European Wholesale & Distribution in the Pharmaceutical Industry (2003)

SMi’s 6th annual Conference will give an insight into the key developments affecting the movement and supply of drugs within the major European markets.

The event will evaluate the relative success of business models and strategies currently employed by Pharmaceutical companies, wholesalers and distributors within the Pharmaceutical industry, to develop more efficient and effective models for the future. The Conference will endeavour to clarify the recent regulations regarding pharmaceutical wholesale and distribution practices within the EU and cross border supply. The event will assess the changing trends in supply chain demand and will look closely at other topical issues such as parallel trade and the increasingly influence of technological advances on the pharmaceutical supply chain.

European Pharmaceutical Wholesale & Distribution will appeal to anyone involved in the logistics and redistribution of pharmaceutical products across Europe. By attending this Conference, delegates should gain an insight into how to improve their organisation’s efficiency and performance.

A unique opportunity to learn from leading industry experts including:
· Julian Mount, Director, European Trade, Pfizer
· Wim Verschelden, Distribution Manager Benelux, Novartis Consumer Health
· Marie Christine Ratton, Deputy Director, European Suppliers Relationship, Alliance Unichem
· Romano Rosario, Director, Best Practice, Alliance Unichem
· Dr Mehernosh Lentin, Director, European Supply Chain, Baxter
· Dr Franz-Josef Toelle, Director, Supply Chain Management, Bayer
· Georg Mueller, Regional Sales Manager, Knapp Logistic Automation
· Rex Holder, National Accounts Controller, Boehringer Ingelheim
· Mike Rudin, Executive Director, British Association of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (BAPW)

The essential briefing on:
KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPEAN REGULATION:
Identification and clarification of the past year’s legislative changes in wholesale and distribution
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT:
Evaluation of changing trends in supply chain demand
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN WHOLESALE & DISTRIBUTION:
Impact of IT on the pharmaceutical supply chain
WHOLESALE & DISTRIBUTION MODELS FOR THE FUTURE:
How to develop more efficient and effective systems
FACTORS SHAPING THE INDUSTRY:
Topical issues such as parallel trade and European market harmonisation

“An excellent conference – absolutely worthwhile attending”
Louis Röntgen, Speaker, SMi’s European Wholesale & Distribution Conference, 2002