The Pharmaceutical Managers’ Institute

21st Annual Conference

Friday 16th April 2010

Marriott Druids Glen Hotel, Co Wicklow

www.druidsglen.ie

The PMI’s 21st Annual Conference will provide a great opportunity for members to get together to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the Irish Pharmaceutical Industry.

This is one conference not to be missed. The Conference will provide a great opportunity for members to get insights from Irish and International experts across the industry about their view of what the future holds, how business models will evolve and the risks and opportunities this evolution represents for the Industry.

As a manager working in the Industry, you need to be there. PMI’s membership is comprised of over 430 managers from 80 pharmaceutical companies in the Irish Market. Over 78% of the membership is from researched based pharma with the balance from supporting companies to the industry. Members come from across the industry including sales, marketing, regulatory, corporate, distribution, finance and many others.

Don't miss the 21st Annual Conference from 9.00am on Friday 16th April at the Marriott Hotel in Druid’s Glen, Co Wicklow.

Register for this event before 1st March 2010 and you will be entered into a draw for 2 nights B&B and one dinner at Marriott Hotel in Druid’s Glen, Co Wicklow.

If you are interested in sponsorship or exhibition opportunities for this event please contact Marguerite Murphy on 086 8066521 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it


Overview …

The event will include a series of business workshops and a panel discussion. The outline structure is as follows:

10am start

Welcome Address and Opening of the Conference by Minister Mary Harney TD.

10.30am – 12.30pm

Members will have the option of attending two workshops from a choice of three i.e. all three workshops will run twice, each timetabled for one hour:

 

Corporate Governance Professor Niamh Brennan - UCD
Inspirational Leadership Nick Ross - Olivier Mythodrama
New Drug Delivery Systems Professor Clive Wilson - JP Todd Professor of Pharmaceutics and President, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Sciences

LUNCH at 12.30pm - 2.00pm

2.00pm – 3.00pm

Presentation on what the Irish Pharmaceutical Industry will look like post 2012.

IMS Health leads off this afternoon session looking at trends in the global pharmaceutical market and detailing the performance of the industry while shedding light on signs of structural shifts in the marketplace.


Nick O'Hare - IMS Health

3.00pm - 4.30pm

The IMS Health Presentation will be followed by a Panel Discussion/Q&A Session.

Key to this Panel Discussion will be insights and perspectives on how the transformations in the Irish Pharmaceutical Industry may impact the Pharma Sales & Marketing, Wholesale, Retail, Speciality and Services sectors.

Chair:


Olivia O'Leary

Panel:

Professor Clive Wilson

JP Todd Professor of Pharmaceutics and President, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Sciences


Liam Fitzgerald

CEO United Drug

Brendan McAtamney

Divisional VP, Abbott Mature Business Unit

John Lynch

CEO Merrion Pharma


Hugh Brady

President University College Dublin

Paul Duffy

Vice President Manufacturing Pfizer & Past President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland

Close at 4.30pm


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