Executive Vice President, Business Development
CurrentIn this role, my main responsibility is the development of Asembia's annual specialty pharmacy conference. As the preeminent B2B forum in the $250+ billion dollar specialty pharmacy market, the event attracts thousands of top-level decision-makers/ executives each year to Las Vegas. Attendees represent the leading pharmacies, pharmaceutical drug manufacturers, health systems, technology vendors, wholesalers, consultants, professional service firms, PBMs, managed care organizations, and other key stakeholders in the healthcare supply chain. The connections made at the conference have an ongoing impact on the prescription needs of millions of patients throughout the United States. In my role, I am responsible for exhibit & sponsor development/ sales, attendee recruitment, agenda development, speaker recruitment/ keynote speaker management, conference operations, and production oversight; ensuring the annual event is maximized from a core business offering standpoint. Much like how Salesforce leverages Dreamforce, the Summit is a customer/partner and prospective/customer partner event that helps drive the entire industry forward, while positioning Asembia at the forefront of it. Connecting the dots and ensuring that our core business team (Patient services, GPO, technology, distribution, and other services offered to pharmacy and pharma partners) is paramount to the Summit's success. Highlights of the event over my almost 20 year career have included recruiting and welcoming speakers such as President George W. Bush, Michael J. Fox, Rob Lowe, Bret Baier, Laura Schwartz, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Gregory, Dr. Michio Kaku, Dr. Eric Topol, Steve Wynn, Myrtle Potter, Maria Shriver, Dr. Scott Gottlieb (2x), Dennis Miller, Robert Gibbs, Karl Rove, Admiral William McRaven along with hundreds of top healthcare executives. It has been incredible in my tenure to grow the event from a few hundred attendees to 8,000+ representing 1,400+ companies.