Public Calendar: March 15-21, 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: 03/16/2026
Location: Baltimore, MD
Subject: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Quality Conference; Panelist: HHS Leadership Panel
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Members of industry, government, academia, and other stakeholders
Event Date: 03/17/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Research and Development Leader Forum
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry, academia, government, media, and other stakeholders
Event Date: 03/19/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Hever's 31st Annual Meeting; Speaker: Opening Address
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry and other stakeholders
Official Name: Sara Brenner, M.D., M.P.H., Principal Deputy Commissioner for Food and Drugs
No Significant Event
Official Name: Sean R. Keveney, Chief Counsel
Event Date: 03/16/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Rare Disease Therapy for Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA)
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Caitlin Koury (Checkmate Government Relations); Vlad Couric (Biohaven);
Event Date: 03/16/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Retatrutide
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Anat Hakim, Dan Siegfried, Josh O'Harra (Lilly); Jim Johnson (Sidley and Austin, LLP);
Event Date: 03/16/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Approval Pathways
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Patrick Johnson, Perry Stenberg (Sydnexis); Caitlin Koury (Checkmate Government Relations); Deborah L. Livornese (Hyman, Phelps and McNamara); Travis Mickle (Mickle Consulting);
Event Date: 03/17/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Ultra-Rare Disease Therapy
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Rebecca K. Wood (Sidley and Austin, LLP); Patrick Christmas (Regenxbio);
Event Date: 03/18/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Direct to Consumer (DTC) Orthodontic Products
FDA Participant/Group: DAVID MEDNICK;
Non FDA Participant/Group: Dale Anne Featheringham, Daniel Joseph, India Collier, Michael Durbin, Nathaniel Mick, Paul Lawrence, Steven Siegel (American Association of Orthodontist); Alexandra Campau (Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies);
Official Name: Grace Graham, Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs
No Significant Event
Official Name: Kyle Diamantas, J.D., Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods
Event Date: 03/17/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Human Foods Program Priorities
FDA Participant/Group: LOWELL ZETA;
Non FDA Participant/Group: Washington International Business Council representatives
Event Date: 03/18/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Ultra Processed Foods
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Gaurav Parikh, Kristen Scott (Mondelez International); Max Becker (Smith Free Group);
Event Date: 03/19/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Food Safety Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: David Haines, Jim McGreevy, Sylvester Mosley (Coca Cola);
Event Date: 03/20/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Infant Formula Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Steve Abrams (Univerisity of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School); Carrie Swope, Jeff Hild (American Academy of Pediatrics);
Official Name: Barclay Butler, Ph.D., Deputy Commissioner for Operations
No Significant Event
Official Name: Lowell Zeta, J.D., Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Initiatives
Event Date: 03/19/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Coalition to Stop Flu Meeting
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry, regulatory, clinicians, and other stakeholders
Official Name: Elizabeth Miller, Pharm.D., Associate Commissioner for Inspections and Investigations
Event Date: 03/17/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: FDA Inspections Meeting
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Senator Rick Scott (FL-R)
Official Name: Vinayak Prasad, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Center for Biologics and Research
No Significant Event
Official Name: Michelle Tarver, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Event Date: 03/16/2026
Location: Baltimore, MD
Subject: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Quality Conference; Panelist: Technology-Enabled Care: ACCESS, TEMPO, and Outcome-Aligned Payments
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Members of industry, government, academia, and other stakeholders
Event Date: 03/18/2026
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Subject: General Medical Device Updates
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Medtronic representatives
Official Name: Tracy Beth Høeg M.D., Ph.D., Acting Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
No Significant Event
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
Event Date: 03/17/2026
Location: College Park, MD
Subject: AHI/CVM Triannual Meeting
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Animal Health Institute (AHI) representatives