HCA's inaugural Healthcare Asia Forum to kick off in Manila in March

It will also be held in four other ASEAN cities.

The first-ever Healthcare Asia Forum will kick off in Manila on March 11, and will bring together the archipelago's most influential thought leaders to discuss the biggest issues that the healthcare industry is currently facing.

The Manila leg will tackle issues such as the role of IT in Asian hospitals, the dawn of home healthcare in the region, the growth of Philippine healthcare through investment, and the cost conundrum in Asian healthcare.

Speakers include industry leaders such as Allen Bacallan, Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Cardinal Santos Medical Center; Florencio Tenorio, FVP Financial Director / Head, Finance Directorate, Manila Doctors Hospital; Jesus Jardin, MD, President, Philippine Hospital Association; Elizabeth Dantes, VP & Chief Financial Officer, Management Committee, Cardinal Santos Medical Center; and Ma. Luisa Aquino, MD, Director, Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center.

All sessions will be moderated by Tim Charlton, editor-in-chief and publisher of Healthcare Asia Magazine.

The inaugural Healthcare Asia Forum will also be held in four other key cities across the region, namely Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Bangkok, and Singapore. 

The Manila leg will be held at Makati Shangri-La from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM.

Interested speakers and sponsors may contact Dennice Paragas at [email protected], or at (65) 6223 7660 ext. 218. More information about the event can be found here.