Please join Gartner Supply Chain Research Analysts Stephen Meyer and Eric O’Daffer for a discussion on some of Gartner’s most recent research in the Healthcare Life Science Supply Chain. Find out how organizations are transforming their supply chains, what supply chain leadership looks like, and how you can accelerate innovation at your organization.

1. Supply Chain Roundtable:
Trends in Health Care & Life Sciences
Wednesday, October 14th
7:30-11:00 am
Hosted by Gartner
Please join Gartner Supply Chain Research Analysts Stephen
Meyer and Eric O’Daffer for a discussion on some of
Gartner’s most recent research in the Healthcare Life Science
Supply Chain. Find out how organizations are transforming
their supply chains, what supply chain leadership looks like,
and how you can accelerate innovation at your organization.
AGENDA:
7:30-8:00 am- Registration, Networking & Continental
Breakfast
8:10-9:00 am- Supply Chain Trends in Health Care & Life
Sciences
Presented by Stephen Meyer
The health care environment continues to change rapidly,
and advances in technology, regulations, and other areas
make supply chains more important than ever. Learn about
the macro trends that are defining supply chains in the 21st
century, and how leaders in health care and life sciences are
responding. See the result of Gartner's research and
interactions and gain insight into the capabilities of the best-
in-class supply chains.
9:00-9:30 am - Break & Networking
9:30-10:20 am - Introducing the Patient Driven Value
Network Model for IDNs
Presented by Eric O’Daffer
This session gives first hand insight into Gartner’s new PDVN
model for supply chain maturity at IDNs. This five stage
maturity model highlights the new capabilities that providers
will need to develop to be successful in the future.
Guiding metrics, collaboration with suppliers and total cost
to serve concepts are explored in depth.
10:20-10:45 am - Q&A
10:45 am - Close & Adjourn
Featured Speakers & Gartner Analysts:
Eric O'Daffer is a Research Vice President in the Gartner
Healthcare Supply Chain group. Mr. O'Daffer's focus is on the
end-to-end value chain, starting at the point of care looking
back. He focuses most of his time with providers and how
they best manage all the components of supply chain. This
involves both their internal processes as well as best
practices for partnering with their suppliers and service
providers to optimize the clinical effectiveness of their
products and the best delivered cost possible
Stephen Meyer is a Research Director in Gartner's Supply
Chain group. Mr. Meyer joined Gartner with 19 years of
experience in global supply chain management roles in the
life sciences, chemical and retail industries. He has had both
functional and leadership responsibility for sourcing,
planning, operational excellence, warehousing, and logistics
for both medical device and pharmaceutical companies. At
Gartner, he helps clients in the Life Sciences industry create
supply chains that can deliver increased value in today’s
changing healthcare landscape. His primary focus areas
include inventory strategies, risk management, and multi-
enterprise collaboration.
Wednesday, October 14th
from 7:30 to 11:00am
Location: Gartner Office
200 West Jackson Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312 526 0266
RSVP to: craig.stoops@gartner.com