Tamei Elliott, MS, serves as the Associate Director of Scientific Programs for the Americas region at DIA. In this pivotal role, she is responsible for identifying and prioritizing content areas and topics crucial to DIA constituents. Tamei assesses the implications of significant regulatory and health policy changes, seamlessly integrating relevant content into the development and advancement of DIA conferences and courses. Her responsibilities extend to overseeing content development and strategy within the Americas region.

Leonardo Semprún is currently Senior Director, Global Regulatory Policy at MSD. In this role, Leonardo is responsible to define and execute a regional regulatory policy plan that addresses current and future needs, while also advocating for and anticipating regulatory change with LATAM-based regulators and multilateral organizations. He has worked with governments, regulators, trade bodies and other external stakeholders to shape regional regulatory policy. Leonardo' work in the industry spans over 20 years, across regulatory, quality, intellectual property and policy functions

Degree in Pharmacy, Master of Science (pharmacy) UNAM; Diploma in Clinical development and regulatory affairs, Universidad Anahuac; diploma in public health by the Swiss School of Public Health. 32 years of experience in various areas in the Pharmaceutical industry like R&D, quality, manufacturing, regulatory affairs and teaching. She has contributed in: BIRMEX, CDC, USA, Boehringer Ingelheim, Sanofi Pasteur and Novartis where she currently holds the position of Regulatory policy head, LATAM; has collaborated with regulatory authorities and associations of the pharmaceutical industry in the review and preparation of regulatory documents; coordinator of the Regulatory Affairs Committee of the Swiss-Mexican Chamber of commerce.

Raphael has more than 16 years of experience in Pharmacovigilance, beginning at Sanofi Brazil, where he acted in roles of increasing responsibility within local PV organization, responsibilities including oversight of case management, PSUR management and RMP management. Raphael also worked for Johnson & Johnson as associate manager, with responsibility for 18 countries within Latin America in processes like PSURs, PV Agreements, oversight of reporting to Health Authority and of contracts with vendors and business partners. Also worked at MSD Brazil as Associate Director with experience in PV and Quality & Compliance for PV and Regulatory for Americas. Since Aug.2022 Raphael is Head of PV Brazil at Roche.

Barbara is a PharmD and holds a B.S. in Marketing and Business Management, with 18+ years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry supporting businesses with technical and medical expertise. Barbara has worked in several areas (Medical, Pharmacovigilance, Quality, Compliance, Customer Service and Marketing) in different industries such as Sanofi, Sanofi Pasteur, Biogen and Local Brazilian CRO. Barbara joined PPD in June 2017 and is currently a Director of Operations, working with different global clients, including Latin America, US, Europe and APAC.