22ND American Pharma and Biotech Project, Program and Portfolio Management Conference

2-Day Conference

Annual Project, Program, and Portfolio Management Conference in Pharma & Biotech with a focus on New Ways of Working.

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OUR STORY TO TELL THE WORLD

OUR CONFERENCE PROGRAM

This is not just another PPM conference. This is a conference which tells you a STORY. One story, followed by another, stories of exceptional people who happen to choose Project and Portfolio Management as their way to bring needed medicines to improve the health of millions of people on our planet. Our conference will feature numerous assisted networking sessions which will help you create those critical business friendships needed for fruitful cooperation with professionals from the industry for many years to come. We believe, that our thoughtfully planned conference will fill in any missing pieces in your
plans on the mission to deliver your projects faster, more efficiently and with ease and satisfaction.

Main Takeaways

Testimonials

5/5
Why Summits brings together some of the most respected thought leaders in Portfolio Management in the BioPharma industry. Whether you’re a novice or seasoned leader in this discipline, there are always nuggets to be found in a presentation, panel, or roundtable discussion.
Richard Bayney
President & Founder, Portfolio Manager & Decision Analysist, PPVC
5/5
Absolutely inspiring and safe space to learn from some experts in the field. Now is the time to review all the content and tips shared and put them into practice!
Elena Aparicio Becerra
Innovation Project Manager, Green Transition
5/5
It's a nice place to to meet people, to learn from people, from organization where they start with. In the PMO organization, it's also a nice place where you can hear about a lot about presentations, problems of things they are doing in other organizations, so you can learn of it.
Ronald Aalders
5/5
I had the pleasure of attending Why Summit's 18th American Pharma & Biotech PPM conference. I left with fresh ideas, tools, and new friends in my network to collaborate with and further grow. I encourage all of you to take time out of your day to day and invest in you.
Brittany Hall
Director, PM Community of Practice, Thermo Fisher Scientific

EVENT SPEAKERS

Adeline Luciano

Head of Project Management Operations
Sanofi

Gu Feng

Executive Director
Novartis

Chris Vandepas

Director Portfolio Program Management
Guardant Health

Tim Rumbaugh

Vice President Program Management
Edwads LifeSciences

Joe Stalder

VP Program Management
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals

Pankit Bhalodia

Partner - Healthcare & Life Sciences
WestMonroe

Shoba Gopalan

Vice President Program and Alliance Management
Synthekine 

Karin Klemencic

Head of Site Business & Computerized Systems
Boehringer Ingelheim

Nataraj Dasgupta

Vice President of Analytics
RxDataScience, a Syneos Heath Company

Stephen Smith

Senior Program Director, Oncology
Corcept Therapeutics

Sterlena Taylor

Executive director, Head of Innovation Lab
Novartis

Maithili Dalvi

Associate Director, Project Management
Gilead Sciences

Mike Horne

Program Director, Master of Science in Human Resource Management & Associate Professor
Golden Gate University

Noel Decker

VP and Head, Project Management and Business Operations, Science & Developmen
Emergent BioSolutions

Lulu Yang

People, Growth & Transformation Leader
Genentech

Nicole Jackson

Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Golden Gate University

Elise Brownell

Founder
Zephyr Biotech

Dave Pendorf

PPM Advisor
Groundswell Pharma Consulting

Daniel Smith

VP of Product Development
Planview

Laura Grebene

Vice President, Business and Program Management
Genentech

Marie Spark

Lecturer & Program Director, Project Management
Golden Gate University
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REGISTRATION

At our conference, we want to ensure that everyone can attend in a way that fits their schedule. That’s why we’ve created different registration ticket options. Whether you can only join us for a two days, or you want to attend the entire conference, we’ve got you covered.

No matter which registration option you choose, you’ll enjoy refreshments, snacks, and sit down lunches during the conference. You’ll also have access to all of our networking activities and materials.

We understand that everyone has different needs and preferences, so we’ve designed these registration tickets to be as flexible as possible. Whether you’re a busy executive who can only attend for a few hours or a dedicated industry professional who wants to immerse themselves in the conference, we’ve got a ticket that’s perfect for you.

2 DAY CONFERENCE

REGISTRATION
JUNE 6-7, 2024
$ 2349
  • Experience all three exciting days of the conference.

BECOME A PARTNER

OF this EVENT
  • Present on the Main Stage
  • Hold an exhibit at this event
  • Showcase your Brand in Marketing Material
  • Gain exposure through alternative partnership benefits

PMO MASTERCLASS
+
FOUNDATIONS MASTERCLASS

REGISTRATION
$ 2398
  • Experience the two masterclasses with Richard Bayney.

PMO MASTERCLASS +
2 DAY CONFERENCE

REGISTRATION
$ 2799
  • Experience the masterclass with Richard Bayney as well as all two days of the conference.

FOUNDATIONS MASTERCLASS
+
2 DAY CONFERENCE

REGISTRATION
$ 2799
  • Experience the masterclass with Richard Bayney as well as all two days of the conference.

PMO MASTERCLASS
+
FOUNDATIONS MASTERCLASS
+
2 DAY CONFERENCE

REGISTRATION
$ 3749
  • The Full Package - experience the two masterclasses with Richard Bayney as well as all two days of the conference.

Foundations
Masterclass

REGISTRATION
$ 1199
  • Enjoy industry veteran Dr. Richard Bayney's masterclass, only!

PMO Masterclass

REGISTRATION
$ 1199
  • Enjoy industry veteran Dr. Richard Bayney's masterclass, only!

event partners

GOLD SPONSOR

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. We bring together a talented team of professionals, who work across more than 110 countries, with a deep understanding of patient and physician behaviors and market dynamics. Together we share insights, use the latest technologies and apply advanced business practices to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients.

STRATEGIC COCKTAIL SPONSOR

West Monroe is a digital services firm that was born in technology but built for business—partnering with companies in transformative industries to deliver quantifiable financial value. We believe that digital is a mindset—not a project, a team, or a destination—and it’s something companies become, not something they do. That’s why we work in diverse, multidisciplinary teams that blend management consulting, digital design, and product engineering to move companies from traditional ways of working to digital operating models—and create experiences that transcend the digital and physical worlds.

SILVER SPONSOR

Captario is a software company catering to the pharmaceutical industry. Captario develops SUM® – Strategic Uncertainty Management, a cloud-based modeling & simulation software further empowered by AI and Machine Learning. It enables project and portfolio teams to base strategic decisions on a rich understanding of practically all possible futures. A team can compare options and gain new insights regarding trade-offs between time, cost, risk and value. The approach has consistently led drug project and portfolio teams to substantially increase the overall value. Captario SUM sets a new gold standard for strategic decision making in drug development. Ultimately, this leads to better and more affordable medicines to patients in need.

SILVER SPONSOR

Planview has one mission: to build the future of connected work, from ideas to impact. Planview helps organizations accelerate the achievement of what matters most, supporting our customers from need to speed, from passion to progress, and from overhead to optimization. Our connected platform of solutions underpins the business and digital transformations of more than 4,500 customers globally, including 59 of the Fortune 100. Planview empowers enterprises to improve time-to-market and predictability, increase efficiency to unlock capacity, and ensure their most strategic initiatives deliver the desired business outcomes.

SILVER SPONSOR

Zoho offers beautifully smart software to help you grow your business. With over 100 million users worldwide, Zoho’s 55+ products aid your sales and marketing, support and collaboration, finance, and recruitment needs—letting you focus only on your business. Zoho respects user privacy and does not have an ad-revenue model in any part of its business, including its free products.

SILVER SPONSOR

i2e Consulting are world leaders in digitally transforming the pharmaceutical industry empowering organizations to achieve consistent business growth. Our expertise in digitizing and optimizing processes allows us to improve the quality of operations for any pharmaceutical organization. Our goal is to deliver powerful efficient solutions for a range of organizations, transforming their business models and helping them reduce their costs and ultimately deliver the highest quality products and services.

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