52nd AESGP

Annual Meeting
31 May 2016 - 2 June 2016
Athens

The future
of self-care:
Shaping the new
environment
Programme

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 The future of self-care: Tue
Shaping the new environment
From
19.00

onwards
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.

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: Tuesday, 31 May 2016
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 Wednesday, 1 June 2016

08.30 Welcome Coffee 14.00

15.30

09.00
10.15
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 15.30
Consumer Health Division 16.00

10.15 16.00
10.45 Coffee break / Networking 17.30

10.45
12.30
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

12.30
14.00 Lunch break / Networking
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 14.00
15.30
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
care industry
are system. - Pascal Brossard, President, AFIPA, France
- Dirk Ossenberg-Engels, Bayer Consumer Health, Head Region EU South, CEE & ME
- Karen Proud, President, Consumer Health Products, Canada

15.30
Head of the
16.00 Coffee break / Networking

16.00
17.30
Getting full support for self-care
from stakeholders
Some European countries are about to go through a thorny process of change
nd following major economic difficulties. This has implications on healthcare in
general and on healthcare professionals, including in particular community
alth pharmacists. How can such a situation best be managed and what kind of
support is needed?

rgers and Moderated by George Dokios, Director General, EFEX

c at large?
- Mafalda Arajo, Vice President, APIFARMA / OTC, Portugal
- Michael Becker, Deputy Chairman, German Medicines Manufacturers
Association (BAH)
thcare - Jan Smits, PGEU President
re - Katarzyna Swiderek, President of the European Pharmaceutical Students
Association (EPSA)
ohnson - Konstantinos Lourantos, President of the Panhellenic Association of
Pharmacists

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 Thursday, 2 June 2016

08.30 Welcome Coffee 14.00

15.30

09.00
10.30
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

15.30
10.30 16.00
11.00 Coffee break / Networking
16.00
17.30
11.00
12.30
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

12.30
14.00 Lunch break / Networking 17.30

19.00

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 14.00
15.30
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

port European level in the areas of self-care medical devices, food supplements and
non-prescription medicines.
Moderated by Hubertus Cranz, Director General, AESGP
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tions for
- Lars Ritter, European Parliament
al strategy
- Alexandra Nikolakopoulou, Head of Unit, Directorate General Health, European
Commission
- June Raine, Chair, European Medicines Agencys Pharmacovigilance Risk
Assessment Committee
cellence, RB - Jurate Svarcaite, Secretary General, Pharmaceutical Group of the European
Union (PGEU)

15.30
16.00 Coffee break / Networking

16.00
17.30
Challenges for tomorrow
What will really make a difference in the future? What is needed to be
e done to 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

17.30 Invitation to the 53rd AESGP Annual Meeting 30 May - 1 June 2017 in Vienna

- Gerhard Ltsch and Alfred Grn, Austrian Self-Care Association, IGEPHA

19.00 Closing event at the restaurant Mythos of the Sea, the seaside restaurant of the
Divani Apollon Palace Hotel

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 Conference venue
Divani Apollon Palace Hotel
Agiou Nikolaou 10,
Vouliagmeni, Athens 166 71
Greece
Tel: +30 21 0891 1100

Getting there Registration fees

The best way to get to the hotel from the
Athens International Airport is by taxi. It takes
about half an hour.
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 2016.

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: +3227355130

Hotel room rates Fax: +3227355222

info@aesgp.eu
There are no more rooms available at the
conference hotel with the special rates. www.aesgp.eu

More information available

www.aesgp.eu/52

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