Preliminary program:
09:00 - 09:30 Delegates registration and refreshments
09:30 - 09:45 Keynote speech: Tomica Milosavljević, Minister of Health, Republic of Serbia (TBC)
09:45 - 11:15 Panel 1: Healthcare Systems and the Pharmaceutical Industry – Regulations and Funding
- Sustainable financing for the health system and how much is set aside for pharmaceuticals?
- How much is spent of the compensation system?
- What factors influence the pricing of prescription drugs and price control policy?
- Who controls the process of medication procurement for health centers?
- How does the State influence higher accessibility of medications?
Moderator: Igor Lazarević, Management Consultant
Tomica Milosavljević, Minister of Health, Republic of Serbia
Zorica Pavlović, Deputy Minister of Health, Republic of Serbia
Aleksandar Vuksanović, Director, Republic Institute for Health Insurance, Serbia
Luka Vončina, Head of Medicines and Medical Devices, Croatian Institute for Health Insurance
Kenan Hrapović, Director, Republic Health Insurance Fund of Montenegro
Goran Kljajčin, Director, Health Insurance Fund, Republic of Srpska
11:15 - 11:45 Coffee break and networking
11:45 - 13:15 Panel 2: Registration and Quality Control of Medications
- Placing medications on the market-harmonization with the EU
- How can the process of placing medication on the market and renewing their registration be accelerated?
- The importance of post-marketing control of medications for patients
- Testing medication quality in the process of placing medications on the market
- What are the procedural differences regarding innovative and generic medications?
Moderator: Igor Lazarević, Management Consultant
Tatjana Šipetić, Director, Medicines and Medical Devices Agency of Serbia
Ilčo Zahariev, Director, Bureau for medicines, Macedonia
Vesna Nasteska-Nedanovska, Head of Sector for Pharmaceuticals, Bureau for Medicines, Macedonia
Siniša Tomić, Director, Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices, Croatia
Miodrag Drljević, Director, Agency for medicines and medical devices of Montenegro
13:15 - 13:45 Coffee break and networking
13:45 - 15:15 Panel 3: The Pharmaceutical Industry and Business – Development and Perspectives
- What is the worth of the pharmaceutical products industry in the region?
- What are the export potential of the pharmaceutical industry in regards to the region? Which markets are the easiest to penetrate?
- The place and importance of contracting production in the total production of pharmaceutical products
- How can liquidity of the pharmaceutical industry be improved?
Moderator: Igor Lazarević, Management Consultant
Vladimir Hudjec, Country Manager, Berlin-Chemie
Igor Kosec, Regional Manager SEE, Pliva
Dragomir Ćurčić, Advisor, Hemofarm
15:15 - 16:15 Cocktail lunch