2025 ARCS Australia Annual Conference

Beyond Boundaries: Advancing Professionalism 

The ARCS Annual Conference stands as the renowned must-attend industry event where Regulatory Authorities, Government, industry professionals, consumers, patients, practitioners, researchers, and academia come together to unite, educate, inform and network. This year, the ARCS Annual Conference theme is "Beyond Boundaries: Advancing Professionalism", featuring a comprehensive program with parallel sessions spanning three days. 

  • Location: Level 2, International Convention Centre (ICC), Darling Harbour, Sydney. 
  • Date: 3 – 5 June 2025

To watch a short video of what to expect at the conference - please click here. For more details on the conference three-day program and to secure your registration, please see the information below.

Key Speakers and Program

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Conference Overview
Conference Overview

This year’s program is designed to offer value across all three days—regardless of your functional area—ensuring continuous professional development, insight, and connection.


The inaugural day of the conference will centre on the latest developments within the regulatory landscape both in Australia and internationally. This day will be dedicated to delivering essential updates for professionals engaged in overseeing prescription and non-prescription medications, medical devices regulations, GxP Principles as well as Medical Operations.

Continuing our tradition, we are collaborating with the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to guarantee that the agenda encompasses updates from relevant branches regarding significant projects and initiatives. The day 1 program will conclude with a “must attend” welcome reception.

Educational Streams:

  • GxP Principles (including GMP/Manufacturing/Supply chain/Quality)
  • Reimbursement/Market Access
  • Prescription Medicine Regulation
  • Medical Devices Regulation Summit
  • Medical Operations
  • Leadership, Wellness and Resilience


The second day of the conference provides updates on prescription regulation, Pharmacovigilance, Reimbursement/Market Access, Clinical Research and Data, Technology, and Informatics. This day will focus on sector updates and the use of technology across the sector.

As in past years, we are working with the TGA to ensure that the program includes update from the relevant branches on key projects and activities. 

The day 2 program will include a “must attend” networking function at the end of the day. Come to the conference dinner and experience the stunning displays of Vivid Sydney from the unique vantage point of a Sydney Harbour-side restaurant.

Educational Streams:

  • Clinical Research 
  • Prescription and Non-prescription Medicine Regulation
  • Reimbursement/Market Access
  • Data, Technology and informatics
  • Pharmacovigilance


This day brings further insights into clinical operations from the sponsor, site, and patient’s perspectives. This day sees the introduction of a dedicated stream addressing diversity, inclusiveness and consumer engagement in research and clinical workforce and capacity. The day will also include a stream focused on educating and integrating entrepreneurs and innovators. A new stream targeted at all areas of the sector with updates from the Federal and State governments. Back by popular demand is the student careers stream. 

The day 3 program will conclude with a “must attend” closing reception.

Educational Streams:

  • Clinical Research
  • Diversity, inclusiveness and consumer engagement
  • NSW Early Drug Discovery/BioBeacon
  • Innovation/General Interest
  • Leadership, Wellness and Resilience
  • Government Updates (New stream)
  • Careers and the MTP Sector



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