2022 Annual Conference

2022 Annual Conference • Louisville, Kentucky • May 15-18

Conference Sponsors

Lifetime Achievement Award

The 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Devesh Verma for his contributions to PMSA and the pharma analytics community.

Best Podium Presenter Award

Each year, PMSA gives the Best Podium Presenter Award to the highest ranked presentation as selected by conference attendees. The winner of this year’s award was “A Study on the Measurable Impact of COVID-19 on Patient Health, HCP Behavior, Access and What Can Pharma Do?” by Kaiwen Zhong, Veeva.

Best Poster Presentation Awards

The winners of the Best Poster Presentation Awards were “Enabling Omni-channel for Pharmaceutical Commercial Marketing Business” by Rohit Sharma, D Cube Analytics; “Optimizing performance tracking of the PARP drug class: A case example showing how to overcome common issues with claims data” by Arif Nathoo, Komodo Health; and “AIML Powered Thought Leader Networks for Identifying HCP Relationships and Boosting Market Performance” by Guanhao Wei, IQVIA.

SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2022

03:00 PM - 05:00 PM

TRACK A: Churchill Downs: Next Gen Customer Engagement — Measuring and Optimizing the Effect of Direct-to-Consumer Channels in Retail and Non-retail Settings with Machine Learning Techniques

Speakers: Ramesh Krishnan, Axtria; Yuanyuan Pan, Axtria


TRACK B: Keeneland: Patient Journey — Leveraging AI-powered Analytics for Pharmaceutical Brand Performance

Speakers: Alvin Wong, Tellius; Nick Pinero, Tellius

MONDAY, MAY 16, 2022

07:30 AM - 08:30 AM

Breakfast with Exhibitors

08:30 AM - 08:45 AM

Open & Welcome

08:45 AM - 09:45 AM

Keynote Presentation: The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday

Speaker: Master Chief (SEAL) Rick Kaiser, USN (Ret.)

09:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Break and Vendor Fair/Poster Session 1

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Progression from 1st to 2nd Generation Next Best Action (NBA) in the Aftermath of COVID

Speakers: David Wood, Axtria; Vandana Singh, Axtria

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Effective Orchestration of ML Models

Speaker: Daniel Pielak-Watkins, Novartis

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Lunch and Vendor Fair


Gold Sponsor Activity: Role of AI/ML in Commercial Insights and Customer Engagement Luncheon Roundtable

Moderator: Axtria

12:45 PM - 01:30 PM

Pitfalls When Developing an ML Model: How to Identify and Avoid Them

Speakers: Jean Patrick Tsang,Bayser; Varun Sharma, Horizon Therapeutics

01:30 PM - 02:15 PM

Seven Critical Considerations to Successfully Launch Your Oncology or Rare Disease Product

Speakers: Manish Sharma, TikaMobile; Hung Khuc, TikaMobile; Tom Boulay, TikaMobile

02:15 PM - 02:45 PM

Vendor Fair

02:45 PM - 03:30 PM

Unlocking the Power of Social Selling with Data and Analytics

Speakers: Arvind Dakhera, Indegene; Nellai Srinivasan, Indegene

03:30 PM - 04:15 PM

Digital Identity for Future State Targeting of Physicians

Speakers: Harpreet, ProcDNA; Roshan Alvares, ProcDNA; Ashish Agrawal, ProcDNA

04:30 PM - 05:00 PM

Poster Judging and Reception

05:00 PM - 05:30 PM

Annual Membership Meeting


Gold Sponsor Activity: Omnichannel Focus Group

Facilitator: Axtria

07:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Special Event: Louisville Slugger Museum

Reception and Dinner

TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2022

07:30 AM - 08:30 AM

Breakfast with Exhibitors

08:30 AM - 08:45 AM

Open & Day 1 Recap

08:45 AM - 09:45 AM

Keynote Presentation: The Copernican Evolution in Healthcare

Speaker: Ajit Menon, VP Customer Engagement & Digital Transformation, Janssen Pharmaceuticals

09:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Break and Vendor Fair

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

TRACK A: Churchill Downs: Next Gen Customer Engagement — A Study on the Measurable Impact of COVID-19 on Patient Health, HCP Behavior, Access and What Can Pharma Do?

Speaker: Kaiwen Zhong, Veeva


TRACK B: Keeneland: Patient Journey — How to Forecast Persistency and Duration of Therapy (DoT) of Patients with Medications and Applications of These Metrics

Speaker: Jukti Kalita, Pfizer

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

TRACK A: Churchill Downs: Next Gen Customer Engagement — How to Build Organizational Machine Learning and AI Acumen in the Post COVID Era?

Speakers: Ewa Kleczyk, Symphony Health; Karin Hayes, Symphony Health, Michele Bennett, Symphony Health


TRACK B: Keeneland: Patient Journey — An innovative AI Approach to Identify Patients with Ultra-rare Disease Combining Disparate Data Assets

Speakers: John Qu, Analytical Wizards; Rohit Marwah, Analytical Wizards

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Lunch and Vendor Fair

12:45 PM - 01:30 PM

TRACK A: Churchill Downs: Next Gen Customer Engagement — REGENERON Next Best Action (NBA) – An Omni-Channel Implementation

Speakers: Amith Valappil, Regeneron; Ankit Kohli, Regeneron; Ashutosh K, Regeneron; Nagarjun Sathiamoorthi, Regeneron


TRACK B: Keeneland: Patient Journey — Analytics Predicting Rare Disease Diagnosis Using APLD to Improve Time to Diagnosis and Identify More Patients

Speaker: Griff Vinton, Acadia Pharma

01:30 PM - 02:15 PM

TRACK A: Churchill Downs: Next Gen Customer Engagement — Deciphering Standing Orders - Attributing Prescriptions to Influencers via Machine Learning

Speakers: Robert Kelly, IQVIA; Ruoxin Li, IQVIA


TRACK B: Keeneland: Patient Journey — Re-defining Real-world Data: Unlocking the True Patient Journey Using Next Generation Data Tokenization

Speakers: Victor Tavernini, Lexis Nexis; Brian Mullin, Lexis Nexis

02:15 PM - 03:00 PM

TRACK A: Churchill Downs: Next Gen Customer Engagement — Advantages of Using Patient Data and Advanced Analytics to Drive Commercial Success

Speakers: Utpal Parekh, Mu-Sigma; Dhiraj Rajaram, Mu-Sigma


TRACK B: Keeneland: Patient Journey — Patient Journey and Segmentation in Niche Diseases

Speaker: Simon Fitall, Tudor Health

03:15 PM - 04:00 PM

An AI Approach to Improve Customer Engagement by Selecting the Most Appropriate Marketing Channels

Speakers: Sharar Cohen, Verix

03:15 PM - 04:00 PM

Panel with Roundtable Discussion (directly following): Digital Footprints and Analytics

Speakers: Mike Eaddy, Vice President, Real World Evidence; Rudy Cohen, Vice President WorldWide Head of Omni Channel & Customer Engagement, Novartis; Ashish Patel, Co-founder & Chief Growth Officer, CareSet Systems; Tatiana Sorokina, Head of Connected Health Analytics and Platforms Novartis; Mayank Misra, Biotechnology Commercialization Leader, Takeda

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2022

07:30 AM - 08:30 AM

Breakfast

08:30 AM - 09:15 AM

Accelerating Decision-Making with AI-Powered Analytics in Life Sciences to Drive Commercial Success

Speakers: Rohit Vashisht, WhizAI; Rahul Karkhanis, WhizAI; Darmesh Thakkar, WhizAI

09:15 AM - 10:00 AM

What is the Average Length of Medication Therapy? A Parametric Model-based Approach with Claims Data

Speakers: Kalok Lee, UCB; Srihari Jaganathan, UCB

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Break

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

New Approaches in Pharma Using Cell Phone Mobility Data

Speaker: Brian Gibbs, Axtria

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Delivering Pharma Brand Relevancy via Model-Based Media Attribution

Speakers: Ira Haimowitz, Deloitte; Arun Kalyanasundaram, Deloitte; Shynish Maru, Deloitte

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Conference Close and Call to Action