Tuesday, 8 September

08.00 - 09.00
Registration and morning coffee
09.00 - 09.10
Opening of the Pharmaceutical Summit Europe - Asia

Welcome address by Natalia Baeva, Director of the Global Pharmaceutical Leaders' Club

09.10 - 09.20
Welcome Address

Mikheil Sarjveladze, Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia to be confirmed

09.20 - 10.20
Keynote Presentation

"Global trends in pharmaceutical market development and their adaptation in Central Asia, the Caucasus, Eastern and Central Europe"

Keynote Presentation

"Accelerating access to innovative therapies: what needs to change today?"

Keynote Presentation

"Quality matters: generics as a strategic resource for healthcare"

10.20 - 11.20
Discussion: "Expanding access to medicines: regulatory strategies and practical implementation mechanisms"
  • Strategic priorities in healthcare: national healthcare policy over the next 5 years and key structural reforms.
  • Development of local manufacturing and import substitution: incentives, quotas, and investment agreements.
  • Price regulation: balancing affordability and market sustainability, minimizing risks of shortage under controls.
  • Medicines registration and accelerated access: convergence of practices and harmonization across the region.
  • Development of social insurance systems: financial sustainability, population coverage, and vulnerable groups.
  • Intercountry cooperation: knowledge exchange, registration coordination, pharmacovigilance, and public procurement.
11.20 - 11.50
Coffee Break
11.50 - 12.30
Dialogue on Stage with Representatives of the Patient Community

"From patient needs to solutions: how to improve access to medicines"

12.30 - 13.30
CEO Discussion of Pharmaceutical Companies: "Shaping the future of the regional pharmaceutical market"
  • Strategy and market: key trends and primary areas of business growth over the next 3-5 years.
  • Regulatory environment: extent of investment support and accelerating market changes.
  • Access and innovation: balancing affordability with the entry barriers of innovative treatments.
  • Localisation and manufacturing: the role of import substitution partnerships in regional strategies.
  • Pricing and sustainability: business adaptation to increasing regional price regulations.
  • Collaboration and the future: multi-stakeholder engagement formats and the market vision in 10 years.
13.30 - 14.30
Lunch
14.30 - 15.30
Host Country Session: "Georgia's pharmaceutical market: key reforms, investment and growth prospects"
  • Key reforms in Georgia's healthcare system and pharmaceutical market regulation.
  • Government policy priorities in pharmaceutical provision and access to treatment.
  • The investment climate and opportunities for international and local pharmaceutical companies.
  • Development of the system for medicines registration, quality control and circulation.
  • Introduction of recognition mechanisms for marketing authorisations and parallel import.
  • Georgia as a regional hub for clinical trials: advantages, achievements and prospects.
  • Growth prospects of Georgia's pharmaceutical market and its role as a regional hub.
15.30 - 16.30
15.30 - 16.10 • Discussion
"AI in pharma: technologies that are changing the rules of the game"

Value creation for industry, improving decision-making, barriers limiting adoption across countries, regulatory adaptations to drug development/pharmacovigilance, necessary skills.

15.30 - 16.30 • Discussion
"Public procurement of medicines: balancing price, quality and access"

International experience and best practices, clinical value metrics, supply chain resilience, avoiding medicine shortages, modern therapeutics access, digitalization.

16.10 - 16.30
Coffee Break
16.30 - 18.30
16.30 - 17.30 • Discussion
Regulation of Medicine Prices

Comparison of state pricing models, impact on patient access, shortage risks, reduced attractiveness under strict controls, reference pricing, harmonisation.

16.30 - 17.30 • Roundtable
Medicines Safety & Evolution

Transition from reactive to proactive risk management, real-world clinical practice data usage, AI-powered safety signals, multi-stakeholder collaboration.

16.30 - 18.30 • Solutions Lab
AI Pharma Marketing Lab

Case study analysis and solution development: mapping out the future look of the pharmaceutical industry under the disruptive influence of AI.

17.30 - 18.30
Discussion with Top Managers of Distributors & Pharmacy Chains

"From warehouse to patient": model transformation, supply chain resilience, e-commerce adoption, price regulation economics, consumer expectations, market consolidation.

Roundtable: Clinical Trials in a Changing World

Global study designs, accelerating processes, regulatory impact on quality, building infrastructure for international sponsors, Georgia's emerging role as exchange hub.

18.30 - 19.30
Award ceremony for the winners of the Europe - Asia Pharma Awards
19.30 - 23.00
Dinner / Cocktail reception format to be confirmed

  Wednesday, 9 September

08.30 - 09.00
Registration and morning coffee
09.00 - 13.00
09.00 - 10.00 • Roundtable
Parallel Import

Balancing access, quality, and traceability; structural impact on competition and supply chain stability.

10.00 - 11.00 • Roundtable
Registration & Re-registration

Adapting regulatory systems to accelerated development, mutual recognition procedures, and electronic dossiers.

09.00 - 10.00 • Roundtable
Local Manufacturing

Balancing import substitution and global integration, investment incentives, technology transfer, and supply chains.

10.00 - 11.00 • Roundtable
Orphan Diseases

Ensuring access to rare therapies under constrained budgets, reimbursement models, and role of patient groups.

09.00 - 16.00 • Regulatory Track
Roundtables with Regulators

Sessions with regulatory bodies of Türkiye, Central Asian countries, Caucasus, Mongolia, Moldova, Belarus, and Eastern/Central Europe. *Timings to be confirmed by authorities.

10.00 - 13.00 • Masterclasses
Digital Solutions Lab

Interactive masterclasses focused on driving and managing digital transformation strategies across pharma.

11.00 - 11.30
Coffee Break
11.30 - 12.30
Roundtable
"Intellectual property and access to medicines: where is the balance?"

IP role in stimulating pharmaceutical innovation, patent protection vs access, impact on local manufacturing, competition, and generic launches.

Roundtable
"Medicines formularies: between innovation, evidence and budget constraints"

Criteria for inclusion (efficacy, safety, pharmacoeconomics), health technology assessment (HTA) role, international approaches to adaptive review.

12.30 - 13.30
Roundtable
"Statutory health insurance as a tool to ensure access to drug therapy"

Sustainable and equitable therapy inclusion in reimbursement packages, insurance financial health amid rising costs, co-financing frameworks.

Roundtable
"Shifting healthcare towards prevention: lifestyle, nutrition and regulatory approaches"

Transition from acute treatment to health management, dietary supplements/functional foods evidence base, safety regulation and market control.

13.30 - 14.30
Lunch
14.30 - 16.30
B2B Meetings

One-on-one meetings with senior executives of distribution companies and major pharmacy chains.

G2B Sessions

Targeted meetings and consultations with various international regulatory delegations.

  Thursday, 10 September

10.00 - 12.30
Professional Site Visits

Visits to a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant / distribution warehouse / pharmacy chain to be confirmed

12.30 - 14.00
Official Closing

Lunch at a traditional Georgian restaurant

Join our Telegram channel

Stay informed via our Telegram channel — your source for news, updates, and key information.

Join the channel