Building a Validation Center of Excellence: Lessons and Practical Insight

DateNovember 4, 2026
Time11:00 AM ET
CostFree, and recorded
What you'll take away
  • Understand how to establish and structure a Validation CoE for consistent, compliant validation practices across the organization.
  • Learn from real-world experiences and challenges, including lessons learned while implementing and operating a Validation CoE.
  • Explore ways to improve efficiency and consistency across validation activities while maintaining strong regulatory compliance.
  • Discover approaches for continuous improvement and sustaining an effective Validation CoE over the long term.

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Building an Effective Validation CoE

Establishing a Validation Center of Excellence (CoE) can help organizations strengthen compliance, improve consistency, and drive greater efficiency across their validation activities. But what does it take to build and sustain an effective CoE and what can organizations learn from practical experience?

The conversation will cover key considerations for establishing and operating a Validation CoE, lessons learned along the way, common challenges, and approaches to driving consistency, efficiency, and continuous improvement while maintaining a strong compliance focus.

Whether you are considering establishing a Validation CoE or looking to strengthen an existing model, this session will offer practical insights to inform your approach.

Sponsored by

Join us for an interactive, Q&A-style discussion with Geetanjali (Geetu) Abbi, Senior Director, Digital Quality Assurance at Alkermes, alongside Vignesh Srinivas, Head of Digital Compliance Assurance at Zifo, as we explore the role and value of a Validation CoE.

Building an Effective Validation CoE

Establishing a Validation Center of Excellence (CoE) can help organizations strengthen compliance, improve consistency, and drive greater efficiency across their validation activities. But what does it take to build and sustain an effective CoE and what can organizations learn from practical experience?

Join us for an interactive, Q&A-style discussion with Geetanjali (Geetu) Abbi, Senior Director, Digital Quality Assurance at Alkermes, alongside Vignesh Srinivas, Head of Digital Compliance Assurance at Zifo, as we explore the role and value of a Validation CoE. The conversation will cover key considerations for establishing and operating a Validation CoE, lessons learned along the way, common challenges, and approaches to driving consistency, efficiency, and continuous improvement while maintaining a strong compliance focus. Whether you are considering establishing a Validation CoE or looking to strengthen an existing model, this session will offer practical insights to inform your approach.

Built for

Who should attend.

Built for the people who have to validate, govern, and defend AI-enabled clinical systems.

CSV / CSA IT Quality Digital Quality Assurance Validation & Compliance Clinical Systems Quality Assurance Clinical Quality Assurance Regulatory Affairs GxP Compliance Quality & Compliance Leaders
The panel

Who you'll hear from.

A panel of practitioners who live inside these questions, moderated live with audience Q&A.

Speaker
Vignesh Srinivas
Head- Digital Compliance Assurance
Zifo
Speaker
Geetanjali (Geetu) Abbi
Senior Director, Digital Quality Assurance
Alkermes