Advarra Innovation Summit
San Francisco
October 1 | 8:30 am – 1:00 pm PT
AC Hotel San Francisco Airport/Oyster Point Waterfront
At the Advarra Innovation Summit, sites, sponsors, CROs, and industry innovators come together for a half day of learning and collaboration, exploring real-world scenarios, best practices, and practical strategies to strengthen site sponsor partnerships and improve research operations.
What to expect
The Advarra Innovation Summit Series brings together the people who power clinical research—sites, sponsors, CROs, and industry innovators—for a half day of collaboration, learning, and connection.
Each summit is designed to give you practical, actionable insights you can take back to your organization immediately.
Work through real scenarios with peers across the research ecosystem
Gain clarity on best practices
from those who are leading the way
Build meaningful connections with local and national research leaders
Leave with concrete takeaways—not theory, but tools you can use
Previous speaker organizations
Featured Speakers
Brian Scates
Clinical Application Manager,
UC Davis Health
Laura O’Donnell
Senior Director, Global Site Engagement, GSK
Laura Russell
Senior Vice President and Head of Data and AI Product Development, Advarra
Half-day Agenda at a Glance
| 8:30–9:00 | Breakfast & Networking |
| 9:00–9:10 | Opening Remarks |
| 9:10–10:00 | Panel: The Future of Clinical Trial Operations: Connected Intelligence Across the Ecosystem Join leaders from across the sponsor, CRO and research site ecosystem as they explore how the industry can move beyond isolated systems toward connected, data-and AI-powered operations, enabling smarter study design, faster startup, stronger site partnerships, and more informed decision-making. |
| 10:00–10:45 | Workshop Part I: Breaking Down Silos: Reimagining Collaboration and Connectivity Continue the conversation with peers in a hands-on exercise to work through shared challenges and develop practical templates and tools you can take back to your own organization. |
| 10:45–11:15 | Networking Break Take time to recharge and continue conversations with peers and industry leaders. |
| 11:15–11:45 | Workshop Part II: Discussion |
| 11:45–12:00 | Advarra Presentation on the Future of Connectivity |
| 12:00–1:00 | Lunch & Networking Conclude the morning with lunch and meaningful conversations that help strengthen new connections. |
| 5:00–7:00 | Networking Reception Continue the conversation after the summit and connect with peers across the clinical research community. Location: Stella Burlingame |
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What Your Peers Say
What a valuable morning, spent discussing collaboration between sites, sponsors, and CROs. I’ve been working in the clinical trials arena for a number of years, and it always astounds me how much I can still learn from other perspectives. Thank you for hosting this event.”
A very informative experience, glad I attended! Thank you, Advarra, for organizing this event.”
The organic exchange of information, paired with a minimal use of slides, made the session feel engaging, interactive, and refreshingly different.”
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