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Section 1: Executive Section

May 24, 09.00-12.45

The future of the pharmaceutical industry and its dialogue with the market

Chairman:

Professor M. Aoi, Graduate School of Business Administration , Keio University

Speakers and Panellists:

Mr O. Nagayama, President & CEO, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.
Mr H. Aoki, Chairman, Astellas Pharma Inc.                         

Mr T. Matsutani, Representative Director and Chairman, The federation of Japan Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Association.                     

Ms. M. Mochizuki, Professor, Kitasato University                                

 

•  An analysis of the circumstances facing the global pharmaceutical industry and domestic influences in Japan
•  How Japanese pharmaceutical companies must operate in an era of market globalisation, a shrinking child population and an ageing society
•  Suggestions for countermeasures available for pharmaceutical companies facing an uncertain future
•  How pharmaceutical companies can maintain business value in the changing Japanese medical system and health insurance administration.
•  The importance of aiming for Sales Force Effectiveness in today's pharmaceutical industry
•  How the pharmaceutical wholesale trading industry and ways for pharmaceutical companies to work better with this industry.
•  Gain feedback from healthcare professionals and insights into patients' points of view

 

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Section 2: Sales - Tactical

May 24, 14.00 – 17.15

How Sales Force Effectiveness impacts your company's marketing strategies in the Japanese pharmaceutical industry

Chairman:

Dan Feldman, Vice President, Head of Sales Division, Banyu Pharmaceutical Co.

Speakers and Panellists:

Yasuaki Nagata, Head of Marketing Strategy, Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co.

Tsuneyo Nihei, Vice President (Head of Innovex Business), Quintiles/Innovex

Keita Tsuruta, Product Manager, IMS Japan K.K.

Torsten Kanisch, IQP Manager, Novartis Pharma K.K.

Philippe Auvaro, Deputy Director of Sales Division, GlaxoSmithKline K.K.

 

•  Improve Sales Force Effectiveness (SFE) within your company for sales expansion and increasing profit margin
•  Optimise resources in your sales department and determine the correct calling frequencies
•  Best practice examples of market targeting and segmentation
•  How to shift to sales activity based on scientific analysis rather than a relationship basis
•  Ways to improve MR activity for higher productivity and how to verify MR activity using data

 

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Section 3: Sales – Strategic

May 25, 09.00-12.45

 

The impact of your sales efforts on medical professionals

Chairman:

Mr K. Hatanaka, Corporate Officer, Astellas Pharma Inc. (former CEO & Chairman, Yamanouchi Europe)

Speakers and Panellists:

Mr. R Takada, Managing Director, Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co.

Mr S. Takeda, Vice President of Sales Operations & Finance, Pfizer Japan Inc .

Mr M. Kuroyama, Director, Kitasato University East Hospital

Mr A, Tsukada, Senior Director, UCB Japan Co.

Mr. C Geueke, Marketing Director Japan, Bayer Healthcare

Mr. A. Nishi, Chief Consulting Officer, So-net M3, Inc.

 

•  Adapting MR's calling frequency to cope with changeable doctors and patients' needs.
•  Determine appropriate collaboration between Wholesale trading MS and MR
•  Ways to identify the correct size of your sales force relative to business prospects
•  Ways to improve sales targeting based on analysis with field and prescription data
•  Finding the best combination between e-Detailing and MR activity
•  Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in order to verify the effect of SFE introduction and analysis.

 

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