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  1. Public Calendar - Meetings With FDA Officials

Public Calendar: April 12- 18, 2026

This public calendar is issued by the Food and Drug Administration. It lists significant meetings held by designated FDA policy makers with persons outside the executive branch of the federal government.

Official Name: Martin A. Makary, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner for Food and Drugs

Event Date: 04/12/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Annual Meeting; Panelist: The FDA in Focus
FDA Participant/Group: MICHELLE TARVER; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry

Event Date: 04/13/2026
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Subject: Advancing Predictable, Efficient Regulatory Pathways for Rare Diseases
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Ashley Gunn, Donny Xu, Kinnari Patel, Naveen Yalamanchi, Rod Wong (RTW Institute);

Event Date: 04/14/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: BRIAN FAHEY; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL)

Event Date: 04/14/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-FL)

Event Date: 04/15/2026
Location: Chicago, IL
Subject: Becker's 16th Annual Meeting; Speaker: Fireside Chat
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry, academia, government, media, and other registered attendees

Event Date: 04/15/2026
Location: Chicago, IL
Subject: School Meals Studies
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Academy for Global Citizenship representatives

Event Date: 04/16/2026
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Subject: Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Medicus representatives

Event Date: 04/17/2026
Location: Washington, DC 
Subject: Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Stephen Ubl (PhRMA);

Official Name: Sara Brenner, M.D., M.P.H., Principal Deputy Commissioner for Food and Drugs

No Significant Event

Official Name: Sean R. Keveney, J.D., Chief Counsel

No Significant Event

Official Name: Grace Graham, Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs

Event Date: 04/14/2026
Location: New York, NY
Subject: Raymond James Biotech Innovation Symposium; Speaker: Fireside Chat
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry and investors

Event Date: 04/15/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: LUKE HALL; JEREMY WALSH; JARED SEEHAFER; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: Brett Meeks, Michael Schlosser, Vic Goetz (HCA Healthcare);

Event Date: 04/16/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Capstone DC Healthcare Policy Day; Speaker: Fireside chat
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry and other stakeholders

Event Date: 04/17/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Alliance for a Stronger FDA Internal Meeting
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Alliance for a Stronger FDA representatives

Official Name: Kyle Diamantas, J.D., Deputy Commissioner for Foods

Event Date: 04/14/2026
Location: Virtual 
Subject: Honey Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: YINQING MA; CLAUDINE KAVANAUGH; ANN OXENHAM; DONALD PRATER; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: American Honey Producers Association, the American Beekeeping Federation, and Kansas State University representatives

Event Date: 04/17/2026
Location: College Park, MD
Subject: Nutrition Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Consumer and public health organization representatives

Official Name: Melanie Keller, M.B.A., Deputy Commissioner for Operations and Chief Operating Officer

No Significant Event

Official Name: Lowell Zeta, J.D., Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Initiatives

No Significant Event

Official Name: Elizabeth Miller, Pharm.D., Associate Commissioner for Inspections and Investigations

Event Date: 04/13/2026
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Subject: House and Senate Agriculture-FDA Subcommittee Staff White Oak Briefing
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Senate/House Ag FDA Subcommittee staff

Official Name: Michelle Tarver, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Event Date: 04/13/2026
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Subject: Morgan Stanley Annual MedTech Disruptors Conference; Speaker: Driving Innovation in MedTech
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry, government, academia, and other stakeholders

Event Date: 04/16/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Arizona State University Diagnostics Roundtable: Keynote Address
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry, government, academia, and other stakeholders

Event Date: 04/17/2026
Location: Leesburg, VA
Subject: Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation NeXus: Closing Keynote
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry, government, academia, and other stakeholders

Official Name: Vinayak Prasad, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Center for Biologics and Research

No Significant Event

Official Name: Tracy Beth Høeg M.D., Ph.D., Acting Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

Event Date: 04/14/2026
Location: Arlington, VA
Subject: National Organization of Rare Diseases (NORD) Rare Disease Scientific Symposium; Speaker: Keynote Lecture
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry, academia, government, media, and other registered attendees

Official Name: Bret Koplow, Ph.D., J.D., Acting Director, Center for Tobacco Products

No Significant Event

Official Name: Timothy Schell, Ph.D., Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine

No Significant Event

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