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Tuesday, May 5, 2026
07:30 - 19:00
WEST
Registration Hours
07:30 - 19:00
WEST
Registration Hours
07:30 - 20:00
WEST
Cloakroom
07:30 - 20:00
WEST
Cloakroom
08:00 - 12:00
WEST
RAPS General Assembly & RAPS European Council (Invitation Only)
08:00 - 12:00
WEST
RAPS General Assembly & RAPS European Council (Invitation Only)
Location: Room 1.13
Facilitator:
Kim Young, MSc (she/her/hers)
– RAPS
08:30 - 16:00
WEST
Pre-Conference Workshop: Building Global CDx Studies: Strategic Planning Tools for IVD and Pharma Partners
08:30 - 16:00
WEST
Pre-Conference Workshop: Building Global CDx Studies: Strategic Planning Tools for IVD and Pharma Partners
Presenter:
Natalie Batty, MPH
– Immatics
Presenter:
Marina Belonogova, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Johnson & Johnson
Presenter:
Carlos Galamba, MSc
– MDx CRO
Presenter:
Kristiane Schmidt, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Qserve Consultancy
Pre-Conference Workshop
IVD's
08:30 - 16:00
WEST
Pre-Conference Workshop: Driving Change: How to Successfully Implement AI and Digital Transformation in Regulatory Affairs (MD, Pharma, IVDR)
08:30 - 16:00
WEST
Pre-Conference Workshop: Driving Change: How to Successfully Implement AI and Digital Transformation in Regulatory Affairs (MD, Pharma, IVDR)
Workshop Leader:
Florian Tolkmitt
– PRO-LIANCE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS GmbH
Speaker:
Sarah Haake-Schäfer (she/her/hers)
– Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
Speaker:
Erika Schuettfort, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Vorsa
Speaker:
Frank Pétavy, MSc (he/him/his)
– European Medicines Agency
Pre-Conference Workshop
Digital Health
Pharmaceuticals
Medical Devices
08:30 - 16:00
WEST
Pre-Conference Workshop: EUDAMED & swissdamed: Practical Steps to Implementation, Strategic and Future Insights
08:30 - 16:00
WEST
Pre-Conference Workshop: EUDAMED & swissdamed: Practical Steps to Implementation, Strategic and Future Insights
Workshop Leader:
Marina Madokoro (she/her/hers)
– Johnson & Johnson
Presenter:
Christoph Kiesselbach (he/him/his)
– Schrack & Partner
Presenter:
Sofia Palm
– BSI
Speaker:
Susanne Wydenkeller Hinder, PhD
– Swissmedic, Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products
Speaker:
Susan Partridge, PhD (she/her/hers)
– BSI
Pre-Conference Workshop
Medical Devices
08:30 - 16:00
WEST
Pre-Conference Workshop: Global Regulatory Pathways - US, China and South Korea
08:30 - 16:00
WEST
Pre-Conference Workshop: Global Regulatory Pathways - US, China and South Korea
Workshop Leader:
Chang-Hong Whitney, RAC, MBA
– Whitney Consulting Ltd.
Presenter:
M. Jason Brooke, MSE, JD, CSQE
– Brooke & Associates
Presenter:
Young Kim, MBA
– Synex Consulting Ltd.
Pre-Conference Workshop
Medical Devices
08:30 - 16:00
WEST
Pre-Conference Workshop: International Regulatory Collaborative Initiatives: Reliance, Work-Sharing - Strategic Regulatory Pathways
08:30 - 16:00
WEST
Pre-Conference Workshop: International Regulatory Collaborative Initiatives: Reliance, Work-Sharing - Strategic Regulatory Pathways
Workshop Leader:
Mercè Caturla Goñi, PhD (she/her/hers)
Workshop Leader:
Beate R. Schmidt, MSc, MDRA, RAC
– Benefits Regulatory Consulting
Workshop Leader:
Alexandra Eckhoff
Speaker:
Victoria Palmi Reig
– European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Speaker:
Tasneem Fatima Keshavji
– MHRA
Pre-Conference Workshop
Pharmaceuticals
08:30 - 16:00
WEST
Pre-Conference Workshop: Technical Documentation Assessment of MDSW-a Notified Body Perspective
08:30 - 16:00
WEST
Pre-Conference Workshop: Technical Documentation Assessment of MDSW-a Notified Body Perspective
Workshop Leader:
Marta Carnielli
– TUV SUD
Presenter:
Marco Caproni (he/him/his)
– TÜV SÜD
Presenter:
Gaëlle Bisch, PhD (she/her/hers)
– GMED, France
Presenter:
Thomas Doerge (he/him/his)
– BSI Group
Pre-Conference Workshop
Digital Health
10:30 - 11:00
WEST
Preconference Workshops: Networking Break
10:30 - 11:00
WEST
Preconference Workshops: Networking Break
13:00 - 14:00
WEST
Preconference Workshops: Networking Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
WEST
Preconference Workshops: Networking Lunch
13:00 - 16:00
WEST
Chapter and Local Networking Group (LNG) Volunteer Summit (Invitation Only)
13:00 - 16:00
WEST
Chapter and Local Networking Group (LNG) Volunteer Summit (Invitation Only)
Location: Auditorium 3
15:00 - 16:00
WEST
RAPS Career Development Session for Students
15:00 - 16:00
WEST
RAPS Career Development Session for Students
Location: Auditorium 4
Session Leader:
Kim Young, MSc (she/her/hers)
– RAPS
Speaker:
Corinne Delorme, RAC
– nexialist
Speaker:
Ola Oyinloye, RAC
– Novo Nordisk
Speaker:
Amra Racic
– MedTech
16:00 - 16:30
WEST
Preconference Workshops: Afternoon Break
16:00 - 16:30
WEST
Preconference Workshops: Afternoon Break
16:30 - 18:30
WEST
Euro Convergence 2026: Welcome and Opening Plenary: The Evolution of Legislation, the Regulatory Professional and Regulatory Capabilities
16:30 - 18:30
WEST
Euro Convergence 2026: Welcome and Opening Plenary: The Evolution of Legislation, the Regulatory Professional and Regulatory Capabilities
Location: Auditorium 1
Panelist:
Steffen Thirstrup, MD, PhD (he/him/his)
– European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Panelist:
Rainer Voelksen, RAC, FRAPS
– RAPS
18:30 - 19:30
WEST
Exhibition Hall - Opening Hours
18:30 - 19:30
WEST
Exhibition Hall - Opening Hours
Location: Auditorium 1
18:30 - 19:30
WEST
Opening Reception in Exhibition Hall
18:30 - 19:30
WEST
Opening Reception in Exhibition Hall
Location: Exhibition - Hall 2
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