2026 SPEAKERS
Adel Abou Ali, VP, Global Risk Management and REMS Strategy, Syneos Health
Adel Abou-Ali, VP, Global Risk Management and REMS Strategy, Syneos Health
Howard Abroms, VP, Global Business Development, Soterius, Inc.
Salman Afsar, Senior Director and Signal Management Team Chair, Bristol Myers Squibb
Ali Ahmed, Global Head, Industry Innovation and Advisory- Pharmaceuticals and Therapeutics, Salesforce
Vivek Ahuja, Executive Vice President, Pharmacovigilance, Eversana
Omar Aimer, Executive Member of ISoP and NASoP President, International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISoP)
Aysha Amman, Senior Director, Patient Safety & Pharmacovigilance, Amneal Pharmaceuticals
Geraldine Anaetoh, Head of Quality Assurance Affiliates, Genentech
Anand Ananthakrishnan, Senior Director, Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance, Blueprint Medicines
Maria Anitan, Global Head of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety, Med Communications Inc
Chuka Anude, Vice President, Clinical Safety and Risk Management, Infectious Disease Respiratory Vaccines, Moderna
Felix Arellano, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Safety and Risk Management, Roche
Ikram Baig, CEO, Quartica
Evan Bailey, Chief Medical Officer, Applied Therapeutics
Catherine Baldridge, Executive Director, Head of Safety, Verdiva Bio
Michael Bani, Editor, Pharma Now
Erika Barbarosie, Associate Director, Compliance, Pharmaceuticals
Victoria Bartasek, Senior Associate Director, Patient Safety and Pharmacovigilance - US Operations, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
Aditya Bhansali, Director, Medical Safety, Replimune
Ashwani Bhat, Director, Software Develoment- Safety, Oracle Health and Life Sciences
Kapil Bhutada, Senior Director, Safety Operations and Compliance, Medical Safety & Pharmacovigilance, AskBio
William Blumentals, Head of Pharmacoepidemiology, Specialty Care, SANOFI
Suresh Bobba, Vice President & Head of DSPV, Keros Therapeutics
Mariette Boerstoel, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Patient Safety Officer, Bristol Myers Squibb
Stacey Brandsma, Digital Product Senior Manager, Amgen
Zachary Brennan, Senior editor, Endpoints News
Janaina Brothers, Senior Manager, Medical Safety, Jazz Pharmaceuticals
James Buchanan, Co-Lead, American Statistical Association Biopharmaceutical Safety Working Group Interactive Safety Graphics
Siva Kumar Buddha, Medical Director, Global Patient Safety, Amgen
Marie Liles Burden, Director, PV Risk Management, Takeda
Chrissy Burton, Senior Director Clinical Operations, BridgeBio Gene Therapy
Gloria Bustos, Global Head Global Patient Safety, Vantive
María Pía Bustos N., Global Associate Director, Pharmacovigilance, Medical Information & Patient Support, Knight Therapeutics Inc.
Burns C. Blaxall, Board Member, Personalized Medicine Coalition
John Caminis, Sr Director Oncology -Patient Safety Strategy, Gilead Sciences
Alison Cave, Chief Safety Officer, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Rabia Ayse Cetin, Co-founder & General Manager, PharmaSoft Ilac Bilisim Danismanlik Hizmetleri Ltd. Sti.
Nirjhar Chatterjee, Senior MD Pharmacovigilance, Crinetics
Tanvi Chaturvedi, Associate Director, PV Operations & Technology, Soterius, Inc.
Priyanka Chhikara, Senior Director, Head of Pharmacovigilance Scientists, CSL Behring
Harsha Chickballapur, Senior Director, Alnylam
David Chonzi, Medical Director, PV Safety Solutions
Abimbola Cole, Scientific Director, GSK
Joan D’Souza, LQPPV/ Consultant, Consultant
Juan Daccach, Vice President, Global Product Safety, Merz Aesthetics
Michelle Motta Dardeno, VP, Global Patient Safety, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals
Jay Dave, Technical Director, Patient Safety, Risk Management & RA, COD Research USA Inc.
Bob Degroot, Partner, Director of Business Development, BioPoint Inc
Tasia-Leigh Deleon, Manager of Cosmetovigilance, CHANEL
Tanmay Desai, Head, Global PV Operations, Kyowa Kirin
Himanshu Desai, Global Head of Pharmacovigilance Operations Governance and Oversight QA, Novartis
Sameen Desai, Independent PV Expert
Neşe Devenot, Senior Lecturer, John Hopkins University
Steve Dingman, Vice President, Pharmacovigilance, Head of Safety, Merus
Matthew Dormarunno, Head of Global Safety Sciences, CSL Behring
Hari Droupathi, Associate Director, Safety Evolution, Bristol Myers Squibb
Betty Duate, Pharmacovigilance Director CAN & LATAM, Pfizer
Nancy Dubois, Senior Director, Head of Global Patient Safety, US Region, EMD Serono
Kal Elhoregy, Senior Director, Global Risk Management & Pharmacovigilance Compliance, Amneal Pharmaceuticals
Dona Ely, Senior Director, Signal Mgt and Innovation, Takeda
Kevin Fetterman, Executive Director, Orbit By Feith Systems
Bryant Fields, VP, Integrated Evidence, Medidata Solutions, Inc
Norm Fox, Director, Safety Database Strategy and Analytics, Nuvalent, Inc.
Joshua Gagne, Vice President and Global Head of Epidemiology, Johnson & Johnson
Brad Gallien, Technology Enablement Director – PV Compliance Systems, Genentech
Jacqueline Gerena, Director, Risk Management Strategy, Johnson & Johnson
Mandy Gervasio, VP, QA & Compliance, Comanche Biopharma
Alicia Gomez, Social Work Coordinator Consultant, BridgeBio Gene Therapy
Alejandra Guerchicoff, Head Industry Leader, TCS ADD™ Platform, Tata Consultancy Services
Israel Gutierrez, Chief Medical Officer, TLR Therapeutics
William Haddock, MPH, Vice President of Clinical Safety and Pharmacovigilance, Compass Pathways
Victor Hamel, Product Manager, Quartica
Kendal Harrison, Head of Vigilance Development, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Archana Hegde, Senior Director, PV Systems & Innovations, Lifecycle Safety, IQVIA Inc.
Colleen Hellhake, Quality Specialist, Chanel, Inc.
Barbara Hendrickson, Clinical Associate, University of Chicago
Peter Hjelmstrom, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Uppsala Monitoring Centre
Ashlee Horgan, Senior Director, Safety Sciences, Bicara Therapeutics
Stacy Hurt, Chief Patient Officer, Parexel International LLC
Ana-Claudia Ianos, Sr Director, Safety Risk Lead, Pfizer Ltd
Amit Jain, Founder, Ultragenic Research & Technologies LLC
Shefali Jobanputra, CPASS Compliance, Process and Training Lead, Takeda
Matthew Johnson, Professor, John Hopkins University
Jeremy Jokinen, Vice President, Global Patient Safety, ARGENX
Namita Joshi, Regional Safety Head NA, Opella
Juhaeri Juhaeri, Vice President & Global Head, Epidemiology and Benefit-Risk, Sanofi
Khokan K Debnath, Head of Global PV, Wockhardt Pharmaceuticals
Rajendra K. Kasi, Head of Global PV, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
Bikram Kabir MD, Sr. Medical Director Pharmacovigilance & Safety, Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Vineet Kacker, Managing Director and Global Technical Head, APCER Life Sciences
Vikram Kansra, CEO & Founder, Vicero Bio
Jasmine Kaur, Pharmacist in Charge, Walgreens Pharmacy
Kristina Keeler, Business Development Director, Clinigen Lifecycle Services
Nina Kola, Vice President, Medical Safety Assessment Therapeutic Area Head, Hematology and Oncology, BMS
Matt Kott, Principal Solution Consultant, Oracle
Michael Kruczek, Senior Director, Vault Safety, Veeva Systems
Kelly Kwon, Senior Quality Assurance Lead, Genentech
Graeme Ladds, CEO, PharSafer
Melissa Landers, Founder & Vice President, Shepherd Safety Services at Two Labs
Heather Leigh Flannery, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, AI MINDSystems Foundation
Lin Li, Head of Clinical Statistics & Computational Biology, Cencora
Fabio Lievano, Vice President, Safety Science, AbbVie
Elaine Lippmann, Principal, Former FDA Official
Ben Locwin, Board Member, The Society of Professional Pharmaceutical Consultants
Ankit Lodaya, Senior Director Pharmacovigilance, Beam Therapeutics
David Lough, Senior Pharmacovigilance Consultant, QPPV Office, ProPharma
Ana Macarenco, Risk Management Product Lead, Pfizer
Vrunda Mahadevia, Associate Director, US Safety and Risk Management, Novartis
Claudia Manzo, Head of the Office of Risk Management, Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety, AbbVie
Judy Maro, Associate Professor of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Deirdre McCarthy, Pharmacovigilance Lead, Gates Foundation
Reema Mehta, Vice President, Head of Risk Assessment and Management, Pfizer
Tarik Messaoud, Medical Director, Drug Safety Physician, Iovance Biotherapeutics
Vasu Miduturu, Director, Pharmacovigilance operations, Tango Therapeutics
Edward Mingle, Executive Director, Head PV Digital Operations, Takeda
Ellen (Lena) Mishalov, Executive Dir, Head of PV Transformation & Technology, Astellas Pharma
Andrew Mitchell, Founder / CEO, Yeza.ai
Madhu S. Mondal, Senior Director, Toxicology, AbbVie Inc
Hope Morse, Vice President, Global Safety Services, Parexel
Rania Mouchantaf, Executive Director, Health Canada
Karthik Muthusamy, Executive Director, Head of Patient Safety, Novo Nordisk
Daniel Naranjo, Head of Patient Safety & Risk Management, Bicara Therapeutics
Uzodinma Ndibe, Director, Medical Safety Assessment Physician, Bristol Myers Squibb
Manjiri Nirgudkar, Director, Patient Safety Risk Management, Bristol Myers Squibb
Ella Nnadili-Okonkwo, Sr. Medical Director, Global Clinical Safety Lead, Therapeutics & Oncology, Moderna Therapeutics
Robert Nordness, DSPV Physician Consultant, Independent Drug Safety & PV Consulting Physician
Kenneth Onu, Head/Coordinator - African Union Smart Safety Surveillance Programme, African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)
Grinu Oommen, Sr. Medical Director, Head of Medical review, Moderna Therapeutics
LADI OWOLABI, Snr. Medical Director, Device Safety, Takeda
Karthik Babu P S, Global PV Operations Head, Opella
Bruce Palsulich, Strategic Client Executive, Oracle Health and Life Sciences
Rena Pandit, Executive Director, Global Patient Safety Head of Business Excellence, Amgen
Krystyna Pantages, Scientist, Clinical Trials, Pharmacovigilance, ClinChoice Inc
Anuj Parikh MD FACEP, Associate Medical Director, Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Rupesh Patel, Director, Global Patient Safety Quality Management, Exelixis
Badrish Patel, M.D., Vice President, Global Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance, Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Gerson Peltz, Senior Vice President of Patient Safety & Pharmacovigilance, Arcus Biosciences Inc
Valerie Perentesis, VP, Medical Affairs and Safety, ClinChoice Inc
Saketh PG, Senior Account Manager - Life Sciences, Whatfix Inc.
April Pierce, Vice President Pharmacovigilance, PPD clinical research business of ThermoFisher Scientific
Charles Pollack, Principal, CGP Consulting, PC
Kamlesh Prabhhu, Director, Medical Safety, BioNTech SE
John Price, Vice President of Continuing Medical Education, American Society of Pharmacovigilance Physicians
Eric Prugh, Chief Product Officer, Authenticx
Katherine Quon, Global Periodic Reports Scientist, Amgen
Samina Qureshi, International Medical Officer, MedDRA MSSO
Humaira Qureshi, Independent PV Expert
Abdul Rahim, Founding Director, ALWIS Solutions Limited
Shahper Rahman, Global Switch Science Lead, Opella
Asad Rashid, Vice President Safety and PV, Syneos Health LLC
Stephanie Rayl, Associate Director REMS Operations, Teva Pharmaceuticals
Umar Rehman, Senior Manager, Pharmacovigilance Analytics, Systems, and Processes, Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Sharon Reid, Director Risk Management Product Lead, Pfizer
Pav Rishiraj, Director, Head of Patient Safety & ABPI PV Expert Chair, Ipsen & ABPI
Liza Rodriguez, Associate Director, Global Risk Management, REMS Strategy and Submission Lead, Bristol Myers Squibb
Pam Rogers, Estee Lauder Companies Fellow, Estee Lauder
Jonathon Romero, Principal Safety & Pharmacovigilance Ops Specialist, Syneos Health
Sanjeev Sachdeva, Global Head - Advisory and Business Process Services, Life Sciences, Tata Consultancy Services
Satya Sagi, Founder & CEO, Techsol Life sciences
E. Alton Sartor, Medical Director, Safety Digital and Devices, AstraZeneca
Reinhold Schilling, Head of Global Pharmacovigilance, EU QPPV, Wörwag Pharma
Nikesh Shah, Vice President and Global Head, Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance, Indegene
Vedaant Shourie, Director, Professional Services, Pinnaxis Inc.
Dana Singer, MD, Medical Director, Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Vineet Singh, Head of PV Data Science and Analytics, CSL Behring
Hande Sipahi, Academician, University of Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Toxicology
Scott Skellenger, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Amgen
Lucinda Smith, Chief Safety Product Officer • Product Management, ArisGlobal
Srinivasan Srinivasan Muthusamy, Director - Safety Reporting, BeOne Medicines
Ankita Srivastava, Executive Director and Head of Pharmacovigilance, ProKidney
Carmit Strauss, Head of risk management, Organ toxicity and Benefit risk, Takeda
Stephen Sun, VP, US Pharmacovigilance, Epidemiology, and Risk Management, Cencora
Louie Tan, Director, Pharmacovigilance, ClinChoice Inc
Mitra Tavakkoli, Executive Medical Lead, BridgeBio Gene Therapy
Julie Thomas, Vice President, Global Medical Safety Operations, Johnson & Johnson
Graham Thompson, Regulatory Intelligence Director & Decision Analyst, AstraZeneca
Dennis Van Liew, Board Member Emeritus, Personalized Medicine Coalition
Sriram Varma, Co-Founder & Senior Vice President, Techsol Life sciences
Tina Veizovic, Senior Director, GPS International and PV Partnerships, BeOne Medicines
Ricardo Velazquez, Director of PV Medical Services, Clinigen
Ram Vempati, PV Medical Consultant, ClinRave.AI
Shivani Vithal-Patel, Sr. Safety Scientist, Pharmacovigilance, UBC
Michael von Forstner, Chief Scientific Officer, MedGenie
Sanjay Vyas, President,Global Head Safety & Logistics,Managing Director India, Parexel
Neil Walker, Optimization Director, PPD clinical research business of ThermoFisher Scientific
Colleen Walsh, Vice President, Global Safety Operations, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Aman Wasan, CEO, ArisGlobal
Wade Weinzetl, Senior Director, Patient Safety, PV Systems and Informics, Corcept Therapeutics
Jennifer White, Director Pharmacovigilance, PPD clinical research business of ThermoFisher Scientific
Jamie Wilkins, Head- Risk Management Center of Excellence- Worldwide Safety, Pfizer
Justin Wilson, Executive Director, Global Risk Management & REMS Technology Lead, Syneos Health
Lauren Wilson, Clinical Safety Scientist, Moderna
Beena Wood, Chief Product Officer, PV Expert
Deb Wright, Director, PV Operations, Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Chetan Yavasani, Global Head of Product, IQVIA Vigilance Platform, IQVIA
Sridhar Yeshamaina, Vice President, Global Patient Safety, Amneal Pharmaceuticals
Claire Zhao, Director, Chief Medical Office, Pfizer
Oleg Zvenigorodsky, Director, Medical Safety, Jazz Pharmaceuticals
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