SINGAPORE, 30 MARCH 2017: On 25 April 2017, the Financial Times will host the third annual FT
Asia Healthcare & Life Sciences Summit at The Westin Singapore. The theme this year is Shaping the
future of healthcare, with the Summit bringing together government leaders, industry experts and
senior business executives from across the region to discuss how initiatives taken today can
improve Asia’s healthcare landscape tomorrow.
This prestigious event will address some of Asia’s formidable healthcare challenges, including the
surge in age-related healthcare demands and non-communicable diseases – especially diabetes, which
are putting additional strain on healthcare systems already struggling to cope. The summit will explore
how governments can open the door to private investment while balancing a responsibility to
provide basic access to healthcare, and how global and local healthcare companies in turn can benefit
from, and improve, the healthcare landscape.
Thought leaders will provide insights into how healthcare can be made sustainable, and respond to
critical problems that the industry faces. Technological disruptions and innovations in healthcare will be
addressed by Bruce Liang, CEO, Integrated Health Information Systems and CIO, Ministry of
Health, Singapore, along with other digital health experts. Herve Gisserot, Head of Pharmaceuticals
Asia-Pacific, GlaxoSmithKline, will elaborate on the business of healthcare, while Roy Quek,
Executive Chairman, Thomson Medical Group, will present his viewpoint on medical tourism. Zee
Yoong Kang, CEO, Health Promotion Board, Singapore, will talk about patient-centred
healthcare. Other speakers include Patrick Tan Boon Ooi, Deputy Executive Director, Biomedical
Research Council, Agency for Science, Technology and Research; Isabel Torres, Global Lead
for Access to Medicines, Takeda Pharmaceuticals; and Allen Lai, Regional Managing Director, ACT
Genomics Singapore.
This summit is presented by the Financial Times with the support of Deloitte.
For more information, including the full agenda, speaker list and details on how to register, please visit:
https://live.ft.com/AsiaHCLS
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About the Financial Times:
The Financial Times, one of the world’s leading business news organisations, is recognised
internationally for its authority, integrity and accuracy. Providing essential news, comment, data and
analysis for the global business community, the FT has a combined paid print and digital circulation of
780,000. Mobile is an increasingly important channel for the FT, driving almost half of total traffic.
For further information, please contact:
Financial Times
Speaking Opportunities
Bina Jang
Senior Content Editor
[email protected]
+852 28035668
Delegate Booking and Registration Enquiries
Pamela Lam
Conference Executive
[email protected]
+852 2905 5515
Sponsorship Opportunities
Joe Hames
Commercial Manager, Global Industries
[email protected]
+44 (0)207 873 4551
Media Partner and Press Enquiries
Vian Fu
Marketing and Campaign Executive
[email protected]
+852 2905 5575
Media Enquiries
This year’s PR Partner is Spurwing Communications.
Spurwing Communications prides itself on being a leading public and investor relations agency
dedicated solely to working with healthcare sector clients. We provide strategic counsel to
corporations, Boards, senior decision makers and executives on critical communications programmes
and challenges. From our Asia regional office in Singapore, Spurwing’s senior team provides crossborder
comprehensive financial and corporate communications advice to some of the world’s most
prominent and innovative healthcare corporations around-the-clock.
For all media enquiries, please contact:
Spurwing Communications
Jessica Bridges
Senior Account Executive
T: +65 6340 7287
E: [email protected]
Eoin Ee
Account Executive
T: +65 6340 7287
E: [email protected]
