Scilife Smart
Quality Summit 2025

A confident, forward-thinking QA team is essential for achieving strategic quality excellence. But that means moving beyond box-ticking training. In this session, Chris Martin shares ten practical tools to help you spot real skill gaps, build team confidence, and drive lasting capability. Perfect for RPs, QA leads, and training managers ready to make compliance training truly impactful.

Chris Martin, Director RP and RPi at Christa GDP Pharma Ltd

'The human element in any system is always prone to error. But in QA, not all nonconformities can be blamed on human error.
 In this talk, you’ll learn how to write clear problem statements, involve management to define clear rules for when corrective action is necessary, engage the right stakeholders early, and use project management skills to keep CAPAs on track… all without finger-pointing.

Georg Digel, Founder at elevate CAPA

Let’s challenge the checkbox mindset and explore how MedTech teams can embed quality into their organization’s DNA. Drawing from real-world consulting experience, we’ll outline the shift from reactive to proactive quality management, including tools, structures and mindset changes to drive real impact. You’ll get a practical framework for a lean, scalable QMS and know how to link quality outcomes to commercial success.

Karandeep Badwal, Founder & Principal Consultant at QRA Medical

Are you a QA/QC professional looking for fresh strategies to navigate risk in today’s fast-paced landscape? In this session, we’ll draw on ICH Q9 and real-world, cross-sector scenarios to show how QRM principles can be applied with clarity, intention, and measurable impact. Join us to gain actionable insights into strengthening your risk assessments, decision-making and communication to drive better outcomes across GxP environments.

Amy Wotawa, Senior Director Global Quality at Pharmatek Solutions Inc.

In an industry where transparency is rising, embedding and measuring quality culture is becoming essential. It begins with a shared understanding of what “quality” really means, distinguishing between big-C Culture and small-c culture: the daily habits that turn strategy into action. To align both, organizations can use practical KPIs to assess maturity, track progress, and unlock long-term growth.

Sandra Lopes, Global Head of Safety, Quality & Environment at Esteve

Despite being central to compliance and operational excellence, QA professionals often feel unheard, siloed, and seen as blockers rather than enablers. In this roundtable, two industry KOLs and a seasoned QA leader will share real-world experiences and practical strategies for making quality visible, relatable, and impossible to ignore. From overcoming resistance and building trust, to adapting messages for different stakeholders, you’ll gain fresh perspectives and actionable insights into strengthening collaboration across functions and influencing decision-making with credibility and clarity.

Beat Keller, Founder of SMDC Gmbh

Santiago Ibañez, Head of Quality Assurance at Subiton

Harsh Thakkar, CEO and Founder at Qualtivate

Àngel Buendia, Knowledge Manager at Scilife