Pharma Forum 2024 | Informa | 24 March 2024 | Tampa Marriott Water Street, 505 Water St, Tampa, FL 33602, USA

It is the largest, most influential conference for meeting and event professionals to navigate the future of medical meetings, address compliance implications and execute contracting strategies with virtual, hybrid, and face-to-face.

This forum is the largest, most influential conference for meeting and event professionals to navigate the future of medical meetings, address compliance implications and execute contracting strategies with virtual, hybrid, and face-to-face.

Top Sessions:
• Closed Door Discussion: Strategic Team Development and Management for Senior Managers
• Luminary Address: State of the Industry from the Healthcare Meetings Perspective
• Interactive Session: Leveraging ChatGPT and AI Tools for Event/Meeting Planning —Enhancing Engagement and Efficiency
• Anatomy of the Compliance, Procurement, and Finance Landscape and Best Practices to Collaborate
• What does Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Event Success Look Like Now and in the Future?
• HCP Perspectives Panel – Pulse Check – Meeting Attendance Pre- to Post-COVID

New Session Topics for 2024:
• Leveraging ChatGPT and AI Tools for Event/Meeting Planning —Enhancing Engagement and Efficiency
• Fundamentals for Congress Managers Session + An Interactive Track Dedicated to Congress Strategy Development
• Health and Wellness Roundtables focusing on practical strategies for self-care which will include fun activities to de-stress, and a chance to meet like-minded peers to share your journey of peaks and valleys
• 15 Things to Kickstart Your Event Sustainability When Your Team or Clients Aren’t Quite Ready
• What does Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)Event Success Look Like Now and in the Future?

2024 Speakers

CO-CHAIRS:

Vanessa E. Bass
Medical Communications and Healthcare Innovation Thought Leader

Becky Cavanaugh
Program Director, Global Medical Meetings and Events, Syneos Health

Cheyenne Nelson
Business Development Director, Life Sciences, McVeigh Global Meetings and Events

ADVISORY BOARDS:

Jennifer Capurso
Senior Marketing Manager, Tradeshow and Events, GE Healthcare

Jody Brandes
Associate Director, Sales & Leadership Meetings, Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Mozelle Goodwin
Principal/Owner, Global Rendezvous, LLC

Marlize Eckert
Lead Consultant, Compliance Solutions, GCO Global

Colleen McQuone
Strategic Meetings Solutions Lead, Immunology, UCB

Tori Mercun
Associate Director, Strategic Accounts, Infinix Global Meetings and Events

Jeffrey Cesari
Director - Meeting Services, Strategic Events Services, Genentech

Michelle Kaminski
Global Meetings & Events Director, Global Medical and R&D, AstraZeneca

Meagan Neville
Senior Marketing & Communications Associate, Alimentiv

Amy D. Quigley
Regional Vice President, Unbridled

Brittany Smiley
Senior Director, Life Sciences, McVeigh Global Meetings & Events

Jessica Weller
Senior Director Life Sciences, CWT Meetings & Events

SPEAKERS:

Jennifer Bechan
Strategic Account Manager, Bishop McCann

Sarah Bonerigo,
PA, Oncology, Johns Hopkins Sydney Kimmel Oncology

Angela Cava
Business Development, InnoVia

Santiago C. Corrada
President & CEO, Visit Tampa Bay

David A. Craig
Senior Vice President, Asset Management, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

Mandy Davis Aitken
Vice President, Meetings, American Society of Clinical Oncology

Carine Desroches
Meetings & Events Director, National Kidney Foundation

Darryl Diamond
Associate Director of Meetings, Talley

Liz Dodson
Congress Practice Area Lead, BCD Meetings & Events

Michael Dominguez
President & CEO, Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI)

Logan Downey
Director, Cvent Consulting

Jackie Foust
Manager, HIV Lead. Medical Affairs & Treasurer, Pride Alliance Employee Resource Group, Gilead

Melissa Fromento
Managing Director, MeetingsNet

Meredith Garcy
Account Manager, McVeigh Global Meetings & Events

Kathy Grau
Group Director of Operations, MedForce

Deanna Haines
Senior Program Manager, BCD Meetings & Events

Sue Hatch
Content Director, MeetingsNet

Celeste Headlee
Journalist, Author, Speaker

Alaina Hill
Project Manager, McVeigh Global Meetings & Events

Andrew Hoag
Procurement Category Manager - Commercial Meetings & Events, Biogen

Drew Holmgreen
Chief Brand Officer, Meeting Professionals International

Shelley Huez
Strategic Account Director, Bishop McCann

Cristina Little
Senior Vice President, Revenue & Profit Optimization, BRE Hotels & Resorts

Kari Loeser
Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer, Cytokinetics

Steve Marle
Principal, ZS

Pierre Metrailler
CEO, SpotMe

Chris Metzger
VP Program Strategy, Czarnowski Collective

Dr. Erika Michalski
Founder and Chief Encouragement Officer, Strategically Authentic

Linda Lee Pang
Director, Strategic Meetings & Events, Gilead

Gary Parisher
CEO, Cheeriodicals

Jeff Patton
Vice President of Sales Americas, Hilton

Danielle Petroff
Manager, US Meetings & Events, Gilead Sciences

Han Phan
Director of Clinical Research, Rare Disease Research

Patrycja Plaza
Global Medical and R&D, Global Meetings & Events Project Manager, AstraZeneca

Shantee Proctor
3rd party meeting planning service, GM

Julius Robinson
Chief Sales & Marketing Officer & Market Vice President, US & Canada, Marriott International

Mike Ruocco
CEO, InnoVia Productions

Stephanie Russo
Global Account Executive, Marriott International

Jennifer Rutkowski
Vice President, Marketing, Hospitality, Brookfield Properties

Pat Schaumann
President, Schaumann Consulting Group, LLC

Danica Schroth
Portfolio Director, Informa

Jeremy See
Chief Commercial Officer, HEI Hotels & Resorts

Jessica Stifel
Director, Commercial Meetings and Conventions, Sumimoto Pharma

Alex Taylor
PA-C, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, OrthoIndy

Eloise Thomas
Communications Manager, Informa

Brianna Wagner
Child Life Supervisor, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital

Pamela Wynne
Director, Talent Acquisition, Inizio Engage XD

Reina Young
Senior Program Manager, Bishop McCann

2024 Sponsors

TITANIUM SPONSOR:
• Marriott International, Inc.

GOLD SPONSOR:
• Hilton Worldwide

SILVER SPONSOR:
• IHG Hotels & Resorts

BRONZE SPONSOR:
• Hyatt

HEALTH & WELLNESS SPONSOR:
• Visit Newport Beach California

WI FI & CSR SPONSOR:
• Chreeriodicals

EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT PARTNER:
• Meeting Professionals International (MPI)

SPONSORS:
• Access DMC
• Array
• Cvent
• Chuck Fazio's Headshot Experience
• Discover Puerto Rico
• Freeman
• InnoVia Productions
• Las Vegas
• Loews Hotels
• MGM Resorts International
• Maui Jim
• Miller Tanner Associates
• Omni Hotels & Resorts
• SongDivision
• SpotMe
• Visit Tampa Bay