The working parties for our Symposium streams are responsible for developing their respective programmes, selecting topics and speakers, and ensuring that the content is relevant, exciting and informative. Their members are made up of industry experts who are committed to knowledge-sharing and professional development.

Our streams are chaired by the following experts:

Human Medicines Chair Veterinary Medicines Chair Medical Devices and IVDs Chair 
     
 

Carlos Langezaal
Independent Consultant
USA

  

Rick Clayton 
Former Technical Director
Ex-HealthforAnimals and AnimalhealthEurope
Belgium		  

Ashleigh Batchen
Regulatory Strategy Principal
TÜV SÜD
United Kingdom
     
Combination Products Chair  SME Chair   
     
 

Margareth Jorvid
Chief Executive Officer
Methra Uppsala AB
Sweden

Anna Koptina
Head of Regulatory Affairs
Mendus AB
Sweden 		  





Michelle Blake
Senior Regulatory Consultant and
Team Leader, DLRC Ltd
United Kingdom


Francesca Buttigieg
Executive Director Global Regulatory Affairs
RhyGaze
Switzerland

Jasper-Hugo Brouwers
Head of Corporate and
Stakeholder Affairs, CBG-MEB
the Netherlands

Seán Byrne
Associate Director, Science Policy &
Regulatory Affairs, EFPIA
Belgium

 

Cristina Dragan
Associate Director Regulatory Policy
and Intelligence, Novartis
United Kingdom


Maren von Fritschen
Lecturer
HTW Berlin
Germany


Sabine Haubenreisser
Principal Scientific Administrator
EMA
the Netherlands


Andrea Laslop
Lecturer
University of Innsbruck
Austria



Sandra Lourenço
Director of Regulatory Affairs
Arriello
Ireland


Rebecca Lumsden
Head of Regulatory Science &
Policy EU/AMEE, Sanofi
United Kingdom


Roelie Marinus
Senior Policy Advisor
CBG-MEB
the Netherlands


Marie Uguen
Chief Regulatory & Quality Officer
SparingVision
France 



Elizabeth Young
Director Early Development Lead
argenx
Belgium
    

 



Raffaele Bruno
Associate Director Regulatory Affairs & Team Lead
EU Pharmaceuticals RA, Zoetis
Belgium

Jaume Colomer
Senior Technical Manager
AnimalhealthEurope
France

Emily Drury
Head of Department, Veterinary Surveillance
& Regulatory Support, EMA
The Netherlands


Thomas Heberer
Head of Department 'Veterinary Drugs', 
BVL/HMA,
Germany

Rhona McHugh
Executive Pharmaceutical Assessor
HPRA
Ireland

Anne Nallen
Head of Global Regulatory Affairs CMC, 
Ceva Biotechnology Campus 
Ireland 


Jana Schalansky
Head of Veterinary Strategic Support office
EMA
The Netherlands

Rico Slingerland
CMDv Member
CGB-MEB
the Netherlands

Esther Werner
Head of Veterinary Medicines Division,
Paul-Ehrlich-Institut
Germany 




Stuart Angel
Managing Director and Co-Founder
IVDeology Ltd
United Kingdom

Natasha Bankowksi
Independent Director and RA/QA/Vigilance
Consultant - Medical Devices/IVDs
Ireland

Alwin van den Broek
Director Clinical Operations & Data
Protection Officer, BeVinced
the Netherlands


Celia Cruz
Managing Partner & Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer
Complear Health
Portugal

Leon Doorn
CEO and Co-Founder
MedQAIR
the Netherlands

Paula van Hennik
Vice President Clinical, EU Regulatory Development,
Regulatory Sciences, ProPharma
the Netherlands


Margareth Jorvid
Chief Executive Officer
Methra Uppsala AB
Sweden		  

Maaike Labots 
Manager Medical Writing
Avania
The Netherlands		  




Ronald Boumans
Founder PRRC Academy
Boumans Regulatory Consulting B.V. 
the Netherlands

Janine Jamieson
European Editor 
International Pharmaceutical Quality
Sweden

James Wabby
Vice President, Head of Regulatory Strategy: Combination Products
and Emerging Medical Technologies, Abbvie
USA
     




Dima Al-Hadithi
Regulatory CMC Consultant
Minaret Consulting Limited
United Kingdom

Christine Grew
Director
Canopy Life Sciences
United Kingdom		  

Margareth Jorvid
CEO, Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance
Methra Uppsala AB
Sweden


Anna Koptina
Head of Regulatory Affairs
Mendus AB
Sweden

Wim Neckebroeck
Director of Regulatory Affairs
Kintiga
Belgium

Marie Uguen
Chief Regulatory & Quality Officer
SparingVision
France