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Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center

Feb 23, 2026 7:00 AM - Feb 24, 2026 3:00 PM

5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, MD 20852

Advertising and Promotion Regulatory Affairs Conference

Advancing Advertising and Promotion in the Age of Innovation

Early Bird Rates Expire

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Session 3: DTC Promotion at a Crossroads: The Evolving Landscape of Regulatory and Legal Policy

Session Chair(s)

Micheline  Awad, MBA

Micheline Awad, MBA

Sr. Director, Regulatory Advertising, Promotion, and Labeling

Day One Biopharmaceuticals, United States

Virginia  Foley

Virginia Foley

Founder, CEO

Compliance Forward, United States

This session will explore the shifting legal and regulatory landscape shaping prescription drug promotion in today’s highly scrutinized environment. Experts will discuss the impacts of government priorities, evolving DOJ expectations, and recent changes in the OPDP/APLB advisory process for DTC advertising. Attendees will gain practical insights into how these developments are redefining risk, compliance, and strategy across the promotional review space.

Learning Objective :
  • Identify legal or regulatory developments influencing prescription drug promotion and explain their implications for promotional review practices
  • Evaluate how government enforcement trends and policy changes affect DTC advertising, risk assessment, and claim substantiation strategies
  • Apply insights to update or refine internal promotional review or monitoring process demonstrating measurable improvement in efficiency and regulatory alignment

Speaker(s)

Heather  Banuelos, JD

Speaker

Heather Banuelos, JD

King & Spalding LLP, United States

Counsel

Alexander  Gaffney, MS, RAC

Speaker

Alexander Gaffney, MS, RAC

AgencyIQ by POLITICO, United States

Vice President, Regulatory Policy And Intelligence

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