Agenda – Day III

Mr. Giovanni Buttarelli was appointed European Data Protection Supervisor in December 2014 by a joint decision of the European Parliament and the Council for a term of five years.

Before joining the EDPS, he worked as Secretary General to the Italian Data Protection Authority, a position he occupied from 1997 to 2009. A member of the Italian judiciary with the rank of Cassation judge, he has attended to many initiatives and committees on data protection and related issues at international level.

The experience on data protection includes the participation in many bodies at European Union level (including Art. 31 Committee of Directive n. 95/46/EC and Taiex programs), and at the Council of Europe, as well as the contribution to many hearings, meetings and workshops held also by Parliaments and to specialized book journals and papers.

He currently teaches on privacy at the Luiss University, Rome.

Sofie Melis joined IFPMA in September 2016 and leads its Ethics and Compliance portfolio, which includes the global implementation and management of the IFPMA Code of Practice and the coordination of the Ethics & Business Integrity Committee. In her capacity, Sofie closely works with international stakeholders in building strategic partnerships that support public health goals worldwide.

In the previous 8 years of her career, Sofie has worked in corporate compliance for both Eli Lilly and Biogen Idec. Prior to that she held several roles in organisational learning & development in the banking, electronics and consulting industry. Just before joining the IFPMA, Sofie completed a one year assignment with the International Committee of the Red Cross as Head of HR Compliance.

Sofie holds a master’s degree in Languages and Literature, a bachelor in HR Management, a post-master’s in Adult Education and a certificate in International Compliance and Ethics.

Professor N. Craig Smith has been on the INSEAD faculty for the past ten years as the INSEAD Chair in Ethics and Social Responsibility. He was previously on the faculties of London Business School, Georgetown University, and Harvard Business School. At INSEAD, Smith teaches and directs programs on business ethics and compliance and corporate social responsibility/sustainability. Smith directs the INSEAD Healthcare Compliance Implementation Leadership Programs in Fontainebleau and the INSEAD Ethics and Compliance Leadership Program in Singapore.

Smith’s research is at the intersection of business and society, encompassing business/marketing ethics, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability strategies. He is the author, coauthor or coeditor of eight books and forty articles in academic journals. Smith’s journal articles and case studies often address ethics, corporate responsibility and compliance in the healthcare industry, including topics such as pharmaceutical marketing practices, drug pricing, and access to essential medicines.

Sue Egan has been a Compliance Officer at all levels from a single marketing company and region for GlaxoSmithKline to international VP for AstraZeneca. She has more than 30 years of practical experience in various corporate roles and is now an independent consultant.

Sue uses her insights and skills from having been a compliance officer to help her global clients to improve their personal impact and the effectiveness of their compliance programs.

Sue is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and her consultancy is a member of Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Group.

Ms. Tubin is International Compliance Director, Wright Medical Group N.V. In this capacity she leads the company’s strategic efforts of the corporate compliance program for International. Ms. Tubin is representing Wright as Vice-Chair at MedTech Europe Trade Association Ethics and Compliance Committee. MedTech Europe is the European’s Trade Association representing the medical technolog industry. In her capacity as an individual, independent person, she is a Non-Executive Member of the Board and Strategic Committee Member of ETHICS – the non-profit International Society of Healthcare Ethics and Compliance Professionals, in Paris, France.

Ms. Pickaert is Managing Director MCP Advice & Partnerships. She has had a 40-year career in pharma, of which 28 with EFPIA (General Management). Her latest positions were Chief Compliance Officer and Relationships with Medical Communities. She is an economist by training.