NATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL CONGRESS

October 24, 2018, Mississauga, ON

The pre-eminent one day pharmaceutical industry conference in Canada

Chronicle Companies is pleased to host the 12th Annual National Pharmaceutical Congress, taking place on October 24, 2018 at the Mississauga Convention Centre (75 Derry Road West, Mississauga). As Canada's largest stage for leaders in the pharmaceutical industry, the Congress presents industry reflections, ideas, and innovations. The Congress is attended by over 200 delegates every year and is an opportunity to learn, reflect, and network with the industry's most prominent thought leaders and visionaries.

The congress is hosted in conjunction with and followed by the 16th Annual Canadian Healthcare Marketing Hall of Fame Gala Luncheon.

2018 Agenda

Praise from 2017

Published November 2, 2017 on LinkedIn by Simon Reid, Recruitment Director, St. Amour and Associates

Pharma Congress 2017: Highlights and Insights

I attended the pharmaceutical congress (http://www.pharmacongress.info/) last week and found it to be a very compelling conference. For those who could not attend here are a few highlights:

• Culture is king: In presentations by senior leaders from Otsuka and Purdue, building and changing culture was a key focus. In fact, in a surveyof conference attendees 94% rated culture as very important to their organization. An example was given of a representative who was outperforming their nearest colleague by nearly 100% because of a personal connection to the therapeutic area. This continues to reinforce the importance of having a strong vision from senior leadership that is well communicated and lived throughout the organization.
• Market Access continues to be a challenge in the Canadian pharmaceutical industry. There were a number of executives who addressed this concern at various times with pertinent examples of situations where Canada was underperforming the G20 in regarding to market access for life sustaining medications. The need for professionals who can sell value and have established relationships with payers will continue to be in demand.
• Oncology and rare diseases will continue to shape our industry. There is still a great need for treatments in these two therapeutic areas and pharma is continuing to respond to this demand. This trend will continue over the medium term. Gaining this experience will lead to ample opportunities in the job market.
• It is reasonable to suggest that AIDS will be eraticated in the next 20 years. This is the goal of ViiV healthcare. Thanks to a stirring presentation from Sarah Leclerc, GM of ViiV Healthcare Canada, we all now understand our responsibility to get tested.
• Cultivating talent locally is as important in business success as anything. 24% of executives rated local talent development as most important in business success on par with other metrics like strategy, unit development and sales and marketing excellence. Given the complexity of specialty pharmaceutical markets, it is important to have a partner who recognizes talent to continue to meet the challenges of our evolving industry.

It was a pleasure to attend this event. What was also very obvious was the passion that all of these executives have for helping patients. I found this to be especially motivating. Congratulations to all of the award winners! See you on October 24th 2018!

Who should attend:

Chairman/ CEO/ COO

R&D Heads

Business Development and Sales Heads / Managers

Industry Analysts

Leaders in Research Organization 

Platinum Sponsors 

Bronze Sponsors 

BRONZE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT MITCH SHANNON OR CATHERINE DUSOME AT 416-916-2476 OR EMAIL health@chronicle.org