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Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center

Feb 02, 2026 10:00 AM - Feb 04, 2026 12:45 PM

5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, MD 20852

Regulatory Submissions, Information, and Document Management Forum

Don't miss the latest trends, innovations, and best practices in regulatory submissions, information, and document management (RSIDM)!

Session 5, Track 2: Demystifying Digital Submissions: Successful Journey to Automation, AI, Content & Data Transformation

Session Chair(s)

Maria  Sagoua, MHA

Maria Sagoua, MHA

Chief Operating Officer

Breaking Barriers, United States

The shift from document-driven to data-centric submissions is upon us and it is redefining how organizations prepare, manage, and deliver regulatory content. This session explores what it truly takes to enable a connected, end-to-end data journey that unlocks automation, AI, and digital efficiencies within the regulatory function.

Drawing from real-world use cases and lessons learned, expert panelists will share practical insights on how regulatory and cross-functional teams are laying the foundation for sustainable digital transformation. The discussion will highlight both the strategic vision and the operational realities behind this evolution, offering a grounded look at the people, processes, and data required to make digital regulatory transformation work.

Key themes include:

  • Data Readiness and Modeling: How data standards, structured content, and FAIR data principles create the backbone for automation and AI-enabled submissions
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Best practices for aligning Regulatory Affairs, Clinical, Safety/Quality, Product, and IT teams around a unified data strategy that drives consistent, high-quality outputs
  • Culture and Change Management: Shifting from a legacy document mindset to a data-driven culture that encourages agility, transparency, and continuous learning
  • Governance and Strategy: Building frameworks that connect regulatory data initiatives to enterprise goals—without dependency on specific vendors or technologies
  • Participants will leave with actionable insights, guidance and tactics to accelerate progress toward data-driven submissions and digital-first operations. The discussion will emphasize what can be done to move transformation forward within your organization spanning data curation, process alignment, and workforce capability building.

    This session is designed for regulatory and RIM professionals, data and information managers, and transformation leaders who are driving or supporting modernization efforts within their organizations. Whether you’re just beginning your digital journey or advancing toward AI-enabled capabilities, this conversation will provide practical strategies to advance your organization’s readiness and success.

    By sharing tangible examples and hard-won lessons from industry peers, this session will help attendees understand how regulatory data strategy serves as both a foundation and a catalyst for broader enterprise innovation—ultimately enabling faster, more intelligent, and globally harmonized regulatory submissions.

    The Digital Knowledge Transformation Journey
    Kathy Vieson, Sage Content Solutions

    End to End: From Data to Publication at Scale
    Kevin O'Leary, Dassault Systemes

    Understanding and Improving Your Data Readiness
    Justin Porth, Amgen

    Learning Objective :
    • Illustrate the organization-wide change coordination required to align a strategy between regulatory, data management, operations, & other functions to transform knowledge flow
    • Distinguish the criticality of designing proper data models: key element to this strategy
    • Define a scalable & achievable implementation framework to mitigate key barriers to the shift from document to data driven practice

    Speaker(s)

    Kevin  O'Leary

    End to End: From Data to Publication at Scale

    Kevin O'Leary

    Dassault Life Sciences, Ireland

    VP of R&D, Quality and Regulatory

    Kathleen  Vieson, PHARMD

    The Digital Knowledge Transformation Journey

    Kathleen Vieson, PHARMD

    Sage Content Solutions, United States

    Principal

    Justin  Porth, MBA

    Understanding and Improving Your Data Readiness

    Justin Porth, MBA

    Amgen, United States

    Principle Data Engineer (Senior Manager Information Systems)

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