Event Details
- Location: Park Plaza Victoria London, UK
- Dates: Thursday 28th February to Friday 1st March 2019
- Price: £745+VAT
(Non-Members: £845+VAT)
The 4th OTCToolbox/PLG OTC Conference and Networking Event will take place at a new, larger venue – the Park Plaza Victoria London, UK – on Thursday 28th February and Friday 1st March 2019. The event will include presentations by Alliance Pharmaceuticals, Medical Brands, Prestige Consumer Healthcare and Strides Pharma Science.
This international event is the only one to focus exclusively on business development and innovation in the consumer healthcare/OTC market. The two-day event provides a great environment for networking.
The 3rd OTCToolbox/PLG OTC Conference and Networking Event in March 2018 was attended by more than 170 senior executives from over 20 countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the USA.
The 2019 event will be held in a larger venue, providing more space for networking. Networking opportunities include a Networking Room, a Networking Dinner on the evening of Day One and the Meeting Mojo Online Partnering System, which enables participants to create their own profile, pre-arrange meetings, and organise/print their own diary schedule. Assistance with partnering will be available on both days of the event.
Jointly organised by the OTCToolbox website and the Pharmaceutical Licensing Group (PLG), the two-day conference features a programme of highly-respected speakers from the consumer healthcare/OTC industry.
The full agenda and speaker programme can be seen below, and is available for download by clicking the ‘Event Programme’ button. Speaker profiles can be found HERE.
Details of the 3rd OTCToolbox/PLG OTC Conference and Networking can be found HERE.
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Noventure New Business Opportunity Hub |
09.30 | Registration & Networking Room Open |
12.30 | Networking Lunch |
13.30 | Chair's Introduction DEBORAH WILKES Founder and Editor & Publisher OTCToolbox |
13.40 | SESSION 1 - Market Trends |
13.40 | KEYNOTE PRESENTATION What David and Goliath Can Learn From Each Other. Play To Your Strengths, No Matter Your Size ROGER SCARLETT-SMITH Interim Chief Executive Officer, Stada UK Founder, Ready for Something New Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group Strategy Director, Brand Finance |
14.15 | The Main Drivers of Growth ANDY TISMAN Global Senior Principal, Consumer Health IQVIA |
15.00 | Coffee Break |
15.45 | SESSION 2 - Doing Deals Chair: TIM BRADY Business Development Generic and Export Sales Director Thornton & Ross, Part of the Stada Group |
15.45 | Ten Things You Need to Know About Healthcare Dealmaking ANDREW DEAN Director and Owner Present Value |
16.30 | NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY HUB SESSION Presentations on products and technologies for licensing |
18.00 | Networking Drinks Reception |
19.30 | Networking Dinner |
09.00 | SESSION 3 - New Product Development Chair: DEBORAH WILKES Founder and Editor & Publisher OTCToolbox |
09.00 | Succeeding with Self-Care Medical Devices Panel Discussion Global Trends and Key Issues MAIKEL HENDRIKS Chief Executive Officer Medical Brands Europe's New Rules GUIDO MIDDELER Head of Medical Devices Services & Partner Diapharm Optimising Product Claims JAMES HALL Regulatory Specialist OTCexperts |
10.40 | Skin Health, the Microbiome and Consumer Behaviour KEENA ROBERTS Senior Consumer Health Analyst Euromonitor International |
11.15 | Coffee Break |
11.45 | SESSION 4 - Effective Strategies Chair: ROS MUNDAY OTC Industry Consultant PLG Member |
11.45 | A View from Asia - Different Growth Strategies for Different Markets SUBODH MARWAH Group President, Global Consumer Healthcare Strides Pharma Science |
12.20 | A View from the Americas - Adapting to Play in Europe ANDY WINES General Manager, Europe/MENA Prestige Consumer Healthcare |
12.55 | A View from Europe - Developing a Global Footprint ALEX DUGGAN Chief Commercial Officer Alliance Pharmaceuticals |
13.30 | Networking Lunch and Networking Room |
16.00 | Networking Room Closes |
Park Plaza Victoria London
239 Vauxhall Bridge Road
London
SW1V 1EQ
United Kingdom
Please book your accommodation directly with the Park Plaza Victoria London via their website