Speakers

Ryotaro joined Novartis in 2006 as Brand Manager for Transplantation & Infectious disease in Latin America and rapidly went on to hold several positions of increasing responsibility within the CPO, notably as Specialty Franchise Head and Market Access Head. He then became Regional Pricing & Access Director for the LACan Region, and subsequently moved to Basel to work as Global Market Access Director, Respiratory, currently is the Gene Therapies Head of Access for central European cluster in Novartis. Before joining Novartis, Ryotaro practiced medicine, worked as a payor, to later move into sales in medical devices and renal therapy services. Moreover, he also served in the military with the Multinational Force and Observers - UN, an international peacekeeping force based in the Sinai peninsula. He is an MD, holds both a degree in Hospital Administration and a Master in Business Administration from Universidad de los Andes in Colombia, as well as a postgraduate diploma in Intellectual Property. He has an extensive and unique experience in Commercial, Access, healthcare systems and payor environments,