VIBpharma is delighted to announce the 3rd Annual Competitive Intelligence in Pharma USA conference, April 13-14, 2010 in Philadelphia. CI USA continues our 12 year global series which has seen some of the largest gathering of Competitive Intelligence professionals from the pharma and biotech industries. Register now to reserve your place!
Competitive Intelligence in Pharma USA | April 13-14, 2010
1. 3rd Annual VIBpharma
Tuesday 13 – Wednesday 14 April 2010, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Implementing an effective and cohesive competitive
intelligence strategy in your business
3 KEy HIGHlIGHTS INClUDE: KEy INDUSTRy SPEAKERS INClUDE:
• Hear industry case studies for implementing Debbie Allison, Bonnie Hohof, Director
a company wide approach to competitive Senior Director, CI, of CI Information and
intelligence MERCK Research, SCIP
• Meet over 13 Biotech and Pharma Mona Gupta, Brian Moss,
Manufacturers and discover their cutting edge CI Manager, Senior Director,
approaches to CI ElI lIlly & COMPANy Market Research,
• Network with leading consultancies to assist SHIRE
Manish Maheshwari,
you in maximizing the ROI of your CI processes Manager Business Arthur Vermillion,
Intelligence Services, Executive Director, CI,
GSK PPD
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Don't miss the post conference workshop led by Fuld Sue Ward,
& Company focusing on intergrating competitive Director, CI,
intelligence and war gaming into brand team and R&D PFIzER
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2. Program Day One Tuesday 13 April 2010
08:30 Coffee and Registration 2:00 Uncovering the latest innovations, strategy and best
practice to maximize the benefits of CI
08:50 Opening remarks from the Chair ● Enhancing business decision-making and organizational
performance through the skilled application of intelligence
Maximizing the benefits of CI with cutting ● Learning from other industries – advanced CI strategies for a
edge strategies ●
competitive environment
Adapting the intelligence process to the changing business world
09:00 Opening Keynote Session: Evaluating the changing Mona Gupta, CI Manager, ElI lIlly
role of the CI professional – Ensuring you have the
competitive edge by fully understanding the evolving Streamlining internal CI processes for extensive
business requirements of competitive intelligence information collection and knowledge sharing
● Highlighting cutting edge methodologies
● Uncovering alternative approaches to CI strategy and deciding
2:40 Implementing CI as a global initiative and
what’s right for you maintaining consistent communication of
● Investigating opportunities to outsource and utilise external information from all locations to those that need it
resources to increase the efficiency of your operation ● Developing a strategy for the execution of a CI function across
● Ensuring employee best practice for optimum reporting and multiple sites and locations
results ● Facilitating a communication and reporting process for the
● Forecasting and planning strategic operations in a highly efficient transfer of information
changeable environment ● Debating the differing strategies of local and global CI
Debbie Allison, Senior Director, CI, MERCK approaches
● Ensuring the rapid transfer of information for early warning
09:40 Keynote Session: Unlocking the competitive intelligence alerts
potential of social networks and social media ● Integrating local CI information into your global database and
● Describing the current social networking landscape and how making accessible throughout the organization
patterns of communication are changing Marjorie Norman, Director Global CI and Knowledge
● Presenting examples of social networking in practice using examples Management, PFIzER
from within and outside the pharmaceutical industry
● Analyzing how these evolving social networks can be accessed and 3:20 Afternoon refreshments and networking
applied in a competitive intelligence context
● Assessing how to overcome potential intelligence “red herrings” 3:50 Maximizing the strategic benefits by ensuring CI is
● Exploring implications for the pharmaceutical competitive
intelligence professional
integrated into the daily processes of the business
● Creating data collection and information sharing processes to
Anthony Nagle, Managing Director, Fuld & Co
optimize the use of information
Integrating CI into daily operations to ensure a continuous
10:20 Measuring the ROI of CI activities to ensure a targeted ●
approach to knowledge acquisition
and successful campaign ● Ensuring collected information is effectively used and analyzed by
● Evaluating the variety of tools and techniques for measuring ROI strategic planning departments
● Understanding which activities must be measured and how ● Defining the most efficient internal marketing strategies for CI and
● Ensuring information is reported and recorded accurately for alternative promotional tools
exacting analysis and continuous improvement Bonnie Hohof, Director of CI Information and Research, SCIP
● Using past experience and reports to build a successful campaign
Manish Maheshwari, Manager Business Intelligence Services, GSK 4:30 Case Study: Structuring internal CI processes to
ensure easy communication and optimum knowledge
11:00 Refreshments and networking sharing
● Implementing companywide communication systems for efficient
Optimizing the ROI of CI with enhanced data sharing
Building in house communications systems and databases for
communication ●
long term CI strategies
11:30 Panel Session: Meeting the internal customers of CI ● Reviewing best practice strategies for maximum distribution and
During this panel session, VIBPhama will uniquely bring together utilization of competitor information
a panel of key customers of competitive intelligence, including ● Identifying limitations within your CI processes and taking steps
marketing, business development and commercial strategy. The to repair them
objective of this session is to better understand the applications of Brian Moss, Senior Director, Market Research, SHIRE
CI analysis in order to improve efficiency, pinpoint information to
target and adopt a more strategic approach 5:10 Chairs closing remarks and end of day one
To be joined by a selection of speakers from the day
12:15 Ensuring employee engagement and buy in across the
company for a 360˚ approach to CI and reporting
● Utilizing a centralized reporting system to achieve effective
knowledge sharing
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● Implementing a global staff training program to maximize CI
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● Building a communication chain to ensure information is reported event, we have a number of sponsorship
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3. Program Day Two Wednesday 14 April 2010
08:30 Registration 12:45 Lunch and networking
09:00 Opening remarks from the Chair
1:45 Best Practice for CI – developing operational
Optimizing CI processes in a changing environment guidelines for efficient and risk free operations
● Utilizing policies and guidelines to mitigate financial and corporate
09:15 Keynote Session: Highlighting the threats and risk
pinpointing the opportunities of Generics and ● Developing a balanced operational code of conduct that guide and
Biosimilars protect employees and strategies
● Exploring developments in the biosimilar and generics industry to ● Ensuring the success of your CI efforts with decentralized functions
understand the potential impact on your business that increase efficiency
● Understanding the role of CI in mitigating the risks presented by Elsa Pan, Manager Strategic Analysis & Intelligence,
generics and biosimilars BRISTOl MyERS SQUIBB
● Assessing the value of investment in CI of expiring patents to
maintain a strong market share 2:25 Implementing effective counter intelligence
● Predicting the growth of the generics and biosimilars industry and strategies to safeguard your valuable data from CI
its effect on the future of the industry
missions by your competitors
Arthur Vermillion, Executive Director, CI, PPD
● Revealing methodologies to protect your information from
competitor CI efforts
10:00 Case Study: Adapting a Competitive Intelligence ● Maximizing corporate information security efforts
operation in the face of mergers and acquisitions ● Evaluating strategies to minimize vulnerability and mitigate risks
● Understanding the full impact of mergers and acquisitions on CI ● Highlighting the latest strategies, technologies and trends in
and counter intelligences functions counter intelligence to protect your company against future threats
● Adapting and rebuilding a CI team within a merging team Robert lieberman, Associate Director, Global Market Research,
● Identifying and repairing weaknesses in a combined team BAyER
● Standardizing information collection across the entire
organization and integrating a cohesive CI approach
Deborah Dauber, Associate Director, CI, GENETECH
3:05 Refreshments and networking
3:30 legal and ethical best practice – ensuring you are
10:40 Refreshments and networking achieving maximum results whilst remaining on the
right side of legislation with ease
11:10 Evaluating the key ingredients to ensuring effective ● Ensuring a complete understanding of the current legal and ethical
Competitive Intelligence framework
● A New Paradigm for portfolio decision support by integrating ● Maintaining reputation and corporate image with a clean cut
• Market Assessments approach and damage limitation
• Drug Pipeline Analysis ● Discussing strategies and approaches for effective information
• Effective Clinical Trial Analysis collection whilst remaining within legal and ethical boundaries
• Thorough Competitive Intelligence ● Highlighting legal developments to ensure you are up to date with
• Intellectual Property, deals and news all legislation and can operate without doubt
• Supports multiple stake holders Susanne laningham, Director Business Information, AMGEN
● Optimal resource - on shore/off shore hybrid model l
Dr. Vimal Mehta, Chairman, BIO-X-CEl
4:10 Chairs closing remarks
11:50 Panel Session: Uncovering CI in emerging markets – 4:20 Close of conference
discussing the part they have to play and strategies
for carrying out CI missions in these markets to
maintain a competitive edge
● An overview of the development of emerging markets and their own CI
strategies
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● Evaluating alternative approaches to conducting CI in emerging
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Predicting global market changes to develop emerging market CI
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● Utilizing CI to maximize your opportunities for global growth
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Michelle Talin, CI Senior Manager, MEDIMMUNE
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4. Sponsors and Media Partners Post-conference workshop
Silver sponsors Linking competitive intelligence
Fuld & Co, the global leader in
competitive intelligence, delivers (and war gaming) into brand team
customised research and analysis on
markets, competitors, suppliers, and customers. Our findings and and R&D decision making
recommendations enable clients to make informed judgments related
to new product introductions, life-cycle management initiatives, Thursday 15th April 2010
restructuring, organisational bench marking and a variety of other
critical business decisions. www.fuld.com Led by: Arjan Singh, Vice President, FULD & COMPANY
BioXcel offers business analytics and
About the workshop:
intellectual property services to healthcare This workshop is for those with CI responsibilities in the
sectors and related industries worldwide. pharmaceutical and biotech industry who want to learn more
Its unique, Hybrid Global Delivery Model consists of US-based,
about improving the integration of intelligence into brand team
executive management and highly flexible analytics teams in India
(MS, MTech, PhDs, MDs, Patent Agents, MBAs) providing high quality, decision making. The agenda will be a mixture of presentation
integrated services in competitive intelligence. www.bioxcel.com and facilitated discussion to discuss amongst other topics; how
to fuel the competitive intelligence cycle with inputs that are both
Exhibitors relevant and timely to your target audience as well as providing
practical examples of how others have embedded competitive
intelligence into the strategic decision making process. At the
end of the workshop Arjan Singh will share his thoughts on how
to manage the continually evolving the CI cycle and the building
of processes that work to sustain the integration of CI into the
Media Partners decision making process.
Pharmaceutical Technology is used daily
as a means of creating partnerships and
as a point of reference by professionals Workshop agenda:
within the pharmaceutical industry. This
comprehensive resource supplies the latest news releases, detailed 1:00 Delegate registration and coffee
information on industry projects, white papers, event information
and a thorough breakdown of products and services. 1:30 Session 1: Moving from 'interesting'
www.pharmaceutical-technology.com intelligence to actionable intelligence –
what is actionable?
Drug Development Technology ● Discussing the key differences between ‘interesting’ and
is a procurement and reference resource 'actionable' intelligence
providing a one-stop-shop for professionals ● The best intelligence is worthless if it doesn’t promote
and decision makers within the drug any action
development and medicines industry. We provide a comprehensive
breakdown of drug development contractors and suppliers, up-to-date 2:00 Session 2: The compound life cycle and CI
news and press releases, white papers and detailed information on ● Discussing the stages of a compound and exploring what
current industry projects and trends. Our recruitment area provides career these changing issues are and how to use them to fuel the
information and the latest job vacancies in the field. CI efforts to assist decision
www.drugdevelopment-technology.com
2:30 Afternoon coffee break
Pharmaceutical Business Review is the world's
leading pharma website, being used by over 3:00 Session 3: CI integration - lessons learned and
100,000 visitors every month. For further common pitfalls
information contact jsharp@industryreview.com ● Practical examples of how others have embedded
competitive intelligence into the decision making process
World Pharmaceutical Frontiers The through understanding corporate culture and linking CI to
World Pharmaceutical Frontiers pharmaceutical industry is changing fast.
www.worldpharmaceuticals.net how decisions are actually made inside the organisation
There are more regulations, technologies,
faster product launches and shorter product life cycles than ever before. 3:30 Session 4: Developing a world class CI
World Pharmaceuticals frontiers is, and will continue to be, at the forefront capability - a model for development
of these changes, so visit us at www.worldpharmaceuticals.net and stay
● A proprietary model for development of CI
up to date with all latest developments
● Discussing the stages of developing a world class CI
capability
PMR Publications provides reliable market ● The practical steps to sustain the integration of intelligence
intelligence for business professionals interested into decision making
in Central and Eastern European countries.
Publications by PMR analyse the business climate in the region, in 4:00 Session 5: Questions and answers
particular in the construction, retail, IT, telecommunications and
pharmaceutical sectors. PMR Publications offers both free and paid 4:30 Afternoon coffee break
subscription newsletters, internet news portals and in-depth reports.
www.pmrpublications.com
PharmaVOICE magazine and its supporting VIEW About the workshop leader:
publications, provide commentary about the
Arjan Singh is Vice President of Fuld & Company’s Consulting
challenges and trends impacting the life-sciences
industry, covering a range of issues from molecule through market. Practice. He has over eleven years experience as a CI practitioner,
PharmaVOICE's more than 17,500 U.S.-based subscribers are also creating intelligence processes for numerous Fortune 500
kept abreast of the latest trends through additional media resources, companies (including various biotech and pharmaceutical
including WebSeminars, Podcasts, Videocasts, and White Papers. companies). He has trained over 1000 people in the concepts
www.pharmavoice.com
of CI at various venues including the Academy of Competitive
Intelligence (ACI), Society of Competitive Intelligence
Professionals (SCIP) and in specific in-house sessions for clients.
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