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9:00 CEST
Welcome
- Moderator: Marc Dechamps, President of the Council of European Bio-Regions
9:05 CEST
Opening remarks
- Hubert Gambs, Deputy Director General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs and head of the Task Force for Industrial Scale-Up of COVID19 vaccines and therapeutics, European Commission
9:15 CEST
Industrial development and value chains: examples of EU-Africa cooperation
- Karim Bendhaou, Head of Africa Bureau chez Merck Group
Hala Audi, Chef Executive Officer, Unizima
9:45 CEST
Logistics and trade agreements with African countries
- Paul Molinaro, Director Strategic Health Operations a.i. WHO Health Emergencies Programme
- Urszula Maria Stepkowska, Deputy Head of Unit, Directorate General for Trade, European Commission
10:15 CEST
Regulatory aspects
- Marketing authorisation in the EU: Victoria Palmi, International Affairs, European Medicines Agency
- Regulatory strengthening and harmonisation: African Medicines Agency, Margareth Ndomondo-Sigonda, Pharmaceutical Coordinator African Union-NEPAD Agency
10:45 CEST
Coffee break
11:00 CEST
EU programmes in support of EU-Africa partnerships
- International Partnerships
- Engagement with the private sector:
- Gabriella Fesus, Head of Social Inclusion and Protection, Health and Demography Unit
- Cécile Billaux, Head of Unit Private Sector, Trade Unit
- Research and Innovation
- European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP): Inmaculada Peñas Jimenez, Scientific Officer
- AU-EU Innovation Agenda & Public Health (skills and training, clinical trials capacity, ISO/GCP/GLP standards, epidemiological training, intellectual property): Inmaculada Peñas Jimenez, Scientific Officer and Dr. Vincenzo Lorusso, Science, Technology and Innovation cooperation with Africa
- Horizon Europe’s Africa Initiative: Dr. Vincenzo Lorusso, Science, Technology and Innovation cooperation with Africa
- Communication networks, content and technology
- eHealth programme: Christoph Klein, Programme officer for eHealth and Ageing Policy
- eHealth programme: Christoph Klein, Programme officer for eHealth and Ageing Policy
11:45 CEST
Health industry development – Ambition for Africa
- Dr. Nicaise Ndembi, Chief Science Advisor at the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and leader of PAVM
11:55 CEST
Closing remarks
- Martin Seychell, Deputy Director General for International Partnerships, European Commission
12:05 CEST
EU-Africa marketplace and matchmaking meetings
- Presentation of the platform, objectives and calendar of events: European Commission’s organising team
