Archives: Agenda
Lunch and networking
INDUSTRY DEBATE Are large CRO operating models equipped to support the agility and priorities of small biotechs?
- Navigating traditional and niche CRO models as an emerging biotech
- Understanding the key differences between big pharma and biotech approaches to clinical trial execution and outsourcing strategy
- Examining how niche and specialist vendors are addressing sponsor pain points with more tailored, flexible solutions
- Identifying how sponsors and providers can better align expectations, communication models, and operational support for successful partnerships
Reserved for IQVIA
INTERACTIVE SESSION Solution Sprint
- Overview: Opportunities for vendor to address real-world biopharma specific challenges
- How it runs: Audience/Advisory Board poses a challenge to 3 vendors, and they have to present their company’s solutions.
- Best for: Sponsor opportunity and Biopharma /Vendor Interaction
Reserved for Event Sponsors
Prize Draw in the Exhibition Hall
Reserved for Event Sponsor
INTERACTIVE SESSION The Traps of AI: Misrepresentation, Bias, and the Limits of Existing Data
Opening Question
“If your AI is trained on incomplete data, who is it really working for – and who is it leaving behind?”
Key Focus Areas
- How reliance on historical datasets creates systemic gaps, leaving underrepresented groups without sufficient data to ensure accurate AI outputs
- Exploring the real-world impact of misrepresentation through live audience polling and scenario-based discussions
- Challenging assumptions: where do we overtrust AI, and how aware are organisations of its limitations?
- Practical steps to improve outcomes, including how to identify bias and push for more inclusive, representative data
Format
This session will be highly interactive, using live polling, audience Q&A, and scenario-led discussion to test perceptions and uncover blind spots. Attendees will respond to real-world scenarios, compare perspectives across the room, and collectively explore how bias and data gaps influence decision-making in practice.
INTERACTIVE SESSION Solution Sprint
- Overview: Opportunities for vendor to address real-world biopharma specific challenges
- How it runs: Audience/Advisory Board poses a challenge to 3 vendors, and they have to present their company’s solutions.
- Best for: Sponsor opportunity and Biopharma /Vendor Interaction
Reserved for Event Sponsors