An attendee can earn up to 11,25 clock hours towards their CMP application or recertification.

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The World Congress Global Medical Meetings Summit

World Congress is proud to announce the launch of its Global Medical Meetings Summit. We are launching this event on February 28 – March 1, 2013 in Philadelphia, PA with a focus on the senior medical meetings executive. The Summit is committed to bringing together senior global medical meeting executives to actively share information and work together in order to better navigate the current regulatory environment, while managing and executing strategic and compliant meetings and conventions around the world.

KEYNOTE SESSIONS – Multi-perspective, high-level discussions featuring senior industry leaders that deliver expert opinions on the healthcare, pharmaceutical and meetings industries

INVITATION ONLY– Boardroom meetings for executive Corporate and 3rd party meeting professionals

TIMELY PROGRAM AND AGENDA – Co-located tracks and workshops bring together executives to discuss innovative models, strategies and technologies used to improve meeting compliance and strategic meetings management around the globe

NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES – Enjoy the rare opportunity to participate in interactive round table discussions, closed-door exchanges, networking lunches and cocktail parties, and build relationships with other global senior medical meetings executives

Featured Speakers Include

Gary C. Cupit, PharmD CEO and Director Somnus Therapeutics, Inc	Cindy D'Aoust Chief Operating Officer Meeting Professionals International	Special Agent-in-Charge Nick DiGiulio Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General
Padraic Gilligan Vice President, Industry Relations MCI HQ	Kathy Goin Associate Director, Clinical Trial Manager Endo Pharmaceuticals	Hara C. Hawthorne Manager, Meeting Planning, Scientific & Operational Clinical Support CFU Eisai Inc.
Cindy Heston Manager Strategic Sourcing-Travel WellPoint, Inc	Caroline Hill Director Compliant Venues Ltd	Joseph Kim, MBA Clinical Operations Director Shire
Karen Kotowski, CAE, CMP Chief Executive Officer Convention Industry Council	Mary Lake Senior Manager, Global Pharma Meeting Management, Global Strategic Marketing Services AbbVie	Gloria Lu Associate Director, Global Procurement, Meetings Merck & Co., Inc.
Lisa Meehan Director, SBS Meetings Merck & Co	U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger	Karen Vander Ploeg Director, Travel, Meetings & Conventions Daiichi Sankyo
Roger Rickard, Founder, Voices In Advocacy® Partner at Revent, LLC	Gretchen Alexius Ryan Director, Global Event Operations, Proprietary Pharmaceuticals Division AbbVie Inc	Pat Schaumann, CMP, CSEP, DMCP Founder The International Medical Meeting Professionals Association (IMMPA)