PRESS RELEASE: First Latin American Pharmaceutical & Device Compliance Congress Features Compliance 2.0: The Future of Compliance in Latin America
  • A Hybrid Conference and Internet Event
  • Sponsored by Latin American Ethics and Compliance Network
  • Cosponsored by Pharmaceutical Compliance Forum and
  • October 2 - 4, 2012
  • Hilton São Paulo Morumbi
  • São Paulo, Brazil
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PRESS RELEASE
Phone: (206) 452-5635
Email: registration@hcconferences.com
Website: www.LatinAmericanPharmaCongress.com

SÃO PAULO BRAZIL -- PHARMA UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- SEPTEMBER 11, 2012: The First Latin American Pharmaceutical Compliance Congress, www.LatinAmericanPharmaCongress.com, October 2 - 4, 2012, will be held at the Hilton São Paulo Morumbi in São Paulo, Brazil. The Latin American Pharma Congress is sponsored by the Latin American Ethics and Compliance Network and cosponsored by the Pharmaceutical Compliance Forum. Plenary session presentations will be in Portuguese, Spanish and English with simultaneous translation.

FEATURING COMPLIANCE 2.0: THE FUTURE OF COMPLIANCE
IN LATIN AMERICA BY:

Dr. Julien Durand, LLM, MBA, CHCP
Regional Compliance Officer and Ethical Innovation Lead, AstraZeneca Latin America, Wilmington, DE, USA

Arun Sharma, PhD
Professor, Marketing, Academic Director, Johnson A. Edosomwan Leadership Institute, School of Business, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA

Plenary session presentations will be in Portuguese,
Spanish and English with simultaneous translation.




FIRST LATIN AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLIANCE CONGRESS AND BEST PRACTICES FORUM

ONSITE
October 2 - 4, 2012
Hilton São Paulo Morumbi
São Paulo, Brazil


OR
ONLINE
In your own office or home live via the Internet with 24/7 access for six months


KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Joaquin Duato, MBA
Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals Group, Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

CO-LOCATED INDEPENDENT PRECONFERENCE EVENTS
  • IFPMA Code Workshop: Hands on Compliance Training for Company Compliance Professionals, Monday, October 1, 2012
  • IFPMA/Interfarma Latin America Regional Code Rollout, Morning of Tuesday, October 2, 2012

PLENARY SESSIONS
  • The Role of Global Compliance in the Pharmaceutical Enterprise
  • Brazil's New Code and Collaborative Relationships with Other National Associations
  • Global Compliance Codes Roundtable
  • Latin American Compliance Roundtable
  • How Pharmaceutical Companies Handle Misconduct
  • Transparency International, Latin America Update
  • Anti-Corruption and Anti-Bribery Compliance in Latin America
  • Global Trends in Transparency and Disclosure Reporting
  • Compliance and Ethics Departments as Business Partners
  • Compliance Officer as Executive
  • Compliance 2.0: The Future of Compliance in Latin America

  • AND MINI SUMMITS
  • Brazil Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Compliance Update
  • Growing our own Compliance Professionals
  • Cultural Components to Deter Fraud and Corruption in an Organization
  • Knowing your Compliance Partners and Stakeholders
  • Fair Market Value Update
  • Structuring Mergers & Acquisitions and Joint Ventures in Latin Americas
  • Mexico Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Compliance Update
  • Building a Global Compliance Program
  • Execution of the Compliance Program at Affiliates in Latin America
  • Who is our Customer? - New Stakeholders and Strategies
  • Pre-acquisition and Pre-merger Due Diligence; Assessing Contracts with Intermediaries
  • Lessons Learned from Compliance Issues in the Latin American Medical Device Sector
  • Analysis of Public Corruption Cases in Latin America
  • Auditing and Monitoring Third Party Relationships

  • OTHER KEYNOTE FACULTY

    Antonio Britto
    Executive Director, Interpharma, São Paolo, Brazil

    Giuseppe Falbo
    Business Practices Officer (Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America), Novartis International AG, Former Senior Director, Kroll Associates London, Former, Investigative Specialist, United States Secret Service, Former Maresciallo Aiutante, Guardia di Finanza, Basel, Switzerland


    Francisco de Paula Gomez
    President, AFIDRO (Asociación de Laboratorios Farmacéuticos de Investigación y Desarrollo), Bogotá, Colombia

    Rafael Gual
    Director General, CANIFARMA, Mexico City, Mexico

    Jose F. Zamarriego Izquierdo
    Director Unidad de Supervision Deontologica, FARMAINDUSTRIA, Madrid, Spain

    Tamara Music
    Manager, Influenza Vaccines & Code Compliance, IFPMA, Geneva, Switzerland

    Chrisoula Nikidis
    Director, Ethics and Compliance, Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D), Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Ronaldo Luiz Pires
    Legal Director, Interfarma, São Paulo, Brazil

    Heather Simmonds
    Director, Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority, London, UK

    Juan Francisco Millán Soberanes, MD
    Secretary and Executive Director, CETIFARMA, Mexico City, Mexico

    FEATURED COMPLIANCE PROFESSIONALS AND IN HOUSE COUNSEL

    Eunice Alcantara
    Compliance and Ethics Director Brazil, Bristol Myers Squibb Co., São Paulo, Brazil

    Ronny Arijs
    Vice President Global Sustainability and Chief Compliance Officer, Grunenthal, Member, EFPIA Compliance Workgroup, Former Senior Compliance Manager, GE Healthcare, Brussels, Belgium



    Vivian Lima-Barnett
    Latin America Ethics and Compliance Director, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA

    Diana Borges, MBA
    Director, Compliance/Regional Compliance Officer, Latin America, Teva Pharmaceuticals Americas, Miami, FL, USA

    Hedilene Cardoso
    Ethics and Compliance Associate Director, Eli Lilly and Company, São Paulo, Brazil

    Michael R. Clarke, Esq.
    Vice President, Ethics and Compliance Americas, Actavis, Former Vice President and Compliance Officer, Biomet Spine and Bone Healing Technologies; Former Vice President/Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Morristown, NJ, USA

    José Francisco Compagno
    Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services, Ernst & Young LLP, São Paulo, Brazil

    Erika Wirtzbiki de Almeida, Pharm D, MBA
    Compliance Officer, GlaxoSmithKline, Riode Janeiro, Brazil

    Mauro Diaz, MBA
    Compliance Officer, GlaxoSmithKline, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Dr. Julien Durand, LLM, MBA, CHCP
    Regional Compliance Officer and Ethical Innovation Lead, AstraZeneca Latin America, Wilmington, DE, USA

    Luciano Finardi
    Marketing Director, Eli Lilly and Company, São Paulo, Brazil

    Laura Giussani
    Ethics and Compliance Consultant, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Nancy A. Grygiel, JD, LLM
    Senior Director, Corporate Compliance, Business Compliance, International, Allergan, Irvine, CA, USA

    Rodrigo Lecuona
    Latin America Compliance Officer, Merck, Mexico City, Mexico

    Flavia Ribas Lopes
    Latin America Fraud Risk Director, Philips, São Paulo, Brazil

    Sergio Pinto, MBA, CCEP, HCC
    Director, Johnson & Johnson Medical Device Sector, São Paulo, Brazil

    Louis Ramos, Esq.
    Lead Compliance Counsel for Latin America, International R&D and Manufacturing, Pfizer Inc.; Former Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, Washington, DC

    Alexandre da Cunha Serpa, CCEP, CFE
    Country Compliance Head (Corporate) and Divisional Compliance Officer (Pharma), Novartis, São Paulo, Brazil

    Carlos Tessi, MD
    Director of Compliance, Global Pharmaceuticals, Bausch + Lomb, Former Vice President - Global Human Health Business Practices and Compliance Officer, Merck & Co. Inc., Madison, NJ, USA

    FEATURED ACADEMICS, ADVISORS AND LEGAL COUNSEL

    Ted Acosta, Esq.
    Principal, Ernst & Young LLP, Former Senior Counsel, Office of Inspector General, US Department of Health and Human Services, New York, NY, USA and Paris, France

    Yogesh Bahl, MBA
    Partner, National Practice Leader - Life Sciences, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, New York, NY, USA

    Bridget Bourgeois
    Partner, Ernst & Young LLC, Atlanta, GA, USA

    William E. Buzzeo, MS
    Vice President and General Manager, Global Compliance Solutions, Cegedim Relationship Management, Richmond, VA, USA

    Alejandro Candioti, Esq.
    Partner, Candioti Gatto Bicain & Ocantos, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Anita Cava, JD
    Professor of Business Law & Director, Business Ethics Program, School of Business and Co-director, UM Ethics Programs, University of Miami, Miami , FL, USA

    Eun Ah Choi, Esq.
    Partner, Hogan Lovells, Washington, DC

    Claudette M. Christian, Esq.
    Partner and Managing Partner, Rio de Janeiro Office (to be effective upon receipt of AOB licenses), Hogan Lovells, Washington, DC, USA and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Gildas Durand
    Senior Manager, Ernst & Young LLP, Miami, FL, USA

    Eileen Erdos
    Principal, Fraud Investigation and Dispute Services, Ernst & Young LLP, Chicago, IL, USA

    Henrique Kruger Frizzo, Esq.
    Partner, Trench, Rossi e Watanabe, São Paulo, Brazil

    Jonathon Kellerman
    Principal, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Advisory Services, PwC LLP, Florham Park, NJ, USA

    Anup Kharode
    Director, Pharmaceutical R&D Advisory Services PwC LLP, Philadelphia, PA

    Keith M. Korenchuk, JD, MPH
    Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, DC, USA

    Angela Kung, Esq.
    Partner, Pinheiro Neto, Professor of Legal Aspects of the Pharmaceutical Industry, Business School São Paulo, Professor of Regulation of the Pharmaceutical Industry, Fundação Getulio Vargas, São Paulo, Brazil

    Bruno Carneiro Maeda, LLM
    Partner, Trench, Rossi e Watanabe, Coordinator, Anticorruption Committee, Brazilian Institute of Business Law, São Paulo, Brazil

    Dianne Regina (Dianne) Phoebus, Esq.
    Partner, Baker & McKenzie, SC, Caracas, Venezuela

    Brian Riewerts
    Partner, Global Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences, PwC LLP, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Dr. Arun Sharma, PhD
    Professor, Marketing, Academic Director, Johnson A. Edosomwan Leadership Institute School of Business, Miami, FL

    Peter Spivack, Esq.
    Co-Leader of the Investigations, White Collar, and Fraud Practice Area, Hogan Lovells, Washington, DC, USA

    Tamika Tremaglio, JD, MBA
    Principal, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, Washington, DC

    Sylvia Urquiza, Esq.
    Partner, Trench, Rossi e Watanabe, São Paulo, Brazil

    L. Stephan Vincze, JD, LL M, MBA
    National Managing Director, Life Sciences/Forensic and Dispute Services, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, LLP, Boston, MA, USA

    PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
    TRADITIONAL ONSITE ATTENDANCE
    Simply register, travel to the conference city and attend in person.

    Pros: subject matter immersion; professional networking opportunities; faculty interaction



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    LIVE AND ARCHIVED INTERNET ATTENDANCE
    Watch the conference in live streaming video over the Internet and at your convenience at any time 24/7 for the six months following the event.

    The archived conference includes speaker videos and coordinated PowerPoint presentations.

    Pros: Live digital feed and 24/7 Internet access for next six months; Accessible in office, at home or anywhere worldwide with Internet access; Avoid travel expense and hassle; No time away from the office




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    CO CHAIRS

    Imelda Álvarez
    Compliance Head for Latin America, Novartis Farmacéutica, Mexico City, Mexico

    Felipe Coronel, Esq.
    Head Legal & Compliance Latin America, Grünenthal, Panama City, Panama

    Carlos A. García Jiménez, Esq.
    Director, Compliance & Ethics, Latin America and Canada, Bristol Myers Squibb Co., Plainsboro, NJ, USA

    Clivetty Martinez, PhD
    Regional Vice President Latin America, Office of Healthcare Compliance and Privacy, Johnson & Johnson International, Inc., Chair, Latin American Ethics and Compliance Network, Miami, FL, USA

    Maria Leonor Rios, Esq.
    Assistant General Counsel, Ethics and Compliance, Latin America and Canada, Baxter Hospitalar Ltda., São Paulo, Brazil

    SPECIAL THANKS

    The Congress expresses its special thanks to Esther M. Flesch, Esq., Partner, Trench, Rossi e Watanabe, São Paulo, Brazil for her extraordinary assistance in bringing the event to São Paulo. Unfortunately, Esther will be at her firm's annual partnership meeting during the Congress and will not be able to attend. She will be missed.

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    PLANNING COMMITTEE
    Imelda Álvarez
    Compliance Head for Latin America, Novartis Farmacéutica, Mexico City, Mexico (Co chair)

    Felipe Coronel, Esq.
    Head Legal & Compliance Latin America, Grünenthal, Panama City, Panama (Co chair)

    Kelly B. Freeman, PhD
    Ethics and Compliance Officer, Eli Lilly and Company Executive Committee, Pharmaceutical Compliance Forum Indianapolis, IN, USA (Co chair)

    Carlos A. García Jiménez, Esq.
    Director, Compliance & Ethics, Latin America and Canada, Bristol Myers Squibb Co., Plainsboro, NJ, USA (Co chair)

    Clivetty Martinez, PhD
    Regional Vice President Latin America, Office of Healthcare Compliance and Privacy, Johnson & Johnson International, Inc., Chair, Latin American Ethics and Compliance Network, Miami, FL, USA (Co chair)

    Maria Leonor Rios, Esq.
    Assistant General Counsel, Ethics and Compliance, Latin America and Canada, Baxter Hospitalar Ltda., São Paulo, Brazil (Co chair)

    Ted Acosta, Esq.
    Principal, Ernst & Young LLP, New York, NY, USA and Paris, France

    Mafalda Alves, MBA
    Regional Compliance Manager, Stryker Latin America, Miramar, FL, USA

    Yogesh Bahl, MBA
    Partner, National Practice Leader - Life Sciences, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, New York, NY, USA

    Diana Borges, MBA
    Director, Compliance/Regional Compliance Officer, Latin America, Teva Pharmaceuticals Americas, Horsham, PA, USA

    William E . Buzzeo, MS
    Vice President and General Manager, Global Compliance Solutions, Cegedim Relationship Management, Richmond, VA, USA

    Anita Cava, JD
    Professor of Business Law & Director, Business Ethics Program, School of Business and Co-director, UM Ethics Programs, University of Miami, Miami , FL, USA

    Claudette Christian, Esq.
    Partner and Managing Partner, Rio de Janeiro Office, Hogan Lovells, Washington, DC, USA and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Mauro Diaz, MBA
    Compliance Officer, GlaxoSmithKline, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Dr. Julien Durand, LLM, MBA, CHCP
    Regional Compliance Officer and Ethical Innovation Lead, AstraZeneca Latin America, Wilmington, DE, USA

    Esther M. Flesch, Esq.
    Partner, Trench, Rossi e Watanabe, São Paulo, Brazil

    Laura Giussani
    Ethics and Compliance Consultant, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Nancy A. Grygiel, JD, LLM
    Senior Director, Corporate Compliance, Business Compliance, International, Allergan, Irvine, CA, USA

    Rodrigo Lecuona
    Latin America Compliance Officer, Merck, Mexico City, Mexico

    Vivian Lima-Barnett
    Latin America Ethics and Compliance Director, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA

    Tamara Music
    Manager, Influenza Vaccines & Code Compliance, IFPMA, Geneva, Switzerland

    Rich Parker
    Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, Advanced Health Media LLC, New Providence, NJ, USA

    Louis Ramos, Esq.
    Lead Compliance Counsel for Latin America, Int'l R&D & Manufacturing, Pfizer Inc., Former Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, Washington, DC

    Brian Riewerts
    Partner, Global Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences, PwC LLP, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Juan Francisco Millán Soberanes, MD
    Secretary and Executive Director, CETIFARMA, Mexico City, Mexico

    Carlos Tessi, MD
    Director of Compliance, Global Pharmaceuticals, Bausch + Lomb, Madison, NJ, USA

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