Part 1: Pharma 2020 - Maintaining competitiveness and operational advantage in a rapidly changing environment
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Part 1: Pharma 2020 - Maintaining competitiveness and operational advantage in a rapidly changing environment
When: Tuesday May 25th, 11:00am (New York), 4:00pm (London)
Where: Online, live webinar
As the topography of the global Pharma sector changes rapidly, alongside an uncertain macro climate, responding and reacting to current and future challenges will be the key to success.
With patents expiring, pipelines shrinking and increased regulatory pressure, the focus now is very much on process improvement and efficiency, as complex product innovation and the cost of R&D changes the competitive landscape for the sector. All of these issues present a very real challenge for senior manufacturing and supply chain executives within the global Pharma community. High product values combined with short product expiry in a tightly regulated environment presents a unique set of challenges to solve.
This session will explore the key issues for the global Pharma Industry and discuss the impact of these trends on supply chain development, response and go forward strategy.
Presenter: Thomas Panzer
VP Global Supply Chain, Bayer Biotech
Thomas Panzer, VP Global Supply Chain Management for Product Supply Biotech for Bayer HealthCare graduated from Technical University of Dresden with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Thomas has more than 18 years experience in Mechanical Engineering, Sales and Marketing, Planning, Logistics, Finance and Controlling in different industries.
Thomas joined Bayer 13 years ago and worked in different Management positions in Consumer Care and Biotech. Bayer is a research-driven global enterprise with operations on all five continents, a revenue of close to 33 billion € and employing more than 108,000 people. Thomas has extensive experience in implementation and optimization of planning processes & systems, inventory management and optimization, software validation, standard costing, managing complex Supply Networks and is sponsor of several Supply Chain Excellence initiatives.
Presenter: Hans Engels
CEO, DSM Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Hans Engels is the President & CEO of DSM Pharmaceuticals, a leading pharmaceutical contract manufacturer, specialized in Oral dosage forms, sterile/aseptic filling/ freeze drying and bulk manufacturing for the biotech industry. He has full P&L responsibility for all operations, sales and marketing as well as go forward strategy. Before joining DSM, Hans was SVP of Technical Operations at Alpha Therapeutic, Los Angeles, CA (USA) a manufacturer of human blood plasma derived products with revenues of 350 Mio. $ annually, where he oversaw production, supply chain, engineering, maintenance, validation, process technology and purchasing
Moderated by Nari Viswanathan
VP Supply Chain Research, Aberdeen Group
Nari Viswanathan is Vice President and Principal Analyst for the Aberdeen Group's Supply Chain Management Practice. Nari Viswanathan heads up the supply chain planning practice and counsels enterprises on their supply chain planning strategies in areas such as sales and operations planning, demand management, inventory management, network design, and customer/ supplier collaboration with specific emphasis on financial performance. Nari also covers the Software as a Service, B2B collaboration and process integration coverage areas. Nari is part of the SCM research team, and possesses a very strong understanding of adjacent supply chain areas like TMS, WMS and Distributed Order Management.
Nari's current role includes creating a research agenda for the SCP practice for a rolling period of 18 months, vetting and finalizing the research calendar, supporting advisory clients, developing benchmark reports, developing an enterprise advisory council and advising on vendor go to market strategies. A special focus for Nari is Industry Vertical research. Key vertical industries managed within the practice include Discrete (Automotive, Industrial Equipment, Aerospace and Defense), Process (Chemicals/Pharmaceuticals, Metals, Oil, Gas), Consumer Industries (Apparel, Footwear, Consumer Packaged Goods, Consumer Durables, Retail, Distribution), High-tech sector (Computer Equipment and Peripherals, Semiconductors).
Nari is a well recognized industry expert with extensive experience across product management/marketing, consulting, solution design/development and presales. Nari recently gained industry recognition as a Pro to Know by Supply Demand Chain Executive Magazine. Nari has also published extensively in magazines like SCMR, GLSCS, Supply Demand Chain Executive, Internet Retailer, Industry Week etc.
Previous to joining Aberdeen Group, Nari was a senior product manager at i2 Technologies. Past experience includes a multi-year change management and IT enablement initiative at a large automotive manufacturer in Asia and process re-engineering of a large North American distribution network. Nari's business process and technology expertise includes demand management, manufacturing management, and demand fulfillment.
Nari holds a masters degree in manufacturing engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Nari also holds a mechanical engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
