IME Grants 2025 | Informa Connect | 5 May 2025 | Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square, 1800 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA

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Who Should Attend
This conference would be of interest to professionals at pharmaceutical, biotechnology or medical device companies with responsibilities or involvement in the following areas:

• Medical Education
• Continuing Medical Education (CME)
• Independent Medical Education (IME)
Grants
• Medical Communications
• Compliance
• Medical Affairs
• Clinical Affairs
• Regulatory Affairs
• eLearning
• Academic Affairs
• Legal
• Scientific Affairs
• Medical Research
• IISR / ISR / IST / IIST / IIS

2024 Past Speakers

Tania Alexander
Director, Centre of Excellence – Medical Education, AstraZeneca

Jocelyn Badali
Senior Bilingual Grants Specialist Healthcare Engagement, Medical Excellence, J&J Innovative Medicine

Linda Baer
Grants and Diabetes Education Manager
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian, School of Medicine

Peg Bollella
Director, Medical Education Strategy/Operations/Metrics, Sanofi

Emila Bradford
Associate Director, Grants and Giving Office, Alnylam

Tom Bregartner
Executive Director of Outcomes, Med Learning Group

Steve Chalfant
Vice President, Product and Strategy, Internet Brands

Ryan Cliche
CAE, Executive Director, The American Society of Breast Surgeons Foundation

Susan Connelly
Team Lead, Global Medical Communications & Content, Internal Medicine, Pfizer

Michael Davis
Senior Director, Research and Collaborations, Siemens Healthineers

Raynor Denitzio
Associate Director, Educational Development and Accreditation
Harvard Medical School, Postgraduate, Medical Education

Shannon Dervin
Senior Director, Oncology, Global Medical Affairs, Gilead

Theresa Dill
Senior Corporate Counsel, Sanofi

Kiana Dixson, PharmD, BCMAS
Associate Director, Educational Programs, ACMA

Maureen Doyle-Scharff, PhD, MBA, CHCP, FACEHP
Group Lead, Global Medical Grants Executive Director, Institute of Translational Equitable Medicine, Pfizer

Matthew Frese
CEO, Medical Learning Group

Caroline Halford
Business Development Director for IME, Springer Healthcare IME

Elsbeth Headley
Global Director, Continuing Medical Education (CME), Springer Healthcare IME

Deanna Hudspeth
Grants, Sponsorships, and Contracts Specialist, Stanford University School of Medicine

Patricia Jassak, MS, RN, FACEhp, CHCP
Associate Vice President, Oncology Strategy, HMP Education

Victory Joseph
Associate Director, Head of Medical Research Review, Biogen

Amanda Kaczerski, ATC, MS, CHCP
Director, Med Ed Grants, Hematology, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Alexa King
Manager, Global Medical Operations, ViiV Healthcare

Kelly Kraines
Director, Education, International Association for the Study of, Lung Cancer

Tom Leano
IME Grants, Independent

Randy Levitt, PhD
Director, Pharmacovigilance & Medical Affairs, Paladin Labs

Alison Li
Program Manager – Quality Improvement and Educational Programs, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Christine Lollar
Regional Director, Grants, Adventist Health System-West

Priya Londhe
Senior Medical Science Liaison, Solid Tumors, Gilead

Kat Long
Director Medical Affairs, Head of Operations, Mural Oncology

Katie Lucero, MS, Ph.D.
Chief Impact Officer | Vice President, Medscape

Margaret Maltese-Miller, Pharm.D.
Senior Director, Lead of Medical Education & External Engagement, Mural Oncology

Michael Martineau
Associate Director, Program Manager,, Blueprint Medicines

Nishith Mehta, MPH
Associate Director, Grants and Sponsorships, Sumitomo Pharma

Morgan Miller
Sr. Medical Science Liaison, GU/Thoracic/GI Oncology, Gilead

Sara Miller
VP, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, MedIQ

Francie Morales, PharmD
Medical Omnichannel Excellence Lead, General Medicines US Medical, Sanofi

Rubin Pillay, PhD, M.D., M.B.A, M.Sc, BSc(Hon)Pharm
Executive Director, Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Francine Pope
CME Manager, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Monica Raziq
Associate Director, Medical Affairs Excellence, Ipsen

Alison Reid
MA Operations Team Lead, J&J Innovative Medicine Canada

Michael Reilly
Executive Director, Medical Education, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Karyn Ruiz-Cordell, MA, PhD
Director, Medical Education and Data Analytics, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Natalie Rose Sanfratello, MPH, CHCP
Senior Program Manager – Quality Improvement, Educational Programs, and Contracts, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Center for Continuing Education

Ian Schutt
Senior Manager, Global Medical Operations, ViiV Healthcare

Richard Schwartzstein, MD
Vice President for Education, Harvard Medical School

Erin Stewart
Director, Grants and Giving, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Richard Stroder, BSN
Head, Global Medical Operations, ViiV Healthcare

Alyssa Truong, MPH
Senior Director, Medical Affairs Operations, Rigel Pharmaceuticals

Rosanna Veggeberg
Director, Investigator Sponsored ResearchUnit, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Katie Wade
Director, Medical Research Process and Governance, Biogen

Jennifer Waitman, M.Sc.
Associate Director-Medical Affairs Education Portfolio, Eli Lilly Canada

Lauren Welch
Vice President, Outcomes & Accreditation, Med Learning Group

Julie White
Director, Barry M. Manuel Center for Continuing Education, Boston University