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DCAT WEEK ‘17 AT A GLANCE 

SUNDAY, MARCH 19 

Meet the DCAT Team and Early Badge Pick-up 

4:00pm to 6:00pm (Omni Berkshire, Juilliard) 

MONDAY, MARCH 20 

DCAT Member Company Announcement Forum 

**Come early for coffee and networking beginning at 9:30am** 

10:00am to 12:00pm (Omni Berkshire, Juilliard) 

Pharma Industry Outlook: 

Market Overview and Executive Insights 

1:15pm to 4:30pm (InterContinental Barclay, Grand Ballroom) 

Followed by a Networking Reception for program registrants 

4:30pm to 6:00pm (InterContinental Barclay, Empire I) 

Late Night Comedy Club and Networking Event 


Doors open at 9:30pm 

Members only 

TUESDAY, MARCH 21 

Pharma Outsourcing: The Numbers, Trends 

and Partnership Strategies 

9:15am to 11:45am (InterContinental Barclay, Grand Ballroom) 

Emerging Pharma: Market Overview, Innovation in Project 

Management and CMC Readiness 

1:00pm to 3:30pm (Marriott East Side, Stuyvesant Room) 

DCAT Member Company Networking Reception 


Members only 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 

The Future of Sourcing and Procurement 


Business Builder: Nonverbal Communication 

for Advancing Business Relations 

10:00am to 11:30am (Marriott East Side, Stuyvesant Room) 

Members only 

Market Opportunities: Advanced Formulation and 

Next-Generation Drug Delivery Technologies 

2:00pm to 4:30pm (Marriott East Side, Stuyvesant Room) 

Biomanufacturing 2027: Capacity, Investment, and Technology 


Followed by Networking Reception 4:30pm to 6:00pm 

(InterContinental Barclay, Grand Ballroom) 

THURSDAY, MARCH 23 

DCAT Women's Networking Breakfast: 

Cover Your Strong Eye: Rise to the Next Level of Your Career 


Members only 

Pre-Annual Dinner Reception 

5:30pm to 6:45pm (New York Hilton, Trianon Ballroom) 

Open to all dinner guests 

The 91st DCAT Annual Dinner 

7:00pm to 9:30pm (New York Hilton, Grand Ballroom) 

Times and locations are subject to change. 

DCAT Week Mobile App 

Enhance your DCAT Week experience by downloading 

our new app. Available in January 2017! 

Brought To 

you by 

Communicate 

● Create a user profile and instantly start connecting with other users 

● Send and receive meeting invites to other DCAT members 

● Receive important notifications and news about DCAT Week ‘17 before and during the event 

Integrate 

● Sync your program, event and meeting schedules with your device’s calendar 

● Set reminders to notify yourself about upcoming meetings and events during DCAT Week 

● Schedule an Uber or make a dinner reservation using OpenTable 

Navigate 

● Use the App’s mapping capabilities to get real-time directions between hotels and nearby destinations 

● View hotel floor plans to familiarize yourself with key locations 

● Plan your meetings using the DCAT Member Company Meeting Locator

Meet the DCAT Team 

and Early Badge Pick-up 

DATE Sunday, March 19 

TIME 4:00pm - 6:00pm 

PLACE Omni Berkshire, Juilliard 

Meet the DCAT team and enjoy some light 

refreshments as we welcome you to the start of 

DCAT Week! You will also have the opportunity to: 

• Pick-up member name badges 

• Ask any questions you have about DCAT Week 

• Pick-up a Pocket Guide 

• Pick-up an Annual Dinner Booklet 

teva helps you stay connected 

throughout dcat week 

Wi-Fi access is available at all eight Official DCAT Week Hotels 

and in the member lounges, education programs, and networking 

events compliments of Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. 

Password: Teva2017 

The DCAT Staff Office 

DATE Monday, March 20 - Thursday, March 23 

PLACE InterContinental Barclay, Rockefeller 

The DCAT staff is ready, able and willing to help you 

with name badges, program registration, dinner info 

and more. Just stop in during office hours. Pocket Guides 

and Dinner Booklets will also be available in the office 

on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. 

DCAT Member Company Lounges 

With New Quiet Lounge 

There are now three bigger, better lounges for our member 

companies to enjoy throughout DCAT Week at the Omni, 

InterContinental and Palace Hotels. Please note our lounge 

space at the Palace is divided by an air wall with one side 

designated as a “Quiet Lounge” with individual seating, while 

the other side offers traditional table seating to chat with 

friends and network. 

Refreshments compliments of 

Members 

Only! 

Should you need to reach us via phone, the number 

in the on-site office is 212.906.3280. 

Lotte New York Palace 

InterContinental Barclay 

Member Company 

Meeting Locator 

The DCAT Member Company Meeting Locator lets other 

member companies know which hotel your company 

has meeting space in during DCAT Week, making it easier 

to plan meetings. 

Tuesday 

only! 

Flamma Coffee Break 

DATE Tuesday, March 21 

TIME 10:15am - 11:15am 

PLACE DCAT Member Lounge, InterContinental 

Don’t miss this special Italian coffee experience! 

The most current version of The Locator is available: 

• On the DCAT Website • In the DCAT Week Mobile App 

• In the DCAT Week Pocket Guide 

The Locator will be updated so make sure you always have 

the latest version (i.e. v.10). 

Flamma invites you to enjoy a 

made-to-order espresso, latte 

or specialty coffee before your 

next business meeting. 

Brought to you by

DCAT Member Company 

Announcement Forum 

DATE Monday, March 20 

TIME 10:00am to 12:00pm 

PLACE Omni Berkshire, Juilliard 

CONSIDER MAKING YOUR MAJOR COMPANY 

ANNOUNCEMENT AT DCAT WEEK! 

Did your company have a major industry announcement on strategy 

development, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), post-M&A integration, 

or key manufacturing expansion activity? Then join us for the 2017 

DCAT Member Company Announcement Forum, as we continue to 

grow and develop this event into a very valuable platform for our 

member companies to make their major industry announcements. 

Please note that only announcements that impact the business of 

pharmaceutical development and manufacturing will be considered. 

Visit our website at www.dcat.org/AnnForum.htm for 

more information on the selection criteria for this event. 

DCAT Week Special Edition 

For those companies not participating at the podium, your company can 

still share important news with our members in a Special Edition of 

DCAT Value Chain Insights. 

This special edition, distributed electronically on April 5, 2017 and posted 

on the DCAT website, will feature: 

● Brief recaps of DCAT Member Company Announcement Forum 

podium presentations 

● Summaries of press releases submitted by DCAT Registered 

Member Companies that did not participate in the Member 

Announcement Forum 

(visit https:// www.dcat.org/VCISpecialEdition.htm 

for submission guidelines) 

Expanding Your Network 

Starts Here! 

The DCAT Member Company 

Networking Reception 


TIME 4:30pm to 6:30pm 

PLACE InterContinental Barclay, 

Grand Ballroom 

Allow your hosts AMRI and 

Hetero USA to warmly welcome 

you to a special event where you 

can meet, mingle and make new 

contacts during DCAT Week. Hundreds 

of representatives from DCAT Member 

companies will set aside time from their 

busy meeting schedules to 

attend this important event. 

Tips for this event 

Bring plenty of business cards! Also, pre-registration is 

suggested as space is limited. If you are registering for 

a member badge or education program and plan to 

attend this networking event, please be sure to add 

this event when registering. 

Members Only Event 

ID for this event may be requested. 

Member Company 

networking Reception Sponsors 

● Highlights from DCAT Week '17 

DCAT WEEK'S BEST 

NETWORKING EVENT!

“Meet Me at the Clock” 


TIME 10:00pm - 11:30pm 

(Doors open at 9:30pm) 

PLACE InterContinental Barclay, Grand Ballroom 

Start your week off with a good laugh 

with two of New York City’s best stand-up 

comedians. While there, you will have an 

opportunity to network, see friends and 

make new ones. We expect a big crowd 

so please be sure to pre-register! 

For our members who often 

used the Waldorf’s clock as 

their traditional meeting 

place to greet friends and 

customers, don’t despair. 

Thanks to the kind sponsorship 

of Wheaton, new, highly 

visible DCAT Week Clock Stands 

will be in the lobby of each 

Official DCAT Week Hotel. 

So be sure to tell your business 

contacts to look for the 

clock stands! 

courtesy of 

MEMBERS ONLY EVENT 

Be Sure to Register for 

your DCAT Member Badge! 

Member Badge Pick-up Locations during DCAT Week: 

DCAT Staff Office – InterContinental Barclay (Rockefeller) 

Member Lounges at the Palace and Omni Hotels 

Member Badges Provide: 

● Recognition during DCAT Week 

Increase your recognition in hotel lobbies, receptions, and more! 

● Access to Education Programs (only if pre-registered) 

Your badge will have a QR code that contains your registration 

information. Only one badge is needed to quickly scan you into the 

programs and events that you pre-registered for throughout the week. 

Compliments of 

● Access to the Member Reception (only if pre-registered) 

Be sure to pre-register for the Member Reception so that the QR code on your badge can be scanned for entry to 

the event. 

● Access to the Late Night Comedy Club and Networking Event (only if pre-registered) 

Be sure to pre-register for the Comedy Club so that the QR code on your badge can be scanned for entry to the event. 

Note: Member badges do not provide access to education programs or networking events unless attendees 

have pre-registered for those events.




(Followed by a Networking Reception for program 

registrants 4:30pm to 6:00pm, Empire Room I, 

InterContinental, included in the price) 

PRICE Member: $339 Non-Member: $999 

Global Pharmaceutical Industry Outlook 

In-depth market overview of the current and projected 

performance of the global pharmaceutical market overall, 

in developed and emerging markets, in leading therapeutic 

areas, and in innovator and generic drugs. 

Graham Lewis, Vice President, Global Pharma 

Strategy, QuintilesIMS 

The Autoimmune Drug Market: 

The Opportunities and Challenges 

Gain an in-depth market view of the autoimmune drug 

market, including leading pipeline contenders and 

commercial products and the positioning of key companies 

in this segment. 

New! 

Pharma Industry Outlook: 

Market Overview and Executive Insights 

Christina Vasiliou, Senior Immunology & Inflammation 

Analyst, Datamonitor Healthcare 

Executive Forum: A Conversation with John LaMattina, PhD, 

Former Senior Vice President, Pfizer Inc., and Former 

President, Pfizer Global Research and Developmentlopment 

Moderator: Kenneth I. Kaitin, PhD, Professor of Medicine and 

Director of the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug 

Development, Tufts University School of Medicine 

Gain the perspective of a pharmaceutical industry executive 

with more than 30 years of experience for a thought-provoking 

dialogue on how macro trends, such as R&D productivity, 

product mix, and an evolving healthcare market are impacting 

drug development and commercialization. In his role as former 

head of R&D with Pfizer, Dr. LaMattina oversaw the drug 

discovery and development efforts of more than 12,000 employ 

ees in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Now a Senior Partner 

at PureTech Health, he is the author of several books on the 

pharmaceutical industry and is a contributor to Forbes, where 

he writes on R&D and trends in the pharmaceutical industry. 

Program Partner Sponsor 

Pharma Outsourcing: The Numbers, 

Trends, and Partnership Strategies 


TIME 9:15am to 11:45am 



Pharmaceutical Outsourcing: Market Overview 

In-depth analysis of the market for contract development 

and manufacturing for drug substances and drug products, 

including outsourcing levels, capacity utilization, and strategies 

for supplier differentiation. 

Jim Miller, President, PharmSource, a GlobalData company 

In China, For China: 

Technology, Capacity, and Market Access 

Emerging markets were once only seen as a source for low-cost 

production, but as they become more valuable as pharmaceutical 

end markets, a new paradigm is developing. Gain first-hand 

knowledge of the key issues in doing business in China and 

the potential advantages that domestic production plays in 

the strategies of sponsor companies for external development 

and manufacturing. 

Bin Wang, PhD, Director, Strategic Marketing, Boehringer 

Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH 

Partnership Strategies: 

Innovation in Business Models and Technology 

What are the key issues in make-versus-buy decisions? Is it 

capacity or technology that drives more strategic partnerships? 

In a co-presentation, learn of innovative approaches that one 

pharma company and CDMO are taking in continuous manufacturing 

for solid dosage products and the key take-aways 

relevant for other outsourcing activities. 

Jim Bonner, PhD, Senior Principal Engineer, Shire 

Eric Jayjock, Director, Continuous Manufacturing, Patheon 

Douglas B. Hausner, PhD, Associate Director, ERC for 

Structured Organic Particulate Systems, Rutgers University 

What is the optimal business model for providing specialized 

technology-based contract services? Gain the insight of one 

company involved in such a decision involving solid-state 

chemistry and advanced polymorph screening services. 

Livius Cotarca, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, Synchro Morph 

Solutions SA 


Beverage Sponsor 

A GlobalData company 

Audiovisual Sponsor 

Beverage Sponsor & 


Reception Sponsor

Emerging Pharma: Market Overview, 

Project Management, and CMC Readiness 



PLACE New York Marriott East Side, Stuyvesant Room 

(Enhanced audiovisual system) 


Emerging Pharma Market Overview 

Gain the needed market insight to help guide your decisionmaking 

when partnering with smaller pharmaceutical 

companies with answers to the following: 

● What is the flow of venture capital funding and the pace of 

initial public offerings in this sector? 

● Are large pharmaceutical companies seeking early-stage or 

late-stage drug assets? 

● Is there sufficient funding to sustain pipelines and development 

and manufacturing activities? 

Richard Harrison, Chief Scientific Officer, Clarivate Analytics 

(formerly the IP and Sciences Business of Thomson Reuters) 

Innovation in Project Management 

In a co-presentation, learn of best practices in project management 

and key success factors that one pharmaceutical 

company and CMO took to resolve challenges and how they 

applied innovative approaches to project management. 

Leonard Rozamus, Interim Senior Director, Product 

Development and Manufacturing Operations, 

Takeda Pharmaceuticals 

Stephen Munk, Site Head and President, Ash Stevens, a 

Division of Piramal Pharma Solutions 

CMC Readiness: Does It Matter to Investors?lopment 

As emerging pharmaceutical companies seek to partner with 

larger pharmaceutical companies and/or raise funding through 

investors, how important is CMC (chemistry, manufacturing and 

controls) readiness? Although the market strength of drug 

candidates or commercial products drive deal-making and 

funding, can CMC readiness be a deal breaker? 

Loren A. Busby, Managing Member, Cresco Advisors LLC 


New Program 

For 2017! 

The Future of Sourcing and Procurement 

DATE Wednesday, March 22 




Category/Sourcing Manager of the Future 

What will be required of the sourcing/category manager of 

the future? How will the evolving manufacturing, technology, 

and supply-chain requirements of today shape the functions, 

capabilities, and skill sets needed for tomorrow? Leading 

pharmaceutical companies share their vision and key elements 

of their talent acquisition and capability development 

programs. 

Cecilia Luz Cariaga, Director, Sourcing Excellence, R&D, 

Bristol-Myers Squibb 

Supplier Relationship Management: 

Case Study in Supplier Innovation 

How can supplier innovation be best cultivated with specific 

ideas for implementation? Drawing on models used by GE and 

Disney, learn of Johnson & Johnson’s new Center for Excellence 

for Supplier Innovation and how the company is partnering with 

its suppliers to bring innovation to fruition. 

Maura Hobson, Manager, Global Procurement, Janssen 

Pharmaceuticals and Darcy Birse, PhD, Global Executive 

Director, GE Healthcare Life Sciences 

Materials Management for Complex Supply Chains: 

Antibody Drug Conjugates 

As product complexity increases, so do sourcing requirements. 

Learn of best practices from one leading pharmaceutical 

company on how it is managing supply for antibody drug 

conjugates. 

Firelli Alonso, PhD, Senior Director, External Supply, 

BioTherapeutics Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pfizer Biotech 

Value-Based Metrics: Panel Discussion 

How can companies move beyond traditional metrics to 

measure the gains from value-creation activities? Gain 

insight into innovative metrics for supplier performance. 

Keith Robinson, Associate Director Global Supplier 

Performance and Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb 

Marilyn Jacobs, Director, Global Business Excellence, 

Janssen Supply Group, LLC., a Johnson & Johnson Company 

Tim Hanson, Director, External Supply, Amgen 





Audiovisual Sponsor

Biomanufacturing 2027: 

Capacity, Investment, and Technology 

Program With Reception 

DATE Wednesday, 

March 22 


PLACE InterContinental 

Barclay, Grand 

Ballroom 

PRICE Member: $249 

Non-Member: $729 

Biopharmaceutical Market Overview 

The latest developments of the biologics market, including 

current and projected product performance, including global 

growth rates with market estimates by molecule type and 

geography. Plus a review of the top-selling biologics and 

pipeline candidates for innovator drugs and biosimilars. 

Susan Dexter, Managing Director, Latham BioPharm Group 

Biomanufacturing 2027: A Vision for the Future 

One biopharmaceutical executive shares his perspective of 

biomanufacturing of today and of the future in terms of 

technology, scale, facility type, and equipment. 

Roberto Silveira, Vice President, Biomanufacturing 

Sciences Group, Pfizer 

Biomanufacturing Investment: The Hows, Whys, and Whats 

Learn from one biopharmaceutical executive of the decision 

criteria used for his company’s biomanufacturing investment to 

meet demand for current and near-term needs. 

Stephen Hill, Vice President & General Manager, AstraZeneca 

Biomanufacturing for Niche Products 

Emerging pharmaceuticals, such as chimeric antigen receptor 

T cell (CAR T) therapies, offer promise for delivering targeted 

therapies in keeping with the concept of personalized 

medicines, but do the production economics work? Learn from 

one biopharmaceutical company of its biomanufacturing 

strategy for CAR T therapies. 

Tim Moore, Executive Vice President, Technical Operations, 

Kite Pharma 


Reception Only 

DATE Wednesday, 

March 22 


PLACE InterContinental 

Barclay, Grand 

Ballroom 

PRICE Member: $200 

DCAT members have the option to register for the Networking Reception only. 


Reception Sponsor 


Market Opportunities: Advanced Formulation 

& Next-Generation Drug Delivery Technologies 






Market Overview 

Learn of the most significant business, product and technology 

trends of 2016 and what is on the horizon for 2017 and beyond 

for pipeline and commercial products by dosage form and the 

key partnerships driving drug development. 

Josef Bossart, PhD, Executive Editor, PharmaCircle LLC 

Next-Generation Technologies: Strategies, Smart Pills and 

Advanced Drug Delivery for Small Molecules 

Learn from leading executives of key strategic considerations 

used in evaluating advanced formulation and drug-delivery 

technologies, including whether to build internal capabilities or 

use external partners. 

Keith Horspool, PhD, Vice President of Material and 

Analytical Sciences, Boehringer-Ingelheim 

Ronald L. Smith, PhD, Scientific Associate Vice President, 

Pharmaceutical Sciences, Merck Research Laboratories 

Learn about an emerging category of drugs, digital medicines, 

and how smart pills may factor into the strategies of 

pharmaceutical companies in the future. 

Jeremy Frank, Vice President, Digital Medicine Platform 

Development, Proteus Digital Health 

Cost-effective approaches for delivering drugs to improve 

patient compliance and health outcomes is a challenge, but 

it is particularly so for drugs for the developing world, where 

issues of stability, cold chain, and ease of administration are 

problematic. Learn of the work that the Bill & Melinda Gates 

Foundation is doing to overcome these issues and the key 

learnings that can be applied in the business of drug 

development. 

Susan Hershenson, PhD, Deputy Director, Chemistry, 

Manufacturing and Controls, Bill & Melinda Gates 

Foundation 

The 505 (b)(2) Regulatory Pathway: Market Opportunities 

Gain lessons learned, including the role of external partners, 

on how to optimize the use of the 505 (b)(2) regulatory pathway 

for a new dosage form, alternate route of administration, 

or new mechanism of drug delivery. 

Kenneth V. Phelps, President and CEO, Camargo 

Pharmaceutical Services 

Gemma Casadevall, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, 

Medichem, S.A 


Beverage Sponsor

March 23 

Starts Promptly at 7:00 pm 

The DCAT organization is pleased to welcome guests to the New York Hilton, the new home of its signature 

black-tie event. This year’s Keynote Speaker will be David Cameron, Former Prime Minister of 

the United Kingdom. Guests will also be treated to our special entertainer, 

Craig Fergurson, Emmy-winning TV host and comedian. 

For more information on our Keynote Speaker or special guest, 

visit https://dcat.org/DinnerSpeaker.htm . 

Transportation Service To & From the DCAT Annual Dinner 

Getting to the New York Hilton 

Shuttle Service: 4:45pm – 6:25pm 

Buses and sprinter vans will transport dinner guests to the New York Hilton from all 

Official DCAT Week Hotels. 

Return Service to all Official DCAT Week Hotels 

Shuttle Service: Starts approximently at 9:30pm and runs throughout the evening until 12:30am. 

Pick-up Locations & Schedule 

Please consult the Pocket Guide and Annual Dinner Booklet (available during DCAT Week), 

digital displays in our official hotels, the DCAT Week Mobile App and our website, www.DCAT.org. 

Thank You To Our Annual Dinner Sponsors

March 23 

Starts Promptly at 7:00 pm 

Pre-Annual Dinner Reception 


PLACE New York Hilton Hotel, Trianon Ballroom 

It is never too late to network! If you are attending the 91st DCAT 

Annual Dinner, then you want to be sure to stop by and join the Alcami Corporation 

as they host the evenings’ first gathering of dinner guests. It’s a great 

place to see friends and colleagues and, of course, an opportunity for 

some last minute networking before DCAT Week ends. 

Sponsored By 

Post-Dinner Sponsored Hospitality Suites 

TIME 9:30pm (approximately) to 12:30am 

PLACE Concourse Level, 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors, New York Hilton Hotel 

You’ll love how easy it is to get to hospitality suites after the dinner. No more waiting to get to 

where you want to go! Take the escalators or the elevators outside the ballroom and you will be with friends at 

various suites in minutes. Our hospitality sponsors look forward to seeing you then. Look for suite listings and map in 

the Pocket Guide and Dinner Booklet (available during DCAT Week), the digital displays in our official hotels, the 

Mobile App and our website. Or, just follow the signs posted near the ballroom. Have fun! 

Not attending the Annual Dinner but want to join in the 

Post-Dinner Sponsored Hospitality Events? 

Representatives from DCAT member companies and non-member DCAT Week attendees are invited to attend the 

post-dinner festivities. However, the post-dinner hospitality suites will not be accessible until 9:30 pm. To be admitted, 

please wear your DCAT member badge issued during DCAT Week, or bring identification and a business card to be issued 

a name badge on site. As this event is being held at a public hotel, your consideration of our security measures 

are appreciated. 

To be admitted, please wear your DCAT member badge issued during DCAT Week or bring identification and a business 

card to be issued a name badge on site. For detailed instructions, please see our website. As this event is being held at a 

public hotel, your consideration of our security measures are appreciated. 

Thank You To Our Hospitality Sponsors 

MORE TO BE ADDED...

Business Builder: Nonverbal Communication 

for Advancing Business Relations 





PRICE Members Only: $49 

Chris Ulrich, President, 

CU in the Moment 

Are you sending the right signals 

in your important meetings 

with suppliers, customers, 

colleagues, and management? 

Have you mastered the skill 

of nonverbal communication 

in both receiving and sending 

messages? 

Join body language expert 

Chris Ulrich, frequent guest 

commentator on CNN and 

ABC’s Good Morning America, 

who recently provided insight 

and analysis of the nonverbal 

communication of candidates during the US Presidential 

campaigns and debates. This program is designed for senior to 

mid-level executives, and provides practical tools and insights to 

advance your global business relations. 

● Is it possible that your body language is hurting your presentations, 

ability to attract business, or getting in the way of your message? 

● Would you like to have a conscious understanding of the messages 

that you portray, through your body language, for building rapport 

with colleagues, customers, or business partners? 

● Would you like to know what messages 

clients are giving you by tuning 

into their facial micro-expressions? 

What if you could then adapt, 

in the moment, to increase 

your chances of attracting your 

desired outcome? 

DATE Thursday, March 23 

TIME 7:00am for Juice-tails and Networking 

7:30am-8:55am for Breakfast and Keynote Speaker 


PRICE Members Only: $139.00 

Guest Speaker: 

Alex Wallace 

Sr. Vice President of NBC News 

2008- 2015 

Cover Your Strong Eye: 

Rise to the Next Level of Your Career 

Today’s business women must have a variety of skills from analysis to 

decision making to reading balance sheets to creative brainstorming. 

Are these the skills that got you to where you are today? If so, do you 

continually favor these skills that you feel confident in? Are these 

strengths enough to take you to the next level of your career? 

Join Alex Wallace for this interesting and thought provoking session in 

which she encourages women to step out of their comfort zones, 

or “cover their strong eye” in order to overcome their weaknesses, 

strengthen their skills, and confidently rise to the next level of their 

career and in life. 

Alex Wallace is the CEO and Founder of AlexInc, advising companies 

and organizations on multi-media strategy and implementation, 

including Mic, a millennial-focused news organization, Google, AOL 

and The Wall Street Journal. 

Alex Wallace served as senior vice president of NBC News from 

December 2008 to July 2015 where she oversaw the Nightly News, 

Meet the Press, and the Washington, D.C. bureau. She also served as 

executive producer of Rock Center with Brian Williams and was the 

executive in charge of the Today Show. View Ms. Wallace’s full bio. 

We want to thank our Member Companies 

who support the DCAT organization through their 

annual dues. The DCAT organization and its volunteer 

Education Committee are pleased to provide 

deeply discounted registration pricing for 

member company representatives. 

Raffle Prize 

Sponsor 

Women's Networking 

Event Sponsor 

Swag Bag 

Sponsor

ADDITIONAL DCAT WEEK SPONSORS 

DCAT Week 

Neighborhood 

Hotel Key Cards 

Digital Display DCAT TV Member Badge Check-In 

Lexington NYC Lobby Sign 

Goodnight Gifts 

Notepads 

Mint Tin 

Pocket Guide 

Wrap 

Pocket Guide 

Mailer 

DCAT Week 

Web Banner 

eMarketing Sponsor 

Value Chain Insights Advertising 

Top Industry News 

Annual Dinner Booklet 

Charging Stations 

Education Session's 

Complimentary Magazine 

PHARMA HORIZON 

PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING VALUE CHAIN 

It's not too late to brand your company at DCAT Week! Contact Lauryn Kuna for details, call 848-469-1171 or email lkuna@dcat.org. 

2017 Pocket Guide Sponsors 

AbbVie 

ACIC Fine Chemicals Inc. 

AiPing Pharmaceutical Inc 

airis PHARMA 

Angelini Acraf S.p.A. 

Avara Pharmaceutical Services 

Bachem 

Bi-Coastal Pharma International LLC 

Borregaard Synthesis 

CBC AMERICAS Corp. 

Datwyler Sealing Solutions 

Deva Holding A.S. 

DOTTIKON EXCLUSIVE 

SYNTHESIS AG 

DPT Laboratories, Ltd. 

DSM Nutritional Products 

Famar 

FAREVA 

Fermion Oy 

Flamma SpA 

Flavine North America, Inc. 

Grifols International S.A. 

Gyma Laboratories of America, Inc. 

Helsinn Advanced Synthesis SA 

Hikal Ltd. 

Icrom SpA 

IDT Biologika GmbH 

Interchem Corporation 

Johnson Matthey Pharmaceutical 

Materials & Sciences 

Kingchem Life Science LLC 

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals 

Mutchler Inc., Pharmaceutical Ingredients 

Olon SpA 

Orion Group 

Procter & Gamble Chemical 

Rochem International, Inc. 

Rottendorf Pharma GmbH 

SK Life Science, Inc. 

SST Corporation 

Tangram Company, LLC 

Teva API, Inc. 

Unither Pharmaceuticals 

Xellia Pharmaceuticals ApS 

2017 Media Pocket Partner Guide Sponsors 

in-Pharma 

Technologist.com 

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