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Veeva R&D and Quality Summit 2026

Veeva R&D and Quality Summit is the largest life sciences event focused on research and development and quality. The summit brings together more than 2,500 professionals from the life sciences industry to connect, learn, and collaborate. Attendees will experience 100+ breakout sessions, panel discussions, solution deep dives, and networking opportunities acr…

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41Speakers
41Sponsors
17On the bill · sessions
61Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Veeva, in alphabetical order.
Alice Foltyn
Senior Solution Consultant · Veeva
Angie Badgett
Executive Director, Global Project Management & Strategic Solutions · Celerion
Arash Naeim
Chief Medical Office for Clinical Research · UCLA
Caríosa Switzer
Product Manager, Registrations · Veeva
Christopher Doan
Associate Director, Global Regulatory Solutions Enablement · BeOne Medicines
Crystal Isgro
Senior Director, Regulatory Strategy · Veeva
Dan Schell
Chief Editor · Clinical Leader
Dawn Cox
Director, Pharmacovigilance Operations · Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Debbie Stanier
Senior Director, Regulatory Systems · AstraZeneca
Dee DeOliveira
Senior Director, Regulatory Operations · Kailera Therapeutics
Dylan Berger
Veeva Vault Administrator · Celerion
Elizabeth Humes
Head Global Pharmacovigilance Reporting Operations · UCB
Emma Earl
Head of Clinical Trial Management Services and Solutions · Bayer
Emma Meagher
Senior Vice Dean, Clinical and Translational Research · Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Jared Lantzy
Executive Director, Global Regulatory Affairs Operations · Novavax, Inc.
Jason Methia
Vice President, Falcon Clinical and Head of TMF · Veeva
Joe Wong
Vice President, Patient Safety & Pharmacovigilance · Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Jonas Maselis
Head of Digital Technology Patient Safety · UCB
Joseph McDonnell
Senior Director Health Registration Management · Merck & Co.
Kelsey Edwards
Director, RIM · Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Kevin Johns
VP, Global Clinical Operations Business Consulting · Veeva
Lucy McCanna
Solution Consultant, Clinical Data · Veeva
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
AccenturePlatinum
Cognizant Technology Solutions US CorporationPlatinum
Conexus Solutions, Inc.Platinum
EYPlatinum
Slipstream ITPlatinum
ACTO Technologies Inc.Gold
AnthillGold
BASE Life Science ApSGold
Bridgeview / ZensarGold
Canopy (formerly Framework)Gold
HCL America, Inc.Gold
IQVIAGold
Managed Markets Insight & Technology, LLC (MMIT)Gold
ODAIA Intelligence Inc.Gold
Omnicom HealthGold
Publicis HealthGold
Shaman BVGold
SnowflakeGold
ZS Associates, Inc.Gold
DatabricksSilver
EpistaSilver
HavasSilver
IBMSilver
IDC Global S.R.L.Silver
KMKSilver
Knipper, a CareTria CompanySilver
LPW Training ServicesSilver
MarketBeamSilver
NIIT – Eagle Productivity SolutionsSilver
ON24 Inc.Silver
OnomiSilver
Precision for Value, Inc. (Precision AQ)Silver
Qualified DigitalSilver
Tangent 90 LtdSilver
Tech MahindraSilver
TransPerfectSilver
True GroupSilver
AWSBronze
BeghouBronze
MicrosoftBronze
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Agenda

Selected from 17 sessions on the bill.
  • 10/20/2026 10:30 a.m.

    Eli Lilly and Company: Reshaping Regulatory Operations with Agentic AI

    Discover how Lilly leverages agentic AI to reshape its regulatory operations. Gain insight into Veeva’s AI vision and how innovations will work together to augment teams, accelerat…

  • 10/20/2026 10:30 a.m.

    UCB: Unify Safety Operations and Safety Science on One Global Platform

    UCB unified global safety operations and safety science on a single platform with a big bang approach, replacing fragmented legacy systems and establishing a single source of truth…

  • 10/20/2026 11:45 a.m.

    Innovation Theater: Automate End-to-End Clinical Data Flow

    Veeva’s connected platform automates data flow across RTSM, EDC, eCOA, and Safety. See how connected applications eliminate duplicate data entry, reduce reconciliation, and acceler…

  • 10/20/2026 11:45 a.m.

    Innovation Theater: Integrated Regulatory Compliance with Veeva QualityDocs

    Learn about how Veeva QualityDocs can provide regulation change impact assessments through document to regulation mapping.

  • 10/20/2026 11:45 a.m.

    Innovation Theater: Publish eCTD 4.0 Submissions within Veeva RIM

    Learn how to publish an eCTD 4.0 submission using Veeva Submissions Publishing and preview eCTD 4.0 forward compatibility – all within the same process used today.

  • 10/20/2026 11:45 a.m.

    Innovation Theater: Return on AI (RoAI) – How to get from Pilot to Value

    AI experimentation is everywhere, but the needle has yet to move on sustainable value. Hear Veeva’s thinking on how to turn innovative potential into bottom-line reality for your o…

  • 10/20/2026 11:45 a.m.

    Innovation Theater: Vault AI for Clinical Research Associates (CRAs)

    See how Vault AI gives CRAs real-time visibility into site enrollment, priority issues, and upcoming monitoring visits, helping them work more proactively and focus on trial succes…

  • 10/20/2026 12:15 p.m.

    Innovation Theater: Agentic Clinical Operations

    Automated TMF is the first step on a journey to extraordinary impact. Hear about Veeva’s vision for Agentic ClinOps, and our plan for organizational transformation.

  • 10/20/2026 12:15 p.m.

    Innovation Theater: Automating RBQM with Veeva DQS

    Learn how Veeva DQS drives RBQM, delivering real-time KRI/QTL metrics to CTMS while promoting compliance with ICH E6(R3). Preview upcoming features that automatically map incoming …

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 61 companies show up, and 1 bet on three roles at once?

61 companies. one are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
40Sponsoringsponsor only
20Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

IQVIA

Speakers by seniority

71% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite25%
  • VP-level717%
  • Director / Head of2049%
  • Manager / Lead12%
  • Product25%
  • Engineer · IC410%
  • Other roles512%

Of 41 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Veeva14V
  2. 02Celerion4V
  3. 03IQVIASp·G1V
  4. 04AccentureSp·P
  5. 05ACTO Technologies Inc.Sp·G
  6. 06AnthillSp·G
  7. 07AWSSp·B
  8. 08BASE Life Science ApSSp·G
  9. 09Bayer3V
  10. 10BeghouSp·B
  11. 11Bridgeview / ZensarSp·G
  12. 12Canopy (formerly Framework)Sp·G
  13. 13Cognizant Technology Solutions US CorporationSp·P
  14. 14Conexus Solutions, Inc.Sp·P
Sponsors by tier
platinum5
12% of 41
gold14
34% of 41
silver18
44% of 41
bronze4
10% of 41
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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