Timmy Ford

Field Vice President, Vaccines GSK

Timmy Ford is a Sales Executive with extensive experience in the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical industry. He is known for steering companies toward revenue growth and positive cultures by developing sales strategies and tactics, leading retail teams, partnering with distribution networks and health system customers, and guiding organizations through complex change. These standout capabilities were developed throughout a successful career at Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Daiichi Sankyo, Johnson and Johnson, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Pepsi Cola, and Kraft Foods. Timmy is a four-time winner of the President’s Circle of Excellence Award from Sunovion and was recognized for outstanding sales and commercial performance. He has held several leadership roles on corporate committees and Diversity Councils and was instrumental in shaping the culture and advancing the company’s value. Coaching and developing individuals is a passion of Timmy’s and it warms his heart to see professionals achieve their career goals. He has participated in numerous keynote and industry events as public speaking gives him energy as he loves to be on stage sharing his professional and personal wisdom. Timmy holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sales and Marketing from Indiana University and a Leading Strategic Growth Certification from the Columbia Business School in New York. He sits on the Board for the National Sales Network.

Theme: Omnichannel Orchestration: Everyone’s talking omnichannel. Few are pulling it off.

11:35 AM Panel Discussion | Improving Sales Outcomes Through HCP Insights & Analytics

The age of increased insights and analytics is here and with it, comes many ways that sales and commercial leaders can improve their market strategies. From understanding your customer’s journey better to helping set better goals, the ways that analytics and insights can be leveraged is quickly evolving to make sales and commercial teams more efficient and effective. Join us as we look at:

How the implementation of data driven sales strategies can help with cross functional collaboration and produce better insights to refine roadmaps.
Using insights to better understand physician needs and personalize engagement across various channels.
Optimizing your field force deployment and enhancing your forecasting to ensure rep success.

Theme: Personalized Communication for Rare Disease - In rare disease, every patient matters—and every message carries weight.

1:15 PM Closing Keynote Fireside Chat | When Life Happens: Navigating Personal Disruption in a Demanding Industry

Behind every campaign, strategy deck, and launch plan is a human being—and sometimes, life just happens. From layoffs and regulatory overhauls to caregiving, illness, burnout, or personal loss, the realities that pharma marketing professionals face outside of work often intersect with the pressures they face within it. This candid, compassionate session creates space to talk about what happens when the unexpected hits—how leaders and teams can build cultures of empathy, how individuals can prioritize their well-being without sacrificing ambition, and why acknowledging the human experience is essential to sustaining great work. This isn’t about work/life balance—it’s about being real, resilient, and ready for what’s next.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Timmy.

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