19th Official GAMP 5 Conference with QFINITY | December 8-9, 2026

19th Official GAMP 5 Conference - December 8–9, 2026, Mannheim

At the 19th Official GAMP 5 Conference in Mannheim (December 8-9, 2026), Oliver Herrmann contributes in three ways: as co-moderator of a panel on the future of CSV, in the ISPE/GAMP/VDI update, and with his own talk on progressive, verifiable validation.

The conference takes place on December 8-9, 2026 at the Dorint Kongresshotel Mannheim (adjacent to the Congress Center Rosengarten); the official GAMP 5 pre-conference introductory training runs on December 7. A joint event of ISPE, APV, Concept Heidelberg and VDI/VDE-GMA.

QFINITY on the program

  • Panel discussion (Tue, December 8): “CSV at a turning point: Is our validation ready for digital reality?” – co-moderated with Alexander Kunz (Merck). Where does CSV really stand beyond SOPs, templates and project sign-off? Is classic CSV still enough, what does digital reality demand, what holds progress back – and what role does data governance play for the future of CSV?
  • “News from the ISPE / GAMP & VDI world” (Wed, December 9, 8:30): co-moderated with Stefan Münch – updates from VDI/VDE, GAMP D-A-CH, GAMP Europe and GAMP Global.
  • Talk (Wed, December 9): “Progressive CSV: How innovation becomes verifiable” – validation as a foundation rather than a sign-off, risk-based thinking as the steering logic.

Validation as a foundation rather than a sign-off – risk-based thinking as the steering logic.