Breakout

Breakout #2: Supply Chain Resiliency: Evolving Challenges and Best Practices

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

2:55 PM – 3:55 PM East Coast USA Time

Join our panel of industry and FDA experts for a discussion about the global supply chain landscape and how to better protect your patients, products, and operations from current and near future challenges. We will discuss best practices on supplier controls and diligence, along with initiatives that FDA has undertaken to address potential medical device shortages. Among the questions to be addressed: What do regulators expect you to know about your suppliers? How does this differ across geographies? What will join EtO and PFAS as the chemicals of concern? How can you better avoid putting your patients at risk of shortages, outages, and other frustrations?

Moderator(s)

Bill Brodbeck

Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
STERIS Corporation, Ohio, United States

Speaker(s)

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Tammy Beckham

Office Director, Office of Supply Chain Resilience, Office of Strategic Partnership and Technology Innovation (OST), Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)
FDA (invited)
Michael Gallucci

VP Strategic Sourcing
Edwards Lifesciences
Matt Graf

Corporate Director, Quality Assurance & Global Quality Systems
Cook Medical, Indiana, United States