52 nd AESGP Annual Meeting

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1 52 nd AESGP Annual Meeting 31 May June 2016 Athens The future of self-care: Shaping the new environment Programme

2 The future of self-care: Shaping the new environment Tuesday, 31 May to Thursday, 2 June 2016 Divani Apollon Palace, Vouliagmeni, Athens, Greece Background The AESGP Annual Meeting has for decades been the most significant and best attended meeting of the consumer healthcare industry. It brings together more than 400 delegates from relevant partner organisations and the industry. Major trends for the sector are elaborated with leading experts in the field. In addition, the AESGP Annual Meeting is a unique occasion to meet colleagues from the industry and relevant organisations in the commercial and political environment. Objective of the meeting Significant changes are happening in the self-care market place. There has recently been an unprecedented level of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) activities in the pharmaceutical sector including the consumer health industry. The conference will analyse these developments and look into the implications for the provision of consumer healthcare products. Equally important are new digital strategies with many implications e.g. on the building of brands. A positive development of the sector is very much influenced by the overall political climate. To make real progress, many countries initiated campaigns - publicly or privately funded - focusing either on changing behaviour or on amending the regulatory requirements. Best practices in both contexts will be exposed at the conference and will provide food for thought. The conference programme will be complemented by an overview on the impact of new legislative requirements e.g. in the area of falsified medicines and pharmacovigilance. Updates will also be provided on the state of the debate around the new regulations on medical devices and (botanical) health claims. A distinguished range of experts will finally make sure that participants do not leave the event without a good understanding of the global trends affecting self-care. Who should attend? The meeting is highly recommended to all executives of the consumer health industry (General Manager, marketing, sales, business development, regulatory, research and development, external and governmental affairs) and to all other parties interested in the topic of self-care. 2

3 Tuesday, 31 May 2016 From onwards Opening reception and dinner at the Divani Apollon Palace Hotel Welcome by Roger Scarlett-Smith, AESGP President, and Vasilios Seretis, President of the Association of the Greek Self-Medication Industry EFEX 3

4 Wednesday, 1 June Welcome Coffee The European market place: How to be successful in a competitive environment The session will give an update on the situation of the consumer healthcare industry and how to maximize the contribution of self-care to an efficient healthcare system. Moderated by Babis Papadimitriou, Journalist - Roger Scarlett-Smith, AESGP President - Nicolas Bouzou, Asteres, France - Erica Mann, Member of the Board of Management of Bayer AG and Head of the Consumer Health Division Coffee break / Networking Big becoming bigger: Mergers and Acquisitions in the consumer health and pharmaceutical industry The pharmaceutical sector has recently seen an unprecedented level of mergers and acquisitions. What are the consequences for industry, citizens and the public at large? Moderated by Babis Papadimitriou, Journalist - Francine Nieto, Global Offering Director, Consumer Health, IMS - Brian McNamara, Head of Europe & Americas, GSK Consumer Healthcare - Vincent Warnery, Senior Vice President, Global Consumer Health Care Division, Sanofi - Birgit Schuhbauer, Global Vice President, Strategic Marketing OTC, Johnson & Johnson Lunch break / Networking 4

5 Key elements to make progress for self-care in reality The importance of self-care is widely recognised but how to really improve the availability of non-prescription medicines is not evident. This session will discuss important initiatives which will provide food for thought. Moderated by Suneet Varma, President and General Manager, Pfizer Consumer Healthcare - Pascal Brossard, President, AFIPA, France - Dirk Ossenberg-Engels, Bayer Consumer Health, Head Region EU South, CEE & ME - Karen Proud, President, Consumer Health Products, Canada Coffee break / Networking Getting full support for self-care from stakeholders Some European countries are about to go through a thorny process of change following major economic difficulties. This has implications on healthcare in general and on healthcare professionals, including in particular community pharmacists. How can such a situation best be managed and what kind of support is needed? Moderated by George Dokios, Director General, EFEX - Mafalda Araújo, Vice President, APIFARMA / OTC, Portugal - Michael Becker, Deputy Chairman, German Medicines Manufacturers Association (BAH) - Jan Smits, PGEU President - Katarzyna Swiderek, President of the European Pharmaceutical Students Association (EPSA) - Konstantinos Lourantos, President of the Panhellenic Association of Pharmacists 5

6 Thursday, 2 June Welcome Coffee Digital strategies to provide support to the European citizens Changes in the way how people interact, e.g. through social media, will have a major impact on consumer behaviour. What are the concrete implications for the manufacturers of self-care products? How to best develop a digital strategy which corresponds to market expectations? - Moderated by Sophia Filaktou, Business & Industry Solutions, SAP - Laurent Faracci, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing and Digital Excellence, RB - Inma Riu Torrens, Pharmacist, Director, Saludability - Laurent Corazza, DIGILITYX Coffee break / Networking Branding self-care Brands are the major asset of the self-care industry. What needs to be done to strengthen their role? Moderated by Roger Scarlett-Smith, AESGP President - Briain de Buitleir, CEO, PGT Healthcare - Michael Popp, Owner, Bionorica - John Chave, Director General, Cosmetics Europe Lunch break / Networking 6

7 What is needed for innovation in self-care The future of self-care will be strongly influenced by its legislative and regulatory framework. This session will give insight into the hot topics from the debates at European level in the areas of self-care medical devices, food supplements and non-prescription medicines. Moderated by Hubertus Cranz, Director General, AESGP - Lars Ritter, European Parliament - Alexandra Nikolakopoulou, Head of Unit, Directorate General Health, European Commission - June Raine, Chair, European Medicines Agency s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee - Jurate Svarcaite, Secretary General, Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU) Coffee break / Networking Challenges for tomorrow What will really make a difference in the future? What is needed to be successful? This session will give the answers. Moderated by George Dokios, Director General, EFEX - Declan Costello, Mission Chief for Greece, Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission - Nikos Vettas, Professor of Economics and Managing Director of the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) - Laurent Alexandre, President, NBIC Finance Invitation to the 53rd AESGP Annual Meeting 30 May - 1 June 2017 in Vienna - Gerhard Lötsch and Alfred Grün, Austrian Self-Care Association, IGEPHA Closing event at the restaurant Mythos of the Sea, the seaside restaurant of the Divani Apollon Palace Hotel 7

8 Conference venue Divani Apollon Palace Hotel Agiou Nikolaou 10, Vouliagmeni, Athens Greece Tel: Getting there The best way to get to the hotel from the Athens International Airport is by taxi. It takes about half an hour. Registration fees Conference participant: 1350 Euro The fee includes participation in the conference, luncheons, coffee breaks and evening events on 31 May and 2 June 2016 Accompanying family member: 300 Euro The fee includes participation in the evening events on 31 May and 2 June Registration The registration form for the meeting is available at aesgp.eu/52. Registrations should be made no later than 29 April 2016 in order to ensure adequate provision of all conference related activities. Conference Secretariat 7 avenue de Tervuren 1040 Brussels Tel: Hotel room rates There are no more rooms available at the conference hotel with the special rates. Fax: info@aesgp.eu More information available Designed and produced by Communications International Group Ltd. on behalf of AESGP