics within the pharmaceutical value chain?

Core focus areas to include:

>> Implementing Supply Chain Design & Innovation: Explore how to bring together visibility, transparency and resilience to optimize the effectiveness of supply chains moving forward

>> Building A Transparent & Effective Logistics Network: How are we increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of collaboration between stakeholders across the pharmaceutical supply chain?

>> Mitigating The Impact of Disruptive Events: In what ways are logistics leaders responding to an increasingly uncertain operating environment with proactive measures to protect their networks against potential disruption?

>> Logistics As a Catalyst for Business Growth: How is supply chain and logistics innovation contributing to the wider business? How are we making the case for logistics as a growth catalyst?

The rapidity of technological innovation holds huge promise for pharmaceutical supply chains. Fewer temperature excursions. Less waste. Greater operational and cost-efficiency. An intelligent supply chain that continuously identifies ways to improve.

But how do these promises translate into a business case that demonstrates the obvious business value of implementing such innovation? How do we go beyond the theoretical to the actual? In this next case study, we examine how to make that business case, leveraging the real-world results such innovations are delivering on the ground.

Core focus areas to include:

>> Demonstrating Reliability & Knowing Limitations: We take a clear-eyed look at the limitations of current supply chain intelligence and end-to-end visibility. In what ways can we realise the potential of contemporary technologies?

>> Harnessing Supply Chain Data for Actionable Insights: How can we realise the true potential of our supply chain data? We investigate how to gain real-time transparency and live situational awareness

>> Overcoming the Integration Challenge: So often a barrier to realising the true benefit of innovation, how can we harmonise our systems to give us the functional supply chain intelligence we need?

>> Communicating the Business Value: Discover how to translate the benefits of supply chain intelligence into a business case. How do these technologies deliver obvious business benefits we can rely on?

Bill McGillian

Associate Director, Supply Chain Management
Merck

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Maintaining the highest standards of product integrity and quality is obviously paramount. But how do we confront the contemporary and evolving challenges in delivering this?

In this next keynote, we discuss the mitigation strategies and best practices that can safeguard product integrity, mitigate risks, and contribute to long-term business sustainability. Discover how leveraging technological advancements and embracing sustainable business practices can enhance cold chain management and ensure the integrity of your products end-to-end.

Core focus areas to include:

>> Understand What New Challenges Mean for Quality Assurance & Control: In what ways are the demands on those working in quality evolving – and must we evolve to meet them?

>> Leverage Technological Advancements to Enhance Cold Chain Management: How can we realise the true potential of our quality systems? How do we overcome implementation challenges?

>> Regulatory Considerations & Expectations: How does an evolving and challenging regulatory environment influence the measures we need to take to stay ahead? 

>> Squaring New Innovation with a Risk-Based Approach: In what ways can we leverage the benefits of new technologies without adding undue risk to patients?

Wasif Syed Azeem

Senior Director, JP Global Quality
Jamjoom Pharma

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What does Good Distribution Practice (GDP) mean to us in 2023? How can we implement contemporary best practice to ensure success?

Core focus areas to include:

• Quality Management Systems: In what ways can we bolster our quality management systems to identify areas of higher risk?
• Risk Management: Learn how to equip yourself with the tools and know-how required to handle unforeseen disruptions
• Continuity Management: Ensure disruption has the least amount of negative impact on your supply chain
• Future Proofing GDP: How can effective partnering take you to the right place, at the right time, at the right temperature?

Eric Elbel

Former Senior Manager, Supply Chain Logistics
AVROBIO

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In a complex and uncertain world, the need to accurately forecast potential risk and disruption across the supply chain is paramount. In this next presentation, we explore how to stay ahead of potential threats.

Core focus areas to include:

>> Adapting to Uncertainty: Discover how to adapt forecasting models and plans to uncertain times. How can mitigate the risks posed by supply chain disruption?

>> Why Good Forecasts Go Bad: We investigate the common pitfalls associated with supply chain forecasting. Learn how to avoid these and put yourself on the road to forecasting success

>> Leveraging Data Analytics: Are we getting the most from the data we have? How can we better read and analyse this data to ensure improvements are identified and acted upon?

>> From Forecasts to Tangible Plans: Learn how to set and communicate targets and action plans across your logistics network. How can you become an enable of continuous improvement?

How does it work? Choose a 45-minute discussion on a pressing topic. Interact with your peers, identifying contemporary challenges and novel approaches to confronting them. Each roundtable is led by a subject matter expert.

A 30-minute feedback session will follow the discussions, where the roundtable leaders will share the key findings with the audience.

GROUP A

HOW DO WE CREATE A MORE RESILIENT & AGILE SUPPLY CHAIN?

GROUP B

OPTIMISING QUALITY ASSURANCE & CONTROL ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAIN

GROUP C

REDUCING TEMPERATURE EXCURSIONS, COST, AND CARBON FOOTPRINTS: PHARMA’S CONTINUED TRANSITION TO OCEAN FREIGHT

Led by: Allan Klinge, CEO, Klinge Corporation

GROUP D

BEST PRACTICE IN DEMONSTRATING REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

GROUP E

IMPROVING EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS & SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSPARENCY

GROUP F

HOW CAN WE BALANCE RISK MITIGATION WITH IMPLEMENTING INNOVATION?

Led by: Marcio Alves da Silva, Strategy & Execution Staff Engineer, Johnson & Johnson

As operational complexity increases, so does the complexity of shipping lane qualification. In this next presentation, we explore contemporary best practice and ask: what are the potential benefits for overall risk mitigation?

Core focus areas to include:

>> Deploying Stability Data: Investigate best practice in taking your stability data and identifying the right level of controls you need to have in place to ensure product integrity

>> Analysing Shipping Solutions: Discover how to best evaluate the range of options open to you to determine what controls and solutions you will require

>> Evaluating Your Processes: Identify weak spots and high-risk areas across your supply chain, allowing you to take proactive action to mitigate those risks and weaknesses

>> Knowing Your Risk Factors: How can you effectively identify the risk factors outside of mere process improvement? How can you deploy this knowledge to decrease the risk of temperature excursions?

Temperature Controlled Logistics succeeds when our people, our processes and our technology come together successfully. In our closing panel, we ask how we can bolster collaboration across the supply chain to mitigate risks and improve our capacity to operate more effectively.

Core focus areas to include:

>> Proactive Engagement Across the Supply Chain: We explore how to move from a reactive to a proactive approach when working with partners across the supply chain

>> Building Vendor Capacity: What are the structural changes we need to be implementing to allow for more effective relationships with external partners?

>> What Does a Transparent Relationship Look Like in Practice? How are we moving beyond the world of good intentions and making transparency tangible?

>> Shared Solutions to Shared Challenges: How is the industry evolving considering the constant changes that we are experiencing and what are the positive learnings that we can imbed to achieve greater success?

Wasif Syed Azeem

Senior Director, JP Global Quality
Jamjoom Pharma

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