DAY 2

Thursday, December 3, 2026

Note that all times listed are EDT (Eastern Daylight Time; -4:00 UTC)

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Pharma Manufacturing & Supply Chain Summit | Day 2

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7:45 am

NETWORKING BREAKFAST: BUILD COMMUNITY CONTACTS

  • Start your day off right and connect with pharma manufacturing & supply chain leaders
  • Get to know your industry peers and colleagues over a delicious breakfast
  • Source practical tips, discuss best practices and prepare for the day ahead

8:45 am

OPENING COMMENTS FROM YOUR HOST

Gain insight into today’s sessions so you can get the most out of your conference experience

9:00 am

OPENING KEYNOTE: ADVANCE OPERATIONAL AGILITY AMID GEOPOLITICAL VOLATILITY & PRICING PRESSURE

How a Pharma Commercial Case Study Benefits You

Geopolitical instability, trade disruption, and global pricing reforms are reshaping pharmaceutical commercialization. Strengthening your company’s end-to-end operational agility across manufacturing and supply functions is necessary. Adopt best practices to: 

  • Align manufacturing capacity, supply network strategy, and inventory positioning. 
  • Perfect governance models to enable faster, data-driven decision-making across commercial operations. 
  • Bolster service levels and working capital amid demand variability and pricing pressure. 
  • Adapt sourcing and footprint strategy to strengthen Canadian supply reliability. 
  • Optimize performance metrics that balance margin protection, operational resilience, compliance, and service performance.

Build a resilient, end-to-end commercial operating model capable of responding to geopolitical and pricing pressures while safeguarding your reliable product supply. 

9:30 am

EXCLUSIVE SPOTLIGHT: FUTURE TRENDS SHAPING PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS & TRADE RELATIONS

How to Build Resilient Pharma Supply Chains Through Strategic Trade and Operational Excellence

As global pharmaceutical supply chains continue to face disruptions, regulatory complexities, and shifting trade dynamics, organizations must rethink how they manage sourcing, logistics, and operational continuity. Strengthen your supply chain resilience through effective trade relations, cross-border collaboration, and streamlined operational execution. Develop a blueprint to: 

  • Master resilient sourcing and supplier diversification strategies. 
  • Amplify operational efficiency across manufacturing and distribution networks. 
  • Bolster collaboration and strategic partnerships to reduce disruption risks. 
  • Improve and balance cost optimization with supply continuity and compliance. 

10:00 am

INDUSTRY EXPERT: CONTROL COSTS & PROTECT MARGINS IN COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS

How to Achieve End-to-End Performance Optimization

Rising input costs, domestic manufacturing investments, and supply chain complexity are placing pressure on commercial margins. Implement end-to-end performance optimization strategies to improve your financial control across manufacturing and supply operations. Adopt best practices to: 

  • Impact and identify cost drivers across manufacturing, inventory, and distribution networks. 
  • Optimize production planning and network configuration to improve cost efficiency. 
  • Improve cross-functional financial visibility to support better decision-making. 
  • Bolster advanced analytics to reduce waste and improve operational margins. 

Strengthen your financial performance across commercial manufacturing and supply to protect margins while maintaining service and compliance. 

10:30 am

ROUNDTABLES: DISCOVER THOUGHT-PROVOKING IDEAS

Take a deep dive down the innovation rabbit hole in one of our roundtable discussions. Share common challenges and best practices with your manufacturing and supply chain peers on a topic of your choosing: 

  1. Optimizing manufacturing capacity for commercial demand. 
  2. Leveraging technology to improve process robustness and reduce deviations. 
  3. Implementing direct-to-patient and specialty logistics strategies. 
  4. Embedding cross-functional accountability for quality and operational performance. 
  5. Strengthening Canada and US cross-border supply. 

11:00 am

EXHIBITOR LOUNGE: VISIT BOOTHS & SOURCE EXPERTISE

  • Explore the latest pharma manufacturing and supply chain products, services and strategies with our industry leading sponsors.
  • Share your challenges with the biggest innovators in the business.
  • Schedule one-to-one private meetings for personalized advice.

11:30 am

CASE STUDY: DRIVE MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE

TRACK A: PHARMA MANUFACTURING & OPERATIONS

How to Optimize Capacity and Drive Manufacturing to Meet Commercial Demand

As demand volatility, portfolio complexity, and specialty products increase, manufacturers must align operational excellence with a long-term growth strategy. Implement disciplined capacity planning and performance frameworks to sustain your agility, efficiency, and commercial alignment. Master the success factors to: 

  • Align capacity planning with commercial forecasts, launch timelines, and lifecycle management. 
  • Amplify and balance resilience and efficiency while managing inventory risk and cost pressures. 
  • Heighten operational KPIs and continuous improvement frameworks to support scalable growth. 

Drive sustainable growth by aligning capacity planning with commercial demand, improving operational agility, and optimizing efficiency without compromising resilience. 

11:30 am

CASE STUDY: ENABLE SEAMLESS CANADA & US CROSS-BORDER SUPPLY

TRACK B: PHARMA SUPPLY CHAIN & DISTRIBUTION

How to Prevent Customs Delays and Protect Commercial Product Flow

Cross-border pharmaceutical supply must navigate regulatory requirements, customs inspections, and compliance obligations to maintain reliable product availability. Incorporate your strategies to comply with the U.S. Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) requirements while protecting service levels and operational efficiency. Create a roadmap to: 

  • Master key DSCSA requirements, including serialization, traceability, and verification for US-bound products. 
  • Improve common customs and regulatory bottlenecks. 
  • Align manufacturing, supply, and quality teams.  
  • Advance tools and technology to streamline cross-border compliance and maintain service levels. 

Strengthen Canada and US supply continuity by ensuring your regulatory compliance and proactive risk management for commercial product flow. 

12:00 pm

INDUSTRY EXPERT: ACCELERATE COMMERCIAL TECH TRANSFER & SITE TRANSITIONS

TRACK A: PHARMA MANUFACTURING & OPERATIONS

How to Protect Supply Continuity

Commercial organizations frequently face site transfers, network changes, and process scale adjustments that introduce operational and compliance risk. Implement structured tech transfer and site transition strategies to reduce your disruption and ensure reliable performance. Take away practical strategies to: 

  • Align tech transfer frameworks to reduce timelines and variability. 
  • Reduce operational and regulatory risks during site transitions. 
  • Improve documentation, knowledge transfer, and cross-site collaboration. 
  • Bolster commercial supply continuity during manufacturing network changes. 

Strengthen your tech transfer and site transition execution to reduce risk, maintain compliance, and ensure uninterrupted commercial manufacturing performance. 

12:00 pm

INDUSTRY EXPERT: OPTIMIZE LAST-MILE DISTRIBUTION

TRACK B: PHARMA SUPPLY CHAIN & DISTRIBUTION

How to Improve and Advance Patient-Centric Delivery Models

Evolving patient needs and specialty product requirements are increasing pressure on last-mile distribution performance. Implement innovative logistics and delivery strategies to improve your reliability and patient access. Source practical tips to: 

  • Improve visibility and control across final distribution stages. 
  • Reduce delivery lead times and temperature excursion risks. 
  • Strengthen collaboration with specialty distributors and healthcare providers. 
  • Enhance service performance while managing cost pressures. 

Strengthen your last-mile delivery capabilities to improve patient access and commercial supply reliability. 

12:30 pm

NETWORKING LUNCH: DELVE INTO INDUSTRY CONVERSATIONS

  • Meet interesting speakers and pick their brains on the latest industry issues. 
  • Expand your network and make connections that last beyond the conference. 
  • Enjoy great food and service while engaging with your pharma manufacturing and supply chain colleagues. 

1:30 pm

EXHIBITOR LOUNGE: VISIT BOOTHS & WIN PRIZES

  • Browse sponsor booths and explore solutions designed to enhance commercial manufacturing and supply performance
  • Enter your name for a chance to win exciting prizes
  • Take advantage of event-specific offers and special content

1:45 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION: STRENGTHENING QUALITY CULTURE

TRACK A: PHARMA MANUFACTURING & OPERATIONS

How to Reduce Batch Failures and Improve Right-First-Time Performance

Sustaining commercial supply requires a strong quality culture embedded across manufacturing operations. Align leadership, workforce engagement, and operational discipline to improve your right-first-time performance. Take away best practice to: 

  • Master cross-functional accountability for quality outcomes. 
  • Reduce deviations and investigations through proactive quality management. 
  • Align quality metrics with operational performance goals. 
  • Advance continuous improvement into daily manufacturing practices.

Strengthen quality culture to enhance compliance, reduce risk, and improve your manufacturing performance. 

1:45 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION: TRANSFORMING YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN

TRACK B: PHARMA SUPPLY CHAIN & DISTRIBUTION

How to Use AI, Automation, and Digital Innovation to Drive Efficiency and Agility

The pharmaceutical industry is adopting digital technologies like AI, automation, and blockchain to optimize supply chains and improve decision-making. Integrate digitalization to streamline your supply chain and boost efficiency and decision-making. Develop a roadmap to: 

  • Heighten AI and machine learning for smarter demand forecasting and inventory management. 
  • Improve and automate warehouse operations with robotics and robotic process automation (RPA). 
  • Advance supply chain transparency and security using blockchain technology. 
  • Master predictive analytics to anticipate disruptions and improve decision-making agility.

Harness AI, automation, and blockchain to optimize your supply chain, enhancing operational efficiency, agility, and real-time insights.

2:15 pm

INDUSTRY EXPERT: ENHANCE PROCESS ROBUSTNESS

TRACK A: PHARMA MANUFACTURING & OPERATIONS

How to Reduce Deviations Through Advanced Process Analytics

Process variability and batch failures continue to impact commercial manufacturing performance and cost. Implement advanced process analytics and monitoring solutions to improve your robustness and reduce deviations. Take back to your office strategies to: 

  • Improve real-time process monitoring and early deviation detection. 
  • Reduce batch failures and rework through predictive analytics. 
  • Strengthen process control to enhance right-first-time manufacturing. 
  • Optimize advanced analytics into existing commercial production environments. 

 Improve process robustness to reduce cost, enhance quality, and strengthen your commercial manufacturing reliability.

2:15 pm

INDUSTRY EXPERT: STRENGTHEN DECISION-MAKING

TRACK B: PHARMA SUPPLY CHAIN & DISTRIBUTION

How to Harness Scenario Modeling and Network Simulation

Supply chain volatility requires faster, data-driven scenario planning to protect commercial performance. Implement advanced modeling and simulation tools to improve your strategic and operational decision-making. Adopt practical strategies to: 

  • Improve supply network disruptions and contingency scenarios. 
  • Advance trade-offs between cost, service, and risk. 
  • Perfect planning accuracy through predictive simulation tools. 
  • Optimize executive decision-making with real-time operational insights. 

Enhance supply chain decision-making to improve agility, resilience, and your commercial performance. 

2:45 pm

CASE STUDY: OPTIMIZE INVENTORY STRATEGIES BETWEEN

TRACK A: PHARMA MANUFACTURING & OPERATIONS

How to Reduce Working Capital Without Risking Service Levels

Balancing service reliability with working capital efficiency is critical in commercial operations. Implement integrated inventory strategies across your manufacturing and supply to improve financial performance without increasing risk. Take away best practices to: 

  • Align safety stock and production strategies with commercial demand variability. 
  • Reduce excess inventory while protecting service levels. 
  • Improve coordination between manufacturing release and distribution planning. 
  • Master data-driven insights to balance cost, risk, and availability. 

Optimize your inventory performance to improve financial outcomes while ensuring uninterrupted commercial supply. 

2:45 pm

CASE STUDY: MANAGING PRODUCT LIFECYCLES

TRACK B: PHARMA SUPPLY CHAIN & DISTRIBUTION

How to Manage Changes Without Disrupting Commercial Supply

Artwork updates, line extensions, site transfers, and regulatory changes can introduce risk into established commercial supply chains. Implement structured lifecycle management processes to protect your continuity and compliance. Create a roadmap to: 

  • Align cross-functional planning for lifecycle and regulatory changes. 
  • Reduce supply risk during product transfers or packaging updates. 
  • Bolster manufacturing, regulatory, and supply teams during transitions. 
  • Optimize service levels while executing commercial product changes. 

Ensure seamless product lifecycle transitions while protecting your commercial supply continuity.

3:15 pm

EXHIBITOR LOUNGE: ATTEND VENDOR DEMOS & CONSULT INDUSTRY EXPERTS

  • Enjoy exclusive sponsor demos and experience the next level of pharma manufacturing and supply chain innovation firsthand. 
  • Meet one-on-one with leading solution providers to discuss organizational hurdles. 
  • Brainstorm solutions and gain new perspectives and ideas. 

3:45 pm

INDUSTRY EXPERT: ENABLE REAL-TIME END-TO-END CONTROL

How to Integrate Commercial Operation Platforms

Disconnected systems and siloed data limit visibility and responsiveness across commercial manufacturing and supply operations. Implement integrated operational platforms to enhance your coordination, transparency, and performance. Master the success factors to: 

  • Perfect manufacturing, supply, and quality data in a unified environment. 
  • Improve real-time visibility across commercial operations. 
  • Advance faster decision-making through centralized performance dashboards. 
  • Reduce inefficiencies caused by fragmented systems. 

Create a more connected commercial organization that improves your visibility, coordination, and operational performance. 

4:15 pm

CLOSING KEYNOTE: DECARBONIZE COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING

How Supply Chains Can Meet 2030 Net-Zero Targets

Pharma and biotech organizations face increasing pressure from regulators, investors, and stakeholders to reduce carbon emissions across manufacturing and supply chain operations. Implement strategies that decarbonize your operations while maintaining efficiency, compliance, and reliable product supply. Source strategies to: 

  • Transform carbon hotspots in manufacturing and supply chain operations and prioritize reduction opportunities. 
  • Perfect energy-efficient technologies, low-carbon processes, and sustainable logistics solutions. 
  • Align operational performance with 2030 net-zero targets while ensuring compliance and supply reliability. 
  • Impact, measure, track, and report your carbon reduction initiatives’ progress to stakeholders. 

Decarbonize commercial operations to achieve net-zero goals while maintaining your operational efficiency and reliable supply. 

4:45 pm

CLOSING COMMENTS FROM YOUR HOST

Review the key solutions and takeaways from the conference. Source a summary of action points to implement in your work.

5:00 pm

CONFERENCE CONCLUDES