Frost & Sullivan 2014 APAC and Australia Healthcare Outlook and its Impact on Industry Dynamics

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2014 FROST & SULLIVAN AUSTRALIA EXCELLENCE AWARDS
20 February 2014, Sydney

The Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research in order to identify best practices in the industry.

Founded in 2006, the Frost & Sullivan Australia Excellence Awards is now in its 9th consecutive year and seeks to recognize companies and individuals that have pushed the boundaries of excellence - rising above the competition and demonstrating outstanding performance in the Australian market.

The awards will be for

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Healthcare IT Company of the Year
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Growth Excellence Award for Healthcare IT
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Telemedicine Company of the Year in Primary Care
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Telemedicine Company of the Year in Aged Care
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Emerging Biotech Company of the Year
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Life Sciences Biotech Company of the Year
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Life Sciences New Product Innovation of the Year
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Pharmaceutical Retailer of the Year
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Medical Technology Leadership of the Year
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Point of Care Testing Company of the Year
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Australia-New Zealand Growth Strategy Excellence in EMR and EHR Markets
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Healthcare Company of the Year in CSR
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Medical Imaging and Informatics Company of the year
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Global Surgical Gloves Company of the Year
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The award ceremony is preceeded by a Frost & Sullivan Growth Opportunity Briefing.

The speakers will be

Rhenu Bhuller
Senior Vice President, Healthcare
Frost & Sullivan

Rhenu Bhuller has close to 20 years of healthcare industry knowledge, including 10 plus years of consulting expertise in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. She is an industry expert and has particular expertise in new market and therapeutic area analysis; sales, marketing and business planning; market entry and business strategy; strategy discussions with C-suites, government officials, etc.

She is a regular keynote speaker at industry conferences and is also often featured in the media, such as BBC, Bloomberg, CNN, and CNBC.

Mark Dougan
Managing Director
Frost & Sullivan ANZ

Mark Dougan has over 20 years of management and strategy consulting experience, having worked for clients in the UK, Continental Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand. He has particular expertise in market assessment and analysis, market entry and expansion strategies, customer analysis and segmentation, competitive strategy, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures.

Mark has worked with senior executives across the globe and is regularly quoted in the media.

Maz Khan
Industry Director
Healthcare
Frost & Sullivan ANZ

Maz khan is an Industry Director with the Frost & Sullivan Australia and New Zealand Healthcare Practice. He has over 25 years of experience in the Australian healthcare industry as well as subcontinent, Middle East and the UK. He has advised clients on pipeline development, strategy, policy and new business ventures particularly in Oncology, CNS, Cardiovascular, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoporosis and Women’s Health.

Natasha Gulati,
Senior Industry Analyst,
Healthcare, Frost & Sullivan

Natasha specializes in identifying client needs and matching them with the company’s capabilities; designing suitable value proposition for the client. Her expertise lie in designing and conducting research projects based on qualitative and quantitative studies with various small-sized local and global teams.

She has showcased project proficiency in the Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare sectors and has worked with clients across Food & Beverage, Automotive, Chemicals and Oil & Gas industries over several years.