MPO Symposium Agenda |
Day 1: Wednesday, November 3, 2010 |
8:15 - 9:15 am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast Sponsored by: |
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. Sponsored by: |
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: Panelists: |
4:15 - 5:30 pm |
Cocktail Reception Sponsored by: |
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 Sponsored by: |
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: Panelists: Larry Nichols Gil Reich |
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 |