Join RAPS Southern California, IPM, and Intertek for Connected Health at a Crossroads: Devices, Data, and Convergence, an evening of networking and thought-provoking discussion with MedTech leaders
Join RAPS, IPM, and Intertek for an evening of networking and expert discussion on the evolving MedTech landscape. Leaders from IPM, Hologic, Glaukos, Intertek, AbbVie, Cleerly, and Masimo will explore how data can create strategic advantage and how connected health is blurring the lines between wearables, medical devices, and digital health
4:30 Registration and networking | 5:00 Welcome from RAPS, IPM and Intertek | 5:15 Data to Decisions panel | 6:00 Networking | 6:30 Wearables vs. Medical Devices panel | 7:15 Networking | 7:45 Clean up
Intertek
25800 Commercentre Dr
Lake Forest, CA 92630
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Contact the RAPS Support Center:
Call +1 301 770 2920, ext. 200 (8:30 am–5:30 pm EST, Monday–Friday) or email [email protected]

Consulting Director , Integrated Project Management Co., Inc. (IPM)

Regulatory Intelligence & Strategy, Hologic

Executive Director, R&D Quality


Director of Operations

Head, Global Regulatory Affairs - Emerging Tech and Combination Products, AbbVie

Chief Regulatory Officer, Cleerly
Sr Director, Quality & Regulatory Strategy, Masimo

Consulting Director , Integrated Project Management Co., Inc. (IPM)
Carl Manthe, MBA, PMP, Six Sigma Black Belt, is a Consulting Director at Integrated Project Management Co., Inc. (IPM), where he leads the Los Angeles office. He brings extensive experience across pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries, specializing in program and project management, regulatory and quality, commercialization, and business transformation initiatives.
With a Kellogg MBA and a background in leading complex global programs, Carl has helped organizations drive strategic execution, optimize processes, and successfully deliver high-impact projects across the life sciences and healthcare sectors.

Business Development Manager , Intertek
Carrie Beth Johnson is a Business Development Manager at Intertek, supporting regulatory and quality professionals across the medical device and regulated health and wellness sectors. She partners with organizations to navigate global compliance and certification frameworks, including ISO 13485, MDSAP, and cGMP.
Carrie Beth brings a practical, business-aligned approach to regulatory strategy, helping teams translate evolving requirements into clear, actionable compliance programs that support market access and effective risk management. She is known for her engaging and approachable style, and regularly contributes to industry panels, webinars, and Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) chapter discussions.
She holds a bachelor’s degree from Pepperdine University and is a Registered Yoga Teacher, bringing a thoughtful, relationship-driven perspective to complex regulatory conversations.

Head, Global Regulatory Affairs - Emerging Tech and Combination Products, AbbVie
James Wabby has 23 years of experience in increasing regulatory compliance and regulatory affairs responsibilities within the GxP regulated environment pertaining to medical devices, medicinal delivery platforms, companion diagnostics, digital medicine, and combination product areas. He regularly provides AbbVie therapeutic franchise units with regulatory counsel and strategy to all aspects within the quality management system and regulatory affairs. James is an internationally recognized leader as he is a member of various regulatory/quality work groups and is a speaker and keynote at various regulatory symposia. In addition, he is the chair of the RAPS -LNG Southern California, vice chair RAPS RCC Committee, chair of the DIA Combination Products Committee, chair of the ISPE Combination Products (CoP), and a moderator for various global regulatory panel discussions.