Stephany Lapierre

CEO
Tealbook

A born entrepreneur with 16 years’ experience in the healthcare industry, Stephany started Matchbook in 2008 to provide a sourcing service to healthcare companies. Since then, Stephany has become an invaluable sourcing expert for some 50 of the industry’s leading companies, efficiently managed more than 500 supplier searches across all healthcare functions. She believes there is a way to make the RFP process simpler, targeted and more efficient for both sides of the industry. She launched tealbook to give the healthcare industry easy access to suppliers that support their business, easily stay on top of industry trends, efficiently receive targeted supplier recommendations and ultimately validate their supplier selection.

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Strengthening Internal and External Partnerships to Further Today’s Procurement Organization

Tuesday, December 5th, 2017

09:35 Supplier Discovery Based on Collective Intelligence

Creating a competitive advantage requires the full capabilities of a robust supply network. To make this possible, procurement must establish partnerships with suppliers that are able to deliver value as well as innovative products and services. Supplier discovery can no longer be fueled by information alone. Instead, collective intelligence - created by combining and applying input from internal stakeholders, industry peers, suppliers, and respected third party data sources - must form the basis for the supplier discovery process.

16:05 Roundtable Discussions

Be sure to join these interactive roundtable sessions and take a deep dive into the specific areas you came to discuss. Opportunities to sit and learn from life science executives like these do not exist elsewhere. Take control of your own event experience. Don’t be shy! Ask questions (or answer them!) of other conference attendees who are dealing with the same challenges as you.

Network with industry peers with very similar challenges, interests and responsibilities
Take a deep dive into a niche topic in an intimate and informal setting moderated by a subject matter expert
Don’t miss out on the discussions you want to participate in—you’ll get to select a new topic after 40 minutes

1. Supplier Discovery Based on Collective Intelligence
Mary Kachinsky, Vice President Strategic Sourcing and Operations, FORMA Therapeutics
Stephany LaPierre, CEO, Tealbook

2. Do’s and Don’ts of Creating a Successful Global Provider Partnership
Kevin Shea , Senior Label Program Director, Clintrak Clinical Labeling LLC., a part of ThermoFisher Scientific

3. The Evolution of a Contingent Workforce Management Services Program and Partnership
Ken Serviss, Senior Account Director, PRO Unlimited
Jack Schink, Director, Procurement, Novartis Business Services NEW

4. Supporting Mid - to Late Lifecycle Brands More Effectively Through An Evolved Operational Model
Art Chavez, Partner, The Bloc
Kristy Kershaw, Associate Director, US Marketing, Surgery & Anesthesia, Merck

5. Your Category Management Toolbox: Travel and Meetings Procurement
Talia Mashiach, CEO, Founder and Product Architect, Eved
Tarbinlam Lafon, Director – Travel, Card & Meetings Procurement, Merck

6. Welcome to the Future of Procurement: Vision 2020
Richard Stack, Director, Value Engineering, SAP Ariba