Print Agenda: 2026 Avoca Quality Consortium Summit

Tuesday, September 29, 2026
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM (EDT)																Welcome and Opening Remarks • Michelle Webb - Vice President, Avoca Quality Consortium - Avoca, A WCG Company (Moderator)
10:05 AM - 10:20 AM (EDT)																Keynote Speaker • Jonathan Rowe, PhD, MS, MA - Senior Consultant - AQC
10:20 AM - 10:35 AM (EDT)																Fireside Chat with Patient Advocate • Matthew Stary - Patient Advocate • Kristen Bennett - Director, Client Delivery - Avoca, A WCG Company (Moderator)
10:35 AM - 11:20 AM (EDT)																Panel Discussion: Designing Risk-Based Quality: Embedding Patient-Centric Thinking from the Start • Jonathan Rowe, PhD, MS, MA - Senior Consultant - AQC (Moderator)
11:20 AM - 11:25 AM (EDT)																Break
11:25 AM - 12:10 PM (EDT)																Panel Discussion: Strengthening Oversight Through QA–Operations Partnership • Jill Johnston, CCRA, CPM - Chief Innovation Officer - WCG (Moderator)
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM (EDT)																Networking / Refresh Break
12:40 PM - 12:55 PM (EDT)																AQC Industry Survey Findings and Perspectives • Corey Alexander, MBA - Global Head CQA Technologies, Innovation, and Operations - Novartis (Moderator) • Brian Barnes - Director, Governance Excellence & Risk Management - BioNTech • Karen Harvey - Senior Director, Avoca Quality Consortium - Avoca, A WCG Company • Jonathan Rowe, PhD, MS, MA - Senior Consultant - AQC
12:55 PM - 1:40 PM (EDT)																Panel Discussion: Intelligent Quality: Leveraging AI to Drive Better Trial Outcomes • Mette Andersen - General Manager - WCG (Moderator)
1:40 PM - 1:45 PM (EDT)																Break
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM (EDT)																Panel Discussion: The Inspection Readiness Challenge: E6(R3), AI, Decentralization, and Beyond • Jenny Martin - Senior Consultant - AQC (Moderator)
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (EDT)																AQC Members Only - Applied Sessions