This symposium is the first of its kind held in the Beijing International High-tech Industries Week after China's accession to the WTO. Delegates are to make feature presentations and seminars as to the trends of China's health, drug and social security policies, as well as international standard practices.
1. Feature presentations
·Guest speakers
  -Official representatives from Chinese government administrative organs in related areas
  -Offical representatives from overseas government administrative organs in related areas
  -Chinese specialists in related areas
  -Overseas specialists in related areas
·Proposed themes
  -Thoughts on formulating basic medi-care catalog after China's accession to the WTO
  -Prospects of the development of domestic and international basic medi-care and commercial medicare and its impacts
  -The application of information technology in the Chinese social security system
  -The information management in the Chinese medicare system
  -Market operation of social security funds
  -The impact of commercial medicare on prescription drugs after China's accession to the WTO
  -The relationship between foreign e-commerce in health & drug and the reforms in China's drug distribution system
  -The administration of drug quality and classification
  -Policies on drug patent protection and administrative protection
  -The quota for drugs in medicare
  -WTO and the development of GMP in China
  -Related policies on centralized vendor bidding and procurement of drugs
  -Detailed implementation rules of the new Drugs Act after China's accession to the WTO
  -The support of prescription drugs data to the setting of insurance premiums
-The impact of insurance drug catalog on government pricing of drugs
·Presentation format
    The presentations will be independently made by the guest speakers, who will have the final say in the presentation topics.
2. Elite in Focus (exclusive to diamond sponsors)
·Guest speakers
  -Representatives from related Chinese businesses
  -Representatives from related overseas businesses
·Proposed themes
  -Marketing strategy for health and pharmaceutical enterprises at home and abroad
  -Quality Control of Drugs
  -Enterprise Culture
·Presentation format
    The presentations will be independently made by the guest speakers, who will have the final say in the presentation topics.
    Presentations are to be made either independently or in groups, and the topics are to be finally determined by the guest speakers. The symposium will invite 2 to 3 representatives from related businesses at home and abroad to participate in "Elite in Focus" activites and make special presentations on certain topics.
3. Meetings on specialized topics
·Guest speakers
  -Official representatives from Chinese government administrative departments in related areas
·Proposed themes
  -Business opportunities for Chinese traditional medicine enterprises in international health and pharmaceutical market
  -Development strategies for domestic health and pharmaceutical enterprises after China's accession to the WTO
  -Perspectives of international multi-center clinical research for new drugs in the registration and administration of Chinese drugs after its accession to the WTO
·Presentation format
    Delegates may put questions to the officials after they complete their presentations. The topics can be determined with reference to the topics in the feature presentations. The guest speakers have the final say with respect to the above-listed topics.
4. Seminar presentations
·Guest speakers
  -Chinese specialists in related areas
  -Overseas specialists in related areas
  -Representatives from related Chinese businesses
  -Representatives from related overseas businesses
·Proposed themes
  -The pricing of foreign drugs
  -Drug patent protection
  -Drug bidding and procurement
  -The determination of catalog for medicare drugs
  -Development prospects of Chinese traditional medicine
·Presentation format
    The symposium will invite scholars and business representatives to hold discussions about the topics that have been decided on. Participants can also air their viewpoints or make speeches with respect to the concerned topics, which will be decided by the guest speakers. The symposium will compile all of the speeches and presentations made and submit to the related authorities. If you have new ideas as to the topics listed above, please inform us and we will try to make necessary arrangements. We firmly believe that your participation will make this symposium more exciting.