08:30 – Registration and networking breakfast 

09:30 - Forum opening address and sector update
Mairead Twomey, Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs – Stryker
Mark Mullaney, Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs - Merit Medical  
Dr Emer Sherry, Senior Executive - Irish Medtech

09:35 - EU MDR/IVDR – State of Play 
Petra Zoellner, Director IVDR/MDR – MedTech Europe

10:35 - Notified Body Update - NSAI
Dr Claire Dyson, Director of Medical Devices – NSAI

11:25 – Networking tea and coffee break 

11:40 - HPRA Update
Dr Niall MacAleenan, Director of Medical Devices – HPRA
James McCarthy, Regulatory and Policy Assessor, Medical Devices - HPRA

12:25 – US FDA TaskForce Update
Elaine O’Connor, Director of Regulatory Affairs – Medtronic

12:55 – Networking lunch 

13:55 - PFAS Update
Veronica Reilly, Product Stewardship Manager – Abbott

14:25 – Global Regulatory TaskForce – Single Market Focus: Australia
Nathan Van Sweden, Senior Director, Global Regulatory Affairs – Stryker
Ian Phillips, Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs – Boston Scientific

14:55 – Notified Body Interactions TaskForce - Focus on eIFU
Elizabeth Delahunty, Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs - BD
Shauna Coen, Senior II, Strategic Regulatory Affairs - Aerogen


15:25 – Closing remarks
Dr Emer Sherry, Senior Executive - Irish Medtech

 

 

Start Date November 06, 2025
Time 8.30 to 15.35 (times are indictive only)
Duration 7hrs
Delegate Price Free
Location Radisson Blu, Hotel and Spa
Type Forums and workshops
Contact emer.sherry@ibec.ie