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SUMMARY:DCAT Week Run & Walk
DESCRIPTION:DCAT Week Run & Walk Tuesday\, March 24\, 2026 • 5:30 AM – 7:30 AM • Central Park\, NYC\nDeparture From InterContinental New York Barclay Lobby \nStart your day with an invigorating run or walk through the scenic paths of Central Park during DCAT Week! We’ve made it easy—chartered buses will transport you from the InterContinental New York Barclay to Central Park and back\, ensuring you return in time for your busy day of meetings. \nEvent Highlights:\n\n2 Mile Walk (Suggested Pace: 22.5 min/mile or faster)\n3 Mile Run (Suggested Pace: 15 min/mile or faster)\n5 Mile Run (Suggested Pace: 9 min/mile or faster)\n\nWarm up with fellow participants and capture a memorable group photo near the iconic USS Maine National Monument. \nSchedule:\n\n5:15 AM – Check-in and receive t-shirt at DCAT Office (Barclay Salon\, InterContinental New York Barclay)\n5:30 AM – Board shuttles to Central Park from InterContinental New York Barclay\n6:00 AM – Arrive at Columbus Circle (59th Street)\n6:15 AM – Photo op and group warm-up (near USS Maine National Monument)\n6:30 AM – Run/Walk begins\n7:15 AM- Shuttles depart and return to the InterContinental New York Barclay\n\nParticipation is limited and offered on a first-come\, first-served basis. All participants must sign a waiver of liability and select their course in advance. \nReady to hit the ground running? Register below — Don’t miss this energizing opportunity to kickstart your day in one of New York City’s most iconic locations. \nPricing and Registration\nDCAT Member Company Price: $30 \nDCAT Week 2026 programs are exclusively available to registered DCAT Member Company employees. Confirm your company’s membership here or email DCATMembership@dcat.org. \nOnline pre-registration for DCAT Week 2026 is now closed. To register for programs onsite\, visit the DCAT Office located in the Barclay Salon on the first floor of the InterContinental Barclay. Office hours can be found  here.  \n\nSPONSORSHIP \nThank you to our event sponsor:
URL:https://dcatweek.org/event/dcat-week-run-walk/
LOCATION:In Central Park: Leaves from the InterContinental New York Barclay\, 111 E 48th St\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Events
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SUMMARY:Manufacturing Investments\, Capacity & Financial Outlook: A Pharma & CDMO View
DESCRIPTION:Manufacturing Investments\, Capacity & Financial Outlook: A Pharma & CDMO View  \nTuesday\, March 24\, 2026 • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM • InterContinental New York Barclay\, Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor)\nDoors open at 8:30 AM for coffee & networking.\n \nManufacturing Capacity: Are Geographic Shifts in the Making? \nThe wave of announced pharmaceutical manufacturing investments in the United States has garnered the  headlines\, but are geographic capacity shifts really in the making? If so\, what are the implications for bio/pharmaceutical companies and CDMOs and the industry at large?  \nIndustry experts will answer those all-important questions by providing:  \n\nAn overview of US-based manufacturing investments: level of investment\, capacity additions\, and type of manufacturing; and\nTrend analysis of current investment and comparative to historical levels. \n\nPlus: a CDMO financial outlook on the current performance and outlook for the pharmaceutical outsourcing sector: key deal-making\, valuations\, fundamentals and the important trends and developments impacting sector performance\, including tariff/trade policy and other macro issues. \nSpeakers\n\nSean P. McKee\, Partner\, PharmaBioSource\nDaniel Cohen\, Managing Director and Global Head of Pharma Outsourcing Investment Banking\, Morgan Stanley  \n\nPrice & Registration\nDCAT Member Company Price: $59 \nDCAT Week 2026 programs are exclusively available to registered DCAT Member Company employees. Confirm your company’s membership here or email DCATMembership@dcat.org. \nOnline pre-registration for DCAT Week 2026 is now closed. To register for programs onsite\, visit the DCAT Office located in the Barclay Salon on the first floor of the InterContinental Barclay. Office hours can be found  here.  \n\nWho Should Attend?\n\nBio/pharmaceutical companies\, including individuals with functional responsibility in sourcing\, procurement\, supply management and external manufacturing. \nCDMOs/CMOs and suppliers (raw materials and other inputs)\, including individuals engaged in business development\, sales\, marketing and operational functions in support of bio/pharmaceutical development and manufacturing. \nOther companies engaged in the bio/pharmaceutical business ecosystem.  \n\nThe DCAT organization is pleased to offer timely and topical education sessions during DCAT Week. Compared to similar programs found in the industry’s marketplace\, DCAT’s program fees are deeply discounted for employees of DCAT Member Companies.  \nDistribution of Speaker Presentations\nSpeaker presentations are distributed after the program only with the permission and at the sole discretion of each speaker. If a speaker authorizes distribution\, DCAT will provide the presentation exclusively to program registrants via a DCAT e-communication during the week following DCAT Week (the week of March 30\, 2026). \nAttending DCAT Week Programs\nAll materials provided to registrants—including slides\, reports\, and presented content—are for individual reference only. Registrants may not copy\, photograph\, reproduce\, or redistribute these materials and are solely responsible for any claims arising from violations of copyright or other intellectual property rights. \nSPONSORSHIP \nThank you to our event sponsors:
URL:https://dcatweek.org/event/manufacturing-investments-capacity-financial/
LOCATION:InterContinental New York Barclay\, Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor)\, 111 E 48th St\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260324T120000
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SUMMARY:Future-Proofing the Pharma Customer–Supplier Relationship
DESCRIPTION:Future-Proofing the Pharma Customer–Supplier Relationship \nTuesday\, March 24\, 2026 • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM • InterContinental New York Barclay\, Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor)\nDoors open at 10:45 AM for coffee & networking.\n \nHow Can Pharma Companies & Suppliers Collaborate To Respond To What May Lie Ahead?\nIn an ever-changing global landscape\, how are bio/pharmaceutical companies and their suppliers responding and positioning themselves to adapt to what may lie ahead?  \nGain first-hand experience from an executive panel\, who will share lessons learned\, best practices\, and innovative ways on how they are collaborating to adapt to the challenges of increased product and supply-chain complexity\, macro issues\, such as tariff/trade policy\, and other issues impacting supply planning and supply assurance. Gain practical insight on how to enhance supply-chain visibility and resilience\, apply joint risk management\, and achieve continuous improvement in the pharma customer–supplier relationship.  \nPanelists\n\nXavier De Ceuninck\, Category Management Lead\, PGS Global Procurement\, Source to Pay\, Pfizer\nAjay Nanda\, Vice President\, Global Key Accounts\, BioPharma Systems\, Becton Dickinson (BD)\nTroy Mathews\, Executive Director\, Direct Materials Strategic Sourcing\, Supplier Management & Site Operations\, Global Procurement – Global Product Development & Supply\, Bristol Myers Squibb\nSara Henneman\, Vice President and General Manager\, Cell Culture and Cell Therapy\, Thermo Fisher Scientific\nPanel Moderator: Mike Piccarreta\, Partner\, Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice\, Kearney\n\nPrice & Registration\nDCAT Member Company Price: $59 \nDCAT Week 2026 programs are exclusively available to registered DCAT Member Company employees. Confirm your company’s membership here or email DCATMembership@dcat.org. \nOnline pre-registration for DCAT Week 2026 is now closed. To register for programs onsite\, visit the DCAT Office located in the Barclay Salon on the first floor of the InterContinental Barclay. Office hours can be found  here.  \n\nWho Should Attend?\n\nBio/pharmaceutical companies\, including individuals with functional responsibility in sourcing\, procurement\, supply management and external manufacturing. \nCDMOs/CMOs and suppliers (raw materials and other inputs)\, including individuals engaged in business development\, sales\, marketing and operational functions in support of bio/pharmaceutical development and manufacturing. \nOther companies engaged in the bio/pharmaceutical business ecosystem.  \n\nThe DCAT organization is pleased to offer timely and topical education sessions during DCAT Week. Compared to similar programs found in the industry’s marketplace\, DCAT’s program fees are deeply discounted for employees of DCAT Member Companies.  \nDistribution of Speaker Presentations\nThere are no speaker presentations for this program. It is a panel discussion only.  \nAttending DCAT Week Programs\nAll materials provided to registrants—including slides\, reports\, and presented content—are for individual reference only. Registrants may not copy\, photograph\, reproduce\, or redistribute these materials and are solely responsible for any claims arising from violations of copyright or other intellectual property rights. \nSPONSORSHIP \nThank you to our event sponsor:
URL:https://dcatweek.org/event/future-proofing-pharma-customer-supplier-relationship/
LOCATION:InterContinental New York Barclay\, Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor)\, 111 E 48th St\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:AI & Digitalization: The State of the State in Sourcing\, Procurement & Supply Management
DESCRIPTION:AI & Digitalization: The State of the State in Sourcing\, Procurement & Supply Management Tuesday\, March 24\, 2026 • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM • InterContinental New York Barclay\, Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor)\nDoors open at 12:45 PM for coffee & networking.\n \nIs AI & Digitalization Changing How Pharma Customers & Suppliers Do Business?\nArtificial intelligence (AI) and other forms of digitalization hold great potential in transforming business functions\, but where do they now stand in sourcing\, procurement\, and supply management? Gain a practical and candid assessment from bio/pharma company senior executives and leading industry experts of where AI stands now and the path AI and other forms of digital transformation are taking and their feasibility for adoption.   \nA panel of senior executives from bio/pharma companies will discuss:  \n\nHow AI is now being used in their companies and its potential\, including addressing the challenges and opportunities in implementation; \nHow AI or other forms of digitalization is or potentially can be applied in supplier selection and evaluation\, improving supply-chain visibility\, and other key activities in the pharma customer–supplier interface; and   \nPerspectives from bio/pharma companies on their expectations of their suppliers on how AI and other forms of digitalization can be applied to further supplier performance.  \n\nPanelists\n\nChristina da Cunha\, Head of CMO Operations and Business Transformation\, External Manufacturing & Supply\, Sanofi \nBala Sreenivasan\, Senior Vice President\, Global Supply and Value Chain Management\, Merck & Co. Inc.\n\nPanel Moderator: Janel Firestein\, Partner and Life Sciences Practice Leader\, Clarkston Consulting\n\nPlus\, an assessment of where AI stands in supply-chain management overall and specific to the bio/pharmaceutical industry\, including an outline of the specific functions in which AI is being used and timeline for adoption. A useful analysis to distinguish the hype versus reality of AI and to evaluate whether your company is in line with how AI is evolving in supply-chain management.   \nSpeaker\n\nCorwin Hee\, Senior Director\, Analyst\, Gartner\n\nPrice & Registration\nDCAT Member Company Price: $59 \nDCAT Week 2026 programs are exclusively available to registered DCAT Member Company employees. Confirm your company’s membership here or email DCATMembership@dcat.org. \nOnline pre-registration for DCAT Week 2026 is now closed. To register for programs onsite\, visit the DCAT Office located in the Barclay Salon on the first floor of the InterContinental Barclay. Office hours can be found  here.  \n\nWho Should Attend?\n\nBio/pharmaceutical companies\, including individuals with functional responsibility in sourcing\, procurement\, supply management and external manufacturing. \nCDMOs/CMOs and suppliers (raw materials and other inputs)\, including individuals engaged in business development\, sales\, marketing and operational functions in support of bio/pharmaceutical development and manufacturing. \nOther companies engaged in the bio/pharmaceutical business ecosystem.  \n\nThe DCAT organization is pleased to offer timely and topical education sessions during DCAT Week. Compared to similar programs found in the industry’s marketplace\, DCAT’s program fees are deeply discounted for employees of DCAT Member Companies.  \nDistribution of Speaker Presentations\nThis program consists of a panel discussion and one speaker presentation. Speaker presentations are distributed after the program only with the permission and at the sole discretion of each speaker. If a speaker authorizes distribution\, DCAT will provide the presentation exclusively to program registrants via a DCAT e-communication during the week following DCAT Week (the week of March 30\, 2026). \nAttending DCAT Week Programs\nAll materials provided to registrants—including slides\, reports\, and presented content—are for individual reference only. Registrants may not copy\, photograph\, reproduce\, or redistribute these materials and are solely responsible for any claims arising from violations of copyright or other intellectual property rights.
URL:https://dcatweek.org/event/ai-digitalization/
LOCATION:InterContinental New York Barclay\, Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor)\, 111 E 48th St\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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