Given the complexity and cost of the commercialisation journey, strategic alliances and partnerships become a key decision for all founders. This panel will discuss the who, the why, and perhaps most crucially the decision around when to partner.
- Improving capital efficiency within the animal health market
- Factors to consider when evaluating and planning route to market
- How strategic partners will leverage data and AI to help guide start-ups and speed to commercialisation
- Drivers of successful partnerships and the realisation of value
Moderator
Rimma Driscoll
Executive Vice President and Head of Global Strategy, Commercial and Business Development
Zoetis
Rimma Driscoll is an executive in Global Business Development and Strategic Alliances with 20+ years in the field. Rimma has a depth of experience in a broad range of global transactions including JVs,Strategic Alliances, Collaborations, Acquisitions, Divestitures, Licensing Deals, and Partnerships. This experience span from small Discovery deals to multi-billionaire dollar divestitures. Rimma guides Multi-function teams on the external strategies and then leads all aspects of negotiations, and leverages external relationships to bring transactions to closure. She has worked extensively in Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Healthcare and Consumer Products businesses.
Panellists
Megan Grether
Head of Global Business Development and Licensing Animal Health
Boehringer Ingelheim
Justine Conway
Vice President of Business Development & External Innovation
Elanco
Jim McIntyre
Head of Global Business Development
Merck Animal Health
Kirbie Johnson
Co-Host
Gloss Angeles
Kirbie Johnson is a multi-hyphenate host-writer-producer-reporter living in Los Angeles. A veteran journalist, Kirbie has become a sought-after (no BS) authority on makeup, skincare, and wellness at the intersection of entertainment. She has appeared in 500+ on-air segments, reported on the grounds of the GRAMMYs and the Golden Globe Awards, on set of shows like Euphoria, and as a trusted interviewer has secured celebrity sit-downs with Kim Kardashian West, Rihanna, and Hailey Bieber. For years as POPSUGAR’s on-camera beauty reporter, Kirbie worked to explore the connection between beauty and entertainment, and now she thrives at the intersection of both industries. She co-hosts the much-loved and listened-to Gloss Angeles podcast, covering the latest launches, social trends and a guest roster of who's-who industry A-listers. With her (manicured) finger on the pulse, she breaks news on her own platforms, including her best-selling Substack newsletter, and contributes to pubs like Allure, Harper’s BAZAAR, The Hollywood Reporter, and has appeared on the 'Today' show, Freeform, and the BBC.
Krysten Garduno
Senior Director of RCM
Espire Dental
Emily Fernandez
Co-Founder & VP, Operations
Evolve Med Spa
Melissa Rogne
Founder & President
Chapter Aesthetics Studio
J.W. Oliver
Managing Partner
ZimWorX
Anthony Serhan
CEO & Founder
Pink Sky
Dr Sima Yakoby Epstein
Chief Executive Officer
OrthoNu
John Wheeler
Founder & CEO
Alpha Aesthetics Partners