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    PRE-CONFERENCE SYMPOSIA
   Wednesday, May 28, 2008






7:00 a.m.



Congress Registration




8:00 a.m.



PRECONFERENCE I






Global Compliance Program Operational Issues: Infrastructure, Monitoring, Auditing and Managing with Limited Resources

Julien Durand
Director, Global Compliance Implementation, AstraZeneca PLC, London, UK

Andrew Hayward, Esq.
Chief Counsel, Global Compliance, AstraZeneca PLC, London, UK

Ethan M. Posner, Esq.
Partner, Covington & Burling LLP, Former Deputy Associate Attorney General, US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, USA

Sigrid Willame
Vice President, Legal Affairs, UCB Group, Brussels, Belgium

Keith M. Korenchuk, JD, MPH
Of Counsel, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC, USA (Moderator)
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10:00 a.m.



Preconference I Adjournment










8:00 a.m.



PRECONFERENCE II






Comparing, Contrasting and Complying with the Various Pharmaceutical Global Codes of Conduct

Gabor Danielfy
Senior Director, Global Compliance & Business Practices, Schering-Plough Corporation, Levallois-Perret Cedex, France
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Steve Mohr, Esq.
Global Compliance Officer, AstraZeneca PLC, London, UK
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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John Bentivoglio, Esq.
Partner, King & Spalding LLP, Former Special Counsel for Health Care Fraud and Chief Privacy Officer, United States Department of Justice Washington, DC, USA (Moderator)
No Presentation Provided



10:00 a.m.



Preconference II Adjournment










8:00 a.m.



PRECONFERENCE III






Advanced Issues in Promotion, Inducements and Corrupt Practices, including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Thomas H. Suddath, Jr.
Partner, Reed Smith; Former Assistant United States Attorney, US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Ted Acosta, Esq.
Principal, Ernst & Young LLP, Former Assistant Inspector General for Legal Affairs, Office of Inspector General, US Department of Health and Human Services, Paris, France (Moderator)
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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10:00 a.m.



Preconference III Adjournment










8:00 a.m.



PRECONFERENCE IV






An Overview of the United States Regulatory Environment (FDA and Healthcare) for Global Pharmaceutical Compliance Professionals

Ann Leopold Kaplan, Esq.
Assistant General Counsel, PhRMA, Washington, DC, USA

Lynn Shapiro Snyder
Senior Member, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., Washington, DC, USA

Wendy C. Goldstein, Esq.
Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker & Green, New York, NY, USA (Moderator)
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10:00 a.m.



Preconference IV Adjournment










8:00 a.m.



PRECONFERENCE V






Dangerous Documents: Finding Landmines in Your Emails and FDA Records

Frances Richmond, PhD
Director of the Regulatory Science Program, USC School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA

Nancy Singer, JD
President, Compliance-Alliance LLC, Former Special Counsel, AdvaMed, Washington, DC
Permission to post not granted



10:00 a.m.



Preconference V Adjournment





    International Pharma Congress Day One
    Wednesday, May 28, 2008






10:15 a.m.




Welcome and Overview of Day I - Morning Plenary Session

Roeland van Aelst
Executive Director, Health Care Compliance, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Johnson & Johnson, Brussels, Belgium (Co chair)



10:30 a.m.




Pharma CEO Keynote Address

Jaak Peeters
President, Janssen-Cilag EMEA, Neuss, Germany
Permission to post not granted



11:00 a.m.




Setting the Stage: Crucial Issues in Global Compliance Panel

Georgia Keresty
Senior Vice President Pharmaceutical Compliance and Global Regulatory Affairs, Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Steve Mohr, Esq.
Global Compliance Officer, AstraZeneca PLC, London, UK

Arthur Muratyan, Esq.
Vice President Legal Corporate, Sanofi Aventis, Paris, France

Dan Ostergaard
Head of Corporate Integrity & Compliance, Novartis International AG, Basel, Switzerland

Lori Queisser
Senior Vice President, Global Compliance and Business Practices, Schering-Plough Corporation, Kenilworth, NJ, USA

Ted Acosta, Esq.
Principal, Ernst & Young LLP, Paris, France (Moderator)
Panel Discussion Only



12:30 p.m.



Networking Luncheon




1:30 p.m.




AFTERNOON TRACK SESSIONS

The International Pharma Congress track sessions are intended to be interactive facilitated discussions. The session faculty will provide a brief overview of the issues and will set forth a series of questions and case studies to be addressed by the participants.

Track I: Promotion, Inducements and Corrupt Practices, including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
  • Gary F. Giampetruzzi, Esq., Deputy Compliance Officer, International Investigations and Programs, Pfizer Inc., New York, NY, USA (Co chair)
  • Jonathon L. Kellerman, Partner - Advisory Health Industries, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Sector, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Philadelphia, PA, USA (Co chair)
Track II: Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety
  • Ian Dodds-Smith, Esq., Partner and Co-Head, Food, Drug and Medical Devices Practice Group and Head, European Product Liability Practice Group, Arnold & Porter LLP, London, UK (Co chair)
  • Valerie E. Simmons, MD, Qualified Person, Pharmacovigilance, Global Patient Safety, Eli Lilly & Company Ltd., London, UK (Co chair, Day I)
  • Monika Pietrek, MD, PhD, MSc, Drug Development and Safety Expert, Weinheim, Germany (Co chair, Day II)
Track III: International Clinical Trials
  • Kathleen M. Boozang, Esq., Associate Dean and Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, NJ, USA (Co chair)
  • Linda Horton, Esq., Partner, Hogan & Hartson LLP, Washington, DC, USA and Brussels, Belgium, (Co chair)
Track IV: Practical Case Studies: Third Party Oversight, Distribution Channel Challenges and Management of Allegations and Investigations
  • Sue Egan, Vice President Compliance, AstraZeneca PLC, London, UK (Co chair)
  • Gerard Geneen, Compliance Officer, Pharmaceuticals Europe, GlaxoSmithKline, Brentford, Middlesex, UK (Co chair)
  • Dave O'Shaughnessy, Compliance Officer, Pharmaceuticals International, GlaxoSmithKline, London, UK (Co chair)



1:30 p.m.




Concurrent Sessions I


1.01  



Track I: Promotion, Inducements and Corrupt Practices, including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: European Laws and Regulations Relating to Promotion, Inducements and Corrupt Practices

John Smart
Partner, Fraud Investigation and Dispute Services, Ernst & Young LLP, London, UK
No Presentation Provided



1.02  




Track II: Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety: The European Commission's December 5, 2007 Proposal to Re-design Existing European Drug Safety Rules

Outlining the Major Changes
Maurits J.F. Lugard, MA, JD, LLM
Partner, Sidley Austin LLP, Former Member of the European Commission Legal Service, Brussels, Belgium
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Responses on the Consultation
Christine Bendall, Esq.
Consultant, Arnold & Porter LLP, London, UK
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Industry View on Practical Implications
Margaret Walters
Director, EU Pharmacovigilance, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Ltd., Hoddesdon, UK
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Discussion
Monika Pietrek, MD, PhD, MSc
Drug Development and Safety Expert, Weinheim, Germany



1.03  




Track III: International Clinical Trials: Global Compliance Norms and European Union Focus

Global Compliance Norms
John R. Williams, PhD
Former Director of Ethics, World Medical Association, Coordinator, Revision of the Declaration of Helsinki, Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa and Department of Philosophy, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
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European Union Focus
Emmanuelle M. Voisin, PhD
Principal, Voisin Consulting, Former General Manager of Quintiles France and Spain, Paris, France
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1.04  




Track IV: Practical Case Studies: Third Party Oversight, Distribution Channel Challenges and Management of Allegations and Investigations

Sue Egan
Vice President Compliance, AstraZeneca PLC, London, UK
No Presentation Provided

Gerard Geneen
Compliance Officer, Pharmaceuticals Europe, GlaxoSmithKline, Brentford, Middlesex, UK
No Presentation Provided



3:00 p.m.




Transition Break



3:15 p.m.




Concurrent Sessions II


2.01  



Track I: Promotion, Inducements and Corrupt Practices, including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Walking thru a Mock Inspection, Inspection Readiness and Response

Jonathon L. Kellerman
Partner - Advisory Health Industries, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Sector, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Permission to post not granted



2.02  




Track II: Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety: Risk Management - EU and US Developments

Comparing the EU and US Approach to Risk Management
Daniel A. Kracov, Esq.
Partner and Global Head, Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Practice, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC
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Dr. Lincoln Tsang
Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP, London, UK
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Industry Experience in Implementation
Valerie E. Simmons, MD
Qualified Person, Pharmacovigilance, and Global Patient Safety, Eli Lilly & Company Ltd., London, UK
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Discussion
John Knight, MD, FRACP
Senior Medical Advisor, Benefit Risk Management, Johnson & Johnson, North Ryde, NSW, Australia



2.03  




Track III: International Clinical Trials: Current Issues in Clinical Trial Regulation and Future Reforms: EU, US, and Beyond

New US Law on Clinical Trials, Gov and Future FDA Proposals
Linda R. Horton, Esq.
Partner, Hogan & Hartson, LLP, Former Deputy Chief Counsel and Director of International Policy, US Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC, USA and Brussels, Belgium
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A Perspective from the European Commission, DG Research
Fergal Donnelly
Directorate-General for Research, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
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Paule Drouault-Gardrat
Partner, Reed Smith, Paris France
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2.04  




Track IV: Practical Case Studies: Third Party Oversight, Distribution Channel Challenges and Management of Allegations and Investigations

Sue Egan
Vice President Compliance, AstraZeneca PLC, London, UK
No Presentation Provided

Gerard Geneen
Compliance Officer, Pharmaceuticals Europe, GlaxoSmithKline, Brentford, Middlesex, UK
No Presentation Provided



4:45 p.m.




Transition Break


5:00 p.m.



Introduction to Afternoon Plenary Session

Lori Queisser
Senior Vice President, Global Compliance and Business Practices, Schering-Plough Corporation, Indianapolis, IN, USA (Co chair)



5:15 p.m.




Emerging Global Compliance Issues in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America

Gonzalo Cornejo, Esq.
Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Latin America and Canada, Legal Operations International & Japan, GlaxoSmithKline, Philadelphia, PA
No Presentation Provided

Michael Fadus
Regional Compliance Officer, Schering-Plough, Central East AG, Lucerne, Switzerland
No Presentation Provided

Joe Henein
Managing Director, Middle East and North Africa, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Chairman, MEA/LAWG Ethics Committee, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
No Presentation Provided

Juan Francisco Millan, MD
Executive Director, CETIFARMA (Pharma Industry Association), Mexico
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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Yuet-Ming Tham, Esq.
Regional Compliance Director, Legal Division, Corporate Compliance, Pfizer Inc., Hong Kong
No Presentation Provided

Brian Riewerts
Principal, Global Life Sciences Governance, Risk and Compliance Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Baltimore, MD, USA (Moderator)



6:30 p.m.




Adjournment and Company Best Practice Policy and Procedure Poster Board and Exchange Reception

The International Pharma Congress Networking Reception will feature the exchange and presentation of company best practice policy and procedures at poster boards throughout the Pharma Congress Exhibits.




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