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#704: The View from the Top: What is the Future of Medical Writing?
Thursday June 18, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
105AB
Component Type: Forum
Level: Advanced
CE: ACPE 1.00 Knowledge UAN: 0286-0000-26-646-L04-P; CME 1.00; RN 1.00

Senior regulatory writing leaders from top pharma companies will share a candid, strategic view of how medical/regulatory writing is evolving over the next 3–5 years. The panel will explore how technology (including AI and structured content), new regulatory pathways, and shifting operating models are redefining writer responsibilities, team structures, and the value writers bring to development programs. Attendees will leave with clear insights on future-ready skills and practical steps to position regulatory writing as a critical driver of regulatory and clinical success.

Learning Objectives

Describe leadership-level forecasts for the medical/regulatory writing function over the next 3–5 years, including key forces driving change; Identify how top pharma organizations are redefining the role and value of regulatory writers; Explain the implications of technology adoption on writer responsibilities, quality oversight, and team structures.

Chair

Robin Whitsell

Speaker

Panelist
Elizabeth Brown, MS, PMP

Panelist
Krista Crenshaw, MS

Panelist
Nancy Tam, MS

Panelist
Joanne Hilton, MBA


Speakers
avatar for Elizabeth Brown

Elizabeth Brown

Executive Director, Clinical & Regulatory Strategic Communications, Merck & Co., Inc., United States
Elizabeth Brown is the Executive Director, Head of Clinical Transparency Communications at Merck & Co, Inc., where she oversees clinical trial registration and results disclosure, as well as health literacy deliverables (ICF/PLS). She has led people, projects, and initiatives in biopharma... Read More →
avatar for Krista Crenshaw

Krista Crenshaw

Sr. Director, Clinical Content Operations, Alcon, United States
Krista is the Senior Director of Clinical Content Operations at Alcon, leading a global organization of medical writers, QC specialists, and publications leads responsible for clinical trial documentation, regulatory submissions, and publications for devices and pharmaceuticals. With... Read More →
avatar for Joanne Hilton

Joanne Hilton

VP, Global Medical Writing, GlaxoSmithKline, United Kingdom
Joanne Hilton has over 25 years’ experience in medical communications across regulatory affairs, clinical development and medical affairs in large pharma as well as boutique agencies. She has a track record of building capabilities globally, delivering strategic growth, talent management... Read More →
avatar for Nancy Tam

Nancy Tam

Vice President and Head of Medical Writing, Pfizer, United States
Nancy Tam is the Head of Medical Writing at Pfizer and has more than 20 years of experience as a medical writing professional in the biopharmaceutical industry. Nancy is passionate about the role of medical writers in clinical development and has been involved in a wide range of transformation... Read More →
avatar for Robin Whitsell

Robin Whitsell

President, Whitsell Innovations, Inc., United States
Founder and president of Whitsell Innovations, Inc., a medical writing firm headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC, Ms. Whitsell has over 25 years of experience, specializing in global submission strategy, regulatory medical writing, emerging technologies, and data visualization. Prior... Read More →
Thursday June 18, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
105AB The Pennsylvania Convention Center 1101 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
  04: MedAffairs-SciComm, Forum |   06: ProfDevelop-Program-PortfolioMgmt, Forum
  • Audience Advanced
  • Level Advanced
  • format csv
  • Credit Type ACPE, CME, RN
  • Interest Area Medical Affairs & Scientific Communication
  • Tags Forum

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