The ICCA Pharma Compliance Training takes place for the first time in December 2026, bringing together representatives of medical and pharmaceutical associations for two intensive days of learning, exchange and best‑practice sharing in Düsseldorf, one of Europe’s most dynamic healthcare and life sciences hubs.
Hosted in close cooperation with Düsseldorf Convention and Düsseldorf Congress, the training combines high‑level professional education with an inspiring destination experience — designed especially for association leaders navigating the complex compliance requirements of healthcare and pharmaceutical meetings.
Instructors
Marlize Eckert
Highlights
- Hosted by Düsseldorf Convention and Düsseldorf Congress.
- Dates & Times: Sunday to Tuesday, 6-8 December 2026. 09.00-17.00 CEST
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Focuses on pharma compliance excellence within healthcare and pharmaceutical meetings.
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Covers key topics such as regulatory requirements, ethical standards, transparency, governance, and risk management.
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Includes expert-led workshops, case studies, and interactive peer-to-peer sessions.
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Aims to strengthen compliance capabilities and support high-quality, responsible event delivery.
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Helps associations enhance credibility, ensure regulatory alignment, and deliver impactful events.
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Part of ICCA’s educational initiatives to empower association professionals and advance global standards in healthcare meetings.
Eligibility
Open to association professionals who are event leads and meet the following criteria (one attendee per organisation) on a first come, first served basis:
- You work for a healthcare association whose meetings need to be compliant to attract pharmaceutical sponsorship, to meet accreditation standards (e.g. CME) and ensure strong attendance from healthcare professionals.
- You organise a meeting(s) for a minimum of 300 participants.
- You have a broad overview of the whole congress management process, from congress bidding to delivery, and interact with a variety of stakeholders either internally or via PCOs, which could include exhibition and sponsorship, scientific programme development and hotel accommodation teams, and externally including venues and destinations.
- You possess some practical experience of pharmaceutical compliance interactions and challenges or are looking to build this understanding to ensure your events meet relevant compliance requirements.
