Speaker Faculty
Speakers at the European Medical Device Summit are medical device executives with extensive expertise in device development, quality management, workforce management, lean manufacturing, process improvement and automation. Through their firsthand experiences, they will share innovative, exciting and timely insights to address the most pressing challenges and opportunities in medical device development, life cycle management and manufacturing.
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2026 Speakers
SPEAKER TBA
CSA GroupMichael Konings
Global Head, Regulatory Affairs, IGT Systems
Philips Medical Systems
Peter Schulam
Chief Scientific Officer
Johnson & Johnson
Carlos Maline
Regulatory and Clinical Affairs Project Manager
Head Diagnostics Ltd.
Ola Hammarlund
Head, Digital Platforms
GetingeCharlène Boumard
Senior Director, Regulatory Strategy EU
Veeva MedTechSpeaker TBA
Tata Elxsi
Ahmet Tezel, Ph.D.
Chief Innovation Officer
LivaNovaAtul Mahajan
Director, Engineering Services
IZiel Healthcare
Jelena Malinina
Director, Innovation and Digital Health
COCIR
Günther Heling, Ph.D.
Executive Consultant
Vector Informatik GmbHJuan-Carlos Celi, Ph.D
VP and Head, Oncology Software Solutions Region Europe
Elekta
Thelma Marley
Associate Director, Strategic RA
AerogenInge Vandenbussche
Director, EMEA Regulatory Excellence & Intelligence | Eurasia QRA
MedtronicMelanie Donguy
Senior Director, Regulatory Medical Devices
BayerAnnemien Pullen
VP, MedTech Strategy, EU
Veeva MedTechSpeaker TBA
GE VernovaMedha Trivedi
VP, Worldwide Quality, Peripheral Intervention
BD
Simone Diorio
VP, Quality, Infusion Therapies and Platforms
Baxter
Anders Rosengren
Chief Research and Development Officer
SonovaOzgur Butun
Image Guided Therapy Systems Engineering Portfolio Lead & Head of EMC Department
Philips
Kathrin Tingelhoff
Senior Director, Digital Unit - Program, Portfolio Management and Strategic Release Planning, Global
Olympus
Kathleen Van Vlierberghe
VP, Peripheral Interventions, EMEA
Boston ScientificSPeAKER TBA
CSA GroupSpeaker TBA
RQM+
John Chenoweth
Chief Product Security Officer
Elekta
Orit Eden
Senior Director, Algorithms R&D
Align TechnologyThorsten Goettsche
CTO
OSYPKASpeaker TBA
Tata Elxsi
Paavana Sainath
SVP, Research R&D Engineering, Core Lab Solutions
Siemens Healthineers
Jose Lima
SVP and Head, Global Quality Operations
Philips
Javier Milagro
Chief Operating Officer
Corify
Virginie Siloret
Global Head, Certification and Compliance
SGSBastian Krapinger-Rüther
CEO
Flinn.ai
Monika Schneider
VP, Global Quality Management and Regulatory Affairs
Dräger
Jijo James, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, MedTech and Interventional Oncology
Johnson & Johnson
Christoph Schmotz
VP, R&D, PSS and GSS, Healthcare Systems and Technologies
Baxter InternationalGunther Lenz
VP, Digital and AI Transformation
Agilent TechnologiesJan-Michael Krüger
VP, Regulatory Affairs GIS Global
Olympus Corporation
Susana de Azevedo Wäsch, Ph.D.
VP, Quality Management and Regulatory Affairs and Medical Affairs
Ypsomed
Hortense Allison
VP and Head, Regulatory Medical Devices and Digital
Bayer
Miłosz Jamroży
CEO
EFM R&D S.A.
Karsten Klose, Ph.D.
SVP, Global Digital Unit
Olympus CorporationDavid Boutellier
CEO & Co-Founder
REMATIQ
Hanane Boutelitene
VP, General Manager
StraumannAtul Mahajan
VP, Engineering Services
IZiel Healthcare
Carine Cochereau, Ph.D.
VP, Regulatory International
Integra LifeSciencesSpeaker TBA
Veeva SystemsNickerson Hill
VP, Global Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs
LivaNova
Ola Hammarlund
Head, Digital Platforms
GetingeMiguel Ávila
VP, Global Quality, Regulatory, Medical and Clinical Affairs
Cordis
Christoph Schmotz
VP, R&D, PSS and GSS, Healthcare Systems and Technologies
BaxterCarsten Hurasky
SVP and Chief Marketing Officer
QNXSarvesh Mutha
Managing Director
IZiel Healthcare IncRavi Chana
Executive Director, Diagnostics
Association of British Healthtech IndustriesRostislav Stoykov
Director
RQM+
Benjamin Rochette
VP, Global Regulatory Affairs
ColoplastSpeaker TBA
Rematiq
Stavit Cohen
SVP, Research Development
Momentis Surgical
Wendel Smith, M.D.
SVP, Quality and Product Safety
Edwards LifesciencesAmra Racic
Global VP, Government and Policy Strategy
Veeva MedTech
Medha Trivedi
VP, Worldwide Quality, Peripheral Intervention
BD
Dennett Kouri
SVP, Corporate Quality, Regulatory and Clinical
Edwards Lifesciences
Anna-Karin Wahlström
VP, Quality and Regulatory Affairs
PermobilMichael Konings
Senior Director, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs - IGT Systems
PhilipsJörg Mayer
Managing Director
SPECTARIS
Thierry Glauser, Ph.D.
VP, Research and Development
TeleflexSpeaker TBA
NagarroKim Kaplan
Manager, Principal Product, MDDAP, LLC
The Voluntary Improvement Program
JONATHAN DEMIERRE, PH.D.
Head, Sustainability Engineering
Helbling
Andreas Beust, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
GCP-Service InternationalMatthieu Menut
VP, Product Divisions, EMEA
MedlineSubramanian Murugan
Certification Decision Maker
CSA GroupMarkus Müller
Co-Founder and CPO
Flinn.AI
John Chenoweth
Chief Product Security Officer
ElektaHortense Allison
VP and Head, Regulatory Medical Devices and Digital
BayerSpeaker TBA
Tata ElxsiGabriel Pascualy
Head, Product
Ketryx
Rebecca Fahrig
VP, Innovation, Advanced Therapies
Siemens Healthineers
Sophie Sheedy
VP, Process Engineering
Cochlear
Carmel McGrath
VP, Quality and Regulatory
Head DiagnosticsAlexander Bonnet
Director, Quality, EMEA
Edwards Lifesciences
Priya Bhutani
Founder and CEO
RegDeskPetra Heerklotz, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Design Assurance and Product Quality Assurance VI
TeleflexJose Lima
SVP and Head, Global Quality Operations,
Philips
Kimberly Sanchez
VP, Quality
Edward Lifesciences
Tzachi Rafaeli
VP, R&D
InsightecSamantha Atkinson, Ph.D.
CEO
TOPRAElena Sebastian
Senior Supervisor, QA systems
Edwards Lifesciences
Mukund Paravasthu
Chief Operating Officer
Novocure
Florus Lowag
Head, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs
SIS Medical
Rupam Chaudhury
Chief Segment Office - MedTech
L&T Technology Services
Adam Cargill
VP, Regulatory Strategy
Veeva MedTech
Igor Tasevski
Chief Product Officer
GN Group
Richard Willmann, Ph.D.
VP, R&D, Image-Guided Therapy Systems
Philips
