Lunch and networking

Prize Draw taking place in exhibition hall at 14:15 Join us for a chance to win one of our prizes, including Apple products

PANEL DISCUSSION: From Good to Great: High-Performing Sponsor-CRO Partnerships in 2026

  • Moving beyond transactional oversight toward a genuine strategic partnership model
  • Aligning financial incentives so both sponsor and CRO win when a trial performs well
  • Leveraging joint innovation initiatives (AI, digital tools, process redesign) as a partnership accelerant rather than a point of friction
  • Defining what “great” actually looks like from both the sponsor’s and the CRO’s perspective before trying to get there