PHARMA & BIOTECH
NOVEMBER 13-15 / LAS VEGAS, NV, USA
PORTFOLIO
LAS VEGAS | 2024
Crafting the American Biotech Legacy through Project, Portfolio, and Capital Expenditure Excellence
Why did we create the PORTFOLIO conference?
Enter the Portfolio Conference — the nexus of thought leadership. Crafted meticulously for pharmaceutical and biotech professionals, it’s where strategy meets vision, where passion converges with purpose. It’s the boardroom for project and portfolio maestros, the brainstorming hub for strategic alliance innovators, and the unique meeting platform for capital expenditure and biopharma manufacturing leaders under one roof.
The pharma cosmos is in flux. We’re threading the fine line between today’s KPIs and tomorrow’s moonshots. Stakeholders are hungry for more; they crave innovation, fast delivery, and value. Leadership? It’s no longer just about managing — it’s about inspiring, disrupting, and paving new roads. And let’s not forget, with AI and machine learning stepping into the spotlight, we’re not just changing the game; we’re setting a whole new playing field.
“PORTFOLIO” is America’s latest, largest and most interactive meeting for industry professionals, creating a unique platform for much needed dialogue focused on strategy, alignment, execution, partnerships and excellence.
Conference overview
Day 1
Townhalls & one-to-one meetings
Join us for the first half of Day 1 at the PORTFOLIO CONFERENCE, where six engaging TOWN HALL panel discussions will feature 30 leading Pharmaceutical, Biotech, and Tech executives responsible for diverse fields, including portfolio management, global project management, strategic alliances, and capital investment, will convene to delve into the most crucial and strategic topics on building a biotech legacy. Gain valuable insights from industry pioneers as they share their experiences and visions for shaping the future of biotechnology.
Track 1
DAy 2 & 3
Projects
Unlock the pursuit of excellence in project management with insights from industry leaders. Learn about strategic planning, stakeholder relationships mastery, agile methodologies, and effective data management in the ever-evolving pharmaceutical landscape across all domains, including R&D, clinical development, manufacturing, quality assurance, supply chain, and business development.
Track 2
DAy 2 & 3
Portfolio
Delve into pharma and biotech portfolio management, emphasizing superior decision-making, strategic alignment, and data-driven insights. Harness the potential of AI, understand pivotal governance practices, risk management strategies, and explore resource management techniques and PPM tools to drive value.
Track 3
DAy 2 & 3
CapEx
Leading Capital Project managers from the industry will share insights on establishing new manufacturing facilities, expanding existing ones, and repurposing plants. Emphasis will be on the growing role of digitization, including the adoption of Artificial Intelligence, manufacturing automation, R&D improvements, and supply chain optimization, along with discussions on strategic government partnerships and country-specific production strategies.
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Event speakers
Jacob Cancelliere
Vice President of Account Enablement
Rego Consulting
Tanya Kranenburg
Director, Research Portfolio Management, Reporting & Analytics
Regeneron
Chris Vandepas
Senior Director Program Management
SAGA Diagnostics
Vinny Napolitano
Enterprise Account Director
Planisware
Mark Read
Client Success Manager
Sensei
Ira Brown
Founder and CEO
Project Widgets
James Corbett
Chief Operating Officer
Bridgeview
Magnus Ytterstad
Chief Product Owner
Captario
Wes McCoubrie
Senior Vice President, Delivery
Rego Consulting
Robert Crotty
Assistant Vice President, Capital Productivity and Strategy
HCA Healthcare
Dan Smith
VP, Product Management
Planview
Ted Schilling
Owner/Chief Technical Officer
Schilling AI and Engineering Services
Phil Wolf
Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
PDWare
Christine Mears
Executive Director, Portfolio and Program Management
Generate:Biomedicines
Nyerere Billups
Head Deliverable Team Program Management
Abbvie
Sharmila Rao
Head of Project & Portfolio
Genentech/ Roche
Erica Riera
Sr. Procurement Manager
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Thomas Seener
Executive Director
The One Project Source, LLC
Brian Iglehart
Director, Biologics Engineering Global Laboratory Automation
AstraZeneca
Talia Grace Haller
Strategic AI Adviser to the Chief Medical and Scientific Officer | All of Us Research Program
The National Institutes of Health
Portfolio 2024 Partners
PREMIUM GOLD PARTNER
GOLD PARTNER
GOLD PARTNER
Rego is the world’s number one reseller of Clarity and Rally Software and provides services to 70% of Clarity’s North American customer base. In 2021, Broadcom awarded Rego Consulting North America Marketing Excellence, North America AOD Largest Deal, ValueOps (Clarity and Rally) Partner of the Year for North America.
GOLD PARTNER
OnePlan offers a strategic portfolio, financial and resource management solution that fits the needs of every PMO. Optimize your portfolio, financials and resources enterprise wide. Connect OnePlan with Microsoft Project, Office 365 Planner, Azure DevOps, Jira, and more for a complete view into all work across the enterprise.
SILVER PARTNER
STRATEGIC PARTNER
STRATEGIC PARTNER
The Project Widgets team of experts has built our reputation customizing Microsoft Project, Microsoft Project Server and Project Online to meet our customers’ unique business requirements. We consistently design, develop and install custom Microsoft Project solutions that help our clients maximize the value this tool offers.
STRATEGIC PARTNER
Leading provider of Software, IT transformation, support, advisory consulting and staff augmentation services to the Life Sciences industry in these areas. Information Management & Analytics, Business Applications (CRM, Marketing Tech, Content Mgt), Program Management Office, Commercial Operations.
STRATEGIC PARTNER
STRATEGIC PARTNER
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.
STRATEGIC PARTNER
i2e leads transformation for the life sciences industry through best-in-class analytics and technology solutions. Our market leading execution capabilities and domain expertise help pharmaceutical companies, biotech, and healthcare organizations deliver innovations that create a healthier world.
Past event partners
Testimonials
The One Project Source, LLC
Conference Venue
