ASAP Summit NYC

• ASAP Board of Directors Meeting (invite only)
• ASAP Board of Directors Dinner (invite only)

• ASAP Education - Add an ASAP course, developed by alliance leaders for alliance leaders. All courses start at 9:00 AM and end at 5:00 PM and require separate registration which can be done when registering for the Summit.
  
  Alliance Essentials Course
  Applied Alliance Management Course (prerequisite course for the CA-AM exam)
  Alliance Strategy & Leadership Course (prerequisite for CSAP)
  Mastering Alliance Management: Driving Clarity, Value & Influence in Alliance Leadership
  
  
• ASAP Advisory Council Meeting (invitation only)
• Advisory Council & ELF Luncheon (invitation only)
• Executive Leadership Forum (invitation only) - Featured Speaker: Mike Pell, Envisioneer, The Microsoft Garage NYC
• Welcome Reception (all invited)

Building Strong Alliances from the Start – We’ll begin this morning diving into the foundational strategies that set partnerships up for long‑term success—due diligence, strategic alignment, and effective negotiation. Confirmed so far:

• Alliance Due Diligence - Lessons Learned from Transactions, Rod Herrell, PhD, JD, Executive Director, Transactions and Alliances, Kyowa Kirin
• Incorporating How AI Is Impacting Inventorship and Contract Terms, Caleb Bates, PhD, JD, Head of IP, Isomorphic Labs
• Managing Background, Foreground, and Future IP in Multi-Partner Ecosystems, Christoph Huwe,CSAP, CA-AM, Senior Director, Strategic Alliance Management, Bayer
• From Zero to Strategic: How to Build GSI Partnerships When You're the First Alliance Leader, Rainie Spiva, Director, GSI Partnerships & Alliances, Radiant Logic

Mastering Alliance Execution – This afternoon we will learn how leading organizations manage healthy, high‑performing alliances through financial awareness, governance, portfolio management, and conflict resolution. Some confirmed speakers:

• Exemplary Strategic Partnerships - Balancing Corporate and Business Unit Alliance Strategies, Philip Sailer, CSAP, CA-AM, Executive Director, Storage Solutions, IBM; Erika Nothnagel, Global Managing Director, IBM-Lenovo Strategic Partnership, IBM, Ian Kane, Director, Corporate Strategic Alliances, Lenovo
• The 10% Rule: How Small Cross-Functional Pilots Drive Scalable Partner Program Innovation, Neal Hagermoser, CA-AM, Vice President, Global Service and Technology Partner Strategy, PTC
• Scaling Alliance Excellence: A Practical Checklist Framework for Consistent, Low-Risk Alliance Execution, Yoshihiko Sunamura, CA-AM, Alliances Director, Natsuki Yamaguchi, Manager, NEC Corporation
• Building Win-Win Partnerships That Lasts, Tomoko Hanadate, Head of R&D Alliances, Astellas Pharma
• From Co-Creation to Co-Evolution - How Platform Alliances Enable Ecosystem-Wide Innovation, Swati Prasad,, CSAP, CA-AM, Director, Alliance Management, Alloy Therapeutics
• Presentation of the ASAP Alliance Excellence Awards
• NYC Rooftop Celebration Reception - Sponsored by Vantage Partners

Navigate the Full Partnership Lifecycle – On our second day, we will explore how to drive value as alliances grow, evolve, or face challenges—ensuring you remain a strategic force regardless of the partnership’s stage. Some confirmed speakers:

• CSAP Breakfast (CSAPs Only)
• Unlocking the Value of Strategic Alliances: Optimizing the Customer and Partner Experience, Kimberly King, Chief Partner Officer, PTC
• Living the Final Chapters of the Alliance Lifecycle - Termination, Transformation, Bankruptcy, Dissolution and other Challenges, Elana Bertram, JD, Director & Sr. Counsel, Enterprise Services, RTX, Fern McSorley, Head of Alliance Management, Isomorphic Labs, Alex Waldron, Chief Executive Officer, Neutargeton Therapeutics

• Federated Collaboration in Practice: What Works (and What Doesn't) for Alliance Leaders, Kimberly Cline, CA-AM, Head of Cloud Partnerships, Rhino Federated Computing

• Managing Change Between Companies, Tracy Blois, Executive Director, Business Development and Julia Levinsky, Senior Manager, Business Development, Amgen

• When to Pivot, When to Pass - Navigating Alliance Inflection Points, Christina O'Halloran,CA-AM, Senior Manager, Alliance and Program Management, Pfizer
• Preparing Stakeholders for High-Impact Interactions: A Multi-Industry Perspective, Danielle Martinez, PhD, CA-AM, Director, Alliance Management, Jazz Pharma

Communicating with Clarity and Impact – In our final session, we will examine how we can enhance our presence through better communication, stronger delivery, and more influential non‑verbal engagement. Confirmed so far:

• From Fractured to Functional: Reimagining Trusted Allies, Susie Freda, Senior Director, Alliance Management, Teva Pharmaceuticals
• Dine Around Town (included with registration)