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Full Schedule

RAPS Convergence program and speakers are subject to change.

Full Schedule

  • Saturday, September 10, 2022
  • 6:30 AM – 10:00 AM MST
    Speaker Ready Room Open
  • 6:30 AM – 1:00 PM MST
    Registration Open
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM MST
    Preconference Workshops: Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM MST
    First Aid Services
  • 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM MST
    Preconference Workshops: Welcome
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM MST
    Preconference Workshop: Advanced Leadership (Day 1 of 2)
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM MST
    Preconference Workshop: Bootstrapping Your Regulatory Intelligence: Start and Grow a Successful RI program from Scratch
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM MST
    Preconference Workshop: Clinical Evaluation
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM MST
    Preconference Workshop: Drug Development in EU: Regulatory Standards, Support and New Approaches
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM MST
    Preconference Workshop: Strategic and Innovative Thinking for Regulatory Professionals - Principles and Practical Guidance
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM MST
    Preconference Workshop: US Regulatory Essentials - Medical Devices and IVDs
  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM MST
    Press Room
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Preconference Workshops: Refreshment Break
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM MST
    Preconference Workshops: Lunch
  • Sunday, September 11, 2022
  • 6:30 AM – 4:00 PM MST
    Speaker Ready Room Open
  • 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM MST
    Registration Open
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM MST
    Preconference Workshops: Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM MST
    First Aid Services
  • 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM MST
    Preconference Workshops: Welcome
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM MST
    Preconference Workshop: 5 Ways to Improve Your EU MDR Submission Now: What do the Experts Say?
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM MST
    Preconference Workshop: Advanced Leadership Workshop (Day 2 of 2)
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM MST
    Preconference Workshop: Digital Therapeutics (DTx) - Introductory Overview of a Fast-Growing (Yet Sometimes Nebulous) Class of Treatments
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM MST
    Preconference Workshop: Global Drug Development for Rare and Orphan Diseases
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM MST
    Preconference Workshop: Global Regulatory Strategy for Drugs and Biologics
  • 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM MST
    Preconference Workshop: Optimize Integrating Human Factors into Your Next Regulatory Submission
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Preconference Workshops: Refreshment Break
  • 12:00 PM – 6:30 PM MST
    Press Room
  • 12:00 PM – 6:30 PM MST
    RAPS Store
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM MST
    Preconference Workshops: Lunch
  • 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM MST
    Mobile App Support Desk
  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MST
    Convergence Welcome and Opening Plenary Session
  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM MST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM MST
    Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall
  • Monday, September 12, 2022
  • 6:00 AM – 6:30 AM MST
    Wellness at RAPS Convergence: Check In
  • 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM MST
    Wellness at RAPS Convergence: Yoga for Good Posture & Tennis Ball Massaging
  • 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM MST
    Registration Open
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM MST
    Mobile App Support Desk
  • 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM MST
    First Aid Services
  • 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM MST
    Community Gathering & Continental Breakfast
  • 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM MST
    Press Room
  • 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM MST
    RAPS Store Open
  • 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM MST
    Speaker Ready Room Open
  • 8:15 AM – 9:30 AM MST
    Morning Plenary Session: Career Transitions
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Bridging the Divide: Managing Global Regulatory Interactions During Drug Development
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    EU MDR Implementation: Light at the End of the Tunnel?
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Health Authority Forum - Europe
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    IVD Clinical Performance Across Geographies
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Managing Ambiguity: Regulatory Decision Making Under Uncertainties
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Patient Preferences in Regulatory Decision Making – A Tipping Point: How the Landmark IMI-PREFER Recommendations & CHMP Methods Qualification Opinion Will Accelerate Your Patient-Centric Drug Development
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Real-World Evidence for the Real World of Devices: Multinational Regulatory Decision-making
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Vaccine Regulatory Pathways – Future Forward
  • 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM MST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM MST
    Headshot Lounge
  • 11:15 AM – 11:40 AM MST
    How Can Regulatory Affairs Meet the Needs of Investigational Products, Scale for Future Needs, and Operate Cross-functionally?
  • 11:15 AM – 11:40 AM MST
    Transformation in Regulatory Affairs in the Life Sciences
  • 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM MST
    Solutions Circle: Global Regulatory Entry in Southeast Asia Emerging Markets: Challenges and Opportunity
  • 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM MST
    Solutions Circle: The IVD in Companion Diagnostics
  • 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM MST
    Solutions Circle: What should AI/ML based software manufacturer expect during MDR Audit of their AI systems
  • 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM MST
    Solutions Circle: Writing the SSCP for Europe is Child's Work....
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST
    Chapter Meet and Greets
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM MST
    Networking Lunch in Exhibit Hall
  • 11:45 AM – 12:10 PM MST
    Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) - The Road Ahead
  • 11:45 AM – 12:10 PM MST
    RA Leadership: Increasing Confidence in Regulatory Planning
  • 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM MST
    Student Capstone Showcase Presentation: Clinical Supply Chain Management of Cell and Gene Therapies: Balancing Imlementation Hurdles, Opportunities, and Threats
  • 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM MST
    Board of Directors Meet and Greets
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Advanced tactics for successful Digital Health submissions including AI and Machine Learning
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Enabling Proactive Quality with Unified Risk Management
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Regulatory strategy for market entry to India for a Medical Device company
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: The Elephant in the Room: Developing a Sustainable Approach to IVDR Post-Market Compliance
  • 12:20 PM – 12:45 PM MST
    Instant CER/PSUR Data Table Creation for EU-MDR/IVDR Submissions – A New Reality
  • 12:20 PM – 12:45 PM MST
    Unveiling Impactful Methods to Strengthen Device Claims
  • 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM MST
    Career Central Presentation: The Value of RAC Certifications
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM MST
    Artificial Intelligence Meet Up
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM MST
    Meet the Authors: Postapproval Changes for Drugs: A Practical Guide by Linda McBride and Pallavi Trivedi
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM MST
    Software as Medical Device (Diagnostic, Preventive, Mental health related) Under EU MDR
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Best practices for avoiding clinical holds for your cell and gene therapy product INDs
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: New challenges of nanomaterials under the MDR – using a risk-based approach to demonstrate compliance
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: RAPS Chapters Unite!
  • 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM MST
    RAPS Fellows "Speed Mentoring"
  • 12:55 PM – 1:20 PM MST
    Avoiding Medical Device Clinical Evaluation Pitfalls
  • 12:55 PM – 1:20 PM MST
    Moving to Digital Labelling: Journey to Achieving Desired Outcomes
  • 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM MST
    Career Central Presentation: Value of the RAPS Regulatory Competency Framework
  • 1:30 PM – 1:55 PM MST
    Best Approaches to Managing a Product Recall Under the FDA’s Post-COVID Scrutiny
  • 1:30 PM – 1:55 PM MST
    Regulatory Labeling Changes and Challenges
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: A Comparison of Clinical Trial Application and Inspections in Semi-regulated market and FDA
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: How to Solve the US, EU, and Global Unique Device Identification (UDI) Puzzle
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Regulatory Agreements for Drug Development Collaborations
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Trailblazing Regulatory Paths for Gene Therapy
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    AsiaPac- Accelerating Drug Development and Approvals in India and Australia
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Broadening Consumer / Patient Access to Medicines Through Technology-Enabled Interactions. Lifecycle Management & Rx-to-OTC Strategies
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Clinical Evaluation
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Conversations That Matter (Drugs, Biologics and Combination Products)
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Essential Debate - Lessons Learned from the Implementation of the EU Regulations
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Experience with the Clinical Trials Regulation and Clinical Trial Information System to date
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Marketing, Advertising and Claims for Devices Under the Amended FDA Intended Use Regulation and Under MDR / IVDR
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    PDUFA VII Commitment Letter – What’s in, What’s out and What you should know about
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    Resume Reviews and Career Coaching
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
    Coffee & Refreshment Break
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    Advanced Therapies: Emerging Challenges throughout the Product Lifecycle
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    Health Authority Forum - CDRH
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    Postmarketing Clinical Follow-up (PMCF) & Risk Management
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    Real-World Evidence Case Studies for Marketing Applications and Post-marketing Safety Evaluations
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    Recent Developments in LDTs
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    Traveling to De Novo Land: Planning for a Successful Journey
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    You Want to Make a Difference. FDA Wants to Hire You!
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    A Bit’s Life: Life Cycle of Big Data, Real-world Evidence, and Safety Analytics in the Context of Health Authority Decision-making
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Combined Session for Topic: Generic Drug Development and Approval
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Digital Health/Software as a Medical Device/Mobile Apps and e-Labeling/Wearables
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Health Authority Forum - Canada
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Machine Teaching: A case study in training machine learning software to read FDA approvals
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Notified Body's Experience with Appropriate Surveillance under Article 120(3)
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Pediatric Medical Devices
  • 5:45 PM – 7:15 PM MST
    Honoring Excellence: RAPS 2022 Awards Celebration invitation Only
  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM MST
    Dine-Arounds - Sign Up & Meet Up
  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM MST
    Offsite Event: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. LA Dodgers*
    *Separate Ticketed Event
  • Tuesday, September 13, 2022
  • 6:00 AM – 6:30 AM MST
    Wellness at RAPS Convergence: Check In
  • 6:00 AM – 6:30 PM MST
    First Aid Services
  • 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM MST
    Wellness at RAPS Convergence: Yoga for Good Posture & Guided Meditation
  • 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM MST
    Registration Open
  • 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM MST
    Mobile App Support Desk
  • 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM MST
    Community Gathering & Continental Breakfast
  • 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM MST
    RAPS Store
  • 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM MST
    Press Room
  • 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM MST
    Speaker Ready Room Open
  • 8:15 AM – 9:30 AM MST
    Plenary Session: Advancing Science Through Collaboration: Celebrating Friends of Cancer Research, Recipient of the 2022 Patient-Centered Health Award
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Clinical Trial Design and Alternative Data Sources
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Combined Session Topic: Accelerated Drug Development and Approval Through Pilot Programs and Initiatives
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Companion Diagnostics and Personalized Medicine
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Health Authority Forum - CBER/CDER
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Improve Your Public Speaking Skills
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Practical Implications and Changes Post Order 739 for Medical Devices and IVD in China
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Recent Developments in EU Regulations & Clinical Evaluation
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM MST
    Uncertainty and Strategies to Increase Confidence in R&D and Regulatory Decision-Making
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM MST
    Writing for RAPS: A Guide to Contributing to RAPS' Publications
  • 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM MST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM MST
    Headshot Lounge
  • 11:15 AM – 11:40 AM MST
    Accelerate Trust in Healthcare Patient Verification
  • 11:15 AM – 11:40 AM MST
    Benefits of Implementing an End-to-End Regulatory Information Management Platform
  • 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM MST
    Solutions Circle: An insight into MDR Technical Documentation auditing - Improving submissions to your Notified Body
  • 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM MST
    Solutions Circle: Global Label Management and Automation
  • 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM MST
    Solutions Circle: Regulatory Challenges of Augmented Reality
  • 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM MST
    Solutions Circle: The Top 10 483s: A Trip Through History
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST
    Chapter Meet and Greets
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM MST
    Networking Lunch in Exhibit Hall
  • 11:45 AM – 12:10 PM MST
    Your Next Career Path...Regulatory Affairs Consulting
  • 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM MST
    Student Capstone Showcase Presentation: Critical CMC Requirements in the Approval of CAR T Cell Products
  • 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM MST
    Board of Directors Meet and Greets
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Ethylene Oxide Sterilization: FDA/EPA order to Reduce EtO Use and Protect the Supply Chain
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Maximizing the potential of the FDA assessment aid
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Overview of Global E-labeling
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Types of Types and Types .. er, is that a Typo?
  • 12:20 PM – 12:45 PM MST
    Comparative Analysis of Approvals in Oncology, With and Without Project Orbis
  • 12:20 PM – 12:45 PM MST
    EU MDR Class I … not so simple.
  • 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM MST
    Career Central Presentation: Insights from the RAPS 2022 Global Compensation and Scope of Practice Report
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM MST
    Regulatory Focus Meet Up
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM MST
    Meet the Authors: Fundamentals of Medical Device Regulations, Fifth Edition by Gert Bos and Jocelyn Jennings
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Developing IVDR Compliant Intended Purpose Statements That Serve the Business and Meet Notified Body Expectations
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Kits & Procedure Packs - Ranging from Easy to Impossible
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Role of Prescription Drug Labeling in Minimizing Medication Errors
  • 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Strategic Down Classification of a PMA Accessory
  • 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM MST
    RAPS Fellows "Speed Mentoring"
  • 12:55 PM – 1:20 PM MST
    2023 Outlook for the European Market
  • 12:55 PM – 1:20 PM MST
    7 Deadly Sins of Product Compliance
  • 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM MST
    Career Central Presentation: RAPS Code of Ethics for the Regulatory Profession
  • 1:30 PM – 1:55 PM MST
    Can AI be Safe in Medical Devices?: Shaping the Future with the Cloud and Open Source Software
  • 1:30 PM – 1:55 PM MST
    The Role of RA in the Clinical and Performance Evaluation Process: Key Strategies to Support Project Success
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Clinical Investigations Using FDA Consensus EU Harmonised ISO 14155:2020 - Changes from 2011
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: How to Efficiently Prepare Your eSTAR Submission
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Partnering with the FDA: The Q-Submission Solution
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MST
    Solutions Circle: Potential Pitfalls of Orphan Drug Designation Requests
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Accelerated Drug Development & Approval through Pilot Programs and Initiatives
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Breaking Through New FDA Pathways: EUA and Novel Device Programs
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Conversations that Matter (Devices)
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Decentralized Clinical Trials: What Are Clinical Trials Like Today?
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    ICH a Unique Platform for Convergence & Collaboration
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Plain Language and Lay Language Summaries: Overview and Writing
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Regulatory challenges and Implications of UK and Switzerland leaving the EU
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MST
    Safety in EU Medical Device Clinical Trials: Best Practices for Compliance and Inspection Readiness
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM MST
    Resume Reviews and Career Coaching
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM MST
    Coffee & Refreshment Break
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    Adapting a Regulatory Framework for Personalized Devices
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    Combination Products: Perspectives from Drug/biologics and Device Industries
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    eCTD 4.0 - No Need to be afraid
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    Health Authority Forum
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    Real-World Evidence: Current Global Landscape and utility in Regulatory Decision-Making
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    Risk Management & Clinical Evaluation
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    The Future of Patient Experience Data in Global Drug Development: EMA, FDA, and Industry Views
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
    With All Due Respect, We Disagree with FDA’s Assessment – Resolving Differences During Pre-Market Review
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Advanced/Innovative Manufacturing: A Panel Discussion about Benefits, Challenges, and the Current Regulatory Landscape
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Beyond the MDR/IVDR: Medical Device Regulatory Compliance Challenges outside of the MDR and IVDR
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Developing Your Label for Impact while Keeping AdPromo in Mind
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    EUDAMED & UDI – Evolution of the EU Regulatory Landscape
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    How to define the expected lifetime of a medical device & its consequences
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    OTC Monograph Modernization – Facilitating FDA & Industry Engagement
  • 4:35 PM – 5:30 PM MST
    Regulatory Intelligence SUPER Jam Session: tips and tricks and best practices too!
  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM MST
    Closing Party: Arizona Science Center