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2026 EMPA Annual Meeting & Expo
Annual Meeting
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2026 EMPA Annual Meeting & Expo
EMPA 2026
2026 EMPA Annual Meeting & Expo
Annual Meeting: 04/01–04/02 (2 days)
Pharma Expo: 03/31–04/03 (4 days)
Summit
Pharma 4.0 AI Leadership Summit
AI in Drug Discovery, Intelligent Manufacturing, and Smart Factory Strategies.
Networking
Information Sharing & Cooperation
M2M Networking on Products, C(D)MO, GMP, and Trade.
Benefits
Complimentary for EMPA Members
Includes Hotel (2 nights), Banquet, Meals, and Full Access to Exhibition.
Key Information
Dates EMPA Annual Meeting: 04/01–04/02, 2026 (2 days)
Packaging & Pharma Expo: 03/31–04/03, 2026 (4 days)
Location KINTEX (Korea International Exhibition Center)
Annual Meeting Venue KINTEX & SONO Calm GOYANG
Eligibility Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Registration Complimentary for the first 95 registrants
Member Benefits Annual Meeting, Exhibition Access, Hotel (2 nights for overseas), Banquet, Breakfasts, Seminars
Organizer Kyungyon Exhibition Corp.
(Hosted by EMPA HQ & Pharma Tech Foundation)
Annual Meeting during the Expo period
Expo Time 03/31 (Tue) Annual Meeting (Key Days) 04/03 (Fri)
Expo Day 1 04/01 (Wed) 04/02 (Thu) Expo Day 4
2026
ICPI WEEK

COPHEX
K-PHARM & BIO
K-LAB
K-PACK
K-CHEM
08:00 ~ 10:00 - Hotel Breakfast
(Foreigner)
Hotel Breakfast
& Check-out
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10:00 ~ 14:00 KOREA PACK &
ICPI WEEK 2026


Self-guided
exhibition tour
Self-guided
Exhibition Tour

(10:00-13:00)
Opening Ceremony
Attendees & Agenda
(13:30-14:00)
Sponsor Booth
Consultations

(Exhibition Hall)
KOREA PACK &
ICPI WEEK 2026


Self-guided
exhibition tour
14:00 ~ 16:00
[Session 01] 14:00
AI in Drug Discovery
- Dr. Jun-hee Pyo(AI Institute for Drug Discovery)
[Session 02] 15:00
Discovery AI to Pharma 4.0
- Dr. Sang Ok Song(Standigm)
[Session 03] 14:00
Optimizing Pharma Production
- Jaewon Park(LG CNS)
[Session 04] 15:00
Pharma AI Production Complex
- Man-soo Jeon(PTF)
16:00 ~ 17:00 Self-guided exhibition tour
or Members Networking
(C(D)MO, GMP, Trade)
KOREA PACK &
ICPI WEEK 2026

Self-guided tour
17:00 ~ 21:00 Hotel Check-in
(Foreigner)
2026 Annual Meeting
Banquet & Networking
(18:00 - 20:30)
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  • Non-members: $1,200 USD for multinational, developed country pharma companies
  • Free membership for Emerging Markets Pharma companies (Approved Members)
  • Includes Exhibitions, Annual Meeting, Hotels, Dinners, Seminars, and more
Key Schedule of the Annual Meeting
2026 EMPA AM & Expo - Detailed Agenda
Date Time Contents Location
03/31 (Tue) 10:00-17:00 KOREA PACK & ICPI WEEK 2026
Self-guided exhibition tour
KINTEX 1 Exhibit Hall
17:00-21:00 Hotel Check-in (Foreigner) SONO Calm GOYANG Front Desk
04/01 (Wed) 08:00-09:30 Hotel Breakfast (Foreigner) Dining room
10:00-13:00 Self-guided exhibition tour
KOREA PACK & ICPI WEEK 2026
KINTEX 1 Exhibit Hall
13:30-14:00 Opening Ceremony
Attendees Introduction & Agenda
Seminar Room
14:00-15:00 [Session 01] AI in Drug Discovery
From Global Market Trends to Full Lifecycle Strategies
- Dr. Jun-hee Pyo (Director, AI Institute for Drug Discovery)
15:00-16:00 [Session 02] Discovery AI to Pharma 4.0
How Discovery AI Scales Beyond Pilots
- Dr. Sang Ok Song (CEO, Standigm Inc.)
16:00-17:00 Networking & Tour
Self-guided tour or Members Networking
(C(D)MO, GMP, Trade)
Exhibit Hall
18:00-20:30 2026 Annual Meeting & Banquet
*Hotel Check-in (Local), Members Networking
- Guest Intro, Event Schedule, Overview: Pharma AI Production Complex
SONO Calm GOYANG Function Room
04/02 (Thu) 07:30-09:00 Hotel Breakfast & Check-out Front Desk
10:00-14:00 Sponsor Booth Consultations
KOREA PACK & ICPI WEEK 2026 (Exhibition Hall)
KINTEX 1 Exhibit Hall
14:00-15:00 [Session 03] Optimizing Pharma Production
From Intelligent MES to Automated Logistics
- Jaewon Park (Executive Director, LG CNS)
Seminar Room
15:00-16:00 [Session 04] Pharma AI Production Complex Project
Introduction & Closing Remarks
- Man-soo Jeon (Chairman, Pharma Tech Foundation)
16:00-17:00 Self-guided exhibition tour
KOREA PACK & ICPI WEEK 2026
Exhibit Hall
04/03 (Fri) 10:00-17:00 KOREA PACK & ICPI WEEK 2026
Self-guided exhibition tour
KINTEX 1 Exhibit Hall
EMPA Annual Meeting & Expo
Sharing and Collaboration
for the Future of the Pharmaceutical Industry.
Pharma 4.0
AI Leadership Summit
Explore the future of AI in drug discovery and smart manufacturing.
Networking
Gala Dinner & Banquet
Networking with global pharma leaders, CMOs, and sponsors.
Business
M2M Networking
1:1 Business meetings on products, export, and technical cooperation.
Exhibition
ICPI WEEK 2026
Access to COPHEX, K-PHARM & BIO, K-LAB, and more.
Accommodation
SONO Calm GOYANG
Complimentary 2-night stay for overseas members.
Awards
Closing Ceremony
Awards for outstanding contributions and future project intros.
  • An alliance of global pharmaceutical companies with annual revenue under $100 million.
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