Colorado Chapter In Person Event: 2026 Regulatory Sciences Summit: Careers in Regulatory Affairs

8:00 am - 9:00 am 

Registration/Check-in
Meet and Greet w/pastries & Coffee

NA

9:00 - 9:15

Welcome
BSBT program overview
Summit overview

Heather Brechbuhl
RAPS CO leadership team

9:15 - 10:15

Overview - Careers in Regulatory

Mara Holinger
Courtney Bratina

10:30 - 11:45

Panel - Careers in Regulatory

Moderator: Brianna Phillips, Vice President, Quality and Regulatory Affairs, Biodesix 

Nick Tabrizi, Global Regulatory Affairs Director at Terumo BCT 

Mara Holinger, co-CEO, Quantum Regulatory Solutions 

Courtney Bratina, FDA BIMO investigator

Cheri Adams, Program Director, Regulatory Strategy, Gates Institute

12:00 - 12:55

Networking Lunch

NA

1:00 - 2:25

Lightning Talks

Developing a Regulatory Intelligence system - Tristin Wolff-Cope

Cell Therapy talk - Cheri Adams, Program Director, Regulatory Strategy, Gates Institute

AI/ SaMD talk - Candice Bautista

2:30 - 4:00 pm

Breakout sessions

Session 1: 2:30 - 2:55
Session 2: 3:00 - 3:25
Session 3: 3:30 - 3:55
Session Topics:
Resume workshop - Join us for tips and examples for applying to regulatory jobs.

Networking/LinkedIn: Connect with Confidence: turn introductions into meaningful professional connections. Participants will learn and practice a structured networking introduction then put it to work in small groups, with LinkedIn as a live tool for staying connected beyond the room.

Professional Associations - What do they offer? Learn how professional associations can help your career.

Resume session leaders: Lindsey Summers, Michael Strauss

Networking Session Leaders: Crystal Faelan, Karen Tkaczyk

Professional Associations: RAPS CO chapter leadership (Bryan Ford, Ingrid Leth)