2026 PLENARY SESSION

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 | 11:30 – 11:40 AM

Plenary Keynote Presentation: Outlook for IVDs

Courtney H. Lias, PhD, Director, OHT7: Office of in vitro Diagnostic Devices, United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 | 11:40 AM – 12:15 PM

Plenary Fireside Chat: Regulatory Outlook for Diagnostics

PANEL MODERATOR:
Brian P. Carey, JD, Partner, Hogan Lovells US LLP

PANELISTS:
Courtney H. Lias, PhD, Director, OHT7: Office of in vitro Diagnostic Devices, United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Jai Pandey, PhD, Head, Global Device Regulatory IVD/CDx and Digital Health, Sanofi

Zach Rothstein, JD, Executive Director, AdvaMedDx

Susan Van Meter, President, American Clinical Laboratory Association

Sheila D. Walcoff, JD, Founding Principal & CEO, Goldbug Strategies LLC

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 | 12:15 – 1:05 PM

Plenary Fireside Chat: Business of Diagnostics and Future Outlook

PANEL MODERATOR:
Phillips Kuhl, Founder & Chairman, Cambridge Healthtech Institute

PANELISTS:
Christine C. Ginocchio, PhD, MT(ASCP), CMO, Qiagen

Taylor Jensen, PhD, Vice President, Head of Science, Oncology, Labcorp

Elissa Quinn, Medical Director, Cancer Screening & Early Detection, AstraZeneca

Ipsita G. Smolinski, MBA, Managing Director, Capitol Street; Faculty, Georgetown University