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Post-Conference Report

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Contents

1 About the Asia Pacific MedTech Forum 2015 ............................................... 3

2 Key Statistics .................................................................................................. 4

3 Speakers and Topics ...................................................................................... 6

4 Media Report ................................................................................................. 8

5 Steering Committee Members ................................................................... 10

6 Sponsors and Partners 2015 ......................................................................... 11

7 Asia Pacific MedTech Forum 2016 .............................................................. 12

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1 About the Asia Pacific MedTech Forum 2015

Organized by the Asia Pacific Medical Technology

Association (APACMed), the Asia Pacific MedTech

Forum 2015 was the region’s first event of its kind for

the medical devices and diagnostics industry. It was

held at Singapore’s Raffles City Convention Centre on

10th to 11th December 2015. A pre-conference

workshop for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

(SME’s) was held on 9th December.

The theme of the conference was “Pioneering a

Healthy Future Together” – Raising standards of care

for patients in Asia Pacific through better access,

innovation and collaboration. The main two-day event

brought together stakeholders, policymakers,

healthcare professional and senior executives from the

medical technology industry to share best practices and

gain insights aimed at inspiring collaboration and action

across the region.

Participants had the opportunity to network and

engage with speakers through a series of panel

sessions, CEO roundtables and more.

The Asia Pacific MedTech Forum 2015 also marked the

launch of the APACMed supported McKinsey whitepaper

entitled “MedTech in Asia – Committing at scale to raise

standards of care for patients”.

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2 Key Statistics

Post-event survey responses:

“What was your overall impression of the Asia Pacific MedTech Forum 2015?”

• 82% of respondents replied Very Good or Excellent.

• 100% replied Good or better.

“Will you attend the Asia Pacific MedTech Forum 2016?”

• 100% of respondents replied YES.

Top 3 factors affecting delegates’ decision to attend the Asia Pacific MedTech Forum 2015:

1. Networking opportunities (90%)

2. Attractiveness and relevance of conference program (87%)

3. Calibre of speakers and panellists (87%)

502 Total Attendees 84 Speakers 15 Panels

Participants from 16+ Countries, including India, China, Japan, Korea, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia, U.S., Germany, UK and others

21 Sponsors, Exhibitors and Partner Organizations

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Comments from delegates and exhibitors:

“Great success for the first MedTech Forum organized. My compliments.” - Regional CEO of leading

European MNC

“Great first meeting, well done to the organizing committee.” – Regional President of U.S. MNC

“Truly a wonderful inaugural event!!” – Senior Regulatory Affairs Director, U.S. MNC

“Very good speakers. Excellent program content.” – Managing Director, mid-size European

company

“I am very happy with the outcome of this inaugural event!” – Exhibitor & sponsor

“We were very happy to be part of MedTech Forum 2015. Great energy overall.” – Exhibitor &

sponsor

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3 Speakers and Topics

We were honored to welcome an outstanding line up of international speakers. The following list

is far from exhaustive:

Dr. Axel Baur, Leader Pharmaceutical and Medical Products Practice in Asia, McKinsey

(Japan)

Mr. Bhavdeep Singh, CEO Fortis Healthcare (India)

Mr. Jean-Luc Butel, Global Healthcare Advisor, former President International of Baxter

and Medtronic (Singapore)

Datuk J. Jayasiri, Deputy Secretary General (Strategy and Monitoring), Ministry of

International Trade and Industry (Malaysia)

Dr. Peter Barton-Smith, Senior Consultant and Chief, Robotic and Minimal Access Surgery

Section, O&G Department Singapore General Hospital (Singapore)

Dr. Claudia Süssmuth-Dyckerhoff, Senior Partner and Leader of the Healthcare Systems &

Services Practice in Asia at McKinsey (China)

Ambassador Michael W. Michalak, Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director,

US-ASEAN Business Council (Singapore)

Dr. John CW Lim, Executive Director at Duke-NUS Centre of Regulatory Excellence &

Deputy Director of Medical Services at Ministry of Health (Singapore)

Ms. Runa Khan, Founder and Executive Director, Friendship NGO (Bangladesh)

Dr. Jun Kitahara, Director Division of Regulatory Cooperation, Office of International

Programs, PMDA (Japan)

Mr. Hareesh Nair, Director Investments, Quadria Capital (Singapore)

Prof. Hak Jong Lee, Seoul National University Bungdang Hospital, Department of

Nanoconvergence (South Korea)

Dr. Elizabeth Fowler, Vice

President of Global Health Policy,

Johnson & Johnson (U.S.)

Mr. Gary M. Cohen, Executive Vice

President and President, Global

Health & Development, Becton

Dickinson (U.S.)

Dr. Prahbu Vinayagam, Managing

Director, Joint Commission

International JCI (Singapore)

Mr. Supratim Bose, Executive Vice

President and President, Asia-

Pacific, Middle East & Africa, Boston Scientific (Singapore)

Mr. Lam Chee Hong, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Asia Pacific, B.Braun

Medical (Malaysia)

Mr. Ryo (Roy) Noda, President Asia Pacific, Minimally Invasive Technologies Group,

Medtronic (Japan)

Dr. Ogan Gurel, Chief Innovation Officer at Campus D, a Seoul-based start-up incubator;

visiting Professor at the Samsung Advanced Institute of Health Sciences and Technology

(South Korea)

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The conference program was structured around nine plenary sessions and three parallel tracks

following the broad themes Access, Innovation and Collaboration. The following are examples of

session topics:

Access to Quality Healthcare – Tackling the Challenge of Universal Healthcare

The Future of Medical Education

Disruptive Innovation in Health Care

Business Model Innovation: Designing for Asian Markets

Transforming Clinical Care Through Technology

Smarter Regulations to Enhance Outcomes

Building Healthcare Capacity in Asia Pacific

Anatomy of a Successful Industry-Academia Collaboration

Partnering with Multi-Lateral Institutions and NGO’s

Partnerships to Reduce Economic Burden of Hospital Acquired Infections

CEO Roundtable on Talent Management

CEO Roundtable on Shaping the Future of Healthcare

The Pre-Conference Workshop for SME’s had a unique tailored program of particular relevance to

research institutes, start-ups and smaller medtech R&D or manufacturing businesses. Program

topics included product design & development, IP management, regulatory strategy, clinical trial

management, capital-raising, commercialization and distribution/channel management. 94

delegates attended the SME Workshop held at the Academia educational centre, Singapore

General Hospital on 9 December, 2015.

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4 Media Report

Journalists attending: 10

APACMed press releases: 2, distributed via PR Newswire

Press coverage: 697 press release syndications in 9 languages

in 11 countries across Asia Pacific

Original articles: 12 published + 4 pending

Social media: Reached 163K people. Number of Twitter and

LinkedIn followers doubled over a 30-day

period.

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“Device firms should pay attention

to the Trans-Pacific Partnership

(TPP). That was the advice of a

panel of trade experts at the Asia

Pacific MedTech Forum 2015

hosted by Asia Pacific Medical

Technology Association

(APACMed) conference in

Singapore on Dec. 10 and 11, who

noted that the deal was just one

among many trade pacts in

Southeast Asia that hold the

promise of significant changes in

market access.”

“In the recently concluded Asia

Pacific MedTech Forum 2015,

organized by APACMed,

industry leaders, policy makers,

regulatory personnel and

medtech start-up companies

from Asia and the world

gathered in Singapore to share

and exchange ideas on the

pressing challenges faced by

the industry and strategies that

could be implement to

overcome these obstacles.”

“The two-day forum for medical technology

professionals is hosted by the Asia-Pacific

Medical Technology Association. The

conference, which ends today, will address

issues driving the industry and explore how

innovation and collaboration can solve

unmet healthcare needs in the Asia-Pacific

region.”

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5 Steering Committee Members

Shakilla Shahjihan, Abbott Dr. Amit Shanker, Boston Scientific

Sinan Eserman, B Braun Carl Hall, Cardinal Health

Christina Lim, B Braun Srikant Ramaswami, J&J

Joanna Ng, B Braun Alok Mishra, J&J

Tineke Zuurbier, Baxter Franck Le Deu, McKinsey

David Basmajian, Baxter Dr. Florian Then, McKinsey

Chris Colwell, BD Amit Agarwal, McKinsey

Bernard Tan, BD Hsien-Hsien Lei, Medtronic

Ravikant Avva, Boston Scientific Geraldine Lin, Medtronic

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6 Sponsors and Partners 2015

Thank you to all our sponsors and partners.

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Knowledge Partner

Talent Partner

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7 Asia Pacific MedTech Forum 2016

The Asia Pacific MedTech Forum 2016 will take place on 8-9 November, 2016, at Suntec

City Convention Centre, Singapore.

For more information, please visit: www.medtechforum.asia

Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association (APACMed)

1 Harbourfront Place, Harbourfront Tower One, Level 04-01, Singapore 098633

Tel: +65 6722 3860 Fax: +65 6722 3801

E-mail: info@apacmed.org

URL: www.apacmed.org