Speakers

Peter Bennett is the Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain for Cardinal Health. In this role, he is accountable for International Logistics, Global Trade, Global Distribution Operations, Global planning, and key customer collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR) teams. He supports Cardinal Health’s Global medical product brands, national brands, Presource, and AeroMed. Bennett earned a bachelor’s degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, and a master of science from Central Michigan University. He is a member of the Association of Supply Chain Management (ASCM) and currently services as a Co-Chair of Healthcare Industry Distributor Association (HIDA) supply chain visibility council and is on the supplier advisory council of the Healthcare Industry Resilience Collaborative (HIRC).

Dina is currently the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for Terumo Medical Corporation where she oversees both US and global Regulatory Affairs. Prior to joining Terumo in 2008, Dina spent 17 years at the FDA as a reviewer and later a branch chief in the Division of Cardiovascular Devices. She also spent some time as a Sr. RA consultant prior to joining Terumo.

Dina holds a BS in Biomedical Engineering from The Catholic University of America and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland.

Steve C de Baca is Executive Vice President and Chief Patient Safety & Quality Officer of Royal Philips. He brings more than 35 years of quality and regulatory affairs (QRA) experience in the medical technology industry.

Prior to joining Philips in February 2023, Steve served as the EVP of QRA for Cardinal Health, supporting the $185B enterprise and was a member of the Operating Committee.

Prior to this, Steve served as VP of QRA for Orthopedics and Americas for Zimmer Biomet, where he was responsible for supporting multiple business segments as well as the Americas region for international regulatory and compliance. Earlier in his career, he served as the SVP of Quality, Regulatory & Clinical Affairs for the Danaher Diagnostic platform, which includes the four separate operating companies of Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, Leica Biosystems, Radiometer & Cepheid. Prior to that, Steve was with Boston Scientific for nearly nine years in progressively senior strategic roles, the last of which was VP of Quality, for the Cardio, Rhythm, and Vascular (CRV) and the Neuromodulation businesses.

Additionally, Steve served as an industry board member and instructor for six years for the Regulatory Affairs master’s degree program at St. Cloud State University. He earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering and industrial technology and an MBA, both at California State University Long Beach.

He lives in Minnesota and has been married to his wife Katherine for over 26 years. They are proud of their son Carson who is a graduate from Northeastern University in Boston and currently living in Chicago. Steve is an avid runner and sports enthusiast.

Raghu Jainapur is VP of Quality at Baxter International Inc., where he leads global quality for the $3B+ Healthcare Systems and Technologies business. With three decades of experience across the medical device, pharmaceutical and automotive sectors, he has held executive and engineering roles at Ecolab, Abbott, Roche, and Ford. He has led global teams spanning design, manufacturing, and distribution across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, with a focus on FDA compliance, operational excellence, and global regulatory strategy. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member and board advisor at St. Cloud State University, contributing to the development of graduate-level quality and regulatory programs. His leadership has consistently driven successful product launches, regulatory approvals, and quality system enhancements across complex global networks. He earned his Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toledo and MBA from Purdue University’s Krannert School of Business.

Manne Varaprasad serves as the Vice President of Global Quality for Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies and is a member of its executive leadership team. Manne, as he is known, leads and maintains the company’s quality mindset and aligns global teams around design, delivery, and field support, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to quality.

He joined the company in 2019 and oversaw Lakewood Manufacturing Operations at Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies’ global headquarters in Colorado. He led critical manufacturing projects throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing flexibility to the company’s operations that enabled a shift to serve the need for convalescent plasma collection. He also led the build-out of a new factory in Littleton, Colorado, which was inaugurated in 2022 to support the company’s new Plasma Innovation business and its centerpiece, the Rika Plasma Collection System.

Manne brings over 25 years of experience in the medical device, pharmaceutical, and contract manufacturing services industries. He is an enterprise thinker and brings well-rounded experience across operations, corporate strategy, and business transformation. Manne firmly believes in a continuous improvement mindset to help drive a culture of growth and accountability. He is a Lean Practitioner and an ASQ Certified Six Sigma Blackbelt.

Manne has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Mysore, a master’s degree in industrial engineering from Wichita State University, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Manne serves on the board of directors for the Colorado Chamber of Commerce. He enjoys movies, travel, cooking, and spending time with his family. Manne is based in Colorado.

Rene Zoelfl is Global Industry Advisor for MedTech at PTC, supporting MedTech companies through their digital transformation journeys. He helps organizations balance cost control, quality, and the safety and reliability required to achieve the best possible patient outcomes, while navigating an increasingly complex regulatory landscape.

Rene is a trusted subject matter expert who contributes to industry events and publications and leads workshops with PTC’s strategic MedTech customers and executives on key industry topics. He works closely with cross-functional leaders to connect engineering, quality, and regulatory processes through digital transformation initiatives that improve visibility, traceability, and collaboration across the product lifecycle.

His focus is on enabling organizations to leverage digital continuity and lifecycle intelligence to accelerate innovation, reduce operational risk, and improve decision-making in highly regulated environments, ultimately helping MedTech companies bring safer, higher-quality products to market faster.