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DTRA Annual Meeting · 2026

DTRA 2026 Annual Meeting

Nov 5–6

Nov 5–6, 2026

Microsoft New England Research & Development Center · Cambridge, MA · In person

The annual in-person meeting of the Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance member community, held at the Microsoft New England Research & Development Center in Cambridge, MA. The agenda includes panels, fireside chats with regulatory and government authorities, DTRA CoLab gatherings, company presentations, partnering opportunities, and a live Leadership Council meeting. Registration is open to employees of current DTRA organizational members; breakfast and lunch are included both days.

Venue
Microsoft New England Research & Development Center
Program
45 sessions
37 speakers

Agenda

Times in Cambridge (EST)
Thu, Nov 5 Fri, Nov 6

  1. 8:30 AM

    Networking

    Registration Opens & Breakfast

  2. 8:30 AM

    25 min

    Break

    Breakfast

  3. 9:00 AM

    180 min

    Other

    General Session: Guest Speakers, Panels, and Interactive Events

  4. 9:00 AM

    5 min

    Other

    Welcome & Opening Remarks

  5. 9:05 AM

    30 min

    Panel

    Regulatory Innovation Evidence Building

    Steffen Thirstrup, European Medicines Agency Meghana Chalasani, FDA Rasika Kalamegham, Genentech

  6. 9:35 AM

    40 min

    Talk

    Operation TrialBlazer: Evidence of Regulatory Innovation

    Dianne Paraoan, FDA Craig Lipset, Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) Jane Myles, DTRA

  7. 10:15 AM

    25 min

    Break

    Networking Break

  8. 10:40 AM

    15 min

    Talk

    Putting Data to Work: Pfizer Case Study

    Jeremy Price, Pfizer Emily Krassen, Pfizer

  9. 10:55 AM

    15 min

    Talk

    Putting Data to Work: Medidata Case Study

    Samir Jain, Medidata

  10. 11:15 AM

    15 min

    Talk

    Putting Data to Work: Care Access Case Study

    Don Harder, Care Access

  11. 11:40 AM

    35 min

    Panel

    RWD Tokenization Panel

    Richie Pfeiffer, PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Patrick Lee, Amgen Jimmy Polewaczyk, Medidata Darshan Kulkarni, The Kulkarni Law Firm Ryan Moog, Datavant Jane Myles, DTRA

  12. 12:00 PM

    60 min

    Break

    Catered Lunch

  13. 12:15 PM

    60 min

    Break

    Lunch

  14. 1:00 PM

    Other

    General Session: Company Presentations, Guest Speakers, Panels, and Interactive Events

  15. 1:15 PM

    20 min

    Talk

    Bring Your Own Technology Presentation

    Rick Greenfield, Real-Time eClinical Solutions Anders Lindquist, Labcorp Joe Dustin, Sanofi

  16. 1:35 PM

    30 min

    Talk

    New Working Groups for 2027

    Jane Myles, DTRA Craig Lipset, Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA)

  17. 2:10 PM

    25 min

    Talk

    VA Update

    Sarah M. Leatherman, VA Boston Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center

  18. 2:35 PM

    25 min

    Break

    Networking Break

  19. 3:00 PM

    25 min

    Talk

    Amgen - Organizational Update

    Patrick Lee, Amgen Trevan Locke, Amgen

  20. 3:30 PM

    25 min

    Talk

    Mayo Clinic - Organizational Update

    Rebecca (Becky) Kottschade, Mayo Clinic Giovanna Moreno, Mayo Clinic

  21. 3:55 PM

    60 min

    Other

    Interactive Town Hall

    Amir Kalali, DTRA Craig Lipset, Decentralized Trials & Research Alliance (DTRA) Jane Myles, DTRA

  22. 4:55 PM

    5 min

    Other

    Day 1 Closing

  23. 5:00 PM

    120 min

    Networking

    Networking Reception

  1. 8:30 AM

    60 min

    Other

    Leadership Council Meeting

  2. 8:30 AM

    60 min

    Break

    Breakfast

  3. 9:30 AM

    150 min

    Other

    General Session: Guest Speakers, Panels, and Interactive Events

  4. 9:30 AM

    5 min

    Other

    Welcome Back, Opening Remarks

  5. 9:35 AM

    30 min

    Fireside chat

    AI Governance Fireside Chat

    Belén Fraile, Johnson & Johnson Amir Kalali, DTRA

  6. 10:10 AM

    15 min

    Talk

    Putting Data to Work: Medable Case Study

    Ali Holland, Medable

  7. 10:25 AM

    15 min

    Talk

    Putting Data to Work: Castor Case Study

    Derk Arts, Castor

  8. 10:45 AM

    15 min

    Talk

    Putting Data to Work: Advanced Clinical Case Study

    Cheryle Evans, Advanced Clinical Robin Burges, Advanced Clinical

  9. 11:00 AM

    20 min

    Other

    Questions & Synthesis

  10. 11:20 AM

    35 min

    Panel

    AI Adoption in the Workplace Panel

    Tala Fakhouri, Parexel Anindita (Annie) Saha, Oracle Angela Radcliffe, Intelligence Applied AI

  11. 11:55 AM

    15 min

    Talk

    Putting Data to Work: Boehringer Ingelheim Case Study

    Katrin Ong, Boehringer Ingelheim

  12. 12:00 PM

    60 min

    Break

    Catered Lunch

  13. 12:15 PM

    15 min

    Talk

    Putting Data to Work: Labcorp Case Study

    Anders Lindquist, Labcorp

  14. 12:30 PM

    15 min

    Talk

    Putting Data to Work: Medidata Case Study

    Robin Douglas, Medidata Solutions

  15. 12:50 PM

    40 min

    Break

    Lunch

  16. 1:00 PM

    120 min

    Other

    General Session: Company Presentations, Guest Speakers, Panels, and Interactive Events

  17. 1:30 PM

    15 min

    Talk

    Putting Data to Work: Sanford Health Case Study

    Ellie Gibbons, Sanford Health

  18. 1:45 PM

    15 min

    Talk

    Putting Data to Work: EmVenio Case Study

    Rachael Sawaya, EmVenio Research

  19. 2:05 PM

    15 min

    Talk

    Putting Data to Work: PPD and Clario Case Studies

    Richie Pfeiffer, PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Kelly Dumais, Clario, part of PPD

  20. 2:20 PM

    15 min

    Talk

    Putting Data to Work: Parexel Case Study

    Diego Martinez, Parexel

  21. 2:35 PM

    10 min

    Other

    Questions & Synthesis

  22. 2:45 PM

    15 min

    Other

    Meeting Wrap Up

Speakers

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Microsoft New England Research & Development Center

Cambridge, MA, United States

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