AESGP 53rd Annual Meeting

Hilton Vienna Stadtpark | Final Programme

Tuesday, 30 May 2017

18.30 Departure of buses from the Hilton Vienna Stadtpark to the
Vienna City Hall, Lichtenfelsgasse 2, Vienna

19.00 Opening reception and dinner at the Vienna City Hall

Dress Code: Business

Welcome by Birgit Schuhbauer, President AESGP, Michael Hupl,

Mayor of Vienna, Gerhard Ltsch, President IGEPHA, The Austrian Self-Care
Association

22.00 24.00 Return by buses to the Hilton Vienna Stadtpark

Wednesday, 31 May 2017

08.30 Welcome coffee

09.00 10.30 Global changes and their implications on consumer healthcare

What are the really relevant global developments with implication for Europe as
a whole and the provision of healthcare? Top speakers will address the
challenges and opportunities from regulatory and business perspectives.

Moderated by Cathy Smith, former BBC presenter & correspondent

- Nenad Pacek, President, Global Success Advisors GmbH

- Karl Broich, Director General, Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices
(BfArM), Germany
- Brian McNamara, Chief Executive Officer, GSK Consumer Healthcare and Chair,
World Self-Medication Industry (WSMI)

10.30 11.00 Coffee break / Networking

11.00 12.30 Performance of the Self-Care Industry

This session will review market performance and major trends in the self-care
industry including recent Merger and Acquisition Activities. Participants will get a
good understanding of the dynamics in the market place.

- Fuad Sawaya, Co-founder and Managing Director, Sawaya Segalas

- Andy Tisman, Global Senior Principal, Consumer Health, QuintilesIMS
- Chris Slager, Global President, Pfizer Consumer Healthcare

12.30 14.00 Lunch break / Networking

 14.00 15.30 How to be successful in self-care

There are changes in the self-care space, which show how progress can be made
in a concrete and meaningful manner. This session will address some of those
having caught particular attention.

- Olaf Schwabe, Chief Executive Officer, Schwabe

- Catherine Devine, Global President, OTC Franchise, Johnson & Johnson
- Dirk Ossenberg-Engels, Senior Vice President, Head Region Europe South,
Central Eastern Europe & Middle East, Bayer Consumer Care

15.30 16.00 Coffee break / Networking

16.00 17.30 The changing environment for health professions

A key prerequisite for a positive development of self-care remains the attitude

and support provided by health professionals including in particular medical
doctors and pharmacists. Leading representatives of the professions will discuss
concrete ways forward in times of growing consumer empowerment and an
unprecedented variety of information sources.

Moderated by Briain de Buitleir, CEO, PGT Healthcare

- Jacques de Haller, President, Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME)

- Cristina Cabrita, Senior Project Officer, Deco Proteste, Portugal
- Jurate Svarcaite, Secretary General, Pharmaceutical Group of the European
Union (PGEU)
- Lilian Azzopardi, President, European Association of Faculties of Pharmacy
(EAFP)
- Max Wellan, President, Austrian Chamber of Pharmacists

Thursday, 1 June 2017

08.30 Welcome coffee

09.00 10.30 Digital revolution self-care revolution

One of the most exciting trends in healthcare is the more and more visible
impact of digitalization. The session will provide an overview on the challenges
for the industry as a whole and will discuss the opportunities resulting from
social media. An important part of the session will be dedicated to the
developments around the use of big data.

Moderated by Alan Main, Executive Vice-President, Sanofi Consumer Healthcare

- Brian Ager, Secretary General, European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT)

- Max Orgeldinger, Senior Digital Strategist, Torben, Lucie und die gelbe Gefahr
(TLGG)
- John Walsh, Co-founder, Smart Insight Lab
- Thomas Senderovitz, Director General, Danish Medicines Agency, Denmark

10.30 11.00 Coffee break / Networking

11.00 12.30 Ehealth facilitating self-care

What does digitalization mean in concrete terms? What is the role of companies
like Google and Facebook? And how do the European consumers see these
developments? The session will give answers.

Moderated by Laurent Faracci, Senior Vice President, Health Global Category

Development Organisation & Child Nutrition, RB

- Karl Pall, Director Brand Solutions, Google

- Leigh Thomas, Director of Global Client Partnership, Facebook
- Ilaria Passarani, Head of the Food and Health Department, European Consumer
Organisation (BEUC)

12.30 14.00 Lunch break / Networking

14.00 15.30 How regulation helps self-care to develop

The development of self-care remains strongly influenced by the legal and

regulatory framework. An update will be provided on the most relevant changes
in the area of food and non-prescription medicines. It will include references to
the AESGP priorities in the given context.

Moderated by Christa Wirthumer-Hoche, Chair of Management Board of the

European Medicines Agency (EMA), and Head of the Austrian Medicines and
Medical Devices Agency (AGES MEA)

- Sabine Jlicher, Director -Food and feed innovation, Directorate General Health
and Food Safety, European Commission
- Bernhard Url, Executive Director, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
- Zaide Frias, Head of Human Medicines Evaluation Division, European Medicines
Agency (EMA)
- Hubertus Cranz, AESGP Director General

15.30 16.00 Coffee break / Networking

16.00 17.30 Challenges ahead

The session will first address the particularly challenging legal and regulatory
developments in the area of substance based medical devices. This will be
complemented by reflections on the importance of brands for the future of
consumer health.

Moderated by Hubertus Cranz, AESGP Director General

- Gesine Meissner, Member of the European Parliament

- Roberta Marcoaldi, Director of Notified Bodies Istituto Superiore di Sanit
(ISS), Italy
- Christa Wirthumer-Hoche, Chair of Management Board of the European
Medicines Agency (EMA), and Head of the Austrian Medicines and Medical
Devices Agency (AGES MEA)
- Ralph Ahrbeck, Founder and CEO, Arqus Advisory
17.30 Invitation to the 54th AESGP Annual Meeting
5 7 June 2018 in Amsterdam

- Bernard Mauritz, Executive Director, Neprofarm

18.30 Departure of buses from the Hilton Vienna Stadtpark

19.30 Closing event at the Heuriger Wolff, Rathstrae 48, 1190 Vienna
Dress Code: Casual

22.00 24.00 Return by buses to the Hilton Vienna Stadtpark