Contracting And Outsourcing Agenda
By: Kristin Brooks
Managing Editor, Contract Pharma

Thursday, September 21, 2023
8:30am – -9:15am Breakfast
9:15am – 9:20am Opening remarks – Frank Chrzanowski, Moderator
9:20am – 10:00am Looking Around Corners: Planning for the Industry’s Next Big Things – Ben Locwin, Healthcare Futurist
10:00am – 11:20am Mid-morning break in Exhibit Hall
11:20am – 12:00pm Supply Chain for Complex Biologics: Not Mission Impossible– Firelli Alonso, Pfizer
12:00pm – 1:30pm Luncheon in Atrium
1:30pm – 2:00pm Innovation & Advanced Manufacturing Techniques for Drug Manufacturing: Prospects & Challenges – Mayank Nagar, Dr. Reddy’s
2:00pm – 2:30pm How to Maximize Contract Relationships – Lisa Cozza, Tunnell Consulting
2:30pm – 3:00pm Recovering from Long COVID: The CDMO Landscape as it Returns to “Normal” – Dave Windley, Jefferies
3:00pm – 4:00pm Ice Cream Break in Exhibit Hall
4:00pm – 5:30pm Networking and Cocktail Reception
Friday, September 22, 2023
7:30am – 8:30am Breakfast
8:30am – 9:00am FDA Watch: Inspection Trends Update – Charles Koon, Lachman Consultants
9:00am – 9:30am Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) Overview: Are You Ready? – Tracey Nasarenko, GS1
9:30am – 10:00am Best Practices for Concurrent Compilation of Module 3 CMC Data in Collaboration With the CMO – Melissa Joseph, Chymesis
10:00am – 10:15am Mid-morning break
10:15am – 10:45am Cell & Gene Therapy Development: Ecosystem Challenges for CDMOs – Gautam Ranade, PharmaFalcon
10:45am – 11:30am R&D Sourcing Panel Discussion – Panelists include: Firelli Alonso, Pfizer; Mayank Nagar, Dr. Reddy’s; Melissa Joseph, Chymesis; Gautam Ranade, PharmaFalcon
11:30am – 11:45am Closing remarks / Prize Giveaway