OCT 19–21, 2026
Raleigh, NC

HPCLC
Fall 2026

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October 19-21, 2026

Raleigh, NC

Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley

4500 Marriott Drive, Raleigh, NC 27612

CONFERENCE THEME:
Revisiting Resilience: Redesigning the Pharma Supply Chain

Agenda

Sunday, October 18, 2026

3:30pm – 7:00pm

HPCLC Board Meeting (Closed)

Monday, October 19, 2026

8:00am – 9:00am	HPCLC Board Breakfast (Closed)
9:30am – 3:00pm	HPCLC Diamond Sponsor Meetings (open to Diamond sponsors only)
3:00pm – 7:00pm	HPCLC Registration
3:15pm – 4:20pm time subject to change	Diamond Rapid Fire Networking (open to Diamond sponsors only)
4:30pm – 5:45pm time subject to change	Platinum Rapid Fire Networking (open to Platinum sponsors only)
6:00pm – 7:00pm	Welcome Reception (The Welcome Reception is open to all registered HPCLC attendees)

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

7:30am – 5:00pm	HPCLC Registration
7:30am – 8:30am	Networking Breakfast
8:00am – 5:00pm	Step into a quiet call space and stay connected with the General Session via live feed. Livestream room for Educational Programming
8:30am – 9:00am	Conference Opening Session
9:00am – 10:00am	Session 1 Opening Keynote: The Research Triangle: Shaping the Future of Healthcare Andrew Holton, Research Triangle Foundation Bill Monteith, NC LifeSci Laura Rowley, NCBioTech
10:00am – 10:30am	Refresh Lounge Networking Break
10:30am – 11:00am	Session 2 The Washington Update Karen Booth, Thompson Hine
11:00am – 11:15am	Refresh Lounge Networking Break
11:15am – 12:15pm	Session 3 The Washington Update: A Panel Discussion Brett Lipman, KPMG Global Trade Jeff Tucker, Tucker Company Worldwide
12:15pm – 1:45pm	Networking Lunch
1:45pm – 2:30pm	Session 4 Executive Keynote: Revisiting Resilience Through Pharma Supply Chain Design Mar Gimeno, Eli Lilly
2:30pm – 3:00pm	Refresh Lounge Networking Break
3:0pm – 3:45pm	Session 5 The New Resilience Playbook: Changing Delivery Models in the Cell and Gene Therapy Supply Chain TBA
3:45pm – 4:15pm	Refresh Lounge Networking Break
4:15pm – 5:00pm	Session 6 The “People” Side of Resilience Dr. Robert Handfield, NC State University NC State Student Panel
5:30pm – 9:00pm time subject to change	Social Networking – TBD

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

7:30am – 11:00am	HPCLC Registration
7:30am – 8:30am	Networking Breakfast
8:00am – 11:00am	Step into a quiet call space and stay connected with the General Session via live feed. Livestream room for Educational Programming
8:30am – 9:30am	Session 7 Title TBD
9:30am – 9:45am	Refresh Lounge Networking Break
9:45am – 10:45am	Session 8 Title TBD
10:45am – 11:00am	Conference Review and Closing

Thank you to our Fall 2026 HPCLC Conference Sponsors