2024

Summit Highlights

A Gathering of Health and Life Sciences Leaders in Asia Pacific

150+ leaders and senior executives from 10 over countries in Asia Pacific will gather for the 2.5 day programme.

A Multi-Sectoral Approach to Health & Life Sciences Innovation

Wide-ranging topics that span the entire value chain from APAC regional market trends and opportunities, innovation & regulatory collaborations, to health financing and investing trends in the health and life sciences sector.

Special session on Climate Change and Health, a highly complex issue with widespread impact on the entire industry.

A Platform to Foster Partnership, Innovation and Market Access

A confluence of participants from governments, international organizations, industry associations, financial institutions,academic institutions, and medical institutions, patient groups who are key components for improving access.

Value for Participants

Insights Gathering

Listen to leading public and private sector experts’ experience and opinions in the development of health and life science industry in Asia.

Regional Network Enhancement

Connect with senior executives from the industry, development partners, policy makers in the health and life sciences industry across Asia.

Partnership Formation

Leverage informal networking opportunities to engage with organisations across the industry to find new potential partners.

Highlights from 2023 APAC Health and Life Sciences Summit

The two-day summit covered the landscape of Asia’s life sciences innovation and strategic market opportunities through eight different topics that brought together health system leaders, multi-lateral organization representatives, policy experts, academic leaders, and ecosystem partners from nearly twenty countries and regions in APEC.

80+

Guest speakers

10+

Asian Countries

160+

Industry leaders
(invited only)

The Summit is organised by ASK Health Asia, an international think tank and consulting firm dedicated to health systems transformation in Asia. Over the last seven years, ASK Health Asia has published over 50 reports covering wide ranging topics from health financing, successful ageing, digital health, and climate change and human health and organised over 20 convening events and platforms annually in Asia. These reports and events reached many policy makers and industry leaders, catalysing changes in the health systems and giving people greater access to quality care.

To find out more, visit www.askhealthasia.com

Programme

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2024 Singapore Summit

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2024 Indonesia Summit

2024 APAC Health And Life Science Summit

Singapore, Day 1 - 11 November, 2024

TOPIC	CONTENT
Topic 1: The APAC Growth Story	APAC market growth trends, trajectory & opportunities Changes in policies and their impact on industry development and innovation Cross-sectoral partnerships to create a thriving life science industry in APAC
Topic 2: APAC Life Science Innovation Landscape	Showcase: Innovative solutions by Asia life sciences leaders Leaders insights: Fireside chat with policy & regulatory leaders on cultivating a conducive environment for innovation and successful commercialisation in APAC
Topic 3: Creating a Vibrant Life Science Market	Life sciences ecosystem showcase: the CXOs supporting scale up in the region Driving cost-effective innovations for the region through partnerships Innovative financing and improved market access
Topic 4: Asia Life Sciences Investor Forum	Growing the next generation champions in APAC, from local innovation to global success Investment trends in the life sciences sector
Singapore Night: Invitation-Only, closed-door networking dinner, with speakers and sponsors (30 - 50)

2024 APAC Health And Life Science Summit

Singapore, Day 2 - 12 November, 2024

Special Session: Creating a Climate-Resilient Health Future for Asia

PANEL	CONTENT
Panel 1: The Impact of Climate Change on Health, Calling for Industry Action	Overview of climate change effects on population health and health systems Development partners'strategy on climate change and health, as well as current engagement of industry in climate change and health
Panel 2: Decarbonizing the Healthcare Sector in Asia	Current carbon footprint of the health sector Strategies for reducing emissions, examples from leading companies
Case Study Presentations: Innovations and Collaboration on the Intersection of Climate Change and He	Successful collaborative projects/innovative products and solutions Lessons learned, best practices and scale-up approach
Panel 3: Building More Climate-Resilient Health Systems in Asia	Strategies for improving resilience in health infrastructure and enhancing health system responsiveness Policy and funding mechanisms Emerging trends of investments on climate solutions in Asia, highlighting investment opportunities related to the health sector

2024 APAC Health and Life Sciences Summit Spotlight Indonesia

Indonesia, November | Agenda

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Speakers

Carrie LIU

Lead, Health and Healthcare, World Economic Forum

Chang LIU

Founder & CEO, ASK Health Asia; Adjunct Associate Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Louise HO Xin Qian

Assistant Vice President (Healthcare), Singapore Economic Development Board’s (EDB)

Paul HULEATT

Counsellor (Health), Australian High Commission, Singapore; Regional Advisor - Indo-Pacific Regulatory Strengthening Program (RSP); Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)

Siddhartha BHATTACHARYA

Secretary General, Healthcare Federation of India (NATHEALTH)

Lin SHI

Policy Director, China Office, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

Snehal PATEL

Co-founder of aEQ and the Managing Director of Saena Partners

Joji SUGAWARA

Vice President, Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI)

Siyuan CHEN

VP, General Manager of Bristol Myers Squibb for China & Asia Cluster

Hsien-Hsien LEI

CEO, The American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (AmCham Singapore); Adjunct Associate Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health

Muhammed Anis Bin Abd Wahab

Head of Department, Quality Assurance, ProtectHealth Corporation Sdn. Bhd, established under the Ministry of Health Malaysia

Omolara ADETUNJI

Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs, Asia Pacific Region, Eli Lilly and Company

Subramanyam YADAVALLI

CEO, Apollo Hospitals

Michelle TAN

General Manager, Southeast Asia, BeiGene

Raven LIN

Co-founder & CEO, Pilatus Biosciences Inc

Han XIA

CEO and Founder, HugoBiotech

Kah Yean NEO

Senior Director, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, A*Star

Hwee Ching ANG

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Experimental Drug Development Centre (EDDC)

Alessandro FALCONE

Regional Head, JLABS Singapore

Vijay KARWAL

Managing Director, CBC Group

Ankur MUTREJA

Director of Strategy, Partnerships and Communications, PATH

Jonas KARLSTRÖM

Associate Professor, Core Lead, Innovation in Global Health, SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute

Janice JIN

President, GenScript Asia Pacific

Raymond NG

Senior Director, Strategic Innovation & Business Development, ATLATL Scientific

Kate QI

Founder & CEO, SG Diagnostics

Jing Ping YEO

Global Head, Project Operations & Head, Transformation, George Clinical

Giles NEWMARCH

Senior Investment Officer, lFC-International Finance Corporation (World Bank)

Yuan Lu HO

Co-lead, ASEAN Diagnostics Initiative, Vice President, Outreach & Talent Development, Diagnostics Development Hub

Sean SHI

Director & CEO, Sino-Innovax Biotec Pte Ltd

Christy MA

Chief Strategy Officer, SCG Cell Therapy

Eugene HONG

Head, Healthcare & Pharmaceutical, Institutional Banking Group, DBS Bank

Biao CHENG

GM of Incubation, Microsoft Asia-Pacific Research & Development Group

Dale HUNTINGTON

Senior Director, Health Care Systems Policy, Johnson & Johnson

Ryan MACFARLANE

Vice President, Access Partnership

Abdullahi SHERIFF

Vice President and Chair of the Public Policy Committee (PPC), Singapore Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (SAPI); Managing Director, MSD Pharma (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

Hiroaki TSUKADA

Senior Director, Global Policy and Public Affairs, Asia Pacific Lead, Pfizer

Pompy SRIDHAR

Director, India, MSD for Mothers

Jeff WEISEL

Co-founder, aEQ; Senior Strategic Advisor, Avalere Health

Ping Hei LI (Benjamin)

Founder, Heals Healthcare

Ramesh RAJENTHERAN

CEO & Founder, MiyaHealth

Stephen NG

Managing Director; Head of Southeast Asia and South Asia; Chief Executive Officer of Singapore, CICC

Kelly QIAO

Senior Principal, B Capital Group

Jiadi YU

Chief Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

May LO

Investment Director, abc Impact, Temasek Trust Asset Management

Mia HU

Investment Director, Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund Asia

Barney Yao

Executive Director – Equity Research, Chief AI Strategist, Haitong International

Alva CHEN

Therapeutic Practice Leader, Healthcare, VMS Group

Jolene OOI

Partner, Healthcare and Emerging Technology Investments, EDBI Pte Ltd

Jannie TSUEI

Partner, TVM Capital Healthcare

Fong Ming KOH

Principal, LYFE Capital

Wei Yang CHEONG

Vice Provost (Strategic Research Partnerships), Singapore Management University; Senior Adviser (Health Economics), Ministry of Health, Singapore

Jin Hoe KOH

Executive Director, Head, Capital Markets, Global Sales and Origination, SGX Group

Aaron GU

Partner, Han Kun Law Offices

Deepali KHANNA

Vice President, Asia, The Rockefeller Foundation

Yoshihiro KAWAI

Chairman, Global Asia Insurance Partnership (GAIP); Chairman, South East Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF); Chairman, OECD lPPC; Advisor, Commissioner JFSA; Member, International Advisory Council, China National Financial Regulatory Administration; Professor, Tokyo University

Vera SIESJÖ

Senior One Health Scientist, Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

Jean-Gaetan GUILLEMAUD

Vice President Corporate Affairs, Zuellig Pharma

Coco LIU

ESG and Sustainability Lead, Philips Greater China

Wan Cheng CHOW

Group Director, Academic Medicine, SingHealth HQ Vice Dean, Office of Academic Medicine, Duke-NUS School of Medicine Senior Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital

Karen WU

Regional Lead of APAC Supply Chain, Roche Singapore

Akhil KHURANA

Associate Director, Centre for lmpact lnvesting and Practices (an ecosystem entity of Temasek Trust)

Marc A. VAN DER LINDEN

Counselor for Health, Welfare and Sport, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Beijing)

Kailash RAGHUWANSHI

Director, Strategic Initiatives, Landcent Group

Renzo R. GUINTO

Associate Professor, Global and Planetary Health, SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore

Peng ZHONG

Director, Social Innovation, Bayer Foundation

Jeannette ICKOVICS

Samuel and Liselotte Herman Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health

Kelvin TAN

Head of Programme (Minor in Applied Ageing Studies), Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)

Mengchun GONG

Professor, Guangdong Medical University; Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Digital Health China Technologies LTD.

Manprit SINGH

CTO Data and AI for Healthcare, Microsoft