MPO Symposium Agenda


Day 1: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
8:15 - 9:15 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast

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9:15 - 10:00 am
Keynote:
Breaking the Barriers of Organizational Silos
 
Julia S. Rasor, MS
Medical Device Strategist and Entrepreneur
Rasor Consulting Group
 
10:00 - 10:45 am
How Experts Evaluate Supplier Quality During Outsourcing Decision-making
 
Steve McKenna
Senior Quality Manager, Corporate Alliance Quality Management
Boston Scientific Corporation
 
10:45 - 11:15 am
Networking Break
 
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Strategies for Managing IP

Derek Sakata, MD
Associate Professor and Medical Director for Anesthesia Services
John A. Moran Eye Center, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah

Toby H. Kusmer, PC
Partner
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
 
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Networking Luncheon and Roundtable Discussions

Roundtable Discussions
A discussion leader will briefely present a topic and open the floor for informal and interactive group conversation.

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1:30 - 2:15 pm
Top Five Metrics to Assessing Vendor Health
 
Michael Cole
VP of Operations
Zoll Medical Corporation
 
2:15 - 3:00 pm
Risk Mitigation in Offshore Sourcing:
Is Your Company Truly Achieving Lowest Total Cost?
 
Susan Mucha
President
Powell-Mucha Consulting, Inc.
 
3:00 - 3:30 pm
Networking Break
 
3:30 - 4:15 pm

The Open-book Pricing Debate: An Interactive Panel Discussion

Moderator:
Marcia Weinstein
Director of Marketing
Arc-Tronics

Panelists:
Tony Mulone
VP & GM
Covidien
 
Dave Robson
Vice President, Development
Ximedica
 
Thomas Taylor
President
Roush Life Sciences
 
Tom Vassallo
Executive Vice President, Global Business Development
Helix Medical
 

4:15 - 5:30 pm
Cocktail Reception

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5:45 - 6:30 pm
Shuttle Bus Departs Conference Center and Drives to Kings of Dedham
 
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Dinner and Bowling at Kings of Dedham
 

 


Day 2: Thursday, November 4, 2010
8:30 - 9:15 am
Continental Breakfast

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9:15 - 10:00 am
The New Productivity Paradigm: Where Do Lean
& Six Sigma Fit Into Your Operations?

Ku Ho (Jonathan) Chong
Director, Business Development, Medical Products Vertical
TBM Consulting Group, Inc.
 
10:00 - 10:45 am

Key Elements to Negotiating Outsourcing Agreements—Pitfalls and Strategies

Moderator:
Christopher Donovan
Partner
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Panelists:
Tom Burns
VP Sales & Marketing
Tegra Medical

Larry Nichols
CEO 
NUTEK, Corp.

Gil Reich
VP Sales & Marketing
The MedTech Group, Inc.
 

10:45 - 11:15 am
Networking Break
 
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Medical Device & Diagnostic (MDD) Industry
Direct Material Sourcing Benchmark Study Results

Linda Meloro
Principal
PRTM