Devex

Transforming Health Systems in Emerging Markets:

Scaling Successful Business Models

Date

April 19, 2018

Location

Washington, D.C.

In partnership with

Event Overview

As world leaders gathered for the World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., Royal Philips, in partnership with Devex, hosted a private dinner discussing the role of successful and scalable business models in transforming health systems.

The private dinner event welcomed a select group of 25 senior executives from business, government, international institutions, and civil society for a dynamic discussion aiming to define and agree on concrete actions to produce better, bigger, faster initiatives to achieve universal health coverage by 2030.

The conversation addressed key elements needed to enable these initiatives: appropriate (financial) risk sharing to ensure sustainable transformation, investments in medical technologies and solutions, human resources and capacity constraints, as well as long-term performance-based contracts.

Speakers

Henk Siebren de Jong

Chief of International Markets, Royal Philips

Henk de Jong joined Philips in 1990 and has held a number of leadership roles in the company’s former Consumer Lifestyle businesses. Since 2012, Mr. de Jong has held the position of Philips’ Market Leader in Latin America. Under his leadership, Philips in Latin America has delivered consistent profitable growth despite challenging conditions. He has establishing a more customer-centered approach in Philips consumer health businesses, as well as a more innovative solutions-based approach in Philips’ professional healthcare businesses.

Moderator

Raj Kumar

President & Editor in Cief, Devex

Raj Kumar is the Founding President and Editor-in-Chief of Devex, the media platform for the global development community. He is a media leader and former humanitarian council chair for the World Economic Forum and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.