Institute for International Research

8:15  Morning Coffee

8:45

Chairperson's Recap of Day One & Review of Day Two Objectives
Rikki Bouchard, President & CEO, RH BOUCHARD & ASSOCIATES

9:00

Developing Scope of Work for a Solid Project Foundation and Minimal Project Setbacks
Maureen Hynes, Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing, MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS

9:45

Contract Management
Lynn Newbould, Senior Associate, BioPharma/Clinical Research Consulting, RH BOUCHARD & ASSOCIATES

Michele Gause, Contracts Manager, Clinical Trial Logistics, WYETH

10:30 30-Minute Networking & Refreshment Break

11:00

Contract Approach and Development: A Non-Legal Approach to Contract Basics and Terminology

Kenneth Krisko, Partner, COOLEY GOWARD KRONISH LLP
Allan Cohen, Director, Legal Services, CELTIC PHARMA

11:45
INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLES

Table 1: How to Effectively Manage Trials When Most of Your Work is Outsourced
Moderator: Kathleen Findlen, Executive Director, Clinical Operations, SYNDAX PHARMACEUTICALS
Table 2: Outsourcing Metrics: What is Valuable to Track and What to Do Once You Have the Data?
Moderator: Christine Sahagian, Associate Director, Outsourcing, VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS
Table 3: Strategies for Improving CRO performance
Moderator: Anthony J. Carita, Director, Clinical Outsourcing, OTSUKA

12:45 Luncheon

2:00

PANEL DISCUSSION: Relationship Management: The "Rules of Engagement"

Kathleen Findlen, Executive Director, Clinical Operations, SYNDAX PHARMACEUTICALS
David Reasner, Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations and Data Analysis, SEPRACOR
Shantal Felham, President, STIRIS RESEARCH INC.

2:45
Effective Project Closure
Larry Blankstein, Senior Director, Clinical Research, GENZYME

3:30
Conference Concludes