The ISPE Singapore Conference and Exhibition, 29–31 August, drew over 1,000 participants, a record attendance for the 18 years of the conference. Participants included delegations from Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Over 65 speakers shared thought leadership, best practices, and real-life experiences. The event featured the region’s ¬ first Women in Pharma® session, which was held in conjunction with the conference.
International speakers included Tim Howard, ISPE Board of Directors Chair (2017–2018); Dr. Christine Moore, Global Head and Executive Director, GRACS CMC Policy, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corporation, US; Christian Wölbeling, ISPE Pharma 4.0 and Co-Chair GAMP® MES Special Interest Groups, Senior Director Global Accounts, Werum IT Solutions, Germany; and Hazem Eleskandarani, Global Director, Commissioning & Qualification, Engineering & Property Services, Johnson & Johnson, US.
Keynote speaker Ferry Soetikno, Chief Executive Officer, Dexa Group, Indonesia, presented on “Ensuring the Supply of Quality Medications Beyond Domestic Markets.” The plenary panel discussion on “Driving a Quality Culture through Leadership” generated lively debate; other popular sessions included process and technology transfer, digitization, quality culture, process and cleaning validation, and ICH Q12.
The Regulatory A airs track brought together regional and global regulators including Boon Meow Hoe, Chairman (2018–2019), PIC/S; Vladimir Orlov, Deputy Head of Scientific, Methodology & Training Department of FSI, State Institute of Drugs and Good Practices, Russia; and regional authorities from Thailand and Singapore.
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