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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Tuesday, April 21, 2026
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Breakfast
  • 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration
  • 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Case Studies in Medical Device Post Market Activites
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Opening Reception
  • Wednesday, April 22, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    01 - Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    02 - Registration
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    03 - Let's Make a Difference
  • 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    05 - Solutions Exchange: What Works (and doesn’t) When Working With AI
  • 9:45 AM - 10:05 AM East Coast USA Time
    06 - BREAK
  • 10:05 AM - 10:40 AM East Coast USA Time
    08 - FDA OII and Office of Medical Device & Radiological Health
  • 10:40 AM - 11:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    09 - Medical Device User Fee Amendments (MDUFA) Update
  • 11:40 AM - 12:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    010 - LUNCH
  • 12:40 PM - 2:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    011 - Breakout #1: Overcoming Challenges in Medical Device Design and Development
  • 12:40 PM - 1:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    012 - Breakout #2: Validation of Manufacturing Process/Systems - Equipment Qualification
  • 1:40 PM - 2:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    013 - Breakout #2: Identifying & Handling Product Software Defects / Bugs / Anomalies
  • 2:40 PM - 3:25 PM East Coast USA Time
    014 - Breakout #1: Embracing AI to Build a Better Operation and QMS
  • 2:40 PM - 3:25 PM East Coast USA Time
    015 - Breakout #2: Data Integrity (e.g. how to set up systems - )
  • 3:25 PM - 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    016 - BREAK and move back to plenary
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    017 - Managing Material Shortages in a Global Regulatory Landscape
  • 4:40 PM - 4:50 PM East Coast USA Time
    018 - Close Out
  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    019 - MedCon Annual Dinner - Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
  • Thursday, April 23, 2026
  • 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Patient Experience Plenary #2
  • 4:35 PM - 5:05 PM East Coast USA Time
    Patient Experience Plenary #2
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    020 - Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    021 - Registration
  • 8:00 AM - 8:10 AM East Coast USA Time
    022 - Day 2 Open
  • 8:10 AM - 10:10 AM East Coast USA Time
    023 - QMSR Implementation Update
  • 8:45 AM - 10:10 AM East Coast USA Time
    024 - Updated Compliance Program (CP) for Inspection of Medical Device Manufacturers
  • 10:10 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    025 - BREAK
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    026 - Breakout #1: The Mechanics of an FDA Inspection: A View from Many Perspectives
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    027 - Breakout #2: Horizontal legislation in EU, a complex growing web of supporting legislation
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    028 - Breakout #2: EU MDR – State of Play and Targeted Revisions
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    029 - LUNCH
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    030 - Breakout #1: CDRH Premarket Update
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    031 - Breakout #2: Bringing New Products to Life Compliantly: Challenges in Design Development
  • 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM East Coast USA Time
    032 - BREAK
  • 3:20 PM - 4:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    033 - Regulators: Global Harmonization and Convergence Initiatives
  • 5:05 PM - 5:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    035 - Day 2 Close
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    036 - Networking Reception
  • Friday, April 24, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    037 - Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM - 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    038 - Registration
  • 8:00 AM - 8:05 AM East Coast USA Time
    039 - Opening Day 3
  • 8:05 AM - 9:05 AM East Coast USA Time
    040 - Leadership and Quality Culture (Presentation and Panel)
  • 9:05 AM - 9:40 AM East Coast USA Time
    041 - Update from CDRH’s New Center Director, Michelle Tarver
  • 9:40 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    042 - BREAK
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    043 - Investigator Insights
  • 12:00 PM - 12:05 PM East Coast USA Time
    044 - Conference Close-out