The MedSupplyChain Conference brings healthcare industry leaders together to build visibility, discover best practices, and enhance partnerships.
Participants come from across the supply chain: distributors, manufacturers (including medical supplies and devices, pharma, and other companies serving healthcare markets), GPOs, healthcare providers, and even government agency officials. Our sixth-annual event, formerly named the Supply Chain Visibility Conference, offers a critical opportunity to advance the medical supply chain. Through case studies, roundtables, and working discussions, the conference provides an ideal venue for discussing challenges and advancing healthcare supply chain collaboration and resilience.
Kudos From Past Attendees
Direct quotes from 2023 and 2022 conference evaluations
Must-Attend Conference
“This is a ‘must attend’ event if you are responsible for Supply Chain within your organization.”
Tim Rubert
Vice President, Government Affairs
Bound Tree Medical
Supply Chain Connections
“Excellent discussions and connections with representatives of manufacturers, distributors and technology providers in a great setting.”
Uwe Neitzel
Director, Business Development
AutoStore
Excellent Learning Opportunity
“Excellent opportunity to bring individuals from the industry together to learn from each other.”
Holly Farrell
Senior Leader, Global Procurement
McKesson Medical-Surgical
Productive And Informative
“The topics were thought-provoking and the attendees were knowledgeable. Throughout the conference, the dialogue was thoughtful. Thanks for a productive, informative conference!”
Joanne McMahon
Head of Government Business Development & Compliance
Cardinal Health
Supply Chain Collaboration
“Great collaboration!”
Eileen Simmons
Business Development Manager
3M Health Care
Variety Of Perspectives
“Brought together multiple layers of the supply chain so you could hear a variety of perspectives.”
Very Effective
“The combination of presentations with table breakouts is very effective.”
Idea-Sharing
“Really liked hearing about the different technology advancements and challenges that different groups had.”
Show Your Supervisor How You Both Will Benefit
Need to convince your boss to invest in your attendance at the MedSupplyChain Conference?
Here’s some advice from experts.
DO
focus on what you will specifically bring back to the organization as payback for the investment
DON’Tfocus on how much you want to go
Include Specifics About:
- Session content. Which conference sessions are most relevant to your organization and your role? How do they tie to problems you are trying to overcome?
- Best practices. Does your organization fully understand and embrace leading practices in areas like allocation management and supply chain resilience planning? If not, this is the place to learn. It’s also your opportunity to advance healthcare industry adoption by interacting with your counterparts from other companies.
- Vendor contacts. What business partners are you likely to interact with? What healthcare supply vendors do you plan to visit?
- Results. If you gain an idea that allows you to right-size inventory levels, increase service levels to customers, or reduce freight costs – how much is that worth to your organization?
Be sure to invite your supervisor to join you at the conference if it’s a fit for them. And if they can’t attend, make sure they know you’ll bring back plenty of notes and business cards, and share what you learn with both your supervisor and teammates.
*Source: Mike Doyle, How to Justify Conference Attendance
MedSupplyChain Advisory Council
The MedSupplyChain Conference Advisory Council is an expert team of high-level supply chain executives from across the continuum of care in both the private sector and government agencies. Their knowledge, experience and industry connections are behind the development of MedSupplyChain educational and professional development opportunities.
Jon Archer
Senior Manager, International Freight Operations
McKesson
Pete Bennett
Senior Vice President, Global Logistics
Cardinal Health
Kevin Booth
Director, Supply Chain Relations
BD
Tim Bugg
President & CEO
Capstone Health Alliance
Mary Byrne
Vice President, Supply Chain
Cardinal Health
Wayland Coker
Chief Supply Chain Strategist
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Raymond Davis
Vice President, Supply Chain
Universal Health Services
David Forbes
Vice President, Supply Chain Management
United Urology Group
Priya Gismondi
GM, Medtech, Channel
IQVIA
Ryan Haley
Director of Vendor Relations
Medline Industries
Patrick Halloran
Director, Global Trade
Cardinal Health
Andy Hamilton
Executive Director of Supply Chain
Multicare
Bryan Heartsfield
Director, External Partnerships
SNS / ASPR
David Hovan
Vice President, Supplier Operations
McKesson
Siobhan Kelly
Vice President, Supply Chain
Dukal
Pamela Koehn
Vice President, Supply Chain
Direct Supply
Laura Kowalczyk
Vice President, Supply Chain
UAB Medicine
Bruce Mairose
Vice Chair Operations - Supply Chain
Mayo Clinic
Chad T. Mitchell
AVP, Contract and Program Services
Vizient
Anita Mouroutsos
VP, Strategic Supplier Engagement
Premier
Patricia Petrone
Director, Channel Management
Johnson & Johnson
Carlos Rivera
VP, Supply Chain and Logistics
Marketlab
Derrek Seif
Chief Product Officer
VPL
Eileen Simmons
Business Development Manager
3M