PR: TraceLink unveils industry speakers for FutureLink Munich

TraceLink Inc., the World's Largest Track and Trace Network for connecting the life sciences supply chain and providing real-time information sharing for better patient outcomes, today announced the latest industry speakers confirmed for FutureLink Munich, which will occur June 6 -7, 2018 at the Sheraton Munich Arabellapark Hotel. FutureLink Munich will deliver content through two separate tracks – one focused on Global Serialization and Compliance, designed to help companies with their EU FMD planning and implementation, and a second covering Digital Drug Supply, Networks and Value, focused on the future of digital drug supply with information sharing networks. Registration is now open.

Industry speakers will assist in EU FMD compliance playbook development for attendees

As the only annual gathering of commercial and operational executives from across the pharmaceutical supply chain and healthcare, FutureLink Munich will feature over 20 presentations from industry speakers who, in conjunction with on-site workshops with TraceLink serialization experts, will provide education and guidance to attendees so they can build customized EU FMD compliance playbooks for their own organizations. Attendees will get first-hand experience on implementation best practices, step-by-step execution plans, templates for rapid partner onboarding, and practical user group training on TraceLink software applications.

Featured industry speakers at FutureLink Munich include:

• Tomas Mattsson, Director, Supply Chain Management and Purchasing, Xantis

Session: "Readiness of Your Master Data and Optimizing Your Enterprise Serialization Management System"

• Davide Smaldone, Corporate IT Demand Manager for Manufacturing, Menarini

Session: "How to Manage a Successful Track & Trace Implementation Initiative: From URS Identification, to Program Execution"

• Paul Andreianu, Quality Assurance Manager, Leadiant Biosciences

Session: "Turning Compliance Project into Sustainable Business as Usual Operations"

• Sebastien Poncet, VP Sales EMEA, Fareva

Session: "Right-Sizing Your Serialization Investment: Partner Readiness from a CMO"

• Andrew Davies, National Professional Lead for Hospital Pharmacy, NHS Improvement

Session: "Serialization as an Enabler for Better Patient Outcomes"

• Pasi Kemppainen, Global Head of Serialization, Santen

Session: "Pharma Supply Network Serialization and Traceability Integration and Interoperability: Challenges and Success Factors"

• Staffan Widengren, Director of Corporate Accounts, Recipharm

Session: "Final Countdown Focus Areas for a CDMO Before February 2019"

• Luca Pezzano, Operations Director, IBI-Lorenzini

Session: "Sharing Serialization Experiences and Opportunities from an MAH and CMO Perspective"

• Adrián Abad Fustero, Supply Chain Director, Medis ehf

Session: "The Virtual Broker: Negotiating Win-Wins with Track & Trace Partners"

• Boris Brunow, Business Development Manager, Allpack

Session: "The Serialization Milestones of a Contract Packaging Organization"

"With more than 200 customers serializing products and 266,000 partners on our network, TraceLink is the only company capable of providing comprehensive, real-world guidance in the planning and implementation process for EU FMD compliance because no other solution provider has demonstrated the ability to achieve proven success with hundreds of companies," said Shabbir Dahod, president and CEO of TraceLink. "FutureLink Munich is designed to give every life sciences company in attendance the roadmap they need to achieve EU FMD compliance on time. The conference also sets the stage of what's to come in digital information sharing, and the transformative business value that will be attainable for companies who are using TraceLink's network-tenant architecture for serialization."

At the conclusion of the first day of the conference, all attendees are invited to a special reception and tour at the renowned BMW Museum in Munich to experience the fascinating exhibitions while enjoying an evening filled with regional cuisine, live entertainment and peer networking.

To register for FutureLink Munich and view the full presentation agenda, please visit https://www.tracelink.com/futurelink-munich/agenda

About TraceLink

TraceLink is the World's Largest Track and Trace Network for connecting the Life Sciences supply chain and eliminating counterfeit prescription drugs from the global marketplace. Leading businesses trust the TraceLink Life Sciences Cloud to deliver complete global connectivity, visibility and traceability of pharmaceuticals from ingredient to patient. A single point and click connection to the Life Sciences Cloud creates a supply chain control tower that delivers the information, insight and collaboration needed to improve performance and reduce risk across global supply, manufacturing and distribution operations. A winner of numerous industry awards including Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 (ranked number 149 in 2016), the Amazon AWS Global Start-Up Challenge Grand Prize, and the Edison Award for Innovation in Health Management, the Life Sciences Cloud is used by businesses across the globe to meet strategic goals in ensuring global compliance, fighting drug counterfeiting, improving on-time and in-full delivery, protecting product quality and reducing operational cost.