2025 February 24-25 | Lisbon, Portugal

SCRS European Site Solutions Summit™

Lisbon, Portugal

Connect with a growing community of European clinical research sites, sponsors, CROs, and service providers to advance clinical trial excellence across the continent.

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The Premier Event for Clinical Research Collaboration

The ultimate meeting place for clinical research professionals dedicated to site sustainability.

Build meaningful connections, exchange knowledge, and gain fresh insights and innovative strategies to drive the success of your clinical research.

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What to Expect

Site Centricity, Impactful Collaboration & Industry Insights — All in One Place

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Collaborate on Site-Focused Solutions

Groundbreaking Insights for Clinical Trial Operations

Engage with Leading Clinical Research Experts

An Unforgettable Event

Experience the Impact of SCRS Summits

Why Attend the European Site Solutions Summit™

Tailored Regional Content
Access insights and best practices for clinical research excellence and site success. Work through challenges and explore opportunities for patient recruitment, site payments, project management, technology advancements, business development, industry collaboration and more.

High-Value Networking
Connect with research sites, sponsors, CROs, and solution providers through dynamic networking opportunities. You’ll discover innovative products and services to elevate your partnerships, operations and patient care.

Unlock New Opportunities
Whether you’re looking to initiate trials in Europe or enhance your existing operations, collaborating with industry leaders will help tailor your approach to the unique challenges and opportunities within European clinical research.

 

Event Speakers

Adam Spencer

Adam Spencer is Executive Regional Director at Elligo Health Research, where he oversees an IRO site network that includes clinical research sites located throughout the United States. Over more than 20 years in clinical operations, he’s led budget management, revenue forecasting, and P&L oversight across CROs and site networks. Over his career, Adam’s work has…

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Adam Z. Penna

Adam Penna has been in clinical research for over a decade. He has a background in finance and corporate law and has previously worked with a US healthcare access non-profit. Adam is presently an Associate Director, Clinical Operations at Merck overseeing a team of Clinical Operations Managers – Finance who work with clinical trials sites…

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Adele Stevenson Lampard

Adele Stevenson-Lampard is Director of Patient Concierge Services at Syneos Health, where she leads global patient support operations spanning travel, reimbursement, visit scheduling and call centre services across more than 40 countries. Her work focuses on simplifying the experience of clinical trial participation for patients while aiming to ease the operational burden placed on research…

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Adele Stevenson-Lampard

Adele Stevenson-Lampard is Director of Patient Concierge Services at Syneos Health, leading global patient support operations across more than 40 countries. She focuses on improving access to clinical research by reducing the practical and logistical barriers that can prevent patients from participating in trials. Her work spans travel, reimbursement, visit scheduling, and call center services,…

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Ajay Indrajit

Ajay Indrajit is Senior Director of Global Support Services at Advarra, where he drives stronger collaboration between sponsors and research sites in global clinical trials. He combines deep expertise in study start-up, site operations, and financial strategy to improve efficiency, transparency, and long-term sustainability in clinical research. With extensive experience across the Asia-Pacific region, Ajay…

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Alex Linica

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Alexandra Diaz

With a career spanning over two decades in the healthcare industry, Alexandra has built a strong foundation of leadership, innovation, and dedication to advancing clinical research. Since beginning her research journey in 2009, she has held various roles that have shaped her into a strategic leader, now steering Ascend Clinical Research toward global recognition. Under…

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Alexandra Diaz

With a career spanning over two decades in the healthcare industry, Alexandra has built a strong foundation of leadership, innovation, and dedication to advancing clinical research. Since beginning her research journey in 2009, she has held various roles that have shaped her into a strategic leader, now steering Ascend Clinical Research toward global recognition. Under…

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Alexandra Gerritsen

Alexandra Gerritsen is the Founder and CEO of UniTriTeam, a consultancy that provides technology-driven support for clinical research sites across the country. With over 20 years of experience in technology and operations within highly regulated sectors like clinical research, Alexandra specializes in helping sites streamline operations, integrate advanced technologies, and scale efficiently. Before founding UniTriTeam,…

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Alexandra Gerritsen

Alexandra Gerritsen is a global healthcare executive, entrepreneur, and sought-after speaker known for building scalable, high-performing organizations in the clinical research industry. She is the Founder and Co-CEO of UniTriTeam, a global staffing, technology implementation, and operational consulting firm dedicated to supporting clinical research sites and healthcare organizations across the United States and internationally. With…

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Alishia Ballintine

Alishia Ballintine is the Senior Manager, Legal and Compliance at University of the Sunshine Coast – Clinical Trials (UniSC CT). UniSC CT operates a clinical trial network across south-east Queensland, delivering clinical trials in collaboration with commercial sponsors across multiple therapeutic areas. In her role, Alishia provides strategic leadership across legal, regulatory, quality, and governance…

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Allyson Small

Allyson Small is the Chief Operating Officer of the Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS). With more than 20 years of experience working in the healthcare industry, Small joined the SCRS team in 2013. She plays an integral role in strategic growth, developing key partnerships, and increasing global membership. Small also oversees the development and…

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Allyson Small

Allyson Small is Chief Operating Officer of the Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS). With nearly 20 years of experience working in the healthcare industry, Small joined the SCRS team in 2013. She plays an integral role in strategic growth, developing key partnerships, and increasing global membership by 80%. Small also oversees all development and…

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Almenia Garvey

Almenia Garvey brings over 25 years of expertise in Site and Investigator Relations, with a proven track record of driving global strategies that enhance clinical trial execution. In her current role as Sr. Director, Global Feasibility, Site and Patient Engagement at Allucent, Almenia leads the organization’s global site and patient engagement strategy, building robust site…

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Almenia Garvey

Almenia is the Senior Director of Global Feasibility and Site Engagement at Allucent, a CRO supporting small and medium-sized biotech companies with clinical research, regulatory, and biostatistical expertise. With over 25 years of experience, she has led numerous projects integrating healthcare and technology, such as EHR2EDC. Almenia’s specialties include site selection strategy, investigator identification, and…

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Amardeep Heer

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Amber Leah

Medical Director and Principal Investigator leading Phase I–IV clinical studies at Paratus Clinical—known for quick start-up, steady recruitment, clear communication, and dependable delivery. Former GP and research chemist, combining real-world clinical care with research integrity to keep participants safe and studies on time with reliable data.

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Amie Blanchfield

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Amy Franco

I’m a passionate advocate for patients in clinical research, currently serving as Senior Director, Performance & Process Optimization at Scout. With over 20 years in the life sciences industry, I’ve had the privilege of leading global teams and driving patient-centred strategies that make trials more inclusive and accessible. Having started my career in the UK…

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Ana Marquez

SCRS Committee Member and retired site founder. Dedicated to helping children, and parents through the Christina Gomez Foundation.

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Ana Zanoletty

Transformation at the EMA where she leads the European clinical trials transformation initiative Accelerating Clinical Trials in the EU (ACT EU). In her role Ana also oversees the change management activities related to the implementation of the EU Clinical Trials Regulation and the Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS), and support to EU Member States. Prior…

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Anders Lindquist

Anders Lindquist is a Senior Manager in Research Site Enablement in the field of Clinical Research (19 years). He has a Masters in Clinical Research Administration from Eastern Michigan University and obtained ACRP certification as a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator. At Labcorp, he has a special focus and passion for technology solutions and serves as…

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Andrew McFadzen

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Aneesh Vaze

Aneesh Vaze is the Managing Director of Clinical Research Philadelphia (CRP), a premier site with 500+ completed trials since 1996. CRP drives patient diversity and access by partnering with community providers, utilizing AI-based EMR mining across 650,000+ patients to accelerate enrollment. Before CRP, Aneesh was a Principal at Herspiegel Consulting, advising pharma and biotech firms…

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Angel Akinbinu

Angel Akinbinu, Director of Trial Equity & Representation at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, is a recognized leader in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in clinical trials. With extensive experience spanning roles in CROs and large pharmaceutical organizations, she has contributed to multiple therapeutic areas. Over the past several years, Angel has distinguished herself as a driving…

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Angel Motto

I bring an interdisciplinary foundation with academic training in Nursing, Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Biological Anthropology, which shapes how I understand brain function, behavior, systems, and context. I have a particular strength in translating complex qualitative behavioral information into structured, quantitative meaning in CNS environments.

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Angel Pettitt

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Angela King

Angela King, PhD, is a regulatory leader with over 15 years’ experience guiding regulatory strategy and delivery across multi country clinical trials in the EU and globally. She specialises in EU CTR execution, informed consent governance, and end to end clinical trial submission lifecycle management. Angela is known for driving lean process optimisation and supporting…

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Angela Hirst

With extensive experience in global site relationship development and operations and specializing in organization, feasibility, proposal, and budget building, Angela is an expert at driving patient recruitment and identifying future research opportunities. She also brings deep oncology sales and marketing experience to identifying potential new market segments and leading oncology product sales teams. She finished…

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Angela Hirst

Prior to joining Parexel as Senior Director, Site Alliance, Oncology Therapeutic Networks, Angela was a Senior Director of a global site relationship programme for a large CRO for 5 years. Angela has extensive experience across, feasibility, proposals, and budgets. During this time, she led the development of relationships, integrated new process, and reorganised her departments…

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Anna Fehr

Anna Fehr is the multi-site co-owner and CEO of operations at One of a Kind Clinical Research Center. With a research Career spanning over a decade, she oversees the daily operations of the research centers focusing on logistics, ALCOA practices, GCP adherence, patient care, regulatory compliance, trial startup, and provider engagement. Anna holds a bachelor’s…

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Anna Fehr

Anna Fehr is the co-owner and CEO of One of a Kind (1-OAK) Clinical Research Center, a multi-site research organization. With over a decade of experience in clinical research, she leads daily operations across trial startup, regulatory compliance, GCP adherence, ALCOA practices, patient care, and provider engagement. Anna holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing with…

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Anna Megalakakis

Anna Megalakakis is a highly experienced clinical research professional and educator with over two decades of experience across the contract research organisation (CRO) and pharmaceutical sectors. As Associate Director of Education at ARCS Australia, she has held senior roles in clinical operations and training, developing deep expertise in drug development, regulatory compliance and Good Clinical…

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Anna Titkova

I graduated from Kharkiv National Medical University and work as Professor Assoc. at Dnipro Institute of Medicine and Public Health. I have a PhD, Master of Medical and Educational Sciences, MBA, completed the internships at Harvard and Yale Universities, and I am a qualified international lecturer and senior researcher. I am an independent medical reviewer…

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Anne-Marie Woods

Anne-Marie Woods is a clinical research leader and registered nurse with over 20 years’ experience across the delivery and leadership of oncology and haematology clinical trials within the public health system. She is the Manager of the Cancer Clinical Trials Centre at Austin Health, where she leads a high-performing team delivering more than 200 clinical…

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Anthony Avornyo

Dr. Anthony Avornyo is the Founder and Lead Principal Investigator of Ameli-BioGroup, a physician-led clinical research site established with the core intention of delivering high-quality, ethically grounded, and patient-centered clinical trials. With many years of experience in clinical research, Dr. Avornyo has led and overseen numerous studies across multiple therapeutic areas, building a strong reputation…

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April Coburn

April Coburn is a high-impact Global Regulatory and Operations Leader with over 20 years of experience driving excellence in clinical trial execution. Specializing in strategic trial delivery for Phase I-IV studies, including Vaccine and Infectious Disease as well as complex areas like Oncology, Rare Disease, and Cell & Gene Therapy, she has a proven track…

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Arianne Jolly

A senior clinical research professional with 25 years clinical research experience from Phase I, II, III and IV studies in both medical devices and pharmaceutical industries. Responsibilities have included all aspects of clinical research from feasibility, protocol development, study start up, monitoring, study management and medical writing across various roles. Currently in the Site Care…

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Arjan Ooms

Arjan is a seasoned Clinical Research Director with over 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He has a background in paramedics and Health Sciences. Prior to joining MSD he held various roles at Sanofi and Wyeth. As a survivor of childhood cancer, Arjan understands the importance of clinical research and its impact. Leading…

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Arjun Bhat

Arjun Bhat is the Co-Founder and CEO of Clinrol, an AI-enabled clinical trial platform focused on improving how patients are identified, screened and engaged for research. He brings over 15 years of global clinical operations experience across oncology, vaccines, regenerative medicine and medical devices. He has held senior CRO and sponsor roles with organisations including…

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Aryn Knight

Aryn Knight is a strategic clinical research executive with 25 years of experience building and scaling clinical research operations across premier academic medical centers and health systems. She currently serves as Director of Clinical Delivery Strategy at BioPharma Informatics, where she oversees a network of 30+ active research sites and 100+ investigators spanning 16 therapeutic…

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Ashleigh Clarke

Ash Clarke is a research management professional and currently the Director Research Operations at Grampians Health. With a strong commitment to advancing clinical trials and research in regional and rural Victoria, Ash is a passionate advocate for ensuring that rural and regional communities have access to innovative healthcare. Based in Ballarat, she brings extensive experience…

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Ashley C. Moultrie

Certified Clinical Research Professional with over ten years of industry experience; dedicated to eliminating health disparities and making clinical research information and opportunities accessible to ALL patients, with an intentional focus on underrepresented and underserved communities.

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Ashley Moultrie

Ashley Moultrie is a clinical research leader with over 14 years of cross-functional experience spanning clinical operations, site leadership, and enterprise-level DEI & Community Engagement strategy. As Associate Director of Research Inclusion & Representation (RI&R) at Syneos Health, Ashley leads a global cross-functional team dedicated to advancing equitable access and inclusive practices across the clinical…

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Bailey Jordan

Bailey Jordan is the Senior Manager of Site Development at Worldwide Clinical Trials, where she works to strengthen partnerships between sponsors, CROs, and research sites through strategic site engagement and alliance development. Prior to joining Worldwide, Bailey served as both a clinical research coordinator and a site leader, giving her firsthand insight into the realities…

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Barney Montgomery

Barney is the founder of Optimal Clinical Trials and currently works as a non executive Director of the NZCR group. The group includes NZCR, Optimal Clinical Trials, CMAX and Fusion covering specialist early phase units and separate late phase units across New Zealand and Australia. With over 20 years of medical experience, and investigator roles…

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Behtash Bahador

Behtash Bahador is the Senior Director of Community Engagement & Partnerships at the non-profit organization CISCRP, and holds a Master of Science in Health Communication from the Tufts University School of Medicine. Since 2014, he has collaborated with a range of stakeholder groups to establish and implement patient- and public-centric initiatives across the life-cycle of…

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Ben Laverty

Ben has over 24 years’ experience working in the pharmaceutical industry in both pharma and CRO roles. As head of Clinical Operations, Ben leads a team of over 1000 clinical research professionals who are responsible for the delivery of >500 active clinical trials across Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Pakistan and…

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Blair Stevens

Blair Stevens is the Training Coordinator at Emeritus Research with over six years of experience in clinical research. Blair has worked across a range of roles at private sites, including Operations, Leadership, and Training, providing a broad perspective on the industry and its evolving needs. In her current role, she develops and manages site-wide training…

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Blair Stevens

Blair Stevens is the Training Coordinator at Emeritus Research with over six years of experience in clinical research. Blair has worked across a range of roles at private sites, including Operations, Leadership, and Training, providing a broad perspective on the industry and its evolving needs. In her current role, she develops and manages site-wide training…

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Bradley Joblin

A globally experienced clinical development and translational medicine leader recognised for expertise in modern clinical study design and evidence generation, leveraging science, emerging technologies, and strategic innovation to accelerate the development of transformative medicines and improve patient outcomes. Extensive experience within the headquarters of leading global pharmaceutical organisations, with leadership responsibility for multinational development programs…

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Brandon Freson

Brandon Freson is a Manager of Clinical Operations at Johnson & Johnson, based in Australia. He oversees clinical trial delivery across the immunology portfolio, with a strong focus on rapid study start‑up, site engagement, and recruitment performance. His work centers on partnering with clinical research sites to address operational barriers and improve trial execution. Having…

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Brandon Doyle

Brandon has 28 years of experience across site, CRO, and sponsor roles, offering a well-rounded perspective on clinical research. A 10-year SCRS attendee and active contributor, he serves on the SCRS Global Planning Committee and leads a workstream for SCRS IncluDE. Brandon also co-created the SCRS DSAT tool, helping sites assess opportunities to improve recruitment…

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Brian Hunter

Over the past 20+ years with CNS Healthcare, I’ve worked to develop an understanding of clinical trial site operations through progressive leadership roles, including CRC, Site Administrator, Director of Marketing, Clinical Development Liaison, and Director of Contracts & Trial Management. Each step has given me a deeper appreciation for what it takes to run a…

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Brian Hunter

Over the past 20+ years with CNS Healthcare, I’ve worked to develop an understanding of clinical trial site operations through progressive leadership roles, including CRC, Site Administrator, Director of Marketing, Clinical Development Liaison, and Director of Contracts & Trial Management. Each step has given me a deeper appreciation for what it takes to run a…

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Brigid Hogan

Brigid Hogan is a Start-Up Manager at PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, with more than 20 years of experience in the clinical research industry. Throughout her career, she has worked across a range of roles including study coordination, clinical trial monitoring, site contract and budget negotiation, and leadership within the study start-up space. In…

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Brittaney Klocek

Brittaney Klocek is a Clinical Site Lead at Novo Nordisk with more than a decade of experience in clinical research, spanning site operations, start‑up, monitoring, and sponsor oversight. In her current role, Brittaney oversees site performance across the full clinical trial lifecycle, with a strong focus on start‑up excellence, risk mitigation, quality, and collaborative problem‑solving…

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Brooklyn Montgomery

Brooklyn Montgomery is Director of Business Development at Deep Intelligent Pharma, helping biotech and pharmaceutical partners explore AI-enabled clinical trial solutions. With experience in strategic business development, CRM, patient recruitment, and clinical operations, she builds practical partnerships that support trial execution, patient access, and innovation across therapeutic areas.

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Bruce Corser

Dr. Corser graduated from Davidson College in North Carolina with a BA. He then attended medical school at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, NY. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine, chief medical residency, and a fellowship in Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. He became involved in Sleep Disorders Medicine in 1989…

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Caitlin Firkin

Caitlin Firkin is the Business Development and Feasibility Manager for Momentum Clinical Research. She has 10 years of clinical research experience in both regulatory and business development roles. Her background includes roles within Roche and Novotech, giving her direct exposure to commercial, operational, and strategic requirements that shape clinical trial planning and delivery. This cross-sector…

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Caitlin Mahaney

Caitlin Mahaney is the Executive Director of Bay Pines Foundation, Inc., an independent nonprofit corporation in Florida and a proud partner of the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (BPVAHCS). One of approximately 80 VA-affiliated nonprofit corporations established under Congressional authority, Bay Pines Foundation exists to advance innovative research and education initiatives in collaboration with BPVAHCS…

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Cameron Glen

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Candace Blackburn

Candace Blackburn, RHIT, is a Research Charge Capture Specialist with Baptist Health, bringing more than 15 years of experience across patient access, prior authorization, revenue cycle operations, and clinical research billing. Her career has been shaped by working at the operational fault lines where study design, billing decisions, and real‑world site workflows intersect. Known for…

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Carlos Orantes

Carlos Orantes is the founding CEO of Alcanza Clinical Research. With 30+ years in life sciences, his expertise spans executive leadership, operational management, and process improvement. He has held key executive roles at Accelerated Enrollment Solutions, Meridien Research/Amplify Clinical, Accel Clinical, Frontage Laboratories, and other notable organizations. Carlos holds an MBA and a BS in…

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Carlos Eduardo Ferreira

Carlos Ferreira is Contract and Financial Manager at Care Access Brazil. He holds an MBA in Finance and an MSc in Economics and brings extensive expertise in financial leadership, corporate governance, compliance, risk management, budgeting, contracting, and clinical trial operations. His experience spans driving strategic initiatives, enhancing operational efficiency, strengthening financial performance, and supporting the…

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Carlos Orantes

Carlos Orantes is the founding CEO of Alcanza Clinical Research. With 30+ years in life sciences, his expertise spans executive leadership, operational management, and process improvement. He has held key executive roles at Accelerated Enrollment Solutions, Meridien Research/Amplify Clinical, Accel Clinical, Frontage Laboratories, and other notable organizations. Carlos holds an MBA and a BS in…

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Carolyn Stewart

Carolyn Stewart has been the Business and Operations Manager of the Melbourne Children’s Trials Centre (MCTC) since its launch in 2014. MCTC is a collaboration between The Royal Children’s Hospital, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, and the University of Melbourne which brings together a variety of support for all types of paediatric clinical research including trials….

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Carrie Smith

Carrie Smith, R.N. began her oncology career in 1998 as an oncology nurse at Gabrail Cancer Center. The following year she realized that access to clinical trials should be the preferred standard of care for all cancer patients. Carrie was instrumental in building a comprehensive clinical trial unit at Gabrail Cancer Center. Starting from scratch…

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Casey Orvin

Casey has a long and exemplary career history in pharmaceutical research site services and currently serves as Chief Commercial Officer for Alcanza, a rapidly growing site network focused on underrepresented patient populations. Prior to joining Alcanza, he was CCO for CenExel and was responsible for the company’s robust growth over the last several years. Casey…

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Cassie Kendrew

Cassie Kendrew is an experienced healthcare executive with a strong background in clinical research and healthcare delivery. As Chief Operating Officer at EMS Healthcare, Cassie leads the execution of clinical and commercial initiatives, ensuring the successful delivery of decentralised trials and mobile research solutions that improve patient access and engagement. With over a decade of…

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Cate DiGirolamo

Cate DiGirolamo, MBA, is the Financial Manager for the Genetics and Genomic Sciences Clinical Trials Office at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. In this role, she oversees financial operations and budgeting for a wide portfolio of clinical trials, supporting groundbreaking research at the intersection of genetics and medicine…

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Cecilia Luque

>28 years experience in Clinical research at CRO and Biotech industry. Actual Role includes the oversight of all clinical research activities performed in Argentina and Chile.

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Cesar Perrone

Farmacéutico, actualmente me desempeño como Associate Director of Sites en Trialmed, con más de 23 años de experiencia en la industria farmacéutica. Farmacéutico de formación, ha desarrollado una sólida trayectoria en la gestión de relaciones estratégicas con centros de investigación, equipos multidisciplinarios y organizaciones del sector salud, contribuyendo al desarrollo y ejecución de estudios clínicos…

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Cheryl-Ann Hawkins

Cheryl-Ann Hawkins is the Chief Executive Officer of Veritus Research and has had over 30 years in the health care industry, specifically, the last 20 years in clinical trials. Cheryl-Ann was appointed CEO of Veritus Research in October 2023 after being promoted from the COO role at sister company, Emeritus Research. Prior to her appointment…

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Chloe Rose

Chloe Rose joined Pratia in 2021 and is the Executive Director of Portfolio Management – overseeing Global Feasibility & Proposals, Budget & Contract Negotiations, Early Phase Portfolio, and Global Client Relationship Management. Having prior experience from both Pharma and Academia, Chloe brings her passion to accelerate access to innovative treatments to patients through Pratia’s global…

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Chloe Rose

Chloe Rose joined Pratia in 2021 and is the Executive Director of Portfolio Management – overseeing Global Feasibility & Proposals, Budget & Contract Negotiations, Early Phase Portfolio, and Global Client Relationship Management. Having prior experience from both Pharma and Academia, Chloe brings her passion to accelerate access to innovative treatments to patients through Pratia’s global…

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Chris Diaz

Chris currently serves as Associate General Counsel, Privacy & AI at Medidata Solutions, Inc., a leading mission-driven life sciences platform transforming clinical development through data-driven AI. He manages the Privacy & AI legal team, which advises both internal and external stakeholders on a full range of complex data privacy, AI governance, and digital trust issues….

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Chris Hoyle

Chris Hoyle founded Elite Research Network in 2004 after working at a dedicated research site for 3 years where he was involved in all aspects of investigator site management, including patient recruitment, budgets and contracts, and business development. Since that time, Chris has been responsible for leading the direction and growth of the company. Chris…

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Chris Monaghan

Chris has worked within the clinical trials space since 2016 with a focus on site operations and finances. He has worked extensively with site networks in various roles with Elligo Health Research, CVS Clinical Trials and Realtime eClinical Solutions. His knowledge of contract and budget negotiations, PI Payables and site finances was instrumental in the…

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Christian Viney

Professional working in trial management and engagement for Novo Nordisk Oceania. He has worked across a number of therapeutic areas within the Novo Nordisk portfolio from Obesity.

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Christina Brennan

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Christine Khoza

Christine Khoza has more than 23 years’ professional experience in clinical research. In her current position as Exec. Dir., Global Head, Study Start-Up & Site Intelligence at Allucent, she is responsible for managing and leading the study start-up activities within the Study Start-up (SSU) department of Allucent Clinical Trial Operations. She ensures planning, preparation and…

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Christine Senn

Christine Senn, PhD is Senior Vice President of Site-Sponsor Innovation at Advarra, the market leader in regulatory reviews and a leading provider of clinical research technology. She has worked in clinical research since 2005, starting at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. Over the next 16 years, she helped build the site network that…

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Christopher Church

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Claire Gibson

Claire Gibson is the Director Clinical Operations (ANZ) at IQVIA, overseeing clinical trial operations for the full service business across Australia and New Zealand. With over 15 years of experience in the clinical research industry, Claire leads a team of approximately 180 professionals spanning feasibility, site identification, regulatory, and start-up, clinical monitoring and quality management….

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Claire Sears

Dr Claire Sears is the Head of Business Optimisation at EMS Healthcare, driving strategic initiatives to enhance healthcare accessibility. With over 20 years in pharmaceutical research, clinical technology, and academia, she is a leader in clinical trial technology and site engagement. Claire’s expertise spans site intelligence, product development, partnerships, and commercial strategy. Her background includes…

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Clare Grace

Dr. Grace is the CEO of EMS Healthcare, a unique and flexible Community Health Network supporting the delivery of clinical research and population health services and enabling the provision of medical solutions deep within the heart of our communities. With a PhD in Molecular Oncology and over 20 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry,…

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Cole Bensch

Senior Manager, Strategic Planning at Tribe Clinical Research focused on scaling clinical research through innovation, technology, and operational efficiency. Leads cross-functional strategy across finance, operations, and leadership to evaluate growth opportunities, partnerships, and new capabilities. Work emphasizes advanced financial modeling, scenario analysis, and performance frameworks that translate complex data into clear, actionable decisions. Particularly focused…

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Colleen Tenan

Colleen Purcell Tenan, MD is a board-certified internal and obesity medicine physician with a deep passion and extensive background in healthcare operations and economics. Currently, she serves as Javara’s Vice President, Medical Director. Colleen holds 10 years of diverse experience working in internal medicine. Prior to joining Javara, she served as an internal medicine physician…

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Conor Garrett

I am the Director of Site Strategy & Engagement at Scout, where I lead global initiatives to enhance clinical trial delivery through effective site collaboration and strategic project execution. With nearly a decade of experience in clinical operations, project management, and laboratory management, I have had the opportunity to drive operational excellence and deliver successful…

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Craig Boyle

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Craig Underhill

Professor Craig Underhill is a medical oncologist at Albury-Wodonga Regional Cancer and Wellness Centre. He is conjoint Associate Professor at the University of NSW Clinical School in Albury, and Adjunct Professor at Charles Sturt University. After training in Melbourne and working as a research fellow at Guys Hospital London and Ludwig Institute Melbourne, he led…

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Cristina Popescu

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Crystal Gann

Passionate clinical leader and patient advocate with 16 years of experience in nursing and clinical research. Nicknamed “The Sniper” by teammates for intense attention to detail. Hates the B-word (boss). Prefers pre-dawn work hours. Everyone’s first phone call for a tough blood draw. Exceptional life skills include parallel parking, chili cookoffs, and full-costumed lipsync battles.

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Dagmar Görtz

Bi-lingual senior-level pharmaceutical professional with 37 years of experience serving four major life sciences organizations in local, regional, and global capacities. Possesses an excellent understanding of the rapidly evolving clinical research ecosystem and GxP quality & compliance environment. Broad experience in clinical trial management, clinical quality management, business process leadership, and regulatory authority inspections. Passionate…

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Dan Kearney

Dan has been in the clinical research site space for over 30 years. For the last 27 years, he has been at CNS, which is a small site network comprised of 5 clinical sites. Prior to CNS he was the CEO of a hospital that conducted numerous inpatient clinical trials during his tenure there.

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Dan Milam

Dan Milam is the Founder and CEO of SiteEngage Solutions and serves as Co-Chair of the SCRS Ambassador Program, where he champions site advocacy and amplifies the voice of research sites globally. With over 30 years of experience working within the pharmaceutical, CRO, and clinical site sectors, Dan brings a uniquely well-rounded perspective on how…

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Dan Otap

Dan Otap is a Senior Alliance & Partnerships Lead within Genentech’s Research and Early Development unit (gRED). Dan’s clinical trial operations and compliance background uniquely position him to provide attuned insight into relational site engagement. Dan serves on various internal Roche/Genentech work streams related to clinical trial execution and innovation. He holds positions with the…

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Dana Sarkissian

Dana Sarkissian is a specialist Clinical Trials recruiter at i-Pharm Consulting , dedicated to supporting the Life Sciences industry across Australia and New Zealand. With a strong focus on Clinical Operations, Biometrics, and broader clinical research functions, Dana partners with pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology organisations, CROs, and clinical trial sites to deliver tailored recruitment solutions across…

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Dana Kudrnova

Dana Kudrnova has 17+ years working in the CRO industry – holding various positions including Senior Project Manager and Project Director. She successfully managed many phase I, II & III, global and international trials, as well as medical device studies for top pharmaceutical and biotech companies and ensured the highest level of the deliverables. In…

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Daniel Roach

Results-driven and versatile Project Manager with experience in industry and government-sponsored clinical trials, Data Monitoring Committees (DMCs) and Project Management Offices (PMOs). My education background in business, life sciences and regulatory writing, coupled with a deep understanding of clinical trial protocols, has enabled me to effectively communicate and collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders in…

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Danielle Neubauer

Danielle Neubauer is an Associate Director in Global Site Management at AbbVie, where she leads a team supporting clinical site management strategy and execution within Immunology, with a focus on Dermatology. She partners cross-functionally to drive site performance, operational excellence, and consistent study delivery across the portfolio. With more than 10 years of experience in…

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Dave Hine

Dave Hine spent the first half of his career working in the aerospace/defense industry as part of a software development team. While there, he learned about the process, training, and customer support required to make a software solution successful. Today, he applies that experience and passion to clinical trial financial software at Suvoda. He spends…

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David Vulcano

Vulcano has been a member of ACRP since 2002, served as Chair of its Board of Trustees in 2009, became an ACRP Fellow (FACRP) in 2020, and has served on a variety of committees contributing to the life of the Association. He has been active for decades in the drug and device research and development…

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David Vulcano

David is a well-known thought leader and change agent in the clinical research industry through numerous associations, boards, initiatives, publications, presentations and contributions. A native of New Orleans, he has a Master’s degree in both Social Work and Business Administration and maintains the additional credentials of Certified IRB Professional (CIP), Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) and…

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David Gebbo

David Gebbo is a clinical research professional with a foundation in frontline healthcare and a strong appreciation for the connection between patient care and medical innovation. He began his career as a primary contact healthcare practitioner, developing expertise in diagnosing and treating neuro-musculoskeletal conditions and shaping a deeply patient-centric approach. He later transitioned into clinical…

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David Vulcano

David is a well-known thought leader and change agent in the clinical research industry through numerous associations, boards, initiatives, publications, presentations and contributions. A native of New Orleans, he has a Master’s degree in both Social Work and Business Administration and maintains the additional credentials of Certified IRB Professional (CIP), Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) and…

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David Vulcano

Vulcano has been a member of ACRP since 2002, served as Chair of its Board of Trustees in 2009, became an ACRP Fellow (FACRP) in 2020, and has served on a variety of committees contributing to the life of the Association. He has been active for decades in the drug and device research and development…

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Deborah Clayton-Stamm

Deborah Clayton-Stamm is a Senior Clinical Operations Manager with extensive experience in the biotechnology sector, leading Phase I–III clinical trials across a range of therapeutic areas. Deborah oversees the Novotech Victorian CRA team and brings a people‑focused leadership approach to supporting and developing high‑performing teams. She works collaboratively with local early‑phase units to support high‑quality…

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Debra Rogge

Debra Rogge, BSN, MSA, Director, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. Debra holds a Bachelor of Science of Nursing and a Master of Science in Administration and Health care services. Debra‘s Clinical Research Experience has spanned numerous roles in the past 27 years both in the start-up and maintenance phases of sponsored and investigator sponsored studies. Debra’s current role…

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Debra Weinstein

Dr. Weinstein graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania in 1983. She received her medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine in 1987. She completed her internship and residency training at The University of Virginia Medical Center. In 1990, she became a diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine. She…

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Deena Bernstein

Deena Bernstein has deep expertise in healthcare leadership and the clinical research industry. Her career spans over twenty years in clinical research site development, operations, and digital technology. Deena is a passionate leader with an entrepreneurial spirit who cares deeply about improving study participants’ clinical trial experience and process. Deena is Transformative Pharmaceutical Solutions (TPS) VP of…

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Deena Bernstein

Deena Bernstein has deep expertise in healthcare leadership and the clinical research industry. Her career spans over twenty years in clinical research site development, operations, and digital technology. Deena is a passionate leader with an entrepreneurial spirit who cares deeply about improving study participants’ clinical trial experience and process. Deena is Transformative Pharmaceutical Solutions (TPS) VP of…

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Delphine Maillard

Delphine Maillard is a Learning & Development leader with over 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry. As Head of Clinical Learning & Development at Sanofi (New Jersey, USA), she leads a global function dedicated to building scientific, technical, and operational capabilities across the clinical development organization. Her career began in…

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Denise Wende

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Diana Foster

Diana L. Foster, Ph.D., is a seasoned leader in the clinical research industry with a career spanning site ownership, global recruitment innovation, and executive leadership. Dr. Foster started her career in clinical trials on the clinical research side of the industry where she co-owned Metroplex Clinical Research Center in Dallas, TX. At that time, MCRC…

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Diana Zubiri

Diana Zubiri, PharmD, is Senior Clinical Research Director at MSD Argentina. With over 22 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, she has led clinical operations, trial monitoring, and site development across Latin America, managing multidisciplinary teams in Argentina, Chile, Peru, Mexico, and Colombia. Her therapeutic expertise spans oncology, immunology, hematology, cardiovascular, infectious diseases, neurology,…

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Diane M. Hardesty

Diane Hardesty is a national speaker and patient advocate, using her family’s equally heartwarming and heartbreaking Lynch Syndrome hereditary cancer story of adversity and triumph to bring awareness of the importance of family cancer histories and germline genetic testing for hereditary cancer mutations. Before hereditary cancer genetic testing, there were 10 cancer deaths in Diane’s…

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Dori Sarkis

Dori Sarkis is Sr. Director of Strategic Partnerships at Alcanza Clinical Research, a wholly owned, multi-therapeutic site network. Dori’s focus is building and managing strategic partnerships with sponsors and CROs to optimize research collaboration across Alcanza’s 30 research sites. With over nine years clinical research, Dori has worked in business development, site network operations, site…

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Edward Walsh

In his current role, Edward is leading Oncology Strategic Site Partnership within Global Site & Study Operations in R&D Pfizer. Driven by a deep passion for partnerships with sites and networks, Edward is committed to enhancing these key customizable strategic relationships, cultivating the best of science, medicine and operations for the treatment of all patients…

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Elaine Lam

-Over 15 years of comprehensive knowledge in Early Phase clinical research, contributing to more than 250 clinical trial projects -Leverages her strong strategic mindset in the early planning of clinical trials, proactively anticipating future scenarios, identifying opportunities and risks, and developing comprehensive plans that significantly enhance trial success rates and operational efficiency -Demonstrated leadership experience…

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Eleanor Gibbons

Ellie has spent the past 20 years dedicated to advancing clinical research through operational excellence, mentorship, and patient-centered leadership. As a manager at Sanford Health, she leads a team of Clinical Research Coordinators while fostering innovative, compassionate, and sustainable research environments. She is also adjunct faculty with the University of South Dakota Clinical Research Coordinator…

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Elene Khurtsidze

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Elias Ketiar

Dr. Elias Ketiar serves as the Clinical Vice President, Science & Medicine, at Signant Health. Dr. Ketiar draws on his wealth of more than 20 years of academic and clinical experience to advise on clinical trial design, execution, and governance. He has extensive experience in General Internal Medicine and Cardiology and is a Member of…

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Elizabeth Ann Wilson

Elizabeth has been involved in clinical trials and drug development for over 27 years. Elizabeth has worked on all sides of the clinical trial portfolio – hospital (site) as clinical trials and therapeutic pharmacist for haematology/oncology/palliative care units; Project manager for Australian ASX listed biotech company Phase I First in Human to Phase II; Director…

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Elizabeth Johnson

Elizabeth Johnson, PhD, MS-CRM, RN is an Assistant Professor at Montana State University’s Mark & Robyn Jones College of Nursing in Bozeman, where she examines the juncture of community based participatory design, clinical system infrastructure appraisal, and innovative research approaches in healthcare and technology development. Elizabeth’s research focuses on advancing digital health technologies to enhance…

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Ellery Nadarajah

An NHS clinician and former consultant, Ellery combines six years of frontline medical experience with a track record of delivering £MM transformation programmes across the NHS to drive operational improvement and improve patient outcomes.

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Ellie Shingler

Dr Ellie Shingler is the Strategic Feasibility Manager at Boehringer Ingelheim UK & Ireland. Ellie leads the country and site-level clinical trial strategic feasibility assessment process within the UK and Ireland. In her role, she drives early engagement with external experts, centres of excellence, and patient organisations to enhance trial feasibility, start-up, and recruitment activities….

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Eman Nafea

With nearly 20 years’ experience across academia, translational science, and clinical research education, Dr Eman Nafea is a recognised leader in research quality, workforce capability, accreditation, and national clinical research standards. Eman leads and advises on large‑scale education, GCP training, and accreditation initiatives that build sustainable workforce capability, align with NCTGF and international ICH‑GCP standards,…

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Emily Cox

Biotech professional with over 12 years of experience across neuroscience, oncology, cell and gene therapy, and rare disease. My work has always been driven by what happens at the end of the pipeline, the patients waiting for therapies to reach them. That commitment is personal. I’m a C9orf72 familial ALS gene carrier who has lost…

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Eric Rodriguez

Eric J. Rodriguez is an innovation strategist and keynote speaker who helps organizations lead people through rapid technological change in complex, high stakes environments. His career spans engineering, human resources, and global strategy, including fourteen years at Intel where he led large scale initiatives that supported communities across Arizona, Swaziland, and Ecuador. Throughout his work,…

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Erik Buntinx

Dr. Erik Buntinx, psychiatrist and founder of Anima, a private medical center with more than 500 patients under current treatment as well as an integrated clinical and pharmacological research unit, has studied several thousand patients in clinical trials for more than 30 years. These have often led to medications used worldwide. As a result, Dr….

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Esther Ji

Esther is a study start-up specialist at Aotearoa Clinical Trials.

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Esther Shin

Esther Shin is a dedicated clinical research professional with nearly 10 years of experience working both as a Clinical Research Associate (CRA) and in Site Engagement across various therapeutic areas. With a background in biomedical engineering, Esther has worked both on the CRO and Sponsor sides. Known for her diligent relationship-building, personable and agreeable nature,…

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Évelyne Newton

Évelyne Newton is the Vice President of Business Development at Velocity Clinical Research. With over 20 years of experience in the healthcare and clinical research sector, she is responsible for leading key strategic partnerships and driving sales in Europe. Évelyne is also passionate about diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), serving as the co-chair of…

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Evie Blaiklock

Evie Blaiklock is a Research Nurse Coordinator at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), working on advanced therapy trials in neurosciences. She has over ten years of paediatric nursing experience gained across the Evelina Children’s Hospital and The Royal London Hospital in the UK. Her current work at MCRI focuses on phase 1 – 3…

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Fabian Sandoval

Dr. Sandoval received his Bachelors of Science in molecular and cellular biology from Marymount University, and his Doctorate of Medicine from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara, School of Medicine. Before opening the doors to Emerson Clinical Research Institute (ECRI) Dr. Sandoval’s research activities have included bench research at the National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and…

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Federica Bitonti

Federica Bitonti is the Senior Director of Clinical Site Operations at Pfizer, leading the regional teams that partner directly with investigative sites to ensure smooth activation, clear communication, and high quality study conduct. She oversees Site Care Partners and Site Monitors, ensuring they provide timely guidance, resolve operational hurdles, and maintain transparent, consistent touchpoints for…

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Frances Gambino

Frances is currently the Vice-President of Medidata Global Education and a life-long advocate for learning enablement at all levels. With over 25 years of global education experience – and expertise in global Knowledge Management, Human Factors, and Voice-of-the-Learner industry concentrations, Frances leads Medidata’s charge to expand the scope and impact of learning experiences across all…

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Francis Hinds

Francis Hinds is the Clinical Operations Patient Innovation Lead for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region at Servier, where he brings 20 years of industry experience to the challenge of making clinical research more accessible, practical, and patient focused. His work centers on opening doors to clinical trials and vital research opportunities for people living with rare…

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Gabriela Alerico

Gabriela Alerico is a biomedical scientist with a Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and an MBA in Management from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV). She has worked in clinical research since 2013, with a focus on Oncology and Hematology. Throughout her career, she has contributed to…

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George Havers

I’ve been in this industry for more than 25 years starting as a CRA in pharma and then moving to a CRO and most recently as Director of Quality Management and Training for a large site network. I have a background in clinical research operations and learning and development. I hold a Combined Honours Bachelor…

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Georgina Sposetti

Dr. Georgina Sposetti is the Founder & CEO of Un Ensayo para Mí (“A Clinical Trial for Me”), the first patient-centric clinical-trial search and matching platform in Latin America that connects patients with investigators and research sites. She also serves as Director and Co-Founder of the Instituto de investigaciones clinicas in Mar del Plata, Argentina….

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Gerard Godard

More than 30 years experience in both the pharmaceutical and CRO industry working on multiple roles spanned from CRA to management and various Leadership positions in Clinical Operations, Project Management and Study Oversight.

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German Flores

Germán Flores is the Founder and Site Director of Vertex Clinical Research Mexico, an independent, multitherapeutic research site based in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. His expertise spans site operations, business development, quality management systems, regulatory readiness, and sponsor and CRO relations. He directs Vertex’s overall strategy, leads engagement with global sponsors and CROs, expands its…

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Gina Kennedy

Gina Kennedy is a Senior Manager in Clinical Operations at ICON with over 30 years of experience in the clinical research industry. She brings deep expertise in leading global clinical trial teams from start-up through to close-out, with a strong focus on quality, efficiency, and regulatory compliance. Gina manages cross-functional teams across APAC, combining strong…

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Gisela Martinez

Gisela Martinez is a highly accomplished clinical research leader with more than 25 years of experience across country, regional, and global roles. She currently serves as Clinical Research Director for Australia and New Zealand, where she leads the clinical study portfolio with a strong focus on quality, compliance, strategic execution, and operational excellence. Her career…

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Gloria Carlbert

Gloria Carlbert is the Site Director at Bradenton Research Center (BRC), a dedicated clinical research site in Bradenton, Florida. With nearly two decades of healthcare experience and over five years in clinical research, Gloria has progressed from Clinical Research Coordinator to Site Director, leading site operations, regulatory compliance, patient recruitment strategies, staff development, and study…

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Gloria Liu

Gloria brings over 14 years of biopharma and CRO leadership across a broad range of therapeutic areas. Passionate about enhancing patient centricity and data driven approaches—especially in Asia Pacific—she currently drives Global Site Partnerships (GSP) to expand clinical trial access across cross regional sites and diverse communities. Her multilingual technical expertise and deep regional insights…

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Greg Adams

Greg Adams has over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Starting in the industry as a Research Pharmacist, he has broad expertise in Clinical Development, including all phases of clinical trials and has also held various roles in Clinical Pharmacology, the Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Discovery Research. He currently leads a site-facing team responsible…

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Greg Manning

Greg Manning serves as Vice President of Study Execution at Alliance Clinical Network, following the merger of Atlas Clinical Research and Alliance Clinical Network. In this role, he leads enterprise study execution strategy across a growing network of clinical research sites, overseeing centralized project management, regulatory start-up, contracts and budgets, source documentation, and cross-functional operational…

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Gregory Lee

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Guillermo Ortiz

Guillermo Ortiz is the General Manager, President and Founder of Fundación Estudios Clínicos, a non-profit organization with sites all over Argentina. Graduated from Universidad Austral, he has a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Throughout his career, Guillermo has founded various companies from construction to health providers. His true passion began when he founded his first…

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Guillermo Ortiz

Guillermo Ortiz is a clinical research entrepreneur and one of the leading voices advancing Latin America’s role in global trials. As President and Founder of Fundación Estudios Clínicos and Consultorios Integrados S.A., he has built a high-performing network of research sites in Argentina, consistently recognized for rapid start-up timelines and strong patient recruitment. He also…

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Gustavo Kesselring

Gustavo Kesselring earned his medical degree in 1984 at University of São Paulo, Brazil and pursued further postgraduate training in Gynecology, Obstetrics and Mastology. He also received postgraduate qualifications in Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Development and Regulation at the Tufts Institute for Professional Development, USA. After working in private clinical practice, he started his first pharmaceutical…

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Haleh Shahidipour

Haleh is a distinguished clinical research leader with extensive expertise spanning scientific research, clinical trial operations, and strategic health system leadership. She holds a PhD from the School of Medicine in England, a Master of Research in Stem Cell Research, and a degree in Genetics, reflecting a strong academic foundation in translational and biomedical science….

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Hans Christian Hoeck

Dr. Hoeck is the Executive Clinical Director and Co-Founder of Future Medical Research. He has extensive senior clinical experience both as a clinician and scientist and Dr. Hoeck has served as Principal Investigator on investigator initiated and industry initiated studies from Phase I-IV. He has worked as a senior executive in the biopharmaceutical industry for…

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Haresh Boghara

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Heather O’Neal

Heather O’Neal is a strategic Learning and Development leader with more than 20 years of experience driving organizational change through effective learning, communication, and engagement strategies. She currently serves as Director of Learning & Development at AMR Clinical, where she partners with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to lead enterprise learning initiatives that support business…

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Helen Aunedi

Helen joined Roche in July 2015 and currently serves as Country Head, Country Clinical Operations for Roche Australia and manages the New Zealand operations. She provides strategic leadership for her teams, overseeing Roche’s pipeline of clinical trials conducted across the area. With over 34 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, prior to joining Roche, she…

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Helen Combs

Helen B. Combs is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Medovation Clinical Research, an Integrated Research Organization (IRO) dedicated to expanding access to clinical trials through partnerships with community physicians and private practices across the United States. With more than 25 years of clinical research leadership experience, Helen has successfully built and scaled research…

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Holly Asher

With almost 20 years in the clinical trials industry, I have enjoyed challenging and rewarding roles from Study Coordinator/Research Nurse, Senior CRA to Site Care Partner.

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Hugo Stephenson

A medical doctor and serial health technology entrepreneur, Hugo has spent more than 25 years building companies that support clinical research. Following the acquisition of his late phase CRO, Health Research Solutions, by Quintiles in 2003, he established and led Quintiles’ global Late Phase business through 2011. He later co-founded DrugDev, which was acquired by…

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Iain Wood

Iain Wood brings nearly 20 years of clinical research experience to his role as Senior Product Manager at Suvoda. Over the course of his career on the sponsor/pharma side, he specialized in and managed site budgeting and payment processes across multiple countries, developing deep expertise in the operational and financial complexities of global trials. During…

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Irani Francischetto

Formada em Odontologia, Mestre em Periodontia pela Universidade federal do Rio de Janeiro, sócia Fundadora e CEO há 25 anos do CEDOES, primeiro e maior centro de pesquisa clínica privado e dedicado do Espírito Santo.

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Irfan A. Khan

Dr. Khan is a cardiologist who has served as a principal investigator on therapeutic and device clinical trials for over a decade. Delivering on his company’s mission, Dr. Khan is passionate about improving access and inclusion in clinical trials, increasing community engagement, and fostering the patient experience through education and empowerment. Over the last eight…

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Isaac Appiah

Isaac earned a PhD in Health Science from the University of Surrey in the UK and a master’s degree in public health and management from the Brighton and Sussex Institute of Post-Graduate Medicine. He was honoured with the Rosemary Pope Fund Award for his outstanding contributions to healthcare education and practice. Over 19 years, Isaac…

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Isabelle (Bella) Johnson

Bella Tukuafu Johnson founded and leads Kalo Clinical Research with a clear purpose: protect people and progress science with integrity. Shaped by her upbringing in Punalu’u, Hawaii, her approach centers human dignity, inclusion, and authentic community connection so trials better reflect the people they are meant to serve.

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Iwona Tongbhoyai

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Jade Tuttle

Jade Tuttle is a versatile social work professional with 10+ years of experience in health equity, clinical trial diversity, and advocacy. As Director of Advocacy & Patient Affairs at Syneos Health, she leverages her expertise to integrate patient voices and advance inclusive drug development.

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Jan Holladay Pierre

Over 30 years in the R&D and healthcare industry with expertise in regulatory compliance (Former FDAer) and quality assurance. SME in GCP, GvP, and GLP/GCLP with global regulatory compliance experience auditing against FDA requirements and other standards in support of pharmaceutical and medical device clinical trials such as ICH, ISO, HHS/HIPAA, EU/GDPR and CMS/CLIA. Experience…

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Jason Layton

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Jason Yang

Jason is a Tax & Business Advisory Partner that works with science and technology companies to access R&D incentives in New Zealand. He is part of Deloitte’s Global Investment and Innovation Incentives team, regularly working with multinationals to understand the benefits of undertaking R&D activities in New Zealand.

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Jeff Huntsman

Jeff Huntsman is the Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for the overall commercial strategy and revenue generation for EmVenio Research. Mr. Huntsman joined EmVenio in 2024 with more than 30 years of experience in the Life Sciences space, where he has led global commercial teams selling pharma services and site solutions across the clinical development and…

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Jeff Ventimiglia

Jeff Ventimiglia is the Senior Vice President of Offering & Portfolio Management at Medidata Solutions (A Dassault Systemes Company). An experienced business executive and life sciences consultant with 20 years of experience in product management, Life Sciences research, and technology deployment; Jeff has focused on driving better clinical trials and customer experience through the adoption…

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Jeff Golden

With nearly 15 years in the patient access and site management space and an emphasis on developing innovative solutions to deliver life-changing and life-saving therapies to underrepresented populations, Jeff heads up Strategic Solutions for Empathx Clinical Research, a US-based site network. Jeff works with Sponsors and CROs to jointly develop site strategies increasing patient access…

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Jeff Huntsman

Jeff Huntsman is the Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for the overall commercial strategy and revenue generation for EmVenio Research. Mr. Huntsman joined EmVenio in 2024 with more than 30 years of experience in the Life Sciences space, where he has led global commercial teams selling pharma services and site solutions across the clinical development and…

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Jeff Repper

A seasoned global executive with nearly two decades of leadership across clinical research and site operations.

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Jeff Ventimiglia

Jeff Ventimiglia is the Senior Vice President of Offering & Portfolio Management at Medidata Solutions (A Dassault Systemes Company). An experienced business executive and life sciences consultant with 20 years of experience in product management, Life Sciences research, and technology deployment; Jeff has focused on driving better clinical trials and customer experience through the adoption…

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Jeff Ventimiglia

Jeff Ventimiglia is the Senior Vice President of Offering & Portfolio Management at Medidata Solutions (A Dassault Systemes Company). An experienced business executive and life sciences consultant with 20 years of experience in product management, Life Sciences research, and technology deployment; Jeff has focused on driving better clinical trials and customer experience through the adoption…

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Jelle Klein

Dr Jelle Klein graduated as Medical Doctor in 2016 from the University of Antwerp with a Master of Science in Medicine. Between 2016 and 2018, he specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology in several hospitals in Belgium. In 2024, he was recognized as a board-certified Clinical Pharmacologist. In October 2018, Dr Klein joined the SGS Phase…

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Jenna Hove

Jenna Hove, RN has been a Clinical Research Director at Sanford Research since July 2021, overseeing Clinical Trial Operations, Pre-Award Financial, Quality, and Intake teams. Prior to serving in this role, Jenna worked in a multitude of roles within the Clinical Research Department, Project Manager, and Early Phase Research Manager gaining vast experience in the…

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Jennifer Lehman

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Jennifer Laws

Jennifer Laws is an seasoned leader with over 17 years’ experience in clinical trial feasibility and site selection, specialising in optimising site selection strategies to ensure studies launch efficiently and meet enrolment goals. With a strong background in operational planning and data-driven decision making, she has spent her career bridging the gap between global trial…

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Jennifer Rowland

Jennifer Rowland is a Senior Clinical Operations Manager at AbbVie with more than 25 years of experience in clinical research spanning academic medicine, and the pharmaceutical industry. She has built her career advancing operational excellence, strengthening sponsor/site partnerships, and developing high-performing clinical research associate teams. Jennifer has held progressive leadership roles across her career in…

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Jenny McGrath

Jenny is a highly experienced clinical research professional with over 30 years’ experience, bringing a strong site perspective to the delivery of complex clinical trials. A Registered Nurse with a Master of Science (Research), she combines clinical expertise with operational leadership and strategic insight to support high-performing research sites. As a key member of the…

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Jenny Peek

Jenny Peek is the Assistant Nursing Director for Clinical Trials at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) and the operational lead of the TPCH Clinical Trials Centre (CTC). She led the establishment of the first dedicated CTC for TPCH and Metro North Health Service—Queensland’s largest health service—and is responsible for its ongoing operations and sustainability. Jenny…

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Jesse Hoffman

With over 20 years of experience in the clinical research industry, Jesse has held significant site and CRO roles, including 12 years at Syneos Health, a global Contract Research Organization (CRO), and 4 years at Advanced Clinical Research, a community-based research company with two sites in Utah and Idaho. Since 2019, Jesse has been the…

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Jhodie Duncan

Dr. Jhodie Duncan is the General Manager of Research and Partnerships at Latrobe Regional Health (LRH). She has over 25 year’s research experience having completed her PhD (Uni Melb) in the field of Developmental Neuroscience, after which she was awarded a CJ Martin Fellowship to undertake post-doctoral training at Boston’s Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. In…

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Jimmy Bechtel

Jimmy Bechtel serves as the Chief Site Success Officer at the Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS), where he brings a rare blend of site-level experience and sponsor-side insight to the organization. His career began at the site level as a data specialist, patient recruiter, and operations manager, giving him firsthand knowledge of the daily…

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Jimmy Bechtel

Jimmy Bechtel serves as the Chief Site Success Officer at the Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS), where he brings a rare blend of site-level experience and sponsor-side insight to the organization. His career began at the site level as a data specialist, patient recruiter, and operations manager, giving him firsthand knowledge of the daily…

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Jimmy Bechtel

Jimmy Bechtel serves as the Chief Site Success Officer at the Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS), where he brings a rare blend of site-level experience and sponsor-side insight to the organization. His career began at the site level as a data specialist, patient recruiter, and operations manager, giving him firsthand knowledge of the daily…

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Jimmy Bechtel

Jimmy Bechtel serves as the Chief Site Success Officer at the Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS), where he brings a rare blend of site-level experience and sponsor-side insight to the organization. His career began at the site level as a data specialist, patient recruiter, and operations manager, giving him firsthand knowledge of the daily…

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Jimmy Bechtel

Jimmy Bechtel serves as the Chief Site Success Officer at the Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS), where he brings a rare blend of site-level experience and sponsor-side insight to the organization. His career began at the site level as a data specialist, patient recruiter, and operations manager, giving him firsthand knowledge of the daily…

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Joan Torony

Joan Torony – March 2026 Joan is the Cluster Manager and Business Development Manager for Regional, Rural and Remote Clinical Trials Enabling Program Northern Cluster. She provides strategic advice on how to improve health inequity through consultation and engagement with key stakeholders to facilitate and establish clinical trial in RRR locations. With over 30 years’…

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Joanne White

Joanne White is Associate Director, Resilience and Regional Clinical Operations at Moderna, where she supports strategic partnerships with investigative sites, contributes to feasibility and site selection, and helps drive successful clinical trial delivery across Australia and New Zealand. With more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors, she brings deep expertise…

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Joe Salmon

Joe Salmon is a Lead Research Nurse with extensive experience across a range of mental health and forensic care settings. Since qualifying as a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Joe has worked in Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs), forensic services, acute wards, liaison psychiatry, and research teams, building a strong foundation in complex clinical care and…

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Joel Roberts

Joel develops global patient recruitment, retention, and engagement strategies for asset programs at Pfizer. Joel has spent the past 15 years dedicated to the field of patient recruitment. Starting his clinical research career at a site, it was from there he developed his commitment to make a difference to patients and sites globally. Joel is…

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John Dobbins

John Dobbins is an experienced change management practitioner and former educator. John is currently a senior manager of external engagement at TransCelerate BioPharma Inc., a collaborative biopharma consortium. In his day-to-day role, John supports TransCelerate’s portfolio in its engagement and collaboration with other industry consortia and external organizations. Before TransCelerate, John was a middle school…

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John Musser

John Musser, MS is an Associate Director at Gilead with more than 19 years of experience in clinical research across sponsor, CRO, academic, and community oncology settings. He is a recognized leader in site engagement, clinical operations, and strategic partnerships, with expertise spanning trial feasibility, site selection, study startup, oncology and inflammatory research, and advanced…

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Jon Ward

I am fortunate to be working at Boeson Research and with their amazing team, conducting clinical research trials and serving as the site manager at the Provo and Salt Lake, Utah, sites. Throughout my career, I have excelled in directing complex research projects, enhancing operational efficiencies, and fostering innovation. My leadership at Aspen Clinical Research,…

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Jonathan Moshinsky

Jonathan is the CEO and Co-Founder at Stitch – The patient engagement platform for clinical trials. Stitch stops no shows, improves compliance and reduces manual work done by sites. He has 15 years experience in Life Sciences technology, in companies including, Veeva, uMotif, and IBM.

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Jose Alvarez

Jose Alvarez is a results‐oriented leader focused on driving and improving business value by helping organizations navigate through complex business and organizational challenges. He offers a diversified, 20-year background during which he held senior executive leadership roles in operations, finance, strategy and organizational design within different sectors. Most recently, he served as Chief Operating and…

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José Jimeno

José Jimeno, MD, MBA, PMP, earned his medical degree from the National University of Colombia and holds an MBA from INALDE Business School, as well as Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. He has more than 18 years of experience in clinical research, with a strong track record in the development, implementation, and expansion of clinical…

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Joseph Kim

Joseph Kim has over 25 years of pharma research expertise. His career spans multiple Sponsors: Lilly, Merck and Takeda (Shire). Joe is recognized as a “Top 100individual on the Medicine Makers Power List,” and “20Innovators Changing the Face of the Clinical Trials Industry” by CenterWatch.

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Joseph Kim

Joseph Kim has over 24 years of pharma research expertise. His career spans multiple Sponsors: Lilly, Merck and Takeda (Shire). Joe is recognized as a “Top 100 individual on the Medicine/Makers Power List,: and :20 Innovators Changing the Face of the Clinical Trials Industry” by CenterWatch.

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Josephine Harris

Josie Harris is the Country Head for New Zealand at PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where she leads one of the country’s largest CRO teams. She is a strong advocate for expanding local capabilities and strengthening New Zealand’s position as a competitive destination for global clinical trials. With leadership experience across large and mid-sized…

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Josh O’Rourke

Josh is the Chief Technology Officer at ObjectiveHealth, a tech-enabled site network, where he leads technology strategy, engineering, and AI initiatives. With over 20 years in tech, including 15+ years in healthcare, Josh has applied his expertise in software engineering, solution architecture, systems integration, AI, and machine learning in the areas of population health, remote…

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Joshua Stent

Josh joined Momentum Clinical Research to lead the organisation’s strategic direction and played a key role in orchestrating the merger of its three founding companies—AusTrials, P3 Research, and Holdsworth House. His leadership has been instrumental in shaping Momentum’s vision and driving its operational success. With a passion for delivering transformational outcomes, Josh brings extensive expertise…

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Juan José Pardo

I am a Mexican physician dedicated to advancing clinical research with a focus on both scientific excellence and patient well-being. My career spans diverse therapeutic areas, where I have combined medical insight with leadership in site management, regulatory coordination, and cross-functional teamwork. I hold a Master’s degree in Health Institutions Management and a Graduate Specialization…

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Juan Pablo Gargiulo

1. Pharmacist, owner and executive director of CEPIC (Centro Paulista de Investigação Clínica) 2. Director of ACESSE – Brazilian clinical research sites association Specialties: 1. Project Management – MBA 2. Pharmaceutical Medicine and Clinical Research – postgraduate 3. Green Belt – Lean Six Sigma 27 years working in clinical research, 4 years in Argentina and…

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Justin Purvis

Justin Purvis – Senior Director, Site Contracts & Payments at ThermoFisher Scientific (formerly PPD), with 15+ years of experience leading global site contracting, investigator grant budgeting, and site payment operations across complex clinical development programs. Specializing in optimizing site activation, improving payment compliance and accuracy, and driving operational excellence through KPI governance, process standardization, and…

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Justin Purvis

Justin Purvis is a seasoned clinical research leader with over a decade of experience in site contracts, investigator payments, and operational strategy. Currently serving as Senior Director of Site Contracts and Payments at PPD, Justin oversees global teams responsible for negotiating clinical trial agreements and managing payment operations across multiple studies. Since joining PPD in…

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Jyoti Angal

Dr. Jyoti Angal is the Director of Clinical Research at Avera Research Institute and assistant professor in Pediatrics at the University of South Dakota School of Medicine. She has served on several national committees, including the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP). Scientific Research Expertise Dr. Angal has…

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Kacey Murphy

Kacey Murphy is Chief Commercial Officer at Momentum Clinical Research, where she leads all commercial functions, including business development, feasibility, marketing, and pricing. With over 20 years of experience across pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and clinical research, she brings deep understanding and delivery of clinical trials across diverse healthcare settings. Kacey has held senior roles at…

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Karen Kolin

Karen Kolin is a Senior Manager of Site Engagement at Novo Nordisk. She works with clinical research sites, investigators, academic institutions, and health systems to develop strategic partnerships that improve clinical trial performance, strengthen site engagement, and support sites and study teams across therapeutic areas. Karen brings together nearly two decades of experience spanning research…

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Karen West

Karen West is /Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand within the clinical development team at Syneos Health. Karen has over 30 years experience in the clinical trial industry of which 25 years has been within Syneos Health through acquisition. Karen has held a number of positions throughout her career within the clinical trial fields…

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Karen F. Obmaces

Karen Obmaces is the Founder and President of Accurate Clinical Research, a leading clinical research organization she has successfully owned and operated for the past 19 years. Under her leadership, the company has grown into a trusted network of research sites recognized for its commitment to excellence, patient-centered care, and advancing innovative medical treatments through…

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Karen McIntyre

With a background in nursing, Karen joined the industry in 1992 as study site coordinator with extensive experience and expertise successfully managing the recruitment and maintenance of clinical trials across multiple therapeutic areas and phases. Karen has benefited from leadership roles within clinical operations, compliance management, and strategic relationships. She received her Master’s in Clinical…

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Karen McIntyre

Karen McIntyre is Vice President, Global Site Alliances, Launch Excellence for Parexel. Her role is to provide strategic, site solution approaches to address the most critical challenges in the clinical trial pathway, predicable and successful patient recruitment. The driver of Global Site Alliances is to build and maintain purposeful relationships with sites to construct an…

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Kari Barnett

Kari has over 15 years of experience across Phase I unit, operations, feasibility, and site strategy across APAC and England. Kari contributes extensively to Australia pre‑award and business development efforts, offering country‑specific feasibility insights and strategic input during bid defence meetings. Known for aligning study needs with site capabilities, Kari prioritises patient experience and long‑term…

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Karim Chalhoub

Karim Chalhoub is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Alcanza Clinical Research. He has over 20 years of experience in healthcare, leading multi-site clinical operations and corporate development. Under his leadership, Alcanza has focused on building high-performance teams, optimizing study delivery, and enhancing the patient experience. Karim’s previous roles included COO at Caravel Autism…

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Karina C. De Lazzari

Karina De Lazzari is a senior clinical research executive with more than 23 years of experience in the CRO industry and a strong track record leading clinical development and operational delivery across Latin America. As Head of LATAM at Syneos Health, she leads regional and global strategies focused on quality, collaboration, operational excellence, and patient-centered…

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Karri Venn

Karri Venn brings over 25 years of clinical research experience working at clinical research sites. The ride has been monumental both in personal and professional growth. Ms. Venn started her career at LMC Healthcare in 1999 and that progressed to LMC Manna Research and ended with Centricity Research. A wide variety of positions Ms. Venn…

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Karri Venn

Karri Venn brings over 25 years of clinical research experience working at clinical research sites. The ride has been monumental both in personal and professional growth. Ms. Venn started her career at LMC Healthcare in 1999 and that progressed to LMC Manna Research and ended with Centricity Research. A wide variety of positions Ms. Venn…

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Karri Venn

Karri Venn brings over 25 years of clinical research experience working at clinical research sites. The ride has been monumental both in personal and professional growth. Ms. Venn started her career at LMC Healthcare in 1999 and that progressed to LMC Manna Research and ended with Centricity Research. A wide variety of positions Ms. Venn…

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Karri Venn

Karri Venn brings over 25 years of clinical research experience working at clinical research sites. The ride has been monumental both in personal and professional growth. Ms. Venn started her career at LMC Healthcare in 1999 and that progressed to LMC Manna Research and ended with Centricity Research. A wide variety of positions Ms. Venn…

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Kate Shaw

With over 25 years of experience in clinical trials and the pharmaceutical industry, I currently serve as the Founder and CEO of Innovative Trials, where I lead efforts to improve global patient recruitment and engagement for clinical studies. Drawing on deep expertise in clinical development and patient recruitment strategies, I am dedicated to enabling organizations…

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Katherine Morton

My career in the clinical research industry began as a Regulatory Coordinator at an independent research site, where I gained firsthand experience with the operational and regulatory demands of clinical trials. Before joining Clinical.ly, I was a customer of the platform, which gave me a unique perspective on the challenges research sites face and the…

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Kathy Cox

Kathy began her career in the clinical research industry working as a coordinator at the VA Hospital in Madison, WI. She then moved to the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, where she worked as a research coordinator on NIH-funded asthma research studies. In 1996, Kathy identified a need for centralized business development activities for…

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Kathy Mickel

Kathy Mickel is the Director of Membership & Programs at the Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS), where she leads strategic initiatives to advance the clinical research site community globally. She directs key programs including SCRS IncluDE and the SCRS Oncology Program, driving member engagement and organizational growth across SCRS’s network of over 12,000 research…

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Kathy Mickel

Kathy Mickel is the Director of Membership & Programs at the Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS), where she leads strategic initiatives to advance the clinical research site community globally. She directs key programs including SCRS IncluDE and the SCRS Oncology Program, driving member engagement and organizational growth across SCRS’s network of over 12,000 research…

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Kathy Mickel

Kathy Mickel is the Director of Membership & Programs at the Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS), where she leads strategic initiatives to advance the clinical research site community globally. She directs key programs including SCRS IncluDE and the SCRS Oncology Program, driving member engagement and organizational growth across SCRS’s network of over 12,000 research…

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Kathy Mickel

Kathy Mickel is the Director of Membership & Programs at the Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS), where she leads strategic initiatives to advance the clinical research site community globally. She directs key programs including SCRS IncluDE and the SCRS Oncology Program, driving member engagement and organizational growth across SCRS’s network of over 12,000 research…

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Kathy Mickel

Kathy Mickel serves as the Director of Membership & Programs at the Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS), where she provides strategic leadership for member growth and engagement, and executing the SCRS Oncology Program and IncluDE Program. As a thought leader and strategic advisor, she shapes educational strategies, manages teams, and represents SCRS at industry…

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Katrina Orr

Katrina is a Senior Clinical Trial Pharmacist and Lead for the WA Country Health Service Trial Centre. She has significant experience within the clinical trial sector and is dedicated to advancing innovative trial models and enhancing equitable access to clinical trial therapies for patients across rural, regional, and remote Western Australia, providing care closer to home for country patients. 

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Keith Karsten

Keith Karsten is the Chief Operating Officer of Clinical Research Billing, Inc., an outsourced financial management firm supporting independent research sites and large SMOs nationwide. With more than 16 years of experience in clinical research finance, he brings end-to-end expertise across the full clinical trial financial lifecycle, including 12 years negotiating and developing clinical trial…

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Keith Karsten

Keith Karsten is the Chief Operating Officer of Clinical Research Billing, Inc., an outsourced financial management firm supporting independent research sites and large SMOs nationwide. With more than 16 years of experience in clinical research finance, he brings end-to-end expertise across the full clinical trial financial lifecycle, including 12 years negotiating and developing clinical trial…

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Kelly McKee

Kelly Johnston McKee is a clinical research executive with more than 20 years of leadership in clinical innovation, optimization and site and patient engagement, known for building ecosystems that accelerate enrollment, reduce cost, and elevate the clinical trial experience. Kelly has led global initiatives spanning hybrid and decentralized trial execution, AI-supported enrollment workflows, site network…

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Kelly McKee

Kelly Johnston McKee is a clinical research executive with more than 20 years of leadership in clinical innovation, optimization and site and patient engagement, known for building ecosystems that accelerate enrollment, reduce cost, and elevate the clinical trial experience. Kelly has led global initiatives spanning hybrid and decentralized trial execution, AI-supported enrollment workflows, site network…

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Kelly White

Kelly White leads the Global Trial Optimization group for Merck & Co., Inc.. She is responsible for the team that conducts clinical program pre-feasibility, feasibility, and execution support planning on behalf of the Global Clinical Trial Operations organization. She has been instrumental in adding clinical insight and data driven rigor to GCTO contributions to strategic…

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Kerry Gorman

Kerry Gorman, Senior Director, IQVIA has developed an understanding of clinical research and customer service through her past industry roles and current role as Head of IQVIA Strategic Site Solutions for US and Canada. Kerry leads a team of professionals at IQVIA who are passionate about sites, site concerns and continually focus on the development…

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Keyla Liliana Alves de Lima Deucher

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Kim Ribeiro

Kim Ribeiro, MLS (ASCP)CM, MS is an accomplished pharmaceutical executive with over 15 years of experience delivering high-impact, end-to-end solutions that drive significant value creation. Recognized for leading top-quartile performance, evidenced by accelerating or completing 85% of late-phase clinical trials in high-risk therapeutic areas, optimizing operational efficiency, and reducing timelines. Expert in driving organizational change…

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Kim Ribeiro

Kim Ribeiro, MLS (ASCP)CM, MS is an accomplished pharmaceutical executive with over 15 years of experience delivering high-impact, end-to-end solutions that drive significant value creation. Recognized for leading top-quartile performance, evidenced by accelerating or completing 85% of late-phase clinical trials in high-risk therapeutic areas, optimizing operational efficiency, and reducing timelines. Expert in driving organizational change…

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Kimberlee Del Campo

Kimberlee Del Campo, APRN Clinical Director & Co-Owner, Optimal Research Sites Kimberlee Del Campo, APRN, is a board-certified Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Director, and Co-Owner of Optimal Research Sites, a multi-specialty clinical research network based in Central Florida. With extensive experience in metabolic disease, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular risk reduction, and primary care, she has dedicated her…

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Kimberly Staeck

Clinical trials professional with 20 years of industry experience and a demonstrated track record of strategizing, leading and managing teams and process improvement initiatives, with focused relationship engagement and development of key biotech and biopharma accounts to optimize delivery. Well-versed in fostering productive relations with key stakeholders at all levels with a proven ability to…

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Kishor Rajendran

Kishor Rajendran serves as Head of Quality at Veritus Research, an early-phase clinical trials facility in Melbourne, where he leads quality management systems, regulatory compliance, and organizational excellence initiatives. With over 12 years of quality management experience spanning Food & Dairy, Engineering, Transfusion, Cell Therapy, and Early-phase Clinical Trials, he specializes in embedding innovative technologies…

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Krista Armstrong

Krista Armstrong has held leadership roles in Project Management & Clinical Operations, and is now Global Head of Neuroscience at Premier Research. In this role, Dr. Armstrong uses her extensive industry experience in neuroscience drug development and operations delivery to provide strategic input and oversight for all psychiatry and neurology programs at Premier. She has…

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Kristen Ballesteros

With more than 14 years of clinical research experience, Dr. Kristen Ballesteros is Director of Strategic Feasibility for Hematology/Oncology at PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where she develops global feasibility, site identification, and operational strategies for oncology programs. Dr. Ballesteros brings a unique 360-degree perspective to site selection, combining CRO strategy with firsthand site-level…

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Kristin Matthews

Kristin Matthews serves as the Advertising Specialist and Outreach Coordinator for ENCORE Research Group, a division of Flourish Research, where she leads patient recruitment marketing and community engagement initiatives across multiple clinical research sites in Northeast Florida. With a strong focus on bridging the gap between patients and clinical trials, Kristin develops and executes strategic,…

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Kristof Hadi

Kristof Hadi is Associate Director, Study Site Engagement at Takeda, leading a regional team that supports clinical research sites across 12 Central and Eastern European countries. With more than 15 years of experience in clinical research, he focuses on strengthening sponsor–site collaboration, improving enrollment, and helping sites operate more efficiently in increasingly complex trials. He…

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Kyle McAllister

Kyle is the CEO and co-founder at Trially. Before Trially, he spent 15 years in health tech working for Epic and Cerner and then in the trials world at site network called CCT Research. He built Trially with his co-founders Trevor and Ramon to automate the burden of recruitment he saw site staff deal with…

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Laia Esteban Herrera

Laia Esteban Herrera, PhD, is Director of Site Support Solutions OUS at Care Access, where she leads the design and implementation of global site support services across international clinical trials. With more than 12 years of experience in clinical research across CRO and sponsor environments, Laia has played a key role in building scalable, site-centric…

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Laia Esteban Herrera

Laia Esteban Herrera, PhD, is Director of Site Support Solutions OUS at Care Access, where she leads the design and implementation of global site support services across international clinical trials. With more than 12 years of experience in clinical research across CRO and sponsor environments, Laia has played a key role in building scalable, site-centric…

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Laura Maffei

Dr. Laura Maffei is an endocrinologist and Medical Director of Centro Médico Maffei and its Clinical Research Unit, Investigación Clínica Aplicada (ICA). With more than 25 years of experience, she leads an institution dedicated to comprehensive patient care and the conduct of clinical research. Throughout her career, she has promoted medical innovation, clinical research, and…

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Laura Falcone

Laura Falcone, an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), is a consultant with extensive clinical and operational expertise. Previously an executive at Velocity, she cultivated and managed strategic relationships with key sponsors and CROs. She has a sustained record of promoting patient‑centric research practices and has played a hands‑on role in overseeing day‑to‑day clinical operations, at…

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Laureine Charbine

I am an Oncology and Clinical Trials Pharmacy Manager with 6+ years’ experience, combined with proven ability to lead, support, manage, and mentor a team. I have strong experience in Oncology and Clinical Trials management, managing over 50 clinical trials on a day-to-day operational basis. Further, this extends from SSV, feasibility reviews, budget negotiation, SIV,…

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Lauren Briggs

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Lauren Chazal

Lauren is a healthcare industry executive and one of the driving forces behind the growth of Headlands Research, a leading clinical trial site network. Hired as the company’s first employee in 2018, Lauren has help scale the organization from a single-site startup into a network of 27 research centers across the U.S. and Canada, with…

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Lauren Koehler

Lauren Koehler, MS, CCRP, EMT‑P is a clinical research leader specializing in workforce strategy, site operations, and scaling high‑performance teams in fast‑paced clinical environments. As a Research Director in Emergency Medicine, she leads multidisciplinary teams and supports complex, time‑sensitive studies across diverse therapeutic areas. With nearly a decade of experience, she has designed innovative staffing…

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Lauren Stockwell

Lauren Stockwell is a passionate and driven clinical research professional. As the Content & Engagement Manager for Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS), she works tirelessly to develop educational and mentorship programming to support the industry holistically. SCRS is the leading advocacy organization dedicated to unifying the voice of the global clinical research site community….

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Lauren Stockwell

Lauren is a passionate and driven clinical research professional. As the Education & Engagement Manager for Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS), she works tirelessly to develop educational and mentorship programming to support the industry holistically. SCRS is the leading advocacy organization dedicated to unifying the voice of the global clinical research site community. Representing…

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Lauren Stockwell

Lauren is a passionate and driven clinical research professional. As the Education & Engagement Manager for Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS), she works tirelessly to develop educational and mentorship programming to support the industry holistically. SCRS is the leading advocacy organization dedicated to unifying the voice of the global clinical research site community. Representing…

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Lauren Stockwell

Lauren Stockwell is a passionate and driven clinical research professional. As the Education & Engagement Manager for Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS), she works tirelessly to develop educational and mentorship programming to support the industry holistically. SCRS is the leading advocacy organization dedicated to unifying the voice of the global clinical research site community….

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Lauren Stockwell

Lauren Stockwell is a passionate and driven clinical research professional. As the Content & Engagement Manager for Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS), she works tirelessly to develop educational and mentorship programming to support the industry holistically. SCRS is the leading advocacy organization dedicated to unifying the voice of the global clinical research site community….

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Lauren Wall

Lauren Wall is the senior director of the Cancer Clinical Research Support Office within the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Chicago Biological Sciences. Wall has over seventeen years of experience in Hematology/Oncology clinical research operations spanning industry and academic healthcare. Her duties include planning, organizing, and overseeing daily operations for 300+ therapeutic clinical…

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Laurie Muldowney

Dr. Laurie Muldowney serves as the Deputy Director of the Office of Scientific Investigations (OSI) in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In this role, she manages the development and implementation of patient focused, risk-based inspection, compliance, and enforcement activities under the Agency Bioresearch Monitoring Program….

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Lawrence Matarutse

Lawrence Matarutse is the founding President & CEO of Northshore Research Associates, a growing multisite clinical research network committed to expanding access to innovative therapies across Louisiana’s underserved and rural communities. With more than 20 years of clinical research experience, Lawrence has led research operations across academic medical centers, community hospitals, and independent research sites….

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Lesley Lardino

Lesley Lardino is the Executive Director and Global Head of Data Management at Astellas Pharma, where she leads global clinical data operations and data management strategy across a diverse portfolio of clinical development programs. With more than 27 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Lesley has built an extensive career focused primarily on Clinical…

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Lesley Freese

Lesley is currently the Associate Director of Product for IQVIA Technologies, Site and Planning Suite. She has over 15 years of industry experience with various perspectives, which she has gained from multiple roles throughout her career. Her passion for clinical research was ignited by her work as a research assistant and study coordinator, helping patients…

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Linda Brown

Linda Brown brings more than twenty years’ experience across governance, strategy, and clinical research. She joined Safer Care Victoria in February 2024 as Director of Research, Clinical Trials, and Strategic Initiatives, where she leads the Research, Strategy and Clinical Trials team. In this role, Linda has responsibility for the statewide platform for human research ethics,…

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Linda Cristine

Ms Linda Cristine, BA, EMPA, MBE Linda Cristine is at the forefront of delivering the National One Stop Shop for health and medical research, bringing a wealth of leadership experience to the role since joining the department in 2024. With a distinguished career as a senior executive in both the Victorian and New South Wales…

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Lindsey Morales

Lindsey Morales has worked in the clinical research industry for the last 18 years at sponsors, CROs and research sites. Her background includes roles in site relationship management, site identification, feasibility, study start-up and site monitoring. She currently serves as an Associate Director in Clinical Site Partners at Gilead Sciences. Lindsey holds a Bachelor’s degree…

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Lisa Baile

Lisa Baile is a Site Engagement Lead for Obesity, Liver Health, and Cardiorenal at Boehringer Ingelheim, bringing 25 years of experience in the clinical research industry. With a strong focus on strategic partnerships and stakeholder engagement, Lisa supports the advancement of Boehringer’s clinical trial pipeline while helping position the organization as a sponsor of choice…

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Lisa Bjornestad

Lisa has been involved in clinical research for over 25 years. She has directed both early and late phase research sites, and has experience in both project management and business development. Having worn many hats in her career, she brings a unique perspective to drug development.

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Lisa Eckstein

Dr Lisa Eckstein is the CT:IQ Director and Ethics Specialist for Bellberry Ltd. She has an adjunct role as a senior lecturer in the faculty of Law at the University of Tasmania, where she publishes on the regulation of clinical trials, genomic privacy, and consent.

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Lisa La

Lisa La is an Early Development Project and Team Leader at Sanofi, bringing more than a decade of clinical research experience across academic centers, community hospitals, and the pharmaceutical industry. In her current role, she guides global study teams through the strategic planning and execution of early-phase clinical trials, overseeing critical functions including budget management,…

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Lisa Sonneborn

Lisa Sonneborn, President of Ichor Research, began her career in clinical trials over a decade ago. Starting her career at a premier clinical trial site in Florida, Lisa explored as many roles as was possible before she independently founded and oversaw the growth of her first stand-alone clinical trial facility in Upstate NY, a dedicated…

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Liz Collins

Strategic and customer-focused clinical research leader with more than 18 years of experience across clinical operations, business development, stakeholder engagement, and service delivery within the pharmaceutical and CRO industry across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

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Liz Smaill

Dr Liz Smaill is Chief Executive Officer at Optimal Clinical Trials, part of the NZCR Group, a phase 1 to 4 clinical research organisation across ANZ. With a background in medicine and deep experience across commercial Phase 1b–3 trials, Liz is passionate about improving everyday lives through high‑quality, patient‑centred research. She works closely with global…

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Lori Elliott

Lori Elliott serves as Director of Budgets & Contracts at Tekton Research, where she leads contracting strategy as a critical driver of study start-up performance. With a strong foundation in both clinical operations and financial management, Lori brings a uniquely practical perspective to budget development and negotiation—ensuring studies are structured for both speed and long-term…

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Lourdes López Bravo

Lourdes López Bravo is an AVP, Clinical Operations and Head of Global Clinical Trial Operations for the European Economic Area (EEA) at MSD, based in Madrid. With more than 25 years of experience in clinical research, Lourdes leads the delivery of complex, multinational clinical trial portfolios across Europe, working closely with investigative sites, regulators, and…

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Lovie Negrin

As the founder and CEO of Randomize Now, I lead a passionate, mission-driven team working to close the cultural diversity gap in clinical research. We’re intentional about where we operate and how we serve by partnering across specialties and therapeutic areas to deliver compassionate, compliant care while advancing science and innovation. With 14 years of…

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Lucas Litewka

Lucas is current Director of the Clinical Trials Centre at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Lucas brings deep experience across clinical trials, infrastructure development, and strategic leadership. He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Australian Diabetes Clinical Trials Network, TrialScreen’s APAC Advisory Board, and previously held senior roles at ARCS Australia, shaping…

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Lucia Rodriguez

Lucia is the Founder and Director of Research for Evolve Clinical Research, a multi-site clinical research network in Arizona specializing in neurology, family medicine, and pain management clinical trials. With more than a decade of experience in clinical research, she has worked extensively in site operations and as an independent consultant supporting academic centers and…

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Lucy McNicol

Passionate healthcare professional with 17 years’ experience spanning local government, academia, and healthcare delivery. Currently driving community engagement and diversity initiatives in clinical trials at Sanofi, building on extensive experience from Alfred Health, Swinburne University of Technology, and local government sectors.

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Luke Snedaker

Luke is the CEO and cofounder of West Clinical Research, an independent clinical research site in Eastern North Carolina. He has started multiple sites across his career in clinical research across different site models, sizes, and therapeutic areas. Luke has deep experience in the Clinical Research Site world having held the previous roles of clinical…

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Lydia Beaudette

Lydia Beaudette is Co-Founder and COO of ClinSurge Research, a growing clinical research site network based in Canada. Starting her career as a Clinical Research Coordinator, Lydia has built her expertise from the ground up — developing a deep, hands-on understanding of what it takes to run high-quality research sites at scale. She is passionate…

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Lynette Parada

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Mackenzie McKinney

Mackenzie McKinney is Executive Director, Site Solutions and Patient Experience at Jumo Health. She leads strategic initiatives that deliver high quality patient and caregiver education at the moment of need and simplify site training and engagement. At Moderna she integrated patient voice with technology and services, including home health, travel concierge, participant payments, and digital…

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Mackenzie McKinney

Mackenzie McKinney has spent much of her career dedicated to reducing friction in clinical trials. She specializes in translating site and patient insights into high-impact digital solutions that drive recruitment, enrollment, and retention. Currently the Executive Director of Product at Jumo Health, Mackenzie leads the development of a platform designed to govern trial readiness by…

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Mahadev Ramjee

Dr Mahadev Ramjee is the Chief Medical Officer for Panthera Biopartners. He is a GMC(UK) registered physician with a background in Stroke and Geriatric Medicine and is a Member of the Royal College of Physicians. He has clinical research experience as Principal Investigator and Chief Investigator across a number of therapeutic areas within General Internal…

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Marc Wartenberger

As the VP of Compliance & Security, Marc is leading the corporate security, quality and compliance initiatives at CRIO. Additionally, he’s serving as CRIO’s Data Protection Officer. Prior to CRIO, Marc was leading the Quality Assurance efforts at snapIoT.. Before snapIoT, Marc was a key member of the Corporate Compliance and QA group at Clinical…

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Maria Koufali

Dr Maria Koufali is the Life Sciences Industry Director at the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and formerly led the UK Vaccine Innovation Pathway as Head of the programme. Maria Koufali, is an experienced senior leader in life sciences research and innovation, bringing over 20 years of cross-sector expertise in working with…

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Maria Ximena Graber

Dr. Maria Ximena Graber is the CEO at AGA CLINICAL TRIALS since 2007 (USA / ECUADOR), a Clinical Research professional, Alliance Board Member, and Vice-President at HyperCore International. Dr. Graber is a dedicated medical professional with a diverse background and triple certification as a Certified Research Professional (CPI, CCRP and QM-IAOCR). Her expertise extends not…

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Marianne Saurenmann

Dr. Marianne Saurenmann is Director, Regional Lead, Study Site Engagement at Takeda. She and her team partner with clinical research sites to accelerate study start up, strengthen sponsor–site collaboration, and support reliable patient enrollment across Europe. With 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and CROs, Marianne has held roles across Clinical Operations, Medical…

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Marina Dzhelali

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Mark Campbell

Mark Campbell is CEO of Civia Health and co-founder of EmVenio Research, where he led the expansion of community-based trial sites to improve access for underrepresented populations. He previously led global service delivery at Synexus (PPD AES) and began his career at Johnson & Johnson and Amgen.

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Martin Campodonico

Martin Campodonico is Associate Director, Site & Patient Networks at IQVIA, with more than 20 years of experience in clinical research, site engagement, and healthcare innovation across Latin America. He holds a degree in Biochemistry from the National University of Rosario and he is finishing a Master’s degree in Health Informatics. Since joining IQVIA (formerly…

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Mary Williams

I love change & taking the creative, unconventional approach to solving complex problems. I like to listen, I like to learn & I love to draw. Passionate about driving innovation and inclusivity in clinical research, I bring 15 years of experience spanning Quality Assurance, Patient Recruitment, Clinical Data Management, and Study Management. My journey in…

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Mary Jane Verastigue

Mary Jane Verastigue is a Clinical Quality and Training Manager at Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd, based in Sydney, with over 20 years of experience in clinical research, quality assurance, and training. In her current role, she leads clinical quality oversight and inspection readiness across the Oceania Clinical Development Centre, embedding quality‑by‑design principles across the…

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Mary M. Williams

I love change & taking the creative, unconventional approach to solving complex problems. I like to listen, I like to learn & I love to draw. Passionate about driving innovation and inclusivity in clinical research, I bring 15 years of experience spanning Quality Assurance, Patient Recruitment, Clinical Data Management, and Study Management. My journey in…

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Maryleen Lovell-Petronilia

Maryleen Lovell-Petronilia, MSc, is a Medical Biologist specialized in Molecular Pathology, with over 14 years of experience in clinical research and healthcare innovation. In 2022, following a 10-year tenure at a prominent University Medical Center, during which she introduced Risk Management into routine clinical Pathology, Maryleen assumed the role of Manager of Quality Assurance and…

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Matt McCarthy

Matt is a Director in Deloitte’s Global Investment and Innovation Incentives (Gi3) team with key expertise in clinical innovation. Leveraging a background in Medical Science and as a Chartered Accountant, Matt has extensive experience in advising Life Sciences companies in accessing the Australian clinical landscape and R&D Tax Incentives. Matt is also the chair of…

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May Mitropoulos

As a practising Clinical Pharmacist with 28 years of Pharmaceutical experience in both the retail and hospital sector, I have a primary focus in delivering professional, ethical and evidenced based quality use of medicines to promote health and wellbeing. A retail Pharmacy owner for 13 years with experience in relocating and refitting of various pharmacies,…

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Megan Morrison

Megan Morrison is the Chief Executive Officer of Paratus Clinical, bringing more than 24 years of experience in the clinical research industry. She has held senior leadership roles across sponsor organisations, CROs and clinical sites, giving her uniquely comprehensive perspective on the challenges across the drug development ecosystem. With a background in pharmacology and a…

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Megan Richards

Megan serves as the Director of Sponsor Operations at CRIO. There, she works closely with the project manager, study design, data and analytics, and engineering teams to enable CRIO eSource, CTMS, and eReg for Sponsors, CROs, and research sites. Throughout her time at CRIO, she has supported sites in developing SOPs and best practice workflows,…

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Mel Hardman

Dr. Hardman is a clinical research professional specializing in site and investigator engagement, clinical trial patient recruitment and retention, protocol evaluation, and community engagement. She is especially passionate about encouraging communities of color to embrace and participate in clinical research. Over more than 10 years in site engagement, she has supported studies across neurology, nephrology,…

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Melba Townsend

Melba Townsend serves as the Head of Operations for Infinite Research Group, LLC (IRG), a growing multi-state Site Management Organization (SMO) providing comprehensive site network operations across five research locations, including two standalone research clinics and three embedded research sites. With 28 years of experience in clinical research, healthcare operations, and regulatory compliance, Melba provides…

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Melinda Gamba

Over 25 years experience working in the pharmaceutical industry in data managment, clinical research, clinical research operations, regulatory affairs, project management, and trial management across multiple therapeutic areas (Infectious Disease, Vaccine, Oncology, Immunology, Bone, Gastrointestinal, and Experimental Medicine) and study phases. Results driven project manager and team leader. Certified Project Manager and Project Management Professional,…

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Melissa Montealegre

Melissa Montealegre is Head of Site Management & Monitoring (HSMM) for MSD Australia and New Zealand, leading site strategy, resource planning, talent development, and the delivery of high‑quality monitoring outcomes across the clinical portfolio. She provides strategic leadership to Clinical Research Associates and CRA Managers, fostering a high‑performing monitoring organization. Melissa is a co‑lead of…

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Melissa Hagan

Melissa Hagan serves as the Director of the Queensland Governance, Ethics and Trials Unit within the Queensland Department of Health, where she leads efforts to advance clinical trial innovation and governance. With an extensive career that began at GSK and included pivotal roles in training and education at Quintiles, Melissa has been a driving force…

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Melissa Harris

Melissa Harris is Global Head of Patient Recruitment, Engagement and Modelling at Fortrea, with more than 25 years’ experience accelerating representative recruitment across all phases of clinical research. She leads programmes that reduce study burden and integrate participation into everyday life, while advancing health literacy, diversity and inclusion, and patient access equity. Melissa’s personal passion,…

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Melissa Harris

Melissa Harris is the Global Head of Delivery Site and Patient Solutions at Fortrea, bringing over 25 years of industry experience dedicated to accelerating representative patient recruitment across all phases of clinical research utilizing data enhanced site and patient data. She is a passionate advocate for health literacy, representative inclusion, and equitable patient access—driving initiatives…

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Michael Caldwell

Dr. Michael Caldwell is a physician and researcher whose career spans clinical research, public health and industry medical affairs. He has served as Principal Investigator on studies across vaccines, infectious disease, obesity, and cardiovascular disease, with particularly extensive vaccine experience covering influenza, Covid-19, RSV, Lyme disease, HPV, HIV, Herpes and combination vaccine programs, including Phase…

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Michael James Dagley

Michael is an Associate Principal in the Management Consulting division of IQVIA ANZ, and is based in Melbourne, Australia. Michael holds an MBA, with distinction from the University of Oxford and a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Melbourne. He has eight years of experience in commercial advisory for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, and…

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Michael Pierre

Michael Pierre is a Project Manager for SCRS and has been part of SCRS and the Summit program beginning with the first Summit held in New Mexico in 2006. He brings 18 years of experience in negotiating clinical trial agreements and budgets between sites and sponsors/CROs, including budget build and site contract support for phase…

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Michael Pierre

Michael Pierre is a Project Manager for SCRS and has been part of SCRS and the Summit program beginning with the first Summit held in New Mexico in 2006. He brings 18 years of experience in negotiating clinical trial agreements and budgets between sites and sponsors/CROs, including budget build and site contract support for phase…

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Michael Pierre

Michael Pierre is a Project Manager for SCRS and has been part of SCRS and the Summit program beginning with the first Summit held in New Mexico in 2006. He brings 18 years of experience in negotiating clinical trial agreements and budgets between sites and sponsors/CROs, including budget build and site contract support for phase…

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Michael Pierre

Michael Pierre is a Project Manager for SCRS and has been part of SCRS and the Summit program beginning with the first Summit held in New Mexico in 2006. He brings 18 years of experience in negotiating clinical trial agreements and budgets between sites and sponsors/CROs, including budget build and site contract support for phase…

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Michael Pierre

Michael Pierre is a Project Manager for SCRS and has been part of SCRS and the Summit program beginning with the first Summit held in New Mexico in 2006. He brings 18 years of experience in negotiating clinical trial agreements and budgets between sites and sponsors/CROs, including budget build and site contract support for phase…

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Michaela Vancova

I am a chemical engineer by education with additional masters in public health. With 18+years experience in clinical research – as CRA, sCRA, PM, SC, Site Director – at Sponsor companies, CROs, site network and Vendor. Recently, I have joined Global Clinical Trials, as Business Development Director. GCT is a Contract Research organization operating in…

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Michele Windhorst

Dynamic and results-oriented healthcare business development leader recognized for swiftly pinpointing new business opportunities, navigating intricate negotiations, and cultivating robust relationships with key stakeholders. A proactive and driven self-starter relentlessly committed to delivering tangible results within matrixed organizations. Specialized in new market identification, strategic partnerships, and implementing growth strategies to expand business, boost revenue, and…

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Michele Cameron

Michele Cameron is the Director of Clinical Research for Clearwater Cardiovascular Consultants (CCC), a large independent cardiology practice located in Clearwater, Florida. Michele joined the Dept. in 2005 and has since grown and cultivated a highly successful practice-embedded site. The Site conducts 30-35 cardiovascular related drug and device studies in both the clinic and hospital…

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Michelle Bradney

Dr Michelle Bradney is the Chief Executive Officer of Cerulea Clinical Trials, bringing more than two decades of global experience across clinical research, medical affairs, drug and device development, and operational leadership. Prior to joining Cerulea, Michelle served as Senior Vice President of Medical and Scientific Affairs at Certa Therapeutics, leading global medical affairs, clinical…

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Michelle Frisbee Hartmann

Michelle Hartmann, CCRP, is the Director of South Broward Research located in SE Florida. South Broward Research is a community based, independent site. She is dedicated to the pursuit of advancing healthcare by ensuring integrity and quality in the work performed at South Broward Research. She feels fortunate to be a part of an incredible…

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Michelle Jones

Michelle Jones is a business development and operations executive with over 30 years of global leadership experience driving revenue growth through strategic planning, operational transformation, and brand development. She has a proven record of leading high-performing teams, launching successful business units, and delivering measurable results across clinical research and life sciences sectors. As Senior Vice…

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Michelle Mack

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Mike Cosner

Most people building technology for clinical research sites have never worked at one. I have — for over a decade, across roles that span the full reality of how sites actually operate. That background shapes everything about how I sell, what I build relationships around, and why customers tend to trust me faster than they…

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Mike Wenger

Mike Wenger is Chief Innovation Officer at CRIO, where he leads AI strategy and innovation across the company’s eSource, eReg and CTMS platforms. He brings 15 years of experience building software for clinical research, including work at the Michael J. Fox Foundation connecting Parkinson’s patients with studies, founding VersaTrial to streamline site workflows, and developing…

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Missy MacPhail

Director of Business Development for AMR. With 22 years of industry experience, she previously held the positions of the Vice President of Business Development for AMR and the Director of Business Development for the AMR–Kansas City location. She has played an active role in leading the AMR Business Development sub-committee for the past 10 years,…

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Mohamed Iburahim Haja Maideen

Iburahim is a Clinical Research Coordinator III at the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, where he supports Phase I–III oncology trials with a focus on hematologic malignancies, cellular therapies and bone marrow transplant. He holds a medical degree and brings a strong clinical perspective to complex trial operations, playing a key role across both…

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Mohammad Millwala

Mohammad is the CEO of DM Clinical Research, a network of investigator sites that provides the pharmaceutical industry with a large and experienced group of physicians conducting clinical trials. He has been leading the company since 2006, overseeing its growth and expansion across multiple states. As a charter member of the Society for Clinical Research…

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Monica Aggarwal

Monica Aggarwal, MD, is an adjunct Associate Professor in the University of Florida’s Division of Cardiovascular Medicine where she conducts research on the impact of nutrition in chronic illness. She also serves as the Chief Medical officer of the not-for-profit 4Roots Farm which is looking at how to improve food quality to improve human health….

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Morgan Wooten

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My-Nhan Nguyen

Associate Professor Tam Nguyen has over 25 years of experience spanning clinical trials, health and medical research and research innovation sector including tertiary teaching hospitals, medical research institutes and universities across Australia. Tam is the Director of Research & Innovation at Monash Health – Victoria’s largest public health service providing safe and high quality healthcare…

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Myriam Estrabaut

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Nachiket Chandak

Nachiket Chandak is Chief Commercial Officer at FutureMeds, joining the Executive Leadership Team as sponsors and CROs push for faster, more predictable delivery. He focuses on strengthening how FutureMeds partners with clients by aligning feasibility, start-up planning and delivery governance early, reducing avoidable friction once studies are underway. Nach brings 18+ years’ experience in clinical…

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Nadir AMMOUR

Nadir Ammour is a Global Lead for External Engagement at Sanofi, a global healthcare leader dedicated to chasing the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. In this role, Nadir manages and coordinates external engagement initiatives within the Engagement & Strategic Collaborations function in clinical operations. Nadir graduated as a medical dentist and holds an…

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Naila Aslam

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Nancy Dicristo

Nancy Dicristo is a seasoned life sciences executive with experience spanning operational and commercial leadership roles. She began her career on the sponsor side at Schering Plough and Celgene Corporation, supporting global clinical trials through commercialization. This foundation shaped her expertise in protocol feasibility, programmatic and site level budgeting, and forecasting complexity at scale. Nancy…

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Nancy Kennedy

I am an accomplished Clinical Operations leader with 18 years of experience within global Clinical Research Organisations (CRO), combining deep operational expertise with strong people leadership and delivery excellence. I hold a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Melbourne, providing a strong scientific foundation that has supported a successful and progressive career across clinical…

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Natalia Ayas Montero

Over 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry with progressive roles in clinical operations. Since 2022, post-implementation of the EU Clinical Trials Regulation (EUCTR), I have headed the Regional Submission Leads team for all EEA countries, overseeing and executing all EU clinical trial submissions through the Clinical Trial Information System (CTIS).

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Natalie Robertson

I am a strategic partnerships and business development leader focused on improving how clinical research reaches and supports patients. I currently serve as Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development at Civia Health. I was drawn to Civia because of its clear focus on both the patient experience and how research is delivered. The…

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Natalie Robertson

I am a strategic partnerships and business development leader focused on improving how clinical research reaches and supports patients. I currently serve as Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development at Civia Health. I was drawn to Civia because of its clear focus on both the patient experience and how research is delivered. The…

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Neha Shah Londono

Neha Shah Londono currently heads Clinical Trial Diversity & Patient Engagement at Pfizer where she leads a team responsible for developing and executing global strategies to drive meaningful change for patients. She has spent the past six years leading engagement with patients, communities, and advocacy groups to inform trial design, improve recruitment and retention, and…

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Neil Sheth

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Nelly Nauman

Nelly Nauman joined Parexel as Chief Information Security Officer in May 2021, bringing over two decades of leadership experience in cybersecurity and risk management. In her role as CISO, Nelly leverages her extensive background to develop comprehensive Cyber Security Programs and robust defense strategies, ensuring the protection of critical assets and information in an evolving…

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Nicholas Focil

Nicholas Focil is the founder and CEO of FOMAT Medical Research– an Integrated Research Organization with over 10 years of experience conducting clinical research in a wide variety of therapeutic areas. As CEO of a medical research company, Nicholas aims to diversify clinical trials, bring innovative healthcare to underrepresented populations, and ensure that high-quality data…

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Nicholas Focil

Nicholas Focil is the founder and CEO of FOMAT Medical Research– an Integrated Research Organization with over 10 years of experience conducting clinical research in a wide variety of therapeutic areas. As CEO of a medical research company, Nicholas aims to diversify clinical trials, bring innovative healthcare to underrepresented populations, and ensure that high-quality data…

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Nick Probert

Dr Nick Probert is a Fellow of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine in the UK. He has worked in clinical research sites for the last 12 years and led medical departments in health-tech and small pharma companies. He is a registered specialist in Pharmaceutical Medicine, previously training as surgeon in the NHS. He has contributed…

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Nicole Osborn

Nicole is the CEO of Todata Analytics, where she is focused on helping clinical research sites turn the data they already have into clear, actionable insights, without adding complexity to their day-to-day operations. Before Todata, Nicole was the founder of Meridian Clinical Research, one of the largest clinical research site networks in the country. Having…

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Nicole Stiff

Nicole Stiff is the Business Development Manager at Revival Research Institute, where she leads strategic initiatives across business development, trial operations, feasibility, site activation, and organizational growth. With more than 18 years of healthcare experience, including over 10 years in clinical research, she is recognized for building high-performing research operations and strong partnerships with sponsors,…

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Nikita Zubkov

Nikita Zubkov is a Digital Marketing Growth Manager with a strong focus on social media–driven patient recruitment for clinical trials. In his role, he develops and scales online campaigns that connect study sites with eligible patients through data-driven digital channels. With hands-on experience in planning, executing, and optimizing paid social media campaigns, Nikita specializes in…

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Nikki Amaratunge

Nikki Amaratunge, MA, is a Vice President in Clinical Development Operations at AbbVie and leads Clinical Site Management, setting global strategy and driving operational excellence in clinical trials to improve site performance, monitoring discipline, and investigator/patient experience. She brings 20+ years in pharmaceutical development, with leadership roles at AbbVie and Allergan across the U.S., China,…

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Pam Ramali

Pam Ramali is the CEO of Clinibase, Australia’s largest and fastest-growing full-service patient recruitment and clinical trial technology company. Headquartered in Melbourne, Clinibase has recruited for 200+ trials across 40+ indications in partnership with 50+ sites throughout ANZ. Its proprietary CTMS and eSource technology powers sites, Sponsors, and CROs with real-time data. Pam’s career spans…

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Patricia Peters

Patricia Peters is currently assigned to the Operational Excellence Lead for MSD ANZ, partnering with GCTO ANZ leadership to strengthen Clinical Site Partnerships, onboarding and engagement, resource management, and performance analytics. She is accountable for aligning resources across Australia and New Zealand, ensuring portfolio assignments are efficient and effective to maximise productivity and quality. Patricia…

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Patrick Fiatarone

Patrick Fiatarone is a Clinical Research Lead at Eli Lilly, primarily focused on oncology and neuroscience. This role supports planning and execution of Phase II and III clinical trial programs across Australia. He is a member of the Australian Teletrial Program Sponsors Advisory Board, contributing to the advancement of decentralised and remote trial delivery models…

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Paul Eure

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Paul Toralva Caceres

Paul is the Business Developer at Dr. SOM (Segunda Opinión Medica) and AveSalud, sites located in Barranquilla and Cartagena, Colombia. He is a Dental Surgeon from Universidad San Martín de Porres, Peru, and holds an MBA in Strategic Business Administration from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP). Throughout his 25-year career in clinical research, Paul…

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Paula Miller

With over 20 years of global clinical research experience in the Biotech and CRO fields, Paula specialises in accelerating clinical trial delivery, optimising recruitment, and fostering strong site partnerships to ensure high-quality, efficient trial execution. Passionate about site engagement and strategic collaboration, Paula works closely with key stakeholders across the clinical trial ecosystem to drive…

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Paula Underhill

Paula is a seasoned leader with extensive global experience in driving strategic site collaborations and clinical engagement across the healthcare and life sciences sectors. Currently working as the Senior Director, Head of Strategic Site Collaborations, PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, responsible for steering strategy and transformational operational changes to ensure the success of the…

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Paula Underhill

Paula is a seasoned leader with extensive global experience in driving strategic site collaborations and clinical engagement across the healthcare and life sciences sectors. Currently working as the Senior Director, Head of Strategic Site Collaborations, PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, responsible for steering strategy and transformational operational changes to ensure the success of the…

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Peter Fredette

Peter has spent decades helping industry work better with site, advocating for site-centricity in all its forms. He is always eager to discuss how clinical research improves when sites are supported and enabled properly.

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Ping Wong

Ping Wong is a Senior Project Manager at Syneos Health with over 15 years of experience in the global clinical research industry.  She has built her career across a range of roles, including Clinical Research Associate (CRA), Clinical Trial Manager (CTM), and Project Manager, providing her with a comprehensive, end-to-end understanding of clinical trial delivery. In…

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Piotr Sawicki

Piotr Sawicki – Graduate and lecturer at the Kozminski University. He has been associated with the clinical trials market since the late 1990s, dealing with the activities of Research Sites and patient recruitment and retention. Co-founder of the Osteomed Medical Center and the Clinical Research Center ( Phase I unit) An expert in Site Management,…

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Priya Selvarajah

Priya Selvarajah, MD, MBA, CCRC, is a Regional Site Director with IMA Clinical Research. She brings extensive experience in site leadership, patient recruitment, enrollment, and clinical trial operations across multiple therapeutic areas, including CNS, metabolic, and obesity research. Priya brings a practical site perspective to discussions around feasibility, patient access, operational quality, and sponsor/CRO collaboration.

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Rachel Randall

Site Relationship Manager with ten years of health care, clinical research, and pharmaceutical industry experience. Demonstrated skill managing 150+ clinical oncology trials in accordance with institutional standard operating procedures, FDA regulations, and ICH-GCP guidelines. Enthusiastic team member passionate about communication, workflow optimization, hands-on training, data analysis, and compliance.

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Radhika Butala

Radhika Butala is a senior clinical research leader with over 20 years’ experience driving strategy, operations and workforce development across Australia’s healthcare and clinical research sectors. She currently serves as Manager of Health and Medical Research at the Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Health Care, where she leads the national implementation of the…

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Ralph Lee

CEO of Irvine Clinical Research, the largest independent site network on the US West Coast, as measured by clinical trial payments. Irvine has four sites in Greater Los Angeles area with diverse doctors, staff, and study participants. Irvine’s research is focused in Neurology, and also has specialists in Psychiatry and Obesity.

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Rambod Rouhbakhsh

Rambod Rouhbakhsh is the Program Director of the Forrest General Hospital Family Medicine Residency in Hattiesburg, MS. He received his medical degree from the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Ore. He completed Family Medicine residency at the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Network in Vancouver, Wash. He obtained a healthcare-focused MBA from…

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Ramy Nassar

Futurist, author, and former Head of Innovation at Mattel, Ramy Nassar helps leaders navigate AI and emerging technology with confidence. His presentations cut through the hype with bold foresight and practical tools—leaving audiences energized, inspired, and ready to Navigate What’s Next—accelerating innovation, reimagining strategy, and shaping the future before it disrupts them.

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Ravi Alla

Ravi Alla is a senior clinical research leader at Revival Research Institute, a multi-site clinical research network conducting over 150 trials annually across diverse therapeutic areas. With more than a decade of experience spanning laboratory operations, clinical research, finance, and site management, Ravi plays a critical role in driving operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and scalable…

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Rebecca Cargill

Rebecca Cargill is a senior clinical operations leader with over 20 years of experience delivering complex clinical trials and cross functional programs across Australia, New Zealand, and the Asia Pacific region. She is currently Senior Manager, Clinical Operations at Johnson & Johnson, where she is accountable for successful country execution of clinical trials, including resourcing,…

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Renata Panchal

Renata is a Senior Director of Clinical Research Informatics and Technology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where she leads a specialized team of technologists supporting global clinical trials through digital health and IT solutions. With over 15 years of experience in oncology research, she is a seasoned innovator, recognized for advancing technologies that enhance…

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Rhys Jones

Hey, I’m Rhys! I’m a Senior Clinical Trial Coordinator at Emeritus Research with close to four years of experience working across Phase I to III clinical trials in a wide range of therapeutic areas. Most of my experience has been in gout and Alzheimer’s trials, where working closely with vulnerable patients has really highlighted the…

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Rick Greenfield

Rick has over 20 years of experience in the Clinical Research industry. He was part owner and helped build one of the largest multi-specialty research sites in the US over a 13 year period. With a lack of truly effective and efficient CTMS systems available, he put his education in Information Systems to work and…

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Rick Ward

As Chief Commercial Officer at CRIO I am responsible for driving commercial growth strategies, increasing existing market penetration, and maximizing expansion into new markets. I lead an increasingly impressive team of professionals dedicated to improving clinical research execution via CRIO’s best-in-class eClinical solutions. A proven leader in driving commercial growth strategies at dynamic eClinical solution…

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Rick Greenfield

Rick has almost 25 years of clinical research experience ranging from site ownership and operations to eClinical software development and worldwide deployment. Rick is passionate about improving industry workflows and efficiencies with a focus on site health and patient advocacy through meaningful partnerships and technology.

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Rima Darwiche

Rima Darwiche, is a registered Pharmacist with a passion for reshaping the landscape of clinical trials and healthcare. As the Founder & CEO of Central Pharmacy Logistics Australia, she leads a team dedicated to transforming clinical trials globally. CPL specializes in providing a Direct-To-Patient investigational product delivery, ensuring safety, security, and convenience. Currently serving on…

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Roberto Aguirre

Dr. Roberto Aguirre, VP, Founder, and Global Research Director of AGA Clinical Trials since 2007, stands at the forefront of clinical research leadership. His journey is a testament to unwavering commitment, innovation, and transformative impact. As one of AGA Clinical Trials’ original founders, Dr. Aguirre spearheaded strategic initiatives that transformed the organization into one of…

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Robin Douglas

Robin joined Medidata Solutions in March 2024 as VP, Research Site Engagement and is leading efforts for Medidata’s Site Insights Program. Her clinical research career spans over 30 years, with various leadership roles at investigator sites, IQVIA, Marken, and CVS Health. She has expertise in strategy, innovation, clinical operations, DCT implementation, site engagement and technology…

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Rókus Kriszt

Experienced clinical research professional with solid life science background (PhD from National University of Singapore, visiting scholar at Harvard Medical School), currently working as Site Engagement Lead at Sanofi, and a leadership board member at the Clinical Trial Management Society – Hungary.

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Roman Fishchuk

Roman Fishchuk is an adept ENT doctor with twelve solid years of practice experience. Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, experience in delivering patient care in both public and private settings with the use of the latest industry equipment and technology, as well as establishing own private practice. Proactive and dedicated to seeking opportunities…

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Roman Fishchuk

Roman Fishchuk is an adept ENT doctor with twelve solid years of practice experience. Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, experience in delivering patient care in both public and private settings with the use of the latest industry equipment and technology, as well as establishing own private practice. Proactive and dedicated to seeking opportunities…

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Roman Fishchuk

Roman Fishchuk is an adept ENT doctor with twelve solid years of practice experience. Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, experience in delivering patient care in both public and private settings with the use of the latest industry equipment and technology, as well as establishing own private practice. Proactive and dedicated to seeking opportunities…

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Roshan Yadama

Corporate Strategy for Profound Research, one of the fastest-growing integrated site networks in the US – also heading up data governance as their Data Privacy Officer. He leads enterprise strategy, technology enablement, and data applications across Profound’s nationwide footprint, having built out the organization’s tech stack and led their AI implementations for the last 3…

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Roshan Yadama

Roshan Yadama serves as Chief of Staff & VP of Corporate Strategy for Profound Research, one of the fastest-growing integrated site networks in the US – also heading up data governance as their Data Privacy Officer. He leads enterprise strategy, technology enablement, and data applications across Profound’s nationwide footprint, having built out the organization’s tech…

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Ruma Bhagat

Ruma Bhagat, MD, MPH, is a physician and public health leader with over 20 years of pharmaceutical industry experience. As Executive Director and Head of Strategy in Genentech’s Population Science team, she advances health equity, inclusive research, and representation in clinical trials. A recognized intrapreneur and thought leader, she champions organizational change to reduce disparities…

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Ruth Lucas

Ruth Lucas is a clinical research professional with over 20 years of experience in the clinical trials industry. Beginning her career in the UK, Ruth conducted trials across all phases before relocating to New Zealand in 2006. Throughout her career, Ruth has worked with CROs, pharmaceutical companies, and healthcare organizations, with a strong focus on…

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Sam Stein

Sam Stein is the CEO of ALSA Research, a multi-site network with locations in New York and Connecticut.

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Samantha Prins

Samantha Prins is Director Business Development and Start-Up, supporting the acquisition, contracting and set-up of clinical trials along with her team. She is the first point of contact for potential clients wanting to work with Progress Clinical Research. Samantha has a PhD in neuroscience obtained during working at a dedicated phase 1 clinical trial unit….

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Samir Arora

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Sandy Smith

Sandy works with research sites, sponsors, and patient advocacy groups in support of WCG’s mission to accelerate the development of new medical therapies by improving the conduct and quality of clinical trials. She provides consultation to research sites by strategically aligning clinical solutions to improve and create efficient processes in the areas of ethical review,…

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Sara Brueck Nichols

Sara Brueck Nichols is the President of McCreadie Group, a leading provider of innovative software solutions that advance pharmacy research and education. With nearly 25 years of experience in strategy, operations, and technology, Sara brings a proven track record of driving growth, operational excellence, and transformative change. Before joining McCreadie Group in 2024, Sara served…

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Sara Brueck Nichols

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Sara Homes-Gray

Sara is a Registered Nurse with over 30 years’ experience across clinical care, health policy and clinical research. She has worked in clinical trials for more than 20 years and has supported studies across Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and South-East Asia. Sara also brings lived experience as a clinical trial participant, offering valuable insight…

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Sara Saunders

Sara Saunders is the Director of Global Regulatory Affairs at Florence Healthcare, where she leads global compliance and regulatory strategy to enable decentralized and hybrid clinical trials. With extensive experience across vendor and site environments, Sara specializes in translating complex global regulatory frameworks into practical, scalable digital solutions. At Florence, she drives international regulatory alignment…

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Sara Schmidt

Sara Schmidt is the Chief Quality & Compliance Officer at Profound Research, where she leads quality and compliance strategy across a growing clinical trial site network. With more than 20 years of experience spanning Sponsor, CRO, and site environments, Sara is passionate about building quality systems that are not only inspection-ready, but also practical and…

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Sarah Wollenweber

Sarah Wollenweber is a global clinical research leader with more than two decades of experience advancing clinical operations, site partnerships, and high-performing teams. In her current role as Associate Director, Global Site Management at AbbVie, she helps drive operational strategy, quality, resource management, and performance across complex clinical programs. Sarah is particularly passionate about investigator…

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Saroné Coetzee

Saroné Coetzee is a Country Study Lead at Bayer Australia Limited with 17 years of experience in clinical research, site management, and the successful delivery of complex clinical trials across multiple therapeutic areas and both in South Africa and Australia. She drives collaboration between sponsors, research sites, and cross-functional teams to advance patient-focused clinical development…

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Scott Bannan

Scott Bannan is the New Zealand Clinical Research Director responsible for: ensuring clinical trials in NZ are delivered to the highest quality standards; maintaining and growing our relationships with NZ sites and Investigators; and, leading the MSD clinical trials team in New Zealand. Scott is also a member of the ANZ clinical trials core leadership…

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Scott Dobson

I serve Tribe Clinical Research as Pediatrician, PI, Medical Director, and CCO. I love our team, and I love what I get to do every day, providing hope for the future of medicine. We are a community-based integrated research organization with 10 sites across SC, including 3 free standing, and 7 embedded sites within private…

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Scott Sumner

Scott Sumner has over 25 years in the field of Compliance and Information Security, and has been Chief Information Security Officer at a number of famous brands, including Godiva Chocolatier, Pepperidge Farm, Direct Brands and Tory Burch. His career has been spent helping organizations make transitions through times of change. This includes acquisitions, spinoffs, startups…

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Sean Cunningham

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Sean Soth

Sean oversees the business development and operations for industry partnerships at the Society for Clinical Research Sites, and helped to launch SCRS with Founder, Christine Pierre. With a deep experience in association and publishing, Sean provides consultation, strategy and collaboration opportunities to the SCRS audiences, including: industry solution providers, pharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations and…

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Sean Soth

Sean oversees the business development and operations for industry partnerships at the Society for Clinical Research Sites, and helped to launch SCRS with Founder, Christine Pierre. With a deep experience in association and publishing, Sean provides consultation, strategy and collaboration opportunities to the SCRS audiences, including: industry solution providers, pharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations and…

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Sean Soth

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Sean Stanton

Sean Stanton has dedicated more than 30 years to building high-performing clinical research organizations and improving clinical trial execution. He has led the start-up of 27 clinical trial sites, six inpatient research hospitals and 19 outpatient clinics. These organizations have conducted more than 5,000 clinical trials and contributed to over 50 drug approvals across neuroscience,…

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Shameika Parks

Shameika Parks is a Clinical Research Site Operations Manager with over 11 years of experience spanning across multiple therapeutic areas. She is known for accelerating site growth, optimizing clinical trial operations without compromising data-integrity, and exceptional KPI performance. As an advocate for inclusive clinical research, Shameika enjoys community engagement and educating underrepresented populations about clinical…

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Shanna Nixon

Shanna Nixon is a seasoned clinical research professional with over 27 years of experience in the clinical research industry. As Senior Director of Site Alliance at Parexel International, she brings a wealth of expertise in relationship management, business development, and strategic network development that has consistently elevated the clinical trial process. Throughout her career, Shanna…

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Shannon Thomas

Passionate clinical research leader with over two decades of experience, starting as a Clinical Research Coordinator in 2000 and progressing to my current role as Associate, Clinical Site Director overseeing multiple sites. My journey began in nursing on a busy cardiac unit, where my love for patient care naturally led me to clinical research. I…

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Sharon Smith

Sharon Smith, RN, BSN, CDCES is the Chief Operating Officer of MedEvidence!™, where she leads the development and delivery of high quality clinical research education for physicians, investigators, and research professionals. With a background in nursing, diabetes care and education, and clinical research operations, Sharon brings a patient centered, evidence driven perspective to advancing research…

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Shelley Burnett

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Silvia Iglesias

Silvia Iglesias is a Quality Assurance Officer at Cancer & Blood Research, Auckland City Hospital, where she provides quality oversight for an extensive portfolio of local and international oncology clinical trials. Since joining the unit in 2021, she has played a key role in internal and external audits, CAPA management, and quality management reviews, ensuring…

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Silvina Baudino

Silvina Baudino is a site advocate with more than two decades of experience in the clinical trial industry. Commencing her career as a clinical research coordinator at a site in Argentina, she swiftly transitioned to various roles in clinical operations, feasibility and project management, garnering regional and global responsibilities. Her trajectory led her to the…

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Silvina Baudino

Silvina Baudino is a site advocate with more than two decades of experience in the clinical trials industry. Commencing her career as a clinical research coordinator at a site in Argentina, she swiftly transitioned to various roles in clinical operations, feasibility, and project management, garnering regional and global responsibilities. Her trajectory led her to the…

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Silvina Baudino

Silvina Baudino is a site advocate with more than two decades of experience in the clinical trials industry. Commencing her career as a clinical research coordinator at a site in Argentina, she swiftly transitioned to various roles in clinical operations, feasibility, and project management, garnering regional and global responsibilities. Her trajectory led her to the…

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Simonne Breemans

Simonne Breemans is an Associate Director of Clinical Operations at PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, with over 30 years of experience in clinical research. She began her career at the University Hospital of Leuven and subsequently worked as a Clinical Research Associate and within a sponsor organization before joining the CRO sector. Simonne has…

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Siobhán Gallagher

Siobhán Gallagher is an accomplished clinical research leader with over two decades of experience in site operations, project management, regulatory affairs, and clinical trial strategy. In her current role as Director and U.S. Country Lead for Diversity & Inclusion in Clinical Trials at Sanofi, she leads the development and implementation of enterprise-wide strategies to recruit…

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Sobia Dean

Sobia Dean is a clinical research professional with over seven years of experience in clinical trial operations and site leadership. At Paratus Clinical, she leads multidisciplinary teams and supports the successful delivery of clinical trials, driving operational excellence and fostering high performing research teams. Drawing on a background in Radiation Therapy and Project Management, Sobia…

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Sofie Vanderplaetsen

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Sonia Brodie

Sonia is a long-standing clinical research enthusiast with a wealth of experience in clinical trials for pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and psychedelics. As Director of Growth and Partnerships with CaRe Clinics, her focus is on building and nurturing collaborative relationships with industry sponsors, CROs, healthcare providers, and policy makers to help bring more clinical trials to…

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Sophie Reiter

Dr Reiter is a Partner at Lakeside Healthcare Research and a UK board-certified General Practitioner. She is an experienced Principal Investigator with a strong track record delivering both academic and commercial studies across multiple therapeutic areas. She is currently serving as the Primary Care Settings Lead for the NIHR RRDN East of England, co-chair of…

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Stephanie Ailey

Stephanie Ailey is a highly accomplished industry veteran with over 20 years of experience in program management and healthcare. As the Vice President of Business Development at DM Clinical, she brings invaluable expertise to the national clinical trial site network. Her exceptional track record in building strategic relationships has been instrumental in driving the company’s…

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Steve Clemons

I try to be a good human first….making my family and golden retrievers proud daily and living up to the person they think I am.

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Storm Stillman

Storm Stillman is the CEO of Sitebase, by Curebase. After years operating Curebase’s own CRO, virtual site, and full DCT services, he brings a deep understanding of what patients and sites truly need from technology, which is insight that now drives the vision behind building the company’s eClinical platform for sites. An operator at heart,…

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Stuart Young

Stuart Young has over 15 years of industry experience gained through multiple roles. In 2019, Stuart became the founding CEO of Panthera Biopartners, now one of the UK’s leading Site Management Organisation (SMO). Panthera operates seven large sites, deeply embedded in local healthcare and communities with a growing international presence. Panthera recruits thousands of patients…

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Sue-Ann Carmont

Sue-Ann is the Study Start-up and Systems Manager for the Ramsay Research and Development Network. She leads a team focused on improving and streamlining clinical trial start-up processes across more than 20 clinical trial units embedded in Ramsay Health Care facilities. With experience spanning the full research lifecycle, Sue Ann brings practical knowledge of protocol…

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Susan Angel

Susan Angel, MSN, APRN, is an experienced advanced practice registered nurse and clinical research leader with more than 20 years of expertise in psychiatric care, clinical operations, and Phase II–IV clinical trials. She currently serves as Vice President of Clinical Operations at Clinical Neuroscience Solutions, LLC, where she has held progressive leadership and clinical roles…

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Susan Johnson

Susan Johnson is a senior clinical operations executive known for transforming global research organizations, strengthening strategic partnerships, and delivering consistent operational and financial performance across complex, multinational portfolios. With more than 30 years of clinical experience spanning biotech, pharma, and CRO environments, she brings a rare combination of operational rigor, commercial acumen, and people‑centric leadership….

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Susan Night

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Susan Tio

Susan Tio has a background in Biomedical Science and a PhD in medical pharmacology from the Leiden University in The Netherlands. Part of the research for her PhD thesis was performed at the Rockefeller University in New York, USA. Over the past 30 years Susan has worked for various pharmaceutical companies varying from small to…

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Susen Lemke

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Suvi Gross

Suvi Gross is a co-founder and CEO of MBR, where she has led site operations and clinical research strategy since the company’s founding. She has dedicated her career to advancing clinical research and improving outcomes for the people it serves. As CEO, she leads a growing network of clinical research sites committed to delivering high-quality…

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Suzanne Elliott

Dr Suzanne Elliott joined Queensland Health at Metro North in September 2025 as Clinical Trial Business Development Manager. She began her career in Medical Laboratory Science across private and public pathology laboratories before moving into academia at QUT, focusing on molecular oncology. Her work helped establish the Mater Hospital molecular laboratory and contributed to vaccine…

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Sydney Jim

As President and CEO, Sydney Jim leads the strategic direction and growth of Neutra Life Sciences, overseeing site expansion, sponsor and CRO partnerships, operational excellence, and research innovation across the organization. He works closely with all partnered Principal Investigators and clinical team leadership to ensure studies are executed efficiently while maintaining the highest standards of…

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Tam Nguyen

Associate Professor Tam Nguyen has over 25 years of experience spanning clinical trials, health and medical research and research innovation sector including tertiary teaching hospitals, medical research institutes and universities across Australia. Tam is the Director of Research & Innovation at Monash Health – Victoria’s largest public health service providing safe and high quality healthcare…

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Taneen Hisgrove

Clinical Research Professional with 20+ years industry experience, with a proven record of driving successful clinical trial strategy and execution within a Biotech, CRO and Clinical Trial Site.

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Tanika Gonzalez

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Taryn Collett

Taryn is a clinical research executive and Chief Operating Officer of Tekton Research, where she leads operational strategy across a growing network of clinical trial sites. With a strong foundation in both operations and quality assurance, she has spent more than a decade scaling high-performing research organizations and driving excellence across multi-site networks. Prior to…

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Tegan Roberts

Tegan Roberts is the ANZ Feasibility Lead at IQVIA, responsible for site identification and country-level feasibility strategy across Australia and New Zealand. She has over 10 years of experience in clinical research across hospital, university, and clinical research organisations, including roles at IQVIA, ICON, NSW Health, Queensland Health, and Griffith University. Her background spans hospital-based…

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Terra Johnston

Terra is a highly experienced Clinical and Regulatory Operations professional with 30+ years’ experience in Biotech, Pharma, and CRO with an emphasis on drug discovery, clinical development, regulatory, project management, and feasibility. She has diverse experience in all phases of research in both pediatrics and adults including Phase I-IV and registry trials (pregnancy and death)…

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Theresa Hanslik

Spanning over several decades as both a Registered Nurse and leader in Clinical Research, Theresa strives to prioritize both quality and excellence at the site level. The business of research has matured through the years, but the reasons we do it have not. Theresa has developed the personal approach to building a research site, gaining…

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Thobekile Mthethwa-Pitt

Thobe is a senior leader in clinical trials workforce development, education strategy and research capability building. She held senior leadership roles with trial hub Alfred heath Victoria, leading program delivery and designing and implementing a multi-site clinical trials workforce and education strategy across metropolitan, regional, and rural health services. she has extensive experience aligning workforce…

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Thu-Anh Pham

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Tiffany McGinnis

With over 25 years of trial operations experience in the clinical research industry, Tiffany McGinnis is a seasoned leader recognized for her ability to bridge the gap between complex operational requirements and meaningful human engagement. Her career is defined by a deep-rooted commitment to optimizing site management operations, a field in which she has spent…

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Ting Yu

Ting Yu, PhD, is the Systems Manager at Griffith University Clinical Trials Unit, where Ting leads the implementation, optimisation, and governance of core clinical trial technologies, including CTMS, electronic investigator site files system, and eSource platforms. With over 10 years of academic research experience in molecular microbiology and more than 4 years coordinating and delivering…

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Todd Albin

Todd Albin is a clinical research executive with nearly 30 years of experience building, scaling, and transforming clinical trial operations across site networks, hospitals, and industry partnerships. He is known for strengthening site performance, accelerating enrollment, and designing operational models that expand community access to research.

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Tom Leskovec

Tom has worked in the clinical research industry for over 20 years. He has experience in Phase I through Phase IV trials across many indications. He started as an entry level study coordinator at a university and progressed steadily to the level of an Associate Director of clinical research at a sponsor. He has a…

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Tricia Reese

Tricia Reese is a senior leader in strategic partnerships and global clinical operations with more than 25 years of experience building and scaling high-impact collaborations that drive enterprise growth across specialty sales, clinical development, and global clinical operations within the pharmaceutical industry. As Director of Clinical Site Partnerships at Gilead Sciences, Tricia was recruited nearly…

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Trisha Gordon

Trisha Gordon is a seasoned leader in clinical operations with nearly two decades of experience driving efficiency and patient-centricity in global research. Currently serving as the Executive Director of Project Management at Scout, Trisha oversees complex clinical trial logistics, ensuring that the operational infrastructure of research meets the highest standards of excellence. With a career…

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Troy Hamilton

Troy Hamilton is the Co-Founder and Director of Operations at CaRe Clinic, bringing a wealth of experience from medical research roles at the University of Calgary and senior management positions in private clinics. Renowned for his ability to transform significant initiatives into measurable outcomes, Troy leverages his background in biological sciences and project management, along…

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Tyron Johnson

Tyron has been working in Clinical Trials for 30 years with Corporate Pharma and CROs. He specializes in Oncology trials. His passion is currently brining clinical trial opportunities to patients living in regional and remote Australia. For the past 2 years he has been the Co-chair of the Sponsors Advisory Group to the Australian Teletrial…

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Vanessa Irvine

I have over 20 years experience in Clinical Trials, from both CRO and Site perspective. I specialise in startup, CTMS and finance aspects of Sponsored trials. I am a certified Change Manager, and currently studing a Diploma of Leadership. I’m an advocate of CTMS, and couldn’t do what we do without one.

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Victor Lopes

Victor is an experienced executive and Global Medical Officer in Trialmed, the ThermoFisher owned clinical research site network. With 25 years experience in clinical research and drug development, he’s managed clinical trial delivery across all phases (including virus challenge) both as an academic investigator, and within the commercial setting as general manager of a global…

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Victoria Abbott-Fleming

Having trained as a barrister & Called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 2002 my future legal career lay ahead. Unfortunately following an accident at work in 2003 I was diagnosed with a disabling pain condition; Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). After 3 years of trying every available treatment unsuccessfully, my right leg was…

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Vidhya Gedela

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Vincent Napoli

Vinny Napoli is a seasoned Executive Director with over 25 years in the healthcare and clinical research industry. His career is marked by a robust track record of delivering results and fostering business growth within highly competitive sectors. Vinny’s approach combines strategic vision with a consultative style, underpinned by extensive operational and leadership expertise, making…

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Viviënne van de Walle

Viviënne van de Walle is a physician specialized in clinical research. She is the owner of VivHo, a life science consultancy company, and PT&R, an independent research center both in The Netherlands. She is also involved in various professional organizations in the field of clinical research, such as CISCRP, NVFG and the SCRS. For all…

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Viviënne van de Walle

Vivienne van de Walle studied medicine at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands and did part of her medical training at the University of Oxford in the UK. During her medical training she enjoyed the combination of patient care and clinical research. She received an additional medical science degree for her research when she…

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Vu Nguyen

Vu Nguyen is a Clinical Research Lead at Eli Lilly Australia, based in Sydney, where he manages a portfolio of oncology clinical trials across Australian sites. Beyond his site-facing role, Vu serves as Lilly’s APAC AI Ambassador, building and scaling practical AI tools for clinical research colleagues across the region — from trial intelligence briefs…

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William Jones

William Jones is the CEO and owner of Envoy Clinical Research, LLC, a growing clinical research site network based in Texas. Envoy is dedicated to bridging gaps in trust and fostering stronger partnerships between clinical research and the communities it serves—particularly in increasing community participation in clinical trials. With a career rooted in both operational…

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Ximena Chandia

Ximena Chandia is a registered nurse and midwife, she began her career in clinical pediatrics in combination with academic instruction at the University of Valparaíso. She continued in the surgery area and then embarked on clinical research as a pediatric clinical study coordinator. She has been working at Sanofi for more than 20 years in…

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Xoli Belgrave

Xoli is responsible advancing Parexel’s drug development service offerings and ensuring delivery of innovative solutions for customers. Xoli has more than 20 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry in a range of roles, including clinical research, project management, and training and organizational development. Xoli earned a bachelor’s degree in medical biochemistry at Brunel University…

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Yang Song

Yang is a Project Officer at the Cancer Institute NSW with over 7 years of experience in clinical research across both investigator-initiated and pharmaceutical-sponsored clinical trials. She has managed multi-site studies and worked with multidisciplinary teams to navigate the practical challenges of delivering research in hospital settings. Her work focuses on building research capability, improving…

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Yoanni Th. Matsakis

Yoanni Th. MATSAKIS is the Vice-President of EUCROF, the European CRO Federation since December 2024. He graduated as space and aeronautics engineer at the National High School for Aeronautics and Space (ENSAE) in France. During the period 1990 – 2000 he worked for space agencies in manned spacefilghts and conducted a R&D programme in the…

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