Sharp Sourcing

Learn. Connect. Optimize.

Tuesday June 26, 2018 • Hyatt Regency Hotel • New Brunswick, NJ
Registration & Speaker Announcements Coming Soon.

DCAT Sharp Sourcing features separate morning sessions for buyers and suppliers, followed by lunch and a joint afternoon session for all attendees. The day will conclude with a keynote presentation by Wendell P. Weeks, Chairman and CEO of Corning Incorporated, followed by a networking reception. 

A Preview of DCAT Sharp Sourcing 2018

What does it take to achieve the value to move your organization forward? Tap into the expertise of seasoned industry experts at DCAT Sharp Sourcing 2018.

Buyers’ Forum Preview

For sourcing, procurement, and supply management professionals.

In today’s sourcing environment characterized by multiple changes, increased competition, and higher expectations, partnerships with strategic suppliers are a way to achieve more sustainable competitive advantage and drive superior performance. So how can this be done?

Gain insights on:

• Partner Differentiation: Learn how to apply a differentiated partnering program to identify and realize sustained benefits along the nodes in the supply chain.
• Co-investment: Co-investment in manufacturing capacity and technology is a fully strategic partnership, but when is it right to make such a move? Learn of one pharmaceutical company’s assessment of the risks and rewards and how it strategically partnered to implement such a project.
• Blockchain in Sourcing and Procurement: Blockchain is an emerging technology to enable improved supply-chain governance. So what is all the buzz about blockchain, and is it a valuable tool for pharmaceutical sourcing and procurement? Learn from industry experts to see if blockchain should be on your company’s radar.

Suppliers’ Forum Preview

For CDMOs, CMOs, and suppliers supporting pharma/biopharma development, manufacturing, packaging, and the related supply chain).

Small-to-mid-sized pharmaceutical and biotech companies are instrumental in the development of new chemical entities and thus an important customer base for suppliers, CDMOs, and CMOs. Learn about key business trends and customer views of issues of greatest impact:

• CDMO/CMO Market Overview: Gain a private-equity / financial view of the pharma and biotech outsourcing market for active pharmaceutical ingredients and drug products and the market movers in this sector.
• Outsourcing Strategies: Hear from small to mid –size pharmaceutical & biotech executives on how they decide to partner based on capacity, capabilities, and technology based on real-life examples in support of niche technologies and end-to-end outsourcing solutions.

Joint Afternoon Program Preview

For all attendees.

• Straight Talk: From the Buy and Sell Side Featuring co-presentations of pharmaceutical companies and suppliers, this session offers candid perspectives on real-world challenges that arise in a campaign and how partners resolved those issues.
• Digital Strategies for Sourcing: Artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics are changing companies’ relationships with their customers and business partners. How can artificial intelligence be used in sourcing? Learn how it may impact traditional roles in sourcing and procurement and the technology/business practices needed by suppliers with AI-driven sourcing.