It is the only forum that brings together Heads of Supply Chain from both the manufacturing and provider sides to share best practices, benchmark, and learn from peers in a highly interactive format.
With over 4 hours of online content, featuring easily accessible presentations, group panels, interviews and Q&A (all available digitally and on-demand), you'll get the strategies you need to build a more connected, agile and resilient company. Gain practical insights that you can implement today.
LogiMed Virtual Event
The Virtual Event Where Healthcare Supply Chain Innovators Benchmark Their Strategies
November 18 - 19, 2020
A Virtual Event Unlike Any Other
Here's what you get when you attend:
Hear Firsthand from a Variety of Seasoned Supply Chain Experts
We Didn't Build This Overnight
Finally, a Virtual Event Where You Can INTERACT
Our Speakers. Your Visionaries.
Marc Rottink
VP, Supply Chain
Medtronic
Andy Slupecki
GM, Global Logistics & Distribution
GE Healthcare
Jim Haney
Director, Innovation Supply Chain Customer Solutions
Johnson & Johnson
Joseph Beck
VP, Global Supply Chain - Distribution and Logistics
Medtronic
Ruben Taborda
Vice President, Enterprise Hospital Customers
Johnson & Johnson
Barb Braun Zinser RN
Sr. Value Analysis Portfolio Advisor, Supply Chain Management
Mayo Clinic
Pamela Bryant
SVP, Supply Chain
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Dave Malenfant
Director, Center for Supply Chain Innovation
Texas Christian University
Kulwant Sandhu
Former VP, Supply Chain
Outset Medical
Chet Damania
Senior Manager, Customer Logistics & Solutions
Johnson & Johnson
Philip Donchevich
Head of Service, Sales Support, and Operations
Heraeus Medical US
Alex Wakefield
CEO
LONGBOW ADVANTAGE
Howard Weathersby
VP of Global Business Development
WebOps
Yolanda van Riel
Executive, Strategic Accounts
Rhenus Logistics
Mike Erikson
CEO
AFMS
Gregory Plemmons
SVP, Sales
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.,
Amit Sharma
Founder and CEO
Narvar
Mark Maurice
Manager of Thermal Compliance Consulting
Sensitech, Supply Chain Visibility
Norman Lyon
Director of Global Client Services
LifeNet Health
Jason Anderson
Business Development Manager
Esker
Mike Pallo
Vice President, Transportation
Kenco
Jonathan Wollschleager
Director, Transportation
Kenco
Matthew Flueckiger
Director of Sales
o9 Solutions
Fazal Shariff
Solutions Director
o9 Solutions
Steve Downey
Group SVP, Supply Chain Operations
Vizient
Larry St. Onge
Life Sciences & Healthcare, President
DHL
Gurdip Singh
CEO
Kallik Ltd
Ivan Lai
CEO
ILC Consulting
Word on the Street
Ralph Beentjes, Director, IBP & Field Logistics, MicroPort Orthopedics
Dave Malenfant, Supply Chain Executive Leader, TCU
John Wright, VP Supply Chain, Intermountain Healthcare
All of the Major Players in One Place:
LogiMed Virtual Event Agenda
Day 1 November 18, 2020
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12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Welcome Address
Charleen Ring, Program Director, MedForce
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12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Gregory Plemmons, SVP, Sales, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.,
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12:15 pm - 12:45 pm
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm
Panel: The Role of Technology in E2E and Bringing Heath Care Providers and Suppliers Together
Ruben Taborda, Vice President, Enterprise Hospital Customers, Johnson & Johnson
Andy Slupecki, GM, Global Logistics & Distribution, GE Healthcare
Yolanda van Riel, Executive, Strategic Accounts, Rhenus Logistics
Ivan Lai, CEO, ILC ConsultingLearn moreExecutives from three of the largest suppliers join forces for an interactive panel discussion around the role of technology and how each organization is leveraging these innovations to bridge the gap between providers and suppliers. Panelists will answer the following questions, followed by an interactive audience Q&A:
- How are you leveraging the solution across your entire business?
- How do you collaborate on the data generated by this tech solutions?
- What mobile solutions are you using to engage employees?
- How are using the technology to track and provide visibility for your operations?
- What are your plans for integrating your ERP and EHR systems?
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12:45 pm - 1:05 pm
12:45 pm - 1:05 pm
The Truth About Distribution Data: Why Companies Struggle to Use It and How Companies are Succeeding
Alex Wakefield, CEO, LONGBOW ADVANTAGE
Learn moreThe Truth About Distribution Data: Why Companies Struggle to Use It and How Companies are Succeeding
Alex Wakefield, CEO, Longbow Advantage
Executives who understand the benefits of properly managing distribution data can unlock enormous potential in their operations. When data is effectively cleaned and managed, companies can view their operations in real-time, analyze, and improve processes daily. With significantly improved visibility, a company can provide better service to their customers and achieve these results at a much lower cost than current data management software.
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1:05 pm - 1:35 pm
1:05 pm - 1:35 pm
Panel: Supplier Insights Into Integrated Business Planning
Marc Rottink, VP, Supply Chain, Medtronic
Kulwant Sandhu, Former VP, Supply Chain, Outset Medical
Chet Damania, Senior Manager, Customer Logistics & Solutions, Johnson & Johnson
Gurdip Singh, CEO, Kallik LtdLearn moreIntegrated Business Planning (IBP) is always a hot topic at LogiMed. As the industry’s best practice model to deliver a single seamless supply chain process, it’s crucial that supply chain practices understand best practices around IBP both from a supplier and contract manufacturer perspective. During this session, our panelists will speak from both lenses with regards to:
- Utilizing technology for IBP
- Forecasting and planning opportunities
- Using data for demand planning
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1:35 pm - 1:55 pm
1:35 pm - 1:55 pm
Solutions and Technologies for the New Normal Supply Chains
Larry St. Onge, Life Sciences & Healthcare, President, DHL
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1:55 pm - 2:15 pm
1:55 pm - 2:15 pm
Establishing An End-To-End Supply Chain Digitization Transformation
Barb Braun Zinser RN, Sr. Value Analysis Portfolio Advisor, Supply Chain Management, Mayo Clinic
Learn moreLove it or hate it, digitization is the buzzword about town. While some in the industry look at digitalization as a fancy new word for “visibility,” others are fearful that hospitals are digitizing their supply chain faster than suppliers can keep up. What implications will this have on future collaborations?
- Where to start – initiating a digitalization transformation and setting the right foundations
- How much should be standardized across supplier/provider supply chains
- Lessons learned from an organization who’s successfully driven a digital transformation
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2:15 pm - 2:35 pm
2:15 pm - 2:35 pm
LogiMed Partner Presentation by WebOps
Howard Weathersby, VP of Global Business Development, WebOps
Learn moreHoward Weathersby, V.P., Global Business Development, WebOps
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2:35 pm - 3:15 pm
2:35 pm - 3:15 pm
Live Roundtables
Mike Erikson, CEO, AFMS
Mark Maurice, Manager of Thermal Compliance Consulting, Sensitech, Supply Chain Visibility
Jonathan Wollschleager, Director, Transportation, Kenco
Mike Pallo, Vice President, Transportation, Kenco
Fazal Shariff, Solutions Director, o9 Solutions
Matthew Flueckiger, Director of Sales, o9 SolutionsLearn moreLive Roundtables
Roundtable #1
Managing Demand and Supply Variability During & After a Pandemic
Matthew Flueckiger, Director of Sales, o9 Solutions
Fazal Shariff, Solutions Director, o9 Solutions
Roundtable #2
Cost Effective Approaches and Best Practices to Navigating Thermal Compliance in the Supply Chain
Mark Maurice, Manager of Thermal Compliance Consulting, Sensitech, Supply Chain Visibility
• The medical device regulatory environment is changing for temperature-sensitive products in the supply chain. Mark Maurice will lead a discussion on how these regulatory changes will affect Medical Device distribution, what cost-effective approaches we have seen to meet these changes, as well as analysis of product stability.
Roundtable #3
How to Access Technology Which Reduces Costs in Your Transportation Network
Mike Pallo, Vice President, Transportation, Kenco
Jonathan Wollschleager, Director, Transportation, Kenco
Roundtable #4
More Rate Increases Coming from FedEx in 2021
Mike Erikson, CEO, AFMS
• “New Normal” includes Freight and Accessorial Increases 4.9%-9.5%
• FedEx Introduces 6% late payment fee
• “Frozen Tiers” to end October 2020
• Learn how to mitigate these new increases
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3:15 pm - 3:15 pm
3:15 pm - 3:15 pm
End of Day One
Day 2 - November 19, 2020
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12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Welcome Remarks
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12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Steve Downey, Group SVP, Supply Chain Operations, Vizient
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12:15 pm - 12:45 pm
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm
Panel: Integrating Better Customer Service Strategies Throughout The Supply Chain In Uncertain Times
Jim Haney, Director, Innovation Supply Chain Customer Solutions, Johnson & Johnson
Pamela Bryant, SVP, Supply Chain, Parkland Health & Hospital System
Philip Donchevich, Head of Service, Sales Support, and Operations, Heraeus Medical US
Amit Sharma, Founder and CEO, NarvarLearn moreThe Amazon Effect has raised the bar for customer expectations. What are suppliers doing to meet these needs through their customer service channels, especially during the COVID-19 Pandemic? Is integrating customer service into the supply chain the smart thing to do? Our panelists debate best practices for meeting customer needs, gauging feedback, and improving their business model to keep their competitive edge.
- Conduit of customer needs through the supply chain
- Using metrics and analytics to gauge customer feedback
- Driving the customer experience program from a corporate perspective
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12:45 pm - 1:05 pm
12:45 pm - 1:05 pm
LifeNet Health Success Story: How Esker’s Mobile Inventory Management App Brought Visibility, Flexibility & Ease to Order Management
Norman Lyon, Director of Global Client Services, LifeNet Health
Jason Anderson, Business Development Manager, EskerLearn moreLifeNet Health Success Story: How Esker’s Mobile Inventory Management App Brought Visibility, Flexibility & Ease to Order Management
Norman Lyon, Director of Global Client Services, LifeNet Health
Jason Anderson, Business Development Manager, Esker
LifeNet Health is the world’s most trusted provider of transplant solutions and bio-implant technologies. With over 600 consignment stock locations, they were looking for a more automated and scalable way to place orders and perform quarterly audits of consignment inventory. Through the use of Esker’s mobile application, Esker Anywhere™, LifeNet Health was also able to transform the way its reps interacted with customers, placed orders and tracked those orders.
In this session, Jason Anderson of Esker and Norman Lyon of LifeNet Health will delve into LifeNet’s digital transformation journey and discuss how on-the-go accessibility with Esker Anywhere™ can:
• Allow client services to place orders while with customers
• Simplify and streamline high volumes of consignment orders
• Perform inventory audits from any location, at any time
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1:05 pm - 1:25 pm
1:05 pm - 1:25 pm
Fireside Chat: Managing Our Reactions to Supply Disruptions
Learn morePick your event. Corona Virus. Hurricane Maria. Hurricane Michael. An earthquake in Asia. An FDA action. One of the largest suppliers and most prominent providers in the country join forces on this panel to discuss what we can do to proactively to soften the blow of future supply disruptions.
- Discuss current events around supply chain disruption, including Corona Virus.
- Share history of past disruptive events, how each panelist’s organization handled them, and the positive outcomes
- Address supplier/provider relations in the face of disruption, what we perceive as next gen on this topic, and how we see the two parties working together to soften the blow of the next crisis
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1:25 pm - 1:45 pm
1:25 pm - 1:45 pm
LogiMed Partner Presentation
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1:45 pm - 2:05 pm
1:45 pm - 2:05 pm
Fireside Chat: Addressing the Need for 3PL Fulfillment Services in Uncertain Times
Learn morePanel/Fireside Chat: Addressing the Need for 3PL Fulfillment Services in Uncertain Times
Chris Hoffmann, PPM Fulfillment
Now more than ever, companies need to ensure they’re doing everything they possibly can to get their products in the hand of their customers more efficiently. Fulfillment services have taken a front seat in this new Covid world, as patients and providers are relying on timely and reliable service. Without candid communications and transparency amongst your stakeholders, the likelihood of something going wrong increases. Our panel will share tips on:
• Bridging the communication gap to build trust between suppliers and their fulfilment partners
• Identifying and mitigating regulatory risk while operating across state lines
• The impact of COVID-19 on the current state and future of 3PL fulfillment
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2:05 pm - 2:25 pm
2:05 pm - 2:25 pm
Talent & Leadership in The Future
Learn moreDemand for supply chain professional exceed supply 9 to 1 while greater than 30% of managers/executives are at or beyond retirement age ! How are we training, developing and retaining future leaders in Supply Chain Management. During this session, you will learn
- The NEW skillsets required by supply chain Leaders to be successful in the Digital world
- Techniques to challenge new hires and how to retain them
- How to understand your personal SWOTs for total success as a leader.
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2:25 pm - 2:25 pm
2:25 pm - 2:25 pm
End of LogiMed Virtual Event
David Kujawa, Director of Marketing, RYDER
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PLEASE NOTE: This event is exclusively for practicing healthcare providers and manufacturers. Solution providers to these organizations and others will not be allowed to attend. Please register with your full company name and your corporate email address or you risk not gaining admittance. WBR reserves the right to not admit registrants based on company type.
