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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

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