Workshops

MONDAY, April 14, 2008 HALF-DAY WORKSHOPS

8:00
Workshop Registration and Morning Coffee

9:00
Workshops Begins

10:30
30-Minute Refreshment & Networking Break

12:30 – 1:30
Luncheon for Full-Day and Morning Workshop Participants; Registration for Afternoon Workshops

1:30
Afternoon Workshops Begin; Full –Day Workshops Resume

3:00
15-Minute Break
 
4:30
Workshops Conclude

Don't miss the GRAND OPENING OF THE EXHIBIT HALL and Maestro Boris Brott, renowned conductor and motivational speaker inspiring teamwork and creativity through symphony.

Networking Reception Immediately Follows Hosted by

MORNING WORKSHOPS

9:00 - 12:30


B3. Introduction to Clinical Trial Finance: Fundamentals of Costs and Budgets


Workshop Faculty:

Julie Duffy, Associate Director, Clinical Contracts & Finance Research,GILEAD SCIENCES, INC
Camilo Asuncion, Clinical Outsourcing Manager, GENENTECH
Alan H. Stowe, Associate Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, PDL BIOPHARMA


B5. Working in Partnership with Sites for Increased Productivity

Workshop Faculty:
Deirdre F. BeVard, Executive Director, Clinical Research, PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH (PACR), Part Of Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA)
Nadina C. Jose, MD, CPI, MBA, President/CEO, RESEARCH STRATEGIES INC.
Ken Getz, Research Fellow, TUFTS CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF DRUG DEVELOPMENT and Chair, CISCRP
Dr. William Smith, President, NEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH (NOCCR)


AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS

1:30 - 4:30


B6. Financial Strategies to Enhance Partnerships

Moderator:
Randy Marchbanks, VP Americas, Business Development, PPD, INC

Panelists:

Michael Brooks, Executive Director, Clinical Operations, PPD, INC
Suzanne Besaw, Associate Director of Strategic Projects R&D Services, Procurement, BAYER HEALTHCARE
Karen Wolf, Senior Director, Clinical Operations, MILLENNIUM
William Sharbaugh, COO, PPD, INC


B7. Governance and Supplier Relationship Management

Workshop Faculty:
Warren W. Myers, Independent Consultant, Former Executive Director, Strategic Sourcing, AMGEN
Michael K. Eckstut, Principal, Life Sciences Practice Leader, ARCHSTONE CONSULTING
Tyson Popp, Executive Director, Strategic Sourcing, AMGEN
Jose Iglesias, VP Global Solutions, SYMANTEC
Vanessa Cooke, Global Head R&D Sourcing Services, Bayer Healthcare Procurement, BAYER PLC
Alan Simpson, SVP and General Partner, PRA INTERNATIONAL


B8. Advancing Supplier Diversity in Clinical Trials


Workshop Faculty:
Dana Caudle, Manager, Supplier Diversity & Development, GLAXOSMITHKLINE
Yvette Dukes, Manager, Supplier Diversity & Development, GLAXOSMITHKLINE
Ashlie Farnsley, Sr. Sourcing Associate, Procurement-LRL, Medical Regulatory, ELI LILLY & COMPANY
Nancy Jones, Diversity Sourcing Associate, Supplier Diversity Development, ELI LILLY & COMPANY
Leonard Greenhalgh, PhD, Professor of Management and Faculty Director, MWBE Programs, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Leah Brown, JD, CHC, President & CEO, ATEN SOLUTIONS, INC
Sylvester Wilkins, Sourcing Group Manager, GLAXOSMITHKLINE