Draft Program

08:30 - 09:00 Registration and coffee

09:00 - 09:30 Official opening

Dr. Daniela Daritkova, Chairperson of the healthcare committee of the National Assembly
Dr. Petar Moskov, Minister of Health (invited)
Dr. Ventsislav Grozev, Chairman of Bulgarian Medical Association
Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Union
Zoya Paunova, Chairman of ArPharm

09:30 – 11:00 First Panel
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF THE HEALTH SECTOR, HOW TO ENCOURAGE THE INVESTMENTS, INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE HEALTH BUSINESS AND PHARMACEUTICAL POLICY

Moderator: Dr. Stanimir Hasardziev, Chairman, National Patients’ Organization of Bulgaria (NPO)

Legislative initiatives in healthcare sector and drug policy
Petar Moskov, Minister of Health

Investments in the pharmaceutical sector in the bulgarian healthcare
Zoya Paunova, Chairman of ArPharm and CEO of AstraZeneca Bulgaria

Innovation for Growth
Dr. Kiril Nikoltchev, General Manager, Abbvie Bulgaria

Bulgaria's role in the global world of clinical trials and development strategies
Dr. Ivan Georgiev, Director, Quintiles Bulgaria, Chairman of the Bulgarian Association of Clinical Research
Dr. Zornitsa Cheshmedzhieva, Senior Director, Quintiles Bulgaria

Could basic health services contribute to economic growth?
Kaloyan Staykov, Institute for Market Economics

The strategy of Sofia Municipal Privatisation and Investment Agency to attract investments in the health sector
Vladimir Danailov, CEO, Sofia Municipal Privatisation and Investment Agency

11:00 - 11:30 Networking Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:00 Second Panel
HEALTH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENTS IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR

Moderator: Julian Uzunov, Director, Top Management Advisors

The National Health Insurance Fund policy
Dr. Glinka Komitov, CEO, The National Health Insurance Fund

The positive drug list - changes and problems in the last year
Prof. Dr. Nikolai Danchev, Chairman of the National Council on prices and reimbursement of medicinal products

Financial resources for health: cost or investment
Doc. Dr. Antonia Dimova – Yordanova, Varna Medical University, Department of Economics and Management of Health

Challenges and advantages from market consolidation
Tomislav Zivanovic, Regional Director Balkans, PHOENIX

Diabetes- the human, social and economic challenge
Mrs Sandra Rolih, Vice president of the Croatian Diabetes Association and Member of the Board ofInternational Diabetes Federation

Food supplements - growth by developing categories
Desislava Raychinova, General Manager, Walmark Bulgaria

E-Health - Myth or Reality
Prof. Dr. Petko Salchev, Director Classification Systems,The National Center of Public Health and Analyses

13:00 – 14:00 Networking Lunch

Third Panel
HOSPITAL TRANSFORMATION

Moderator: Dr. Ventsislav Grozev, Chairman, Bulgarian Medical Association

Budget 2017 and negotiations with the National Health Insurance Fund
Dr. Ventsislav Grozev, Chairman, Bulgarian Medical Association

How was the largest hospital in Bulgaria restructured
Prof. Dr. Karen Djambazov, CEO of University Hospital "St. George"

The model for sustainable and modern hospital health
Ivan Kolev, CEO of Trakia Hospital

Strategy for the future. The megagroup Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda
Mr. Ilian Grigorov, CEO of Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda Group

Conflict management in the medical institutions and alternative methods for resolving it
Maria Sharkova, Lawyer, specialist in medical law

Where is the line between art and business in medicine?
prof. Dr Asen Gudev, Chairman of the Union of Bulgarian medical professionals