Mastering Emerging Markets

Agnès Canonica, CMP, CMM

01Mar13

RUSSIA

RUSSIA

• Spans over 8 time zones!

• Language barriers

• Visas

• Logistics support

• Cultural expectations

• February 2014 – Winter Olympics in Sochi

RUSSIA

White nights in St. Petersburg

St Petersburg

• 342 bridges throughout the city

• Sits on the shore of the Baltic City

• Population: 5 M (Oct 2012)

• Home of the hermitage Museum

• White nights: May - July

MDE in St. Petersburg

Victoria, Yulia, Evgeniya, Lilia, Dina

ASIA

• Very large & diverse continent

• Many languages

• Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia & Singapore in forefront of medical trials & innovation – mature regulatory landscape

• GCP is country specific

Singapore

Marina Bay Sands Hotel

CHINA

• Mandarin & Cantonese

• Chinese New Year

• Challenges with clinical trials

BRAZIL

The entire planet will be watching:

June 2013 – Confederations Cup

July 2013 – World Youth Day

June 2014 – World Cup

August 2016 – Summer Olympics

Centro de Operações Riohttp://www.centrodeoperacoes.rio.gov.br/

Regulations & Compliance

• CONEP: http://www.conselho.saude.gov.br/Web_comissoes/conep/index.html

• ANVISA: http://anvisa.gov.br/eng/index.htm

A Few Last Words…

“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”

- Charles Darwin

So don’t be left out in the cold

Contact info:

Agnès Canonica, CMP, CMM

General Manager - Americas

E-mail: agnes.canonica@md-events.com

Phone: (610) 825-2660