Sunday, 9th July

Opening Ceremony

• National and Northwards
  Addressing issues of regional integration and examining the private sectors role therein.
  Summary - Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
• International and Southwards
  
  Harald Pakendorf Independent Political Analyst

Monday, 10th July

Part One The Chairmans Forum

• Towards a Smart Charter
  
  • Harmony of Health Policy Framework: SADC Regional Trends, Botswana Private Health Sector Practice - Kabelo A. Ebineng
  • Keynote Address on the Health Charter -BHF Conference - Director-General
  • Harmony of health policy framework: sadc regional trends, Botswana private health sector practice and thinking. A perspective - Kabelo A. Ebineng

Part Two Cutting through Complexities

• Cutting Through Complexities
  
  • Cutting Through Complexities: A Review of Current Health Legislation in the light of its contribution to the controlling of costs in healthcare - Neil Kirby

Part Three Private Sector Responses

• Cost Drivers - The Cause and the Cure
  
  • Cost Driver Analysis - Christoff Raath
• Tipping Point Leadership
  
  • Tipping point leadership - Neville Koopowitz
• International Trends
  
  • Private healthcare funding in Europe: Always change a winning team! - Marcel J.G. Smeets

Tuesday, 11th July

Part One - Unravelling the Basic Benefit Package

• Unravelling the Basic Benefit Package
  
  • Unravelling the Basic Benefit Package - Bettina Taylor

Part Two Doing the Sums

• Costing Methodologies
  
  • Costing Methodologies for PMBs and the BBP - Heather Mcleod
• Practical Application
  
  • Benefit design for routine care - Gary Scott

Part Three Funding Dental Benefits under the BBP

• Funding Dental Benefits under the BBP
  
  • Funding Mechanisms for Dental Benefits - Gareth Hayton
• Allied and Complementary Health and the BBP
  
  • Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Barry Kistnasamy

Wednesday, 12th July

The New Tools of the Trade

• Let Quality Lead
  
  • Focusing on Quality Performance: NCQA‘s Activities in the US Health Care System - Joachim Roski

• Quality and Health Management Measurement
  
  • Quality outcomes as a measure of healthcare efficiency - Derrick Burns

• Hospital Quality Assessment
  
  • Measuring Hospital Quality: The Discovery Health Hospital Rating Index - Brian Ruff
  • Presentation at BHF Conference, Durban - Emile Stipp

• Panel discussion
  
  • The New Tools of the Trade - Johann Oelofse

The People Business

• High Cost Treatment - The Threats and Opportunities
  
  • High cost treatment - the threats and opportunities - Praneet

• Biotechnology
  
  • Biotechnology drugs – addressing the opportunities and challenges - Ulf Staginnus

• Balancing High Cost Treatment with the Quest for Affordable Healthcare
  
  • Balancing High Cost Treatment with the Quest for Affordable Healthcare - Anban Pillay

• Developing Industry Solutions
  
  • Industry Solutions To High Cost Technologies - Jacqui Miot