RR 2025 Speakers
We heard directly from Sites, Sponsors, and CROs as they shared real-world wins, forward-focused strategies, and lessons learned. Through peer-led case studies and live tech demos, we explored what’s working, what’s next, and left refreshed, inspired, and ready to bring renewed energy and insight back to our organizations.
Keynote Speakers
Robert M. Califf MD, MACC
Former FDA Commissioner, Instructor of Medicine @ Duke
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 10:00 AM
Future Predictions Based on a Lifetime of Work
Barbara Lopez Kunz
CEO, Caidya
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 9:15 AM
Rethinking the Model: How Agile Players Can Rewrite the Future of Patient-Centered Research.
Anthony Costello
CEO, Medidata
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 11:00 AM
Building the Connected Clinical Research Ecosystem of Tomorrow
Doug Stover
Global Life Sciences BD, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 8:30 AM
AI for Life Sciences: What the Most Progressive Firms are Building
Andy Corts
CIO, OneOncology
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 11:00 AM
Building the Connected Clinical Research Ecosystem of Tomorrow
Ryan Jones
CEO, Florence Healthcare
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27
9:00 AM Opening Keynote
11:00 AM Building the Connected Clinical Research Ecosystem of Tomorrow
Catherine Gregor
CCTO, Florence Healthcare
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27
9:00 AM Opening Keynote
11:00 AM A Fireside Chat with Dr. Robert Califf
All Speakers
Chad Adams, MPH
AVP, COO, Honor Health
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 2:10 PM
Abstract Winner: Communicating in Times of Uncertainty
Renuka Agarwal
Founder & CEO, UpTrials
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 1:10 PM
Empowered Teams: Best Practices to Prevent Burnout and Enhance Productivity
Sergio Armani
Founder & CEO, Armani Consulting
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 3:10 PM
Debate: AI in Recruitment: Savior or Hype?
Derk Arts
Founder & CEO, Castor
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 10:10 AM
Accelerating Studies through Integrated Technology Ecosystems: Best Practices from Industry Leaders
Luke Atwill
Research and Development Quality Assurance Officer, NHS Southampton
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 2:10 PM
Abstract Winner: Digitising Research: Why Patient Records Can’t Be the Only Ones Going Paperless
Katherine Barboza
Director, Process Development, Galderma
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 10:10 AM
Accelerating Studies through Integrated Technology Ecosystems: Best Practices from Industry Leaders
Jenny Lambert
Partner, Evershed Sutherland
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 1:10 PM
Digital Participant Privacy: Managing Compliance in an Era of AI and Heightened Data Scrutiny
Andrea Black
Director of Site Management and Monitoring, Merck
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2:10 PM
How Much is Too Much?
Lora Black
Vice President, Clinical Research, Sanford Health
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1:10 PM
Maximizing Capacity: How Alternative Models and Technology Allow Teams to Do More
Amy Bland
COO, CuroResearch
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 10:10 AM
Abstract Winner: Why A Positive Site Culture Can Have A Huge Impact — And How To Spot It
Christina Brennan, MD
VP Clinical Research, Northwell
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2:10 PM
How Much is Too Much?
Jen Brown, CCRP
Director of Clinical Research Quality, MCW
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 2:10 PM
Harnessing Technology to Reduce Carbon Footprint in Clinical Trials: A Collaborative Approach
Sara Brueck Nichols, MHA
President, McCreadie Group (Vestigo)
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 2:15 PM
Harnessing Technology to Reduce Carbon Footprint in Clinical Trials: A Collaborative Approach
Heidi Castle
Director, Mercy Research
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 3:10 PM
Building Shared Understanding: Best Practices for Clinical Trial Budgeting
Guylaine Charrois
Associate Clinical Lead Director -Oncology, IQVIA
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 3:10 PM
Adopting the New Normal: Change Management Strategies for Scaling Research Teams
Victoria Alvarez
Head of Operations, ClinSearch
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 10:10 AM
Debate: Tech vs. Paper: Is It Time to Go All-In?
Victor Chen
Sr. Managing Director, Clinical Trials Program, Northern California
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 11:10 AM
Dialogue: Sponsor-Site Collaboration
Michele Cohen
Senior Director Clinical Research, Mount Sinai
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 11:10 AM
Reimagining Site Feasibility: Data-Driven Partnerships Between Sites and Sponsors
Joelle Duker
Clinical Trial Manager, XVIVO
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1:10 PM
Negotiate Without Burnout: Building Contracts and Budgets That Actually Work for Sites
Joe Dustin
Managing Partner, Dauntless eClinical Strategies
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 11:10 AM
AI and Clinical Trials 101: What’s Possible, What’s Practical, What’s Next
Patrick Eckstein
Clinical Environmental Sustainability Lead, Novartis
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 2:10 PM
Harnessing Technology to Reduce Carbon Footprint in Clinical Trials: A Collaborative Approach
Edye Edens
CEO, Edye Edens Life Sciences Law Group
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 1:10 PM
Digital Participant Privacy: Managing Compliance in an Era of AI and Heightened Data Scrutiny
Zoé Felicié
Sr. Patient Diversity Specialist, ThermoFisher
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2:10 PM
Beyond the Acronym: Reclaiming the Why Behind Inclusive Research
Rachael Fones
Government Relations, IQVIA
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2:10 PM
Beyond the Acronym: Reclaiming the Why Behind Inclusive Research
Noelle Gaskill MBA, ACRP-CP
VP, GM Tempus TIME Network, Tempus AI
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 1:10 PM
Future-Proofing Clinical Trials AI, Old Data, and New Rules
Leesa Gentry
Chief Clinical Officer, RenovoRX
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2:10 PM
Real-Time Risk Management: Leveraging Data Analytics to Move from Reactive to Proactive Compliance
Melynda Geurts
COO, Total Diversity Clinical Trial Management
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2:10 PM
How Much is Too Much?
Brad Hightower
Founder & CEO, Hightower Clinical
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 10:10 AM
Debate: Tech vs. Paper: Is It Time to Go All-In?
Mitchell Hilbe
Co-founder & CEO, Diversitrials
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 11:10 AM
Abstract Winner: If You Ain’t First, You’re Last: Risk Management Strategies to Help You Reach the Finish Line
Christoph Hornik
Associate Director of i-Cubed, i-Cubed (Duke Tech Accelerator)
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2:10 PM
Dialogue: Tech Stack Nightmares (and Dreams)
Jill Johnston
CIO, WCG
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 11:10 AM
Reimagining Site Feasibility: Data-Driven Partnerships Between Sites and Sponsors
Renu Kadali
Clinical Research Regulatory Project Manager, Dignity Health
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 1:10 PM
Empowered Teams: Best Practices to Prevent Burnout and Enhance Productivity
Lindsay Kehoe
Sr. Project Manager, Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI)
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1:10 PM
Maximizing Capacity: How Alternative Models and Technology Allow Teams to Do More
Sandy Kennedy
Chief Quality, Regulatory Affairs, & Sustainability Officer, Fortrea
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 2:10 PM
Harnessing Technology to Reduce Carbon Footprint in Clinical Trials: A Collaborative Approach
Jackie Kent
Independent Advisor
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 2:10 PM
Dialogue: Where Do We Go from Here?
Sofia Khan
Product Success Manager, DM Clinical Research
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 1:10 PM
Dialogue: eConsent in Practice
Lauren Koehler
Clinical Research Manager, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2:10 PM
Dialogue: Tech Stack Nightmares (and Dreams)
Maria Ladd
Site Operations Consultant, Maria P Ladd, LLC
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 10:10 AM
Abstract Winner: Why A Positive Site Culture Can Have A Huge Impact — And How To Spot It
Marian Valia
Chief Learning Officer, ACRP
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 12:55 PM
Empowered Teams: Best Practices to Prevent Burnout and Enhance Productivity
Matt Lowery
CEO, Pathways Group
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 3:10 PM
Building Shared Understanding: Best Practices for Clinical Trial Budgeting
Carolyn Maloney
R&I Director of Operations, University Hospitals of Leicester
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 10:10 AM
Abstract Winner: Why A Positive Site Culture Can Have A Huge Impact — And How To Spot It
Cris McDavid
Senior Director, Global Clinical Operations, RBQM, Parexel
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2:10 PM
Real-Time Risk Management: Leveraging Data Analytics to Move from Reactive to Proactive Compliance
Kristen McKenna
Senior Manager, Investigator Contracts Lead, Pfizer
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 3:10 PM
Building Shared Understanding: Best Practices for Clinical Trial Budgeting
Sophia McLeod
Advocacy Advisor, ACRO
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 10:10 AM
Dialogue: Where do we go from here?
Maria-Alexandra Milas
CEO, CRAConnect
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1:20 PM
Abstract Winner: Built Without Us
Lilith Mist
Executive Director, Clinical Research, Merck
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 3:10 PM
Adopting the New Normal: Change Management Strategies for Scaling Research Teams
Kristie Moffett
Sr. Director, Moffitt Cancer
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2:10 PM
Real-Time Risk Management: Leveraging Data Analytics to Move from Reactive to Proactive Compliance
Lisa Moneymaker
SVP-Head of Strategic Customer Engagement, Medidata
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 1:10 PM
Future-Proofing Clinical Trials AI, Old Data, and New Rules
Curtis Neason
Director, Clinical Site Management – Americas, Abbott
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 11:10 AM
Dialogue: Sponsor-Site Collaboration
Emilio Neto
Global Head of Country & Site Operations, Biogen
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 11:10 AM
Dialogue: Sponsor-Site Collaboration
Carlos Orantes
CEO, Alcanza
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 10:10 AM
Accelerating Studies through Integrated Technology Ecosystems: Best Practices from Industry Leaders
Dawn Pittinger, DBA, MBA-HA, CHRC, CCP, CHC
Director, Research Compliance, Neumors Children
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1:10 PM
Negotiate Without Burnout: Building Contracts and Budgets That Actually Work for Sites
Tara Rabe
Operations Administrator, Mayo Clinic
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 11:10 AM
AI and Clinical Trials 101: What’s Possible, What’s Practical, What’s Next
Caroline Redeker
Chief Strategy Officer, Advanced Clinical
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2:10 PM
Dialogue: Tech Stack Nightmares (and Dreams)
Robert Romanchuk
Director Regulatory Affairs, IRB Chair, UNIVO IRB
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 1:10 PM
Digital Participant Privacy: Managing Compliance in an Era of AI and Heightened Data Scrutiny
Marc Leighton
Chief Product Officer, Hawthorne Health
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1:10 PM
Debate: Patient-Centricity: Reality or Rhetoric?
Louise Rossiter
Research and Innovation Project Manager, NHS Leicester
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 10:10 AM
Abstract Winner: From Breach to Breakthrough: Transforming Site File Management with eISF
Michelle Rowe, RN
VP, Clinical Research, HCA Research Institute
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 1:10 PM
Empowered Teams: Best Practices to Prevent Burnout and Enhance Productivity
Sarah Ryan
Associate Director- Clinical Central Services and Innovation, Lilly
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 3:10 PM
Adopting the New Normal: Change Management Strategies for Scaling Research Teams
Kunal Sampat
Founder and Host, Clinical Trial Podcast
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 3:15 PM
Building Shared Understanding: Best Practices for Clinical Trial Budgeting
Kylie Scheideler
Director, Site Intelligence (Feasibility), Avacare Clinical Research Network
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 11:30am
Reimagining Site Feasibility: Data-Driven Partnerships Between Sites and Sponsors
Kinjal Shah
Director, Global Clinical Affairs, J&J Medtech (Formerly Abiomed)
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2:10 PM
How Much is Too Much?
Del Smith PhD
Founder & CEO, Acclinate
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2:10 PM
Beyond the Acronym: Reclaiming the Why Behind Inclusive Research
Lesley Solomon
Founder & CEO, Veda Trials
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 11:10 AM
AI and Clinical Trials 101: What’s Possible, What’s Practical, What’s Next
Nicole Stansbury
SVP of Clinical Operations, Premier Research
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2:10 PM
Real-Time Risk Management: Leveraging Data Analytics to Move from Reactive to Proactive Compliance
Lauren Stockwell
Content & Engagement Manager, SCRS
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 1:10 PM
Empowered Teams: Best Practices to Prevent Burnout and Enhance Productivity
Amy Taylor
Director Clinical Research, Mercy Research
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 1:10 PM
Dialogue: eConsent in Practice
Crystal Taylor
Project Manager, TRIO-US
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1:10 PM
Maximizing Capacity: How Alternative Models and Technology Allow Teams to Do More
Jess Thompson, MS, MBA, PMP
Founder & CEO, Clinical Research Pro
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 11:10 AM
Abstract Winner: If You Ain’t First, You’re Last: Risk Management Strategies to Help You Reach the Finish Line
Tayo Togba
Founder & CEO, Impact Element Solutions
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 3:10 PM
Abstract Winner: The Power of Wellness & Self-Advocacy: Enhancing Data Integrity in Clinical Research
Jim Wagner
CEO, The Contract Network
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 11:30 AM
AI and Clinical Trials 101: What’s Possible, What’s Practical, What’s Next
Kelly Willenberg
CEO, Willenberg Consulting
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1:10 PM
Negotiate Without Burnout: Building Contracts and Budgets That Actually Work for Sites
Maya Pochiraju
Chief Product Officer, The Contract Network
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1:20 PM
Negotiate Without Burnout: Building Contracts and Budgets That Actually Work for Sites
Steve Wimmer
VP of Partnerships, 1N Health
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 3:10 PM
Debate: AI in Recruitment: Savior or Hype?
Leanne Woehlke
EVP, Soglia
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1:10 PM
Debate: Patient-Centricity: Reality or Rhetoric?
Michael W. Young
Principal, biomedwoRx: Life Sciences Consulting
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 3:10 PM
Debate: AI in Recruitment: Savior or Hype?
Rachana Kanvinde
President, ACRP Atlanta Chapter
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 1:20 PM
Maximizing Capacity: How Alternative Models and Technology Allow Teams to Do More
Julie Mansson, B.S, CCRC, ACRP-PM
VP, Project Strategy and Execution, NextStage Clinical Research, LLC
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 11:30 AM
Reimagining Site Feasibility: Data-Driven Partnerships Between Sites and Sponsors
Dresden Whitehead, MS
Site Intelligence Manager, Avacare
SESSIONS
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 11:30 AM
Reimagining Site Feasibility: Data-Driven Partnerships Between Sites and Sponsors
Dr. Lovie Negrin APRN, FNP, AGACNP
Co-Founder, COO, Noir Research Collective
SESSIONS
Monday, Oct. 27, 12:55 PM Empowered Teams: Best Practices to Prevent Burnout and Enhance Productivity
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