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Speaking and Seminars

Our managing director, John Avellanet, maintains an active speaking and corporate workshop schedule.

He is a gifted speaker who motivates audiences with personal stories, practical advice, and powerful strategies.  He provides a real mix of business and entertainment.

He consistently garners "excellent" and "Wow" feedback from attendees.  He's trained executives from Fortune 100 international companies like 3M, AstraZeneca and Wyeth, small startups and biotech firms, plus officials from the FDA, NIH and Health Canada.

If you need a speaker who will inspire attendees, who will make you look like a star, and who will bring attendees back to your venue - look no further.

Every talk is tailored to you.

Every attendee receives:

• a detailed outline with room for notes

  
  "John has an incredible knack for putting his audience at ease and getting them involved in the flow of the presentation. His presentation speaks TO you, not AT you, with his brilliant combination of energy, humor, positive attitude, and solid meat-on-the-bones details that are all multiple 'take-away' points.
  
  I would go out of my way to hear John speak on any subject just to enjoy his style of message delivery."
  
  Wayne Starnes
  CEO
  Cary, North Carolina

• a free follow-up one-on-one advisory session

  
  "I found John one of the best speakers at the two and half day conference. His presentation offered sound practical approaches that could be implemented quickly and provide value almost immediately. His well grounded presentation cut through the fluff often seen in other venues."
  
  Dan O'Leary
  President, Ombu Enterprises
  Swanzey, New Hampshire

• downloadable reference material, and more

Request a speaker now

See for yourself - request one of his recorded seminars, download his article on how to engage with attendees to drive performance:  Six Hard-Hitting Strategies for Capturing Your Listeners' Hearts and Minds, or read some of the many thank-you's and testimonials posted on this page.

 

Workshop Topics

Examples of specific workshops and speeches can be found on this page or our seminar and resource kit page.  In general, topics are centered around our five specialties:

• Lean FDA quality systems and process mapping

• IT compliance (part 11, annex 11, data integrity, etc.)

• Records management and retention

• FDA Quality by Design and speeding time to market

 

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

ExpertBriefing teleconference on supplier quality management best practices  (March 3)

 

Recent Public Speaking Engagements

Teleconference:  Supplier Quality Management Toolkit  (January 2010)

Webinar and teleconference:  Bulletproof Yourself against FDA Enforcement  (January 2010)

Host of FDAnews Supplier Management Webinar and Speech on  Supplier Quality Management Tools for Small to Midsized Businesses  (November 2009)

Post-Conference Workshop:  4th Medical Device Regulatory, Reimbursement and Compliance Congress.  Making Compliance Training Fun:  Training the Trainer  (November 2009)

Speech:  Role of IT in Regulatory Compliance. Virginia Commonwealth University Business School Executive Colloquia.  (October 2009)

Pre-Conference Workshop:  AdvaMed's 2009 MedTech Conference.  Dangerous Documents:  Putting in Place a Records Management Program to Avoid FDA Trouble (October 2009)

Webinar and Teleconference:  Bulletproof Yourself against FDA's New Enforcement (September 2009)

Conference Speech:  Contract Pharma's 8th Annual Contracting and Outsourcing Conference.  Kiss & Tell: How to Prove to the FDA Your Outsourcing Oversight Works (September 2009)

Teleconference through FOI Services:  Defensible Documents (September 2009)

Conference Host:  FDA Supplier Quality Management Congress. Chairperson  (August 2009)

Conference Speech:  FDA Supplier Quality Management Congress. Medical Device Supplier Quality Management Toolkit  (August 2009)

Teleconference through FOI Services:  Making FDA and Quality Systems Training Captivating - Train the Trainer Session (August 2009)

Teleconference through FOI Services:  Quality Systems Management Review Toolkit  (July 2009)

Expert Briefings.  How to Improve Data Integrity in Your NDA, 510(k) or BLA  (May 2009)

NIH. Washington, D.C.  Scared Straight - An Overview of the Future FDA Landscape for Biotech Scientists and Entrepreneurs (April 2009)

FOI Services.  Avoid 483 Observations by Creating a Document Control System that Actually Controls Your Documents (March 2009)

Expert Briefings.  Bulletproof Yourself against FDA Enforcement in 2009 (February 2009)

Management Roundtable.  Boston, Massachusetts.  Preventing Intellectual Property Theft by Partners and Contractors (November 2008)

Expert Briefings.  Webinar.  How to Limit Executive Liability with Effective Policies and SOPs (October 2008)

Pharmaceutical Quality by Design.  Chicago, Illinois.  Keynote:  Quality by Design and Time to Market (October 2008)  Joint program with FDA officials  |  Read press release

Contract Pharma Contracting & Outsourcing Conference.  New Brunswick, NJ.  Designing a Risk-Based Supplier & Outsourcer Selection and Qualification Program (September 2008)

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business.  Richmond, Virginia.  The Role of IT in Regulatory Compliance (September 2008).

FDA Expert Briefing.  Washington, D.C.  An Update on the FDA's Revised Part 11 and the EU's Revised Annex 11  (September 2008)

FDA Expert Briefing.  Washington, D.C.  Cost-Effective Management and Compliance for Suppliers (August 2008)

BIO.  San Diego, CA.  Lean Outsourcing for Biotechnology Executives (June 2008)

FDA Expert Briefing.  Washington, D.C.  A Cost-Effective Approach to Managing Supplier Risk (May 2008)

Independent Computer Consultants Association.  St. Louis, MO.  Systematic Records Management for Small Business Owners (2008).

FDA Expert Briefing.  Washington, D.C.  FDA Enforcement Expectations for 2008-2009 (2008)

Institute of Management Consultants.  Washington, D.C.  Systematic Records Management for Small Businesses (2008).

College of William & Mary, Mason School of Business.  Williamsburg, Virginia.  Expensive Startup Mistakes (2008).

BIO-IT Coalition.  Washington, D.C.  Speeding New Product Time to Market (2008).

FDA Expert Briefing.  Washington, D.C.  Simplifying IT Change Control and Improving FDA Compliance (2007).

Virginia Commonwealth University.  Richmond, Virginia.  The Role of IT in Regulatory Compliance (2007).

FDA Expert Briefing.  Washington, D.C.  Easing Your Pain When Dealing with IT and 21 CFR Part 11 (2007).

Independent Computer Consultants Association, 30th Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois.  Growing Your Business Globally (2007).

Shenandoah University, School of Pharmacy.  Winchester, Virginia.  Lessons from a Pharmaceutical Executive and Entrepreneur (2007).

 

Call +1.757.645.2864 or email info[at]ceruleanllc.com to request a speaker today or check out our recorded best practice compliance seminars.