27th Annual Pharma & Med Device Ethics & Compliance Congress Call for Presentation Proposals Closes on June 12

  • A Hybrid Onsite Conference and Internet Event
  • The Leading Forum on Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Ethics and Compliance Issues
  • Sponsored by Pharmaceutical Compliance Forum
  • October 13-16, 2026
  • Washington Hilton, Washington, DC
  • www.PharmaCongress.com

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WASHINGTON, DC USA -- PHARMA UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- JUNE 2, 2025: The Twenty-Seventh Annual Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Ethics and Compliance Congress sponsored by the Pharmaceutical Compliance Forum (PCF) will be held at the Washington Hilton, Washington, DC on October 13-16, 2026. Attendees may attend either virtually online or in person. Onsite attendees will also enjoy both live and post-conference access to the Congress audio/video archive.


THE 2026 27TH ANNUAL CONGRESS FEATURES
  • New half-day specialty summits on the afternoon of Tuesday 10/13
  • Over 50 concurrent mini summits and 15 plenary session presentations
  • The PCF-sponsored, Closed-door, invitation-only CCO Roundtable, last year attended by over 100 CCOs
  • The Industry-only Compliance Best Practices Think Tank hosted by PCF
  • A sold-out exhibit hall featuring many innovative ethics and compliance products, programs and initiatives
  • Numerous professional networking opportunities

FEATURED ETHICS & COMPLIANCE PROFESSIONALS
AND IN-HOUSE COUNSEL

Peter Brensilver, JD, MPH
Senior Vice President, Chief Global Commercial Compliance & Risk Counsel, Pfizer, New York, NY

Briana Cabrera, MS, CFE
Senior Director, Global Privacy & Compliance Investigations, Medtronic; Former Director, Forensic Audit, Covidien, Miami, FL

Regina Cavaliere, JD
Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, VP Regulatory & Compliance, Henry Schein, Melville, NY

Kevin Espinoza, MBA
Chief Integrity & Compliance Officer, Indivior; Former Chief Integrity & Compliance Officer, Kaleo; Former Senior VP, Boston Scientific, Richmond, VA

Lindsey LaMoria Gavin
Senior Director, Deputy Compliance Officer, Lundbeck; Former Compliance Director, Meetings & Events International, Deerfield, IL

Jeffrey Kawalek, MBA
Chief Compliance Officer, Zambon US; Former Deputy CCO US, Jazz; Former Co-chair, PCF, New York, NY

Cheryl Lee, MBA, CHC, CFE
Head of Compliance, Cycle Pharma; Former VP, ESG Strategy and Execution, Bristol Myers Squibb; Former VP, Head of Compliance Worldwide Markets, Celgene, New York, NY

Peter Lee, JD, LLM
Chief Compliance Officer, Kura Oncology; Former Chief Compliance Officer, Mirati Therapeutics; Former Chief Compliance Officer, Heron Therapeutics, San Diego, CA

Joan Podleski, CCEP, CHPC, CHRC, CHC
Vice President & Chief Privacy Officer, Children's Health System of Texas; Former Director, Institutional Ethics & Compliance Program, Duke University, Dallas, TX

Ariadna Quesada, MSJ
Vice President, Compliance, Global Compliance and Privacy lead, ZOLL Medical; Former Compliance Director, Europe & MEATI, Hillrom; Former Ethics & Compliance Officer, The Netherlands, Abbvie, Madrid, Spain

R. Brett Short, CHC, CHPC, CHRC
Chief Compliance Officer & Chief Privacy Officer, University of Kentucky; Immediate Past Chair, Health Care Compliance Association, Lexington, KY

Ronald Strauss, CIPM
Vice President Compliance, MiMedx; Former Executive Sales Representative, Eli Lilly Specialty, Marietta, GA

Betsy Wade, MPH, CHC, CHPC, CAN
Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer, Signature Healthcare; Board & Treasurer, Health Care Compliance Association, Louisville, KY

Kelly Willenberg, MBA, DBA, CHC, CHRC
Chief Executive Officer, Kelly Willenberg & Assocs.; Board & Second Vice Chair, Health Care Compliance Association, Greenville, SC

Amy Wilson, MBA, MSJ
Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Esperion; Former Head of US Compliance, MorphoSys; Former Director, Enterprise Compliance, Alexion, Boston, MA

OTHER FEATURED FACULTY

Eliza L. Andonova, JD
Partner, Global Regulatory, Hogan Lovells, Washington, DC

Samantha Barrett Badlam, JD
Partner, Litigation & Enforcement Group, Ropes & Gray, Washington, DC

Yogesh Bahl, MBA
Partner & Practice Leader, Resolution Life Sciences & Healthcare; CFO & Head of Investor Relations, IACTA Pharma, New York, NY

Craig B. Bleifer, JD
Partner, McGuire Woods; Former Corporate VP, GC North America; Novo Nordisk; Former SVP, GC & Secretary, Daiichi Sankyo, New York, NY

Eric Bolesh
Chief Operating Officer, Cutting Edge Information, Research Triangle Park, NC

Jennifer L. Bragg, JD
Partner, Latham and Watkins; Former Associate Chief Counsel for Enforcement, Office of Chief Counsel, US FDA, Washington, DC

Jennifer Ceglinski, JD, CFE
Manager, Forensic & Integrity Services, EY, Charlotte, NC

Hui Chen, JD
Co-Founder, Culture. Data. Ethics; Former Compliance Counsel Expert, US DOJ; Former Assistant General Counsel, Pfizer, Honolulu, HI

Benjamin Correa, JD
Partner, Food, Drug & Medical Device, Sidley Austin, Washington, DC

Zachary Coseglia, JD
Co-Founder, Culture. Data. Ethics; Former VP & AGC, Global Compliance Monitoring, Analytics and Digital, Pfizer, Boston, MA

Layla Covington, JD
Senior Manager, Compliance Consulting, Cresen; Former Manager, Aggregate Spend, Genentech, Chicago, IL

Clarissa Crain
Managing Director, Deloitte, Phoenixville, PA

Meena Datta, JD
Partner and Global Co-leader, Healthcare Practice, Sidley Austin, Chicago, IL

Mahnu V. Davar, MA, JD
Partner and Co-chair, Life Sciences & Healthcare Regulatory, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC

Greg Demske, JD
Partner, Goodwin Procter; Former Chief Counsel, Office of Inspector General, US HHS, Washington, DC

Stefanie A. Doebler, JD
Partner and Co-Chair, Health Care Practice Group, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC

Kip Ebel, MBA
Principal, Forensic & Integrity Services, EY, New York, NY

Ronnie H. Feldman
Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Creative Director, L&E: Comedians Who Improve Compliance, Chicago, IL

Sara K. Frank, JD
Principal, Choate Hall & Stewart, Boston, MA

Sarah A. Franklin, JD
Partner and Vice-Chair, Life Sciences Investigations Practice, Covington & Burling; Former Attorney, US FTC, Washington, DC

Gary F. Giampetruzzi, JD
Partner & Global Chair Life Sciences, Paul Hastings; Former VP & AGC, Head of Government Investigations, Pfizer, New York, NY

Gejaa T. Gobena, JD
Partner, Hogan Lovells; Former Deputy Chief, Fraud Section, Criminal Division, US Department of Justice, Washington, DC

Neeraj Gupta, MBA
President, Chief Technology Officer, Cresen Solutions, Chester Springs, PA

Kris Hall, JD, CIPP/CIPM
Managing Director, Dovetail; Former VP, Chief Privacy Officer, Celgene; Former VP, Head of Privacy, Shire, Bridgton, ME

Kristin M. Hicks, JD
Partner, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC

Casey J. Horton, CFE
Managing Director, Epsilon Life Sciences; Former Director, Compliance Operations, AbbVie, Chicago, IL

Erin Brown Jones, MA, JD
Partner, Latham & Watkins, Washington, DC

John Kelly, JD
Partner & Chair, Healthcare Practice, Barnes & Thornburg; Former Asst. Chief for Health Care Fraud, Criminal Division, US DOJ, Washington, DC

Olivia Krzeminski, JD
Director of Compliance & Legal Research, G&M Health, Somerset, NJ

Jeffrey Low, RPh, MHA
Director, Ankura; Former VP, Clinical Services, Magellan Health; Former Director, Medicare Services, CVS/Caremark, Phoenix, AZ

Robert Melillo, JD
Co-founder and Managing Director, G&M Health, Cocoa Beach, FL

Brook Mishler, RN, MSN
Global Director of Compliance Solutions, Life Sciences, Case IQ; Former Compliance Officer for the Americas, Cordis, Ontario, Canada

Katherine C. Norris, MPA
Senior Managing Director, Life Sciences Compliance, Disputes & Economics, Ankura, Honolulu, HI

Daniel O'Connor
Senior Vice President, NXLevel Compliance; Angel Investor, Angel Investor Forum, Lambertville, NJ

Saraswatha Lalitha Putcha
Director, Product & Client Delivery, Cresen Solutions, Philadelphia, PA

Nikki Reeves, JD
Partner and Co-chair, Life Sciences and Healthcare Industry Group, King & Spalding, Washington, DC

Russell Rose, JD
Managing Director, Life Sciences Advisory, Deloitte, Dallas, TX

Paul Silver
Principal, Life Sciences Regulatory, Legal & Compliance Leader, Deloitte, Atlanta, GA

L. Stephan Vincze, JD, LLM, MBA
President & CEO, TRESTLE Compliance; Former SVP & CCO, Warner Chilcot; Former VP & CCO, TAP, Boston, MA

Shannon Walker
Executive Vice President, Thought Leadership & Strategy, Case IQ; Founder and President, Whistleblower Security, Ontario, Canada

Robert A. Wells, JD
Shareholder, Baker Donelson, Baltimore, MD

Kelly Willenberg, MBA, DBA, CHC, CHRC
Chief Executive Officer, Kelly Willenberg and Associates, Greenville, SC

Jane H. Yoon, JD
Partner, Litigation Department, Paul Hastings; Former Assistant United States Attorney, US Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey, New York, NY

Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, JD, CIPP/US
Managing Director, International Association of Privacy Professionals; Former Deputy Director, Privacy Initiatives, Better Business Bureau, Washington, DC

THE PHARMA CONGRESS ANNOUNCES AN EXTRA AFTERNOON OR HALF-DAY SPECIALTY FOCUSED SESSIONS ON HIT ISSUES IN PHARMA & DEVICE COMPLIANCE!

Kick off 27th Pharma/Device Ethics & Compliance Congress with an added half-day of high-impact Specialty Sessions on Tuesday afternoon, October 13, featuring timely, expert-led deep dives on the hottest issues facing pharma and device companies today. These will include sessions on Advanced Strategies Coordinating Compliance between Medial Affairs and Commercial & Practical Case Studies in the Use of AI by Pharma and Device Company Ethics and Compliance Departments. Included with your registration, this is a valuable opportunity to gain practical insights, benchmark with peers, and arrive fully prepared for the main three-day event.


AN OVERVIEW OF THE 27TH CONGRESS SCHEDULE
Day 1: Tuesday, October 13,2026
  • Afternoon Half-day Specialty Focused Sessions
Day 2: Wednesday, October 14,2026
  • Networking Breakfast
  • Morning Concurrent Mini Summits
  • Networking Luncheon
  • Afternoon Opening Plenary Session
  • Networking Reception
Day 3: Thursday, October 15,2026
  • Networking Breakfast
  • Morning PCF CCO Roundtable (Invitation-only)
  • Morning Concurrent Mini Summits
  • Networking Luncheon
  • Afternoon Closing Plenary Session
Day 4: Friday, October 16,2026
  • Networking Breakfast
  • Morning PCF Industry-only Plenary Session
  • Noon: Congress Adjournment


SPONSORED BY


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PCF BOARD

Donna White, CCEP
Vice President and Compliance Officer, Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A., Americas Region (Board Chair)


Christie Camelio
Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Insmed


Jill Dailey, JD
Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer, Oncology, Menarini Stemline


Anisa Dhalla
Vice President, Global Head, Ethics and Business Integrity, UCB


Daryl Kreml, JD
Head of Ethics & Compliance, Global Oncology, Takeda


Melissa T. Lozner, JD
Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Regeneron
MEDICAL DEVICE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Sujata Dayal, JD
Independent Board Director, Emergent BioSolutions; Senior Advisor


JJ Kuhn, JD
Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, Solventum


Mona Peterson Rosow, JD, MPH
Vice President, Global Risk, Ethics & Compliance Officer, Mozarc Medical


Tara Shewchuk, JD, LLM
Senior Vice President, Chief Privacy, Integrity & Compliance Officer, Medtronic


Daniel Spicehandler, JD
Vice President Compliance, Commercial Divisions, Stryker

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