24–27 October 2010 | San Jose, CA
Succeed in the global regulatory landscape
As the changing regulatory landscape increasingly requires you to work across international lines, you must master new areas of knowledge, including worldwide regulations, how to deal with different global agencies, business strategy, management, technology and much more.
Learn how to position yourself and your company for success in the global regulatory landscape by attending the 2010 RAPS Annual Conference & Exhibition. An expanded global perspective, groundbreaking regulatory insight from renowned experts around the world and invaluable networking opportunities make this the one meeting you can't afford to miss—no matter what your level of experience or product specialization.
Keynote Speaker
 Vijay Govindarajan
Strategy and Innovation Expert
Vijay Govindarajan is an internationally renowned authority on strategy execution, strategic innovation, industry transformation, and global strategy and organization. He is the professor of international business at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and founding director of Tuck's Center for Global Leadership. He is also the faculty co-director for Global Leadership 2020, Tuck's executive education program that focuses on global management and is taught on three continents. In 2009, Govindarajan was elected Fellow of the Strategic Management Society. He works with CEOs and top management teams at global Fortune 500 firms to discuss, challenge, and escalate their thinking about strategy. He was the 2008 professor-in-residence and chief innovation consultant for General Electric and has worked with 25% of the Fortune 500 corporations including: Boeing, Coca-Cola, Colgate, Deere, FedEx, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, J.P. Morgan Chase, Johnson & Johnson, The New York Times Co., Procter & Gamble, Sony and Wal-Mart.
Educational Tracks
The 2010 conference will feature the following educational tracks. These tracks and conference sessions are determined by the Annual Conference Program Committee—a group comprised of your regulatory peers from around the world working in government agencies, industry, law firms, academia and consultancies.
- Medical Devices/IVDs
- Clinical
- Compliance & Audits
- Pharmaceuticals
- Regulatory Business Insights
- Biologics/Biotechnology
- Food, Cosmetics & Dietary Supplements
2010 RAPS Annual Conference Committee
Chair - Susan James, GlaxoSmithKline
Mehrshid Alai-Safar, PhD, Baxter BioScience
Lisbert Avila, MBA, Cordis Corporation
Gert Bos, PhD, BSI Group
Laura Byrd, MS, electrical engineer, US Food and Drug Administration's Center for Device's and Radiological Health
Evelyn Cadman, Bioscience Translation & Application
Bernard Chiasson, PhD, CanReg Inc.
Migel Del Toro, Hogan & Hartson LLP
Joel Kent, RAC, GE Healthcare
Kyenghee Kwon, PhD, Korean Society of Pharmaceutical Regulatory Sciences
Daniel Mannix, Bristol Myers Squibb International
Andra Miller, Biologics Consulting Group
Prem Narang, PhD, FCP, GE Healthcare-MDX
James O'Reilly, JD, University of Cincinnati
Suzanne O'Shea, JD, Baker and Daniels LLP
Maruthi Prasad Palthur, MPharm, RAC, Indigene Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Robert Schiff, PhD, RAC, Schiff & Company
Raymond Seda, RAC, Zimmer Inc.
Kyoichi Tadano, PhD, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency
Reed Tarwater, PhD, The Anson Group
Chang-Hong Whitney, MBA, Whitney Consulting Ltd
Discover San Jose
 Founded in 1777, San Jose was California's first settlement. Today, the city is the hub of Silicon Valley and a popular destination for tourists and business travelers. You can find many amenities in the city's revitalized downtown area including fine accommodations, world class restaurants and shops. San Jose has a world-renowned quality of life, offering a wide variety of exciting cultural, recreational, educational and entertainment opportunities. In addition, the city has a beautiful climate and a marvelous ethnic diversity—San Jose residents speak more than 56 languages.
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