CONFERENCE PROGRAM

PV USA 2026

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Day 1 Agenda

8:30   –  9:15 AM

Registrations & Refreshments

9:15   –  9:30 AM

Welcome & Chairperson Opening Remarks by Dr. Susan Welsh

9:30   –  10:00 AM

Keynote Session: Patient Preference and Quantitative Benefit Risk

Speaker: Brett Hauber, Patient Preference Integration Lead, Pfizer | USA.

10:00 – 10:30 AM

The Future of PV: Harnessing AI and Human Insights for Smarter, Safer Health Care by Amrit Gill, VP – Global Head of Pharmacovigilance, Opella | USA.

10:30 – 11:00 AM

Tea/Coffee/ Refreshments Networking Break & Exhibition

11:00  –  11:30 AM

Sponsor Speaking Slot ArisGlobal

11:30  –  12:00 PM

Applying the CIOMS Framework for the Use of AI in Pharmacovigilance by Walter Straus, VP – Safety & Pharmacovigilance, Moderna | USA

12:00  –  12:30 PM

Sponsor Speaking Slot PrimeVigilance

12:30 – 13:30 PM

Networking Luncheon

13:30 – 14:00 PM

Driving Pharmacovigilance Transformation: Leveraging AI and Process Automation for Smarter Case Processing by Alex Kluczka – Executive Director: Head of Safety Operations and Systems, BMS | USA

14:00 – 14:30 PM

HM Global Speaking Slot

14:30 – 15:00 PM

Afternoon Tea/ Refreshments Networking Break/ Exhibition

15:00 – 15:30 PM

Topic TBC by Sonam Desai, BMS

15:30 – 16:30 PM

Executive Leadership Panel Discussion

Re-imaging Patient Safety – From Pharmacovigilance to Patient Centred Benefit – Risk Decision
Moderator: Susan Welsh
Panellist: Walter Strauss, Brett Hauber, Amrit Gill

15:30 – 16:30 PM

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

17:30 – 18:30 PM

Chairperson Closing Remarks & Networking Drinks Reception

Day 2 Agenda

8:30   –  9:15 AM

Registrations & Refreshments

9:15   –  9:30 AM

Welcome & Chairperson Opening Remarks by Dr Susan Welsh

9:30   –  10:00 AM

Pharmacovigilance for Living Drugs by Uma Arunagiri, VP, Head of Patient Safety and Pharmacovigilance, Kite Pharma | USA

 

10:00 – 10:30 AM

Real-World Evidence in Pharmacovigilance by William Blumentals, Head of Pharmacovigilance, Sanofi | USA

10:30 – 11:00 AM

Tea/Coffee/ Refreshments Networking Break & Exhibition

11:00  –  11:30 AM

Driving AI Innovation in Regulatory by Suzanne Tracy, Head, Digital Innovation – PV Operations, Moderna | USA

11:30  –  12:00 PM

Harsha Shetty, Senior Director, Global Safety Lead & Patient Engagement & Sustainability Lead, CSL | USA

12:00 – 13:00 PM

Networking Luncheon

13:00 – 13:30 PM

From Watching to Listening: Embedding Patient Engagement into the DNA of Pharmacovigilance by Jennifer Barnes, Associate Director, North America Pharmacovigilance, Head of NA Compliance, Teva Pharma | USA

 

13:30 – 14:00 PM

Karthik Muthuswami, Global PV & Drug Safety Leader, Novo Nordisk | USA

13:00 – 14:00 PM

Panel Discussion:
Transforming Global PV: Harnessing AI, Elevating Patient Expectations and Redefining the Future Safety Landscape
Moderator: Amrit Gill

Panelists: Karthik, Uma, Namita

 

14:00 – 14:30 PM

Afternoon Tea/ Refreshments Networking Break/ Exhibition

14:30 – 15:30 PM

Gradual AI-Driven Innovations in Safety Science by Oleg Zvenigorodsky, Director, Medical Safety/ Pharmacovigilance Innovation Lead at Jazz Pharma | USA

15:30 – 16:00 PM

Chairperson Closing Remarks, Conference Wrap-Up and Future Directions

 

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