The Congress is sponsored by the Asia Pacific Healthcare Industry Compliance Team and co-sponsored by the International Society of Healthcare Ethics and Compliance Professionals (ETHICS) and the Pharmaceutical Compliance Forum (PCF).

The Congress is the leading pharma and medical device compliance event in the Asia Pacific region. In the past it has been offered in Singapore (2011), Shanghai (2012), Kuala Lumpur (2013), Shanghai (2014) and Manila (2015). The Congress is a part of a global pharma compliance congress series which has featured recent congresses in Dubai, Brussels and Warsaw (the International Pharma Compliance Congress), Sao Paolo and Mexico City (the Latin American Pharma Congress) and Washington, DC (the Pharma Congress).

The Asia Pacific region is geographically immense and culturally, economically and politically diverse. Many countries in the region are experiencing explosive economic growth. As the Asia Pacific region rises so does its importance to the global pharmaceutical, device and life sciences sectors.

The life sciences industry in Asia Pacific has been growing at breakneck speed. The law and regulations surrounding the industry, as well as industry codes of practice, have been increasing exponentially.Certainty and consistency in the application of these new laws, regulation and codes, so important to efficient business practices, has been uneven. These developments challenge companies to adapt, change and evolve faster to be able to respond with new internal processes and behaviors. The UK Bribery Act joins the FCPA and various Asia Pacific anti-corruption laws now applicable to business in the region. There has also recently been intense regulatory enforcement focus on the industry by various Asian governments in order to create a more transparent environment and provide consistent guidelines to HCPs and companies on how to interact without having undue influence. These investigations and enforcement actions present increasing risks for many companies and HCPs which are still trying to find their footing in this complex and booming region.

This year the Congress will feature keynote speakers from the pharma company c-suite, the US SEC, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Anti-Bribery Project, Transparency International and a global chief compliance officer roundtable.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Generic Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Site Management Organizations Clinical Research Organizations Management Companies Wholesale, Retail, Mail Order and Internet Pharmacies Health Care Regulators and Policy Makers Pharmaceutical and Health Care Professionals Executives and Board Members Regulatory and Compliance Professionals Medical Directors Physicians Pharmacists	Food and Drug Law Attorneys Health Care Attorneys In-house Counsel Compliance Officers Privacy Officers Ethics Officers and Corporate Social Responsibility Personnel Pharmaceutical Consultants Investment Bankers Venture Capitalists Health Services Researchers and Academics Auditors Promotion Signatories/Approvers Risk Management Personne

ABOUT THE SPONSOR

The Asia Pacific Healthcare Industry Compliance Team is an ad hoc, voluntary group of Asia Pacific pharmaceutical, medical device and other life sciences company compliance professionals and legal counsel who meet quarterly to discuss legal and compliance issues and best practices.The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) and it's 56 member companies represent the research -based and pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, a key sector in the never ending fight for improved health through the continuous development of new, better, more efficacious and cost-effective drug therapies.

ABOUT THE COSPONSORS
The International Society of Healthcare Ethics and Compliance Professionals (ETHICS) is a forum for open dialogue and exchange among Compliance and Ethics professionals in the Healthcare industry. The Association's activities are sustained by one transverse and permanent objective: support professionals in Compliance and Ethics in Healthcare industry to develop and better manage their role and duties -- without any sort of commercial benefit for the Association or any of its members. www.ETHICSPros.com		The Pharmaceutical Compliance Forum (PCF) is a coalition of senior compliance professionals and legal counsel from more than 50 of the largest research-based pharmaceutical manufacturers. The PCF was founded in early-1999 by compliance professionals from the pharmaceutical industry to promote effective corporate compliance programs. www.PharmaComplianceForum.org.