RegistrationOnline Registration is open! | Agenda at a GlanceClinical Trial Cost & Contract Management Agenda at a GlanceThursday, October 22 • Day One | Workshop - For full Description please click here. | 8:30 AM
| Workshop + Conference Registration | 9:00 -10:30 AM
| Contract Workshop Begins | | WORKSHOP: Contract Approach and Development: Key Terms and Negotiating Strategies Workshop Faculty: Kathleen Greenough Manager Clinical Business Analysis, BIOGEN IDEC Donna Saligan, MBA, MT (ASCP) Senior Associate RH BOUCHARD & ASSOCIATES INC Michelle Rosen Corporate Counsel, VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED Who Should Attend: Pharmaceutical and biotech executives with roles in contracts, outsourcing, procurement, vendor management | | 10:30 AM | 30-Minute Networking + Refreshment Break | 12:30 PM
| Workshop concludes; Luncheon for Workshop Participants | 1:00 PM
| Registration for Conference Only |
1:30 PM
| Chairperson’s Opening Remarks Sandra Lyons Senior Contract Administrator, Strategic Sourcing, KING PHARMACEUTICALS | 1:45 PM | Gauging the Downstream Impact of Consolidation and Turbulent Economic Conditions on Sourcing Agreements Ian C. Lauf Manager, Outsourcing Lead, PFIZER | 2:30 PM | Structuring Contracts for CROs in the Middle East, China and India: Identifying Critical Variations in Responsibility, Liability and Accountability James Kirwin Associate Vice President, Global Clinical Operations, WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS | 3:15 PM
| Networking & Refreshment Break | 3:45 PM | Site Management Contracting: How to Best Define Responsibilities Between Sponsors and CROs to Avoid Accountability Disputes Priya Mannan Executive Director and Associate General Counsel, NOVARTIS | 4:30 PM | Keynote Address Tracking the Transition from Transactional to Portfolio-Based Relationships Ken Getz, MBA Senior Research Fellow, TUFTS CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF DRUG DEVELOPMENT | | 5:15 | Day One Concludes |
Friday, October 23 • Day Two 8:15 AM
| Chairperson’s Opening Remarks | 8:25 AM | Measuring the Impact of the Impending Physician Payments Sunshine Act on Your Standardized Disclosure Practices Brian Annulis Partner, MEADE & ROACH LLP | 9:00 AM
| NEW FOR 2009! Morning Problem Solving: Innovative Methods for Contracting & Budgeting in the New Sponsor/CRO/Site Paradigm CCM 2009's Problem Solving Roundtable Discussions provide a unique opportunity for you to exchange ideas and strategies with your peers. | 10:00 AM
| Networking & Refreshment Break | 10:30 AM | Methods for Staying on Budget When Dealing with Ad Hoc Items Outside of Initial Contracts Scott Jensen Manager, Global Budgeting & Contracting, ELI LILLY Sally Teeters Director, Legal and Business Operations Management, CALISTOGA PHARMACEUTICALS | 11:15 AM | Panel Achieving Compliance by Reconfiguring Payment and Contracting Strategies in Light of Fair Market Value (FMV) Rebecca Miller-Larson Senior Clinical Contracts Analyst, Clinical Affairs, SHIRE HUMAN GENETIC THERAPIES Gregg Jewett Senior Manager, Global Strategic Sourcing, SCHERING PLOUGH CORPORATION Ian C. Lauf Manager, Outsourcing Lead, PFIZER | 12:00 PM
| Luncheon | 1:15 PM | Payment Structure Analysis – Contrasting the Benefits and Drawbacks of Milestone and Unit Cost Payment Structure Sally Teeters Director, Legal and Business Operations Management, CALISTOGA PHARMACEUTICALS | 2:00 PM | Focus on Intellectual Property: Fine Tuning Current Domestic and International Standards and Strategies for Handling Intellectual Property (IP) | | 2:30 PM | Refreshment and Networking Break | 3:00 PM | FDA Address What Does FDA Expect Regarding Quality Oversight of Third Parties? Michael Marcarelli Director, Office of Bioresearch Monitoring, CDRH, FDA | 3:45 PM
| Conference Concludes |
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