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
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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