International Public Officials at the BIO International Convention (2011 – 2019)

Algeria His Excellency Abdallah Baali, Ambassador of Algeria to the US The Hon. Djamel Ould Abbes, Minister of Health, Population and Hospital Reform The Hon. Abdelmalek Boudiaf, Minister of Health

Argentina Her Excellency Cecilia Nahon, Ambassador of Argentina to US The Hon. Lino Barañao, Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation The Hon. Guillermo Laje, Minister of Foreign Affairs His Excellency Mr. Martin Lousteau, Ambassador of Argentina to the United States Guillermo Rodriguez, Trade Commissioner The Hon. Jorge Aguado, Vice Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation

Australia The Hon. Ian Walker MP, Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation & the Arts The Hon. Alex Chernov, Governor of Victoria The Hon. Gordon Rich-Phillips MP, Minister for Technology The Hon. MP, Premier of The Hon. Kate Jones, Minister of Innovation, Queensland The Hon. , Minister for Innovation, Science and Digital Economy, Queensland The Hon. Greg Hunt, Minister of Health

Belgium His Royal Highness Prince Philippe of Belgium The Hon. Maggie De Block, Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health

Brazil Renato Alencar Porto, Director of ANVISA Dirceu Barbano, President Health Regulatory Agency Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Junior, President of ANVISA Daniela Marreco Cerqueira, Director of Biologics Department Marcos Vinícius de Souza, Secretary of Innovation Nelson Fujimoto, Secretary of Innovation

Canada The Hon. Jacques Daoust, Minister of Economy, Innovation & Exports His Excellency Gary Albert Doer, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary The Hon. , Minister of Industry, Quebec The Hon. Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science & Technology

The Hon. Dave Hancock, Premier of Alberta The Hon. Greg Selinger, Premier of Manitoba The Hon. David Alward Premier of New Brunswick The Hon. Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development and Innovation, The Hon. Sam Hamad, Minister of Economic Development and Innovation, Quebec The Hon. Fred Horne, Minister of Health, Alberta The Hon. Dominique Anglade, Minister of Economy, Science and Innovation The Hon. Mario Bouchard, Deputy Minister of Economy Science and Innovation Dr Rémi Quirion, Chief Scientist Officer, Government of Quebec The Hon. Regis Labeaume, Quebec City Mayor The Hon. Victor Boudreau, Minister of Health of New Brunswick The Hon. Deron Bilous, Minister Economic Development and Trade, Alberta The Hon. Reza Moridi, Minister of Research, Innovation and Science, Ontario The Hon. Gaetan Barrette, Minister of Health and Social Services, Quebec The Hon. Heath MacDonald, Minister of Economic Development & Tourism, Prince Edward Island

Chile His Excellency Felipe Bulnes, Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary

China Wang Haixue, Director of New Drug Evaluation Zhao Yajun, Director General, China Center or Pharmaceutical International Exchange Mike Dethick, Managing Director, RDPAC

Czech Republic His Excellency Petr Gandalovic, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States

Denmark His Excellency Peter Taksoe-Jensen, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States

Egypt Prof. Dr. Tarek Salman, Assistant Minister of Health & Population for Pharmaceutical Affairs Mohsen Adel, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI)

European Union Hans-Georg Eichler, Chief Medical Officer Guido Rasi, Executive Director, European Medicines Agency

France His Excellency François Dellatre, Ambassador of France to the United States The Hon. Nicole BRICQ, Minister of Foreign Trade The Hon. Matthias Fekl, Minister of Foreign Trade The Hon. Gerard Araud, Ambassador of France to the United States Laurent Wauquiez, President- Auvergne Rhone Alpes Regional Council

India Dr. K. Vijay Raghavan Krishnaswamy, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology Dr. Harsaran Das, Principal Secretary, Dept. of Science & Technology The Hon. Prof. Abhishek Mishra, Minister of State, ministry of Science & Technology The Hon. Sri YS Chowdary, Minister of State Dr. Garima Gupta, Head Scientists, Ministry of Science, Technology and Earth Sciences

Israel Dr. Ora Dar, Head of Life Science Sector Dr. Avi Hason, Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Economy Aharon Aharon, Israel Innovation Authority

Lithuania Evaldas Gustas, Minister of Economy His Excellency Dr. Žygimantas Pavilionis, Ambassador of Lithuania to the United States The Hon. Mindaugas Sinkevičius, Minister of Economy The Hon. Virginijus Sinkevičius, Minister of Economy and Innovation

Malaysia His Excellency Awang Adek Hussin, Ambassador of Malaysia to the United States The Hon. Datuk Ewon EBIN, Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation

Mexico Juan Antonio Dorantes, Director General of International Trade Rules Lic. Mikel Arriola Peñalosa, Commissioner Dr. Ricardo H. Cavazos Cepeda, Director General Julio Sánchez y Tepoz, Acting Commissioner COFEPRIS

Poland His Excellency Ryszard Schnepf, Ambassador of Poland to the United States Grazyna Henclewska, Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Kaminski, Deputy Director, Department of Industry and Innovation Grazyna Hanclewska, Undersecretary of State

Russian Federation Sergey Murayev, Director, Department for International Cooperation & Public Relations Igor Nikitin, Director, Department of Medical Aid Administration & Recreation Olga Vladimirovna, Deputy Chairman of the Government of Novosibirsk Regio Liudmila Ogorodova, Deputy Minister of Education and Science Sergey Tsyb, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade

Saudi Arabia Dr. Ali Alhomaidan, Director of Biological Products Evaluation

Spain The Hon. Francesc Xavier Mena, Minister of Enterprise and Economy The Hon. Andreu Mas Colell, Ministry of Health The Hon. Boi Ruiz Querol, Ministry of Health His Royal Highness Prince Filip of Spain

South Africa Mmboneni Muofhe, Deputy Director General, Department of Science and Technology The Hon. Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, Minister of Science and Technology

Taiwan Ping-Cheng Yang, Acting President of Agricultural Technology Research Institute Dr. Shih-Torng Ding, Deputy Executive Secretary The Hon. Cheng-Chung Wu, Minister without Portfolio The Hon. Tsung-Tsong Wu, Minister Without Portfolio, The Hon. Fong-Chin Su, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology Shaw-Jeng Tsai, Director General, Ministry of Science and Technology The Hon. Chi-Kung Ho, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health and Welfare The Hon. Dar-Bin Hsieh, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology Chih-Sheng Chang, Director General, Council of Agriculture

Thailand His Excellency Mr. Pisan Manawapat, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the United States Dr. Nares Damrongchai, CEO Thailand Center of Excellence for Life Sciences Ajarin Pattanapanchai, Deputy Secretary General, Thailand BOI

Turkey The Hon. Mehmet Müezzinoğlu, Minister of Health The Hon. Cevdet Yilmaz, Minister of Development Guven Sak, Managing Director, Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey Celil Gocer, Health Coordinator of Prime Ministry of Republic of Turkey Ali Osman Kılıç, President, TUSEB Saban Tekin, President, TUBITAK Nihan Burul Bozkurt, Chief of Clinical Investigations, TMMDA Ali Alkan, TMMDA Hacer Coskun Cetintas, TMMDA

United Kingdom Arlene Foster, Northern Ireland Executive, Minister of Enterprise, Trade & Investment Dr. Ian Hudson, Chief Executive, MHRA

Uzbekistan The Hon. Javlon Vakhabov, Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the USA