CAHR'S NATIONAL DAY IN OTTAWA

NATIONAL DAY

EVOLVING PHARMACEUTICAL POLICY: HOW THE MARKET
IS ADAPTING TO THE RESET
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025 |  9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)

DELTA HOTELS OTTAWA CITY CENTRE
101 LYONS STREET NORTH, OTTAWA

National Day will focus on current issues that impact the Market Access industry in terms of policy, drug pricing, biomanufacturing, etc.

AGENDA
Please note the agenda is continuously updated.

8:30 am Breakfast

9:00 am Welcome & Housekeeping
Emcee: Bill Dempster, 3Sixty Public Affairs

9:10 am
What does Trump 2.0 mean for the pharma sector in Canada
Having just been sworn into office, President-elect Donald J. Trump will have named members of his cabinet, and publicized the outlines of his agenda. How could the renegotiation of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUSMA) affect the sector? What should Canada do (or avoid doing) given this shift in global dynamics?

Laura Dawson, US-Canada Future Borders Coalition
Dani Peters, Magnet Strategy Group
Tim Sargent, Macdonald Laurier Institute

Moderator: Bill Dempster, 3Sixty Public Affairs

10:10 am
Networking Break

10:40 am
Guidelines anyone? PMPRB’s proposals for how it would review patented medicine prices under the new regulations  

Guillaume Couillard, Executive Director, Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) 

11:25 am
Canadian strategies for rare diseases: How federal, provincial and community-led plans can grow stronger through the political upheavals of 2025

Durhane Wong-Rieger, President & CEO, Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders

Moderator: Wayne Critchley, Global Public Affairs

12:10 pm Lunch Break

1:00 pm
What’s Next for Canada’s Drug Agency? Untapped Opportunities for Making Canada a Priority Destination for New Innovations

Fireside chat with Sudha Kutty, Canada's Drug Agency and Amanda Allard, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Canada

2:00 pm
Securing Canada’s Access and Supply of Medicines – Opportunities and Challenges Outside of Public Drug Programs

Kareen Habib, McKesson
Bettina Hamelin, President, Innovative Medicines Canada
Dani Peters, Magnet Strategy Group
Brett Skinner, Canadian Health Policy Institute 

Moderator: Connie Côté, Health Charities Coalition of Canada

3:00 pm Networking Break

3:30 pm
Political Roundtable – the Politics of Health care and Pharmaceuticals

Once again, the CAHR National Day Planning team is excited to offer a multi-partisan pundit's panel which will explore the current political realities in Canada and offer differing point-of-views on what are the key issues, how to manage the agenda and where the country is headed.

The Hon. Tony Clement, Former Federal and Provincial Cabinet Minister in Health and Industry portfolios
George Smitherman, Former Ontario Health Minister

Moderator: Hannah Thibedeau, Global Public Affairs

4:30 pm Closing Remarks
Emcee: Bill Dempster, 3Sixty Public Affairs

This list is updated continuously. CAHR reserves the right to cancel or change speakers, content and date without prior notice assume no liability for these changes.

Limited number of special discounts available to patient groups and students. Please contact the CAHR office to obtain a code.


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CANCELLATION POLICY: For cancellations two (2) weeks or more in advance, delegates will receive a 75% refund. For cancellations made less than two (2) weeks in advance, no refunds are given. Delegate substitutions will be accepted at no cost.