Moving up the
Quality Maturity Curve

A Veeva and Quintiles Quality Roundtable

Join industry experts and your peers for thought leadership keynotes, customer presentations, and networking.

Philadelphia, Thursday May 28, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Join us as industry leaders from life sciences gather for a quality roundtable event focusing on how to move up the quality maturity curve – lowering the cost of quality, and gaining more value from employees and partners.
We will share the latest findings on the highest impact quality challenges that are often overlooked, and explore top ways to mitigate these risks. Companies that have made great stride in transforming their organization will discuss how they achieved their goals, and measurable benefits gained from improving their approach to quality.

Note: This event is only open to sponsor organizations, and pre-registration is required.

Why Should You Attend?

It’s an important topic. Improving quality is increasingly difficult as more partners are a part of key processes. Learn how to move up the quality curve, becoming a proactive organization with sustainable results.

Hear from the experts. These industry leaders have extensive experience in quality, and have valuable insight into improving operations. You’ll get a chance to interact with them in a much more intimate setting.

It’s a great networking opportunity. The event will assemble other quality leaders, providing an excellent opportunity to learn from each other and build relationships.

Agenda

08:00 Breakfast & Registration
09:00 Welcome & Introduction
                Ethan Smith, Veeva
                Geoff Garabedian, Quintiles
09:15 Industry Speaker: Daniel R. Matlis
09:55 Expert Advice Part I: Best Practices
               Geoff Garabedian, Quintiles
               The Impact of Culture and Metrics on Quality
10:10 Expert Advice Part II
               Ethan Smith, Veeva Systems
               Maximizing Technology for Quality
10:25 Break
10:40 Practical Exercise: Evaluating Maturity in Quality
11:20 Break
11:30 Review Results and Panel Discussion
12:00 Lunch with the Experts
               Meet our speakers and panelists

Speakers

Dan is a leading industry analyst providing trusted advice to life sciences executives on business, technology, and regulatory issues. He recently presented Axendia’s research findings at FDA’s executive forum on the Case for Quality.

Geoff leads the Regulatory and Quality practice within the U.S., as well as the horizontal solution areas within Advisory Services (Process Optimization, IT Strategy & Implementation, Change Management and Program Management).

Ethan is Director of Vault QualityDocs at Veeva Systems and is responsible for product strategy in quality. With a strong background in developing innovative solutions to top tier pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies for over ten years, Ethan has provided guidance to some of largest fortune 500 companies such as Pfizer, McKesson, Merck, Gilead, and Johnson & Johnson.