Whether you’re looking to enhance your technical knowledge or discover new solutions from top-tier vendors, the ISPE-Midwest Tech Ed Symposium and Vendor Showcase is a must-attend event!
The mission of the symposium is to bring together industry professionals and end users for meaningful, in‑person engagement that supports professional growth, knowledge sharing, and practical insight within the life sciences industry. The program is designed to balance dedicated time for networking with substantive technical content, highlighting real‑world perspectives and end‑user experience while addressing timely and emerging topics such as artificial intelligence, new and evolving technologies, project tariff impacts, and regulatory changes. By creating space for collaboration, discussion, and visible technical advancement, the symposium aims to deliver clear, applicable value to attendees navigating both day‑to‑day project demands and the evolving industry landscape.
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Location: Overland Park Convention Center
Schedule at a Glance:
7:00 – 10:00 AM Vendor Move-in Ballroom C
9:00 – 10:00 AM Board Meeting Prefunction
10:00 – 11:00 AM Registration Check-in Prefunction Foyer
11:00 – 11:30 AM Lunch Prefunction Foyer
11:30 AM – Noon Welcome/Keynote Ballroom B
When Science Becomes Personal
Richalle Ritts, Director of Engineering (Midwest), IPS
12:00 – 1:00 PM Enabling Oral GLP-1 Therapies Ballroom B
Through Advanced Tablet Coating Technologies
Krishna Bell, L.B. Bohle
1:00 – 2:00 PM Speed Mentoring Prefunction
1:00 – 2:30 PM Vendor Showcase Ballroom C
2:30 – 3:30 PM From mAbs to ADCs: Manufacturing Ballroom B
the Next Wave of Complex Modalities
3:30 – 4:30 PM Engineering Through Disruption: Ballroom B
Adapting to AI, Tariffs, and Regulatory Change
4:30 – 6:30 PM Vendor Showcase & Happy Hour Ballroom C
Registration is closed at this time. Please register on-site at the Overland Park Convention Center.