Archives: Agenda

• Advanced Modalities, biomarkers, amendments, DCTs, globalization
• How data and early signals can help anticipate shifts in supply chain needs, competitive intelligence and site selection.
• Navigating challenges around CDMO and supply chain vendor planning and selection

 📊 LIVE POLL

• What can we actually do about our demand planning data strategy? 
• How can planners move towards supporting decision-making to help make trial supply more efficient? 
• What specific processes or governance models work best in your organizations to align data collection and strategic decision-making? 
• How do you strike the right balance between over and under planning? 
• AI and the Future of Planning: How planning will be automated in the future

• How to choose partners based on shared long-term goals, not just capabilities or price
• How to build transparent partnerships that drive open, effective problem-solving
• How to leverage regional sourcing for stronger partnerships without compromising risk or budget

Planning is one the most critical roles in the cynical supply chain. Planners decide how much study drugs produce, source package and distribute and when to do so. Consequently, all the clinical supply chain’s performance indicators (waste, costs, inventories, shortage risks, CO2 emissions, etc) are intimately linked to their actions. While systems help, they are not the main driver of a planning organization’s success.

• The 4 “P” (People, Process, Product, Performance) for a successful organisation 

• How to structure a team, including roles and responsibilities to make planning a strategic role 

• What are the essential processes to enable a high-performing CTS planning 

• How to make performance a priority and improve it through planning 

• Illustration through business cases, benchmarks and good practices 

• Understanding the Pharmacy Card Model

• The Program Lifecycle: From Design to Delivery

• A day in the Life: Sponsors & Sites

• Proof of Performance: Feedback and Case Studies

• Understanding the current current supply chain shocks and trends 
• The core pillars: Cost, speed, and resilience 
• Three essential safeguards: Technology (Agentic AI), Geopolitical awareness,Cybersecurity and trust