9:30 - 9:35 CEST
Welcome
- Moderator: Marc Dechamps, President of the Council of European Bio-Regions
9:35 - 9:45 CEST
Opening remarks
• Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International Partnerships, European Commission
• Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
• Cessouma Minata Samate, Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, African Union Commission - tbc
9:45 - 11:15 CEST
Panel on Future for UE-Africa healthcare
• Michel Sidibé, AU Special Envoy to the African Medicines Agency
• Maria Shaw-Barragan, Director of the Department, European Investment Bank
• Kofi Nsiah-Poku, Chief Executive Officer, DEK Vaccines
• Morena Makhoana, Chief Executive Officer, Biovac
• Fayçal Samouh, Associated Director for Bioscience Sales Africa, Grifols
• Urszula Maria Stepkowska, Deputy Head of Unit, Directorate General for Trade, European Commission
11:15 - 11:25 CEST
Q&A, remaining questions and wrap-up
11:25 - 11:30 CEST
Closing remarks
• Natalie Moll, Director General, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)
• Nazeem Mohamed, Vice-Chairperson for the Federation of African Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations (FAPMA)
