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EW26 Planning Team

We’ve expanded our planning team for 2026 to include track-specific teams and an extended team of subject matter experts.

Guided by audience feedback, we’re placing renewed emphasis on engaging formulators and pharmaceutical professionals—ensuring the program aligns with the scientific and technical community at the heart of drug development.

Formulations Track Team

  • Christopher DeMerlis – Principal, CCD Consulting

  • Kathryn McCullough – Senior Manager Regulatory Affairs, Evonik Corporation

  • Elizabeth Shen, Ph.D. – Key Account Manager, Roquette

  • Sandip Tiwari – Head of Technical Services, Pharma Solutions, NA, BASF


Quality / Regulatory Track Team

  • Doug Muse – Sr. Principal Associate, External Engagement and Advocacy, Eli Lilly & Company

  • Dave Schoneker – President, Black Diamond Regulatory Consulting, LLC

  • Irwin Silverstein, Ph.D. – President, IBS Consulting in Quality, LLC

  • Janeen Skutnik-Wilkinson – Director, Regulatory Intelligence and External Engagement, Moderna Inc.

  • Bob Sulouff – Sr. Regulatory Affairs Manager, Roquette

  • Priscilla Zawislak – Global Regulatory Affairs Advocacy Manager, Roquette


Supply Chain Track Team

  • Jessica Cansler, M.S.J. – Global Quality Compliance Manager, BASF

  • Ursula Chizhik – Pharmacist / SVP, FLAVORx Inc.

  • Jon Gawlak – Technical Manager - Pharma Cosmetics & Personal Care, SGS North America Inc.

  • Charlotte McIlvaine – Manager - North America Pharma Quality, Univar Solutions

  • Joe Zeleznik – Technical Product Manager, Pharma Division, IMCD


Extended Team

  • William Carter – Head of Quality Smart Effects Americas Region, Evonik

  • Mike Cassell – cGMP Quality Assurance Manager, Eastman Chemical Company

  • Basak Clements – Sr. Advisor / Founder, Biomatria Consulting, LLC

  • Sterling Hamilton – Associate Director of QA, Lonza

  • Nigel Langley, Ph.D., MBA – Global Technical Director, Life Sciences, gChem

  • Gina Marsee – Director, Compendial Compliance & Advocacy, Merck & Co.

  • Brian Parker – cGMP Compliance Manager, BASF

  • Jeffrey Pitt, Ph.D. – Senior Lead Toxicologist, Roquette

  • Mike Polito – Regulatory Expert - Pharma Materials, MilliporeSigma

  • Jennifer Putnam – Senior Supervisor AR&D, Perrigo

  • Meera Raghuram – Director, Regulatory Strategy and Policy, Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.

  • Candy Reynolds-Cummings – Regulatory and Product Stewardship Manager | Smart Materials & Specialty Additives, Evonik

  • Ben Roscoe – NA Applications, Development & Innovation Leader, Roquette

  • Brandon Shaw – Global Director of Marketing, gChem

  • Katherine Ulman – President & CEO, KLU Consulting

  • Teresa Wegesser, Ph.D. – Scientific Director, Amgen