Detailed Programme

Day 1 Schedule - Detailed Programme
07:30
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07:30 AM - 08:30 AM|
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Registration

08:30
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08:30 AM - 09:30 AM|
Nexus 1 & 2

The Opening Exchange: APAC as the Global Co-Anchor for Clinical Research

08:30 AM - 08:45 AM

Setting the Stage

Speaker: Dr Marisa De Filippo | Executive Director, Regional Head AMEA (Asia, Middle East & Africa) Region – Clinical Operations (Site Management & Monitoring), AstraZeneca
08:45 AM - 09:30 AM

Forum

Moderator: Dr Abdullahi Sheriff | Managing Director, Singapore, Malaysia & Brunei, MSD
Panellist:
Dr Sun Hualong | Chief Strategy Officer | Clinical Service Center
Dr Yasuhiro Fujiwara | Chief Executive | Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency
Dr Joonwoo Bahn | Director | Clinical Trial Center & Clinical Research Center, Asan Medical Center, Korea
Assoc Prof Tam C. Nguyen | Director Research & Innovation | Monash Health
09:30
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09:30 AM - 10:30 AM|
Nexus 1 & 2

Opening Ceremony

10:30
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10:30 AM - 11:30 AM|
Nexus 1 & 2

Clinical Trials Day Celebration

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Patient Engagement Forum: Voices that Matter

Moderator: Dr Diana Hui-Ping Foo | Head of Human Physiology Lab and Clinician Researcher, Clinical Research Centre, Sarawak General Hospital
Panellist:
Dr Stephanie Tan | Founder | AbbeMed & ABBE Consulting
Ms Qusya Basher | Caregiver of Clinical Trial Participant (FOP) |
Mr Edward Tan | Head & Neck Cancer Clinical Trial Participant |
11:30
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11:30 AM - 12:30 PM|
Nexus 1 & 2

Symposium: The Evolving Landscape of Oncology Research

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Translating Novel Therapeutics into Patients: Early Phase Oncology Trial Design, Biomarker Strategy and Site Readiness

Speaker: Dr Timothy A. Yap | Medical Oncologist and Physician-Scientist, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM

Advancing Cancer Research Through Investigator-Initiated Discovery

Speaker: Prof Cheong Sok Ching | Chief Scientific Officer, Cancer Research Malaysia
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM

The Evolving Oncology Landscape in Malaysia: How Clinical Trials Are Making a DiIerence

Speaker: Dr Voon Pei Jye | Medical Oncologist and Head of Radiotheraphy & Oncology Department, Sarawak General Hospital
12:30
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12:30 PM - 02:00 PM|
Foyer & Exhibition Hall

Lunch, Networking & Booth visits

14:00
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02:00 PM - 03:30 PM|
Nexus 1

Shaping the Future of Clinical Development: Opportunities for Malaysia & Southeast Asia (Industry Symposium)

02:00 PM - 02:10 PM

Novo Nordisk

02:10 PM - 02:20 PM

Novartis

02:20 PM - 02:30 PM

InGENU

02:30 PM - 02:40 PM

Boehringer Ingelheim

02:40 PM - 02:50 PM

DNDi

02:50 PM - 03:30 PM

Forum (Moderated by AZ)

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02:00 PM - 03:30 PM|
Nexus 2

ATLAS

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02:00 PM - 03:30 PM|
Auditorium

NCCR Symposium Clinical Research and Beyond: Unlocking Access to Care

02:00 PM - 02:20 PM

When R&D Meets Public Health: Unlocking Solutions for Patient Access

02:20 PM - 02:40 PM

When the Fruits of Research Are Unaffordable. The Way Forward

02:40 PM - 03:00 PM

Primary Care as the Frontline of Discovery

03:00 PM - 03:30 PM

Panel Discussion

15:30
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03:30 PM - 04:00 PM|
Foyer & Exhibition Hall

Tea/Coffee Break

16:00
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04:00 PM - 05:30 PM|
Nexus 1

Navigating the Regulatory Frontier

04:00 PM - 04:15 PM

Updates by MHRA

Speaker: Prof Jacob George | Chief Medical & Scientific Officer, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
04:15 PM - 04:30 PM

Updates by PMDA

Speaker: Dr Shinichi Noda | Division Director, Office of International Strategy and Planning, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency
04:30 PM - 04:45 PM

Updates by NPRA

Speaker: Dr Zaril Harza Zakaria | Head of Investigational Product Evaluation and Safety Section, National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency
04:45 PM - 05:00 PM

Updates by BPOM

Speaker: Ms Dra. Tri Asti Isnariani | Director of Drug Registration, Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan Republik Indonesia (BPOM)
04:45 PM - 05:00 PM

Q & A

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04:00 PM - 05:30 PM|
Nexus 2

Transforming Site Management in Clinical Research

04:00 PM - 04:15 PM

It’s Not Magic. It’s Mome ntum: How to make Trials Run Better

Speaker: Ms Dona Arlinda | Manager, Indonesia Clinical Research Center (INA-CRC)
04:45 PM - 05:00 PM

Putting on a Brave Face : How Mature Sites Make Clinical Trials Look Easy, Even When They are Not!

Speaker: Ms Marian Lieschke | Manager, Parkville Cancer Clinical Trials Unit, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia
05:00 PM - 05:30 PM

Forum

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04:00 PM - 05:00 PM|
Auditorium

NCCR Symposium Ideas to Impact: Pitch & Connect

04:00 PM - 04:10 PM

Opening Introduction

04:10 PM - 05:00 PM

Pitch & Connect

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