QARA Forum Agenda

05 March 2026 | 09:30 – 15:30 GMT | Radisson Blu, Limerick

8:30 – Registration open and networking breakfast

9:30 – Forum opening address and Irish Medtech update

  • Mairead Twomey - QARA Forum Chair, Senior Director Regulatory Affairs, Stryker
  • Toma Pervan – Executive, Irish Medtech

9:40 – European Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation to Simplify Rules on MDs and IVDs (panel discussion)

  • Peter Bischoff-Everding - Senior Expert, European Commission (virtual)
  • Mark Mullaney - Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, Merit Medical
  • Thomas McDonagh - Associate Director Regulatory Affairs (IVDR), Abbott
  • Emer Sherry - Senior Executive, Irish Medtech (moderator)

10:30 – In Conversation with Global Regulatory Leaders - Yarmela Pavlovic, Medtronic

  • Yarmela Pavlovic - Chief Regulatory Officer, Medtronic
  • Emer Sherry - Senior Executive, Irish Medtech

11:00 – FDA Submissions, Untitled Letters, AI Use, and Best Practice – Trinzo

  • Liam Turley - CEO, Trinzo
  • Conor Flynn - Head of Innovation, Trinzo

11:30 – Networking tea and coffee break

11:45 – Notified Body Update - TÜV Rheinland

  • Maciej Sciera - Global Scheme Manager ISO 13485 and MDR
  • Paul Kowalski - Field Sales Executive

12:35 – Notified Body Interactions and Labelling Taskforce Update

  • Elizabeth Delahunty – Associate Director Regulatory Affairs, BD Enniscorthy
  • Eileen Looby – Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager, Abbott
  • Bernadette Griffin - Regulatory Affairs Manager, Mylan Teoranta (Viatris)
  • Tara Cox - Head of Device Quality and Regulatory Compliance, Takeda

13:00 – Networking lunch

14:00 – Global Regulatory Taskforce Update – Russian Audit

  • Ian Phillips – Associate Director Regulatory Affairs, Boston Scientific
  • Nora Armstrong – Principal Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Styker
  • Una Barry - Principal Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Stryker
  • Linda O’Connor – Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager, Medtronic
  • Nicole O’Shea – Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Medtronic

14:25 – Digital Health Taskforce Update - MDR/IVDR Proposal in Relation to the AI Act

  • Niamh St John Lynch - PhD Researcher of AI-enabled MDs, Regs and Standards, & Lecturer Software Validation -DkIT

14:50 – Irish Medtech Skillnet Update

  • Dr Ann O’Connell - Head of Funded Projects for Medtech and Engineering at Ibec and Network Manager for Irish Medtech Skillnet

15:20 – Closing remarks

  • Emer Sherry - Senior Executive, Irish Medtech

 

 

Start Date March 05, 2026
Time 8.30 to 15.35 (Times are indictive only)
Duration 7.5hrs
Delegate Price Free
Location Radisson Blu Spa and Hotel
Type Forums and workshops
Contact emer.sherry@ibec.ie