The Age of AI

Canada's #1 Event for Pharma AI Marketing & Communications
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45+ Companies Attending!

Where AI becomes a reality for brands

For healthcare marketers, and the agencies, partners and industries that support them, there will be no opportunity greater than that driven by the adoption and evolution of generative AI.

Join over 200 people, on June 18, at the stunning Globe & Mail Centre, Toronto, as industry leaders from Sanofi, Roche, Takeda, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Klick Health and many more, share how AI is creating exponential business and brand value.

Event Themes

Enhance Your Omni-Channel Marketing
Accelerate content creation, streamline operations, and improve HCP & patient engagement through generative AI.
Build your AI Marketing Roadmap
Practical and proven steps to add generative AI as a core capability to your marketing team. From creative pilots, to full campaign deployment.  
Scale AI Content Safely
Stay aligned with PAAB, avoid Copyright & data risks by applying proven governance frameworks to your future campaigns.
Save Campaign Costs with AI
Learn about the cost savings and efficiency gains being achieved by leading pharma and their associated agencies.

18 Inspiring Speakers

More speakers added weekly, see the full line-up here

AGENDA

9:00

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9:30

Remain relevant: align with the AI revolution underway in health systems

  • Understand the transformations underway in hospitals and broader health systems. From streamlined hospital workflows, to diminishing administrative overheads that help elevate patient care quality.
  • Discover the imperative for life science companies to evolve and integrate these tech-driven advancements to maintain relevance and foster meaningful connections with healthcare professionals.
  • Rare Disease use case: hear about an unmet need, that through collaboration and technology, could result in significant uplift in the diagnosis and treatment of multiple rare conditions.
Dr. Muhammad Mamdani, PharmD, MA, MPH
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Vice President - Data Science and Advanced Analytics, Professor, University of Toronto
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Unity Health Toronto

9:30

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10:15

From pilot to scale: how to safely achieve AI company-wide adoption

  • Hear how Life Science companies should approach compliant and sustainable AI adoption.
  • From AI Centres of Excellence to strategic partnerships, discover what has delivered the most value to date.
  • Hear how other verticals are adopting and applying AI infrastructure to enhance internal and external value.

Panel Discussion
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Michael Bales
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M&A & Partnering
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Alyssa Lefaivre Škopac
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Head of Global Partnerships and Growth
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Responsible AI

10:15

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10:45

Align with the best: Canada's leading commercial experts unveil their top marketing goals for gen AI in 2024

  • Industry leaders will share their strategic AI focus for 2024 and beyond, emphasizing AI-driven efficiency, personalization, digital innovations and the importance of ethical use in AI.
Panel Discussion
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Angela Thompson
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Vice President
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AstraZeneca
Chris Weber
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Head of Customer Experience
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Takeda
Aletta Brandle
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Team Lead, Omnichannel Excellence
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Boehringer Ingelheim

10:45

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11:15

Coffee Break

10:45

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11:15

Coffee Break

Enjoy  a coffee whilst learning about cutting edge AI technology.

11:15

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11:45

Generative AI and Reputational Risk: Are you ready?

  • Learn how to prepare your organization, brands and executives for a potential wave of medical misinformation – from deepfake HCP endorsements to fabricated patient stories.
  • Learn about the preparatory steps and the people who can help ensure you’re ready to mitigate this risk and how to recover should it strike.

Jennifer Zeifman
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SVP, National Lead, Health & Wellness
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Proof Strategies

11:45

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12:15

The AI-powered agency: the benefits and risks clients must consider with this new agency model

  • Hear from leading agencies on the possibilities towards increasing value through generative AI capabilities.
  • Learn how Gen AI may be deployed for pharma marketing and communication campaigns.
  • Understand the risks and benefits before procuring an “AI-powered” agency
Neil Follett
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Chair
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PharmaBrands
Dave Makerewich
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President and Founder
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Maven
David Churchill
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Vice President, Healthcare Business Strategy
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Lemieux Bédard Communications.
David Brown
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Executive Vice President of Health Strategy
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NFA Health Inc
Brad Breininger
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EVP, Strategy
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Believeco:Partners

12:15

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12:45

Intellectual property, ethical, and legal implications of AI in commercial activity

  • Understand the ownership issues surrounding AI-generated content.
  • Get the latest update on Canadian IP laws and how they apply to your next project.
  • Canadian case study highlighting unique challenges in AI-related IP disputes.

Alan Macek
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Partner
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DLA Piper

12:45

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13:30

Lunch

12:45

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13:30

Lunch

13:30

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14:00

Superintelligence tsunami: strategic imperatives for pharma in the face of cheap, powerful, and abundant AI on demand

  • Learn from past tech revolutions: draw insights from the past to inform strategic planning for AI challenges and opportunities across Pharma.
  • Navigate AI uncertainty: learn to proactively plan for rapid advancements to ensure your org continues to apply the best innovations.
  • Capitalize on superintelligence: identify strategic priorities for success in an AI-dominated future.

Simon Smith
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EVP Generative AI
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Klick Health

14:00

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14:30

PAAB and generative AI: maximise opportunity whilst staying compliant

  • What PAAB is seeing as effective generative AI use relating to pharma marketing and communication campaigns.
  • Recommendations on opportunities to leverage generative AI within the code.
  • PAAB’s own plans on AI adoption for future APS.

Jennifer Carroll
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Director of Communications
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PAAB

14:30

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15:00

Enhanced Omni-channel: how AI can dramatically improve engagement and reduce cost

  • How AI underpins digital platforms that drive actionable analytics resulting in tactics that deliver personalization at scale.
  • The importance of internal alignment and regulatory synergy to overcome internal and external regulations.
  • What platforms and tools companies are using today to drive engagement excellence.

John Cairns
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VP, Customer Experience and Insights for US Oncology
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Takeda

15:00

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15:30

Coffee Break

15:00

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15:30

Coffee Break

Enjoya coffee whilst learning about cutting edge AI technology.

15:30

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15:50

AI value chain: optimise key sales and marketing initiatives with AI

  • Explore insights and varied practices that leverage AI tools for highest impact and amplification of Life Science sales and marketing initiatives.

Catherine Hunter
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Partner, Consumer Health and Life Sciences
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EY Canada

15:50

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16:10

Save 40 hours a month, now! Discover the leading AI tools your team can adopt today

  • It’s time to sign-up and get started, hear what the perfect technology mix can look like. What tools sync up seamlessly and the amount of time you could save on your next project.

More Speakers To Come
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16:10

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16:30

Moving beyond the buzz: Sanofi's AI journey in marketing and medical content generation

  • Hear the lessons learned from Sanofi's implementation of AI tools to support commercial and medical activities.
  • Get a glimpse into how large language models can be used to ensure communications to healthcare providers and patients are relevant and effective.
  • Learn about the metrics applied at each stage of implementation that helped demonstrate business value.
Dimitrije Jankovic
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Global Head of Digital Strategy and Operations
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Sanofi

16:30

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20:30

Cocktails and Conversations

17:30

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20:30

OPMA: Networking & Panel on Emerging Technologies in Healthcare

The OPMA summer event is a separate co-located event. A full access ticket is included with your Age of AI ticket.

More Speakers To Come
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20:30

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Event Closes

20:30

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20:30

Event Closes

Stunning venue

  • Globe and Mail Centre: Breathtaking venue with incredible views. During networking breaks, enjoy the magnificent terrace with sweeping city and lake views.
  • Address: 351 King St E Suite 1600, Toronto, ON M5A 0N1, Canada
  • Parking & Access: There are several paid parking lots within walking distance to The Globe and Mail Centre, as well as limited street parking.
  • Full venue information can be seen by clicking here

We’re accelerating to a future of superhuman, on-demand, nearly free intelligence. Whoever best aligns with that trajectory gains an insurmountable advantage

Simon Smith, EVP Generative AI, Klick Health

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