2020 Keynote Information
Celebrating its 11th successful year, SCOPE Summit 2020 takes place February 18-21 in Orlando, FL. Over the course of four stimulating days of in-depth discussions in 20 different conferences, 3 plenary keynote sessions, the annual Participant Engagement
Awards, and the ever-popular interactive breakout discussions, the programming focuses on advances and innovative solutions in all aspects of clinical trial planning, management and operations, including: Site Selection and Management, Patient Engagement,
Recruitment and Retention, Protocol Optimization, Feasibility, Data Strategy and Analytics, Sensors and Wearables, Project Management, Outsourcing, Forecasting, Budgeting and Contracting, Resource Management, Quality (QbD) in Trial Conduct, Risk-Based
Monitoring, Artificial Intelligence, Post-Marketing Studies, Observational Research, Accessing and Generating RWD, Clinical Biomarker Strategy, Clinical Supply Chain, Precision Medicine, Clinical Biomarkers and Biospecimens, and Central Lab Solutions,
and an all-new track on Medical Device Clinical Trial Operations and Regulations. SCOPE attracted 2,000+ leaders in clinical operations and research in 2019 and each of our conference tracks will feature best practice case studies relevant to clinical
operations experts and those new to the field.
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China Forum | Science Symposium
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
2:00 - 5:00 pm User Group Meetings & Hosted Workshops (Sponsorship Opportunities Available) Host a User Group, Workshop or Company Meeting
2:00 - 5:00 pm Applying Artificial Intelligence to Expand Clinical Trial Access to Health Care Providers and their Patients
Cedar Health Research and our technology partner, Aspen Insights, invite you to attend our debut at the 2020 SCOPE Conference. Aspen Insights has developed a cutting-edge artificial intelligence platform designed to match patients with clinical
trials at a level of precision and speed not previously possible. Cedar Health Research, a clinical trial Site Network, is leveraging the power of this technology, along with our comprehensive network of physicians, to achieve superior enrollment
rates in a state-of-the-art clinical trial site setting. Join us to see a demonstration of this technology and learn how it can accelerate your clinical programs. To register, please contact dmccool@korenvaes.com
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Shared Investigator Platform User Group Meeting Full Day
The first official Shared Investigator Platform (SIP) User Group Meeting will unite sites, sponsors, research organizations, technology providers, and product leadership as we continue to evolve the SIP ecosystem together. Whether you are a
new user, veteran, or just beginning to evaluate SIP for your organization, join our User Group Meeting as we share the SIP roadmap, ideate new features, and exchange best practices for successful collaboration across the clinical research community.
To register, please contact priya.iyer@cognizant.com, or +1 (513) 802-3681.
2:00 - 5:00 pm Trifecta Annual User Group Forum
Trifecta is pleased to host the 3rd annual User Group Forum to be held on Tuesday, Sponsor and CRO leaders from the industry, as well as sites leadership, are invited to take part in this highly interactive and engaging session
focused on how Trifecta’s InvestigatorSpace® training and communication platform along with the SafetyVigilance® online safety letter delivery can transform critical site communication and documentation processes. Hear from
our senior executive team on best practices, key success stories and the road ahead for driving innovation to drive positive outcomes across the industry. To register, please contact joseph.shafer@trifectaclinical.com
2:00 - 5:00 pm
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5:00 Evening Plenary Keynote Opening Remarks
Matt Miller, President, Co-Founder, StudyKIK
Micah Lieberman, Executive Director, Conferences, Cambridge Healthtech
Institute (CHI)
5:05 INTERACTIVE PANEL: Taking the Plunge, Why Now is the Time to Invest in eConsent and Patient Engagement
Moderator: Bill Byrom, Vice President, Product Strategy and Innovation, Signant Health
Increased willingness to take a patient-centric approach to technology adoption to improve data capture, patient understanding, and patient engagement is needed to drive real return on investment for retention, compliance, protocol adherence,
and overall study timelines.
- Why isn’t the pharmaceutical industry moving more quickly to adopt solutions that patients—and sites and study teams—want?
- What are the key barriers to digitally focused patient-centricity (uncertainty over regulators’ expectations, data safety, privacy concerns)?
- How do you identify and deploy the right talent to support a patient-centric ecosystem?
5:40 SCOPE’s 2020 Participant Engagement Awards Introduction
Joseph Kim, MBA, Senior Advisor, Patient Experience and Design Innovation, Eli Lilly
5:45 
In Memory of Jerry Matczak, #BeLikeJerry, #SCOPE2020
Creativity and Engagement in Recruitment and Retention Communications
Designed to inspire innovation and change in how the industry communicates with participants in the fields of recruitment and retention in clinical trials, this award embodies the values and personal accomplishments of Jerry Matczak, who sadly
passed away soon after receiving the 2017 award. We dedicate this award to Jerry in the hopes that it will serve as a reminder of his ideals and accomplishments.
Submit your work now: http://www.scopesummit.com/participant-engagement-award
Chairperson: David Sall, President & CEO, Patient Enrollment Advisors; Co-Creator of the SCOPE Participant Engagement Award
Kelly McKee, Head, Patient Recruitment, Vertex; Co-Creator of the SCOPE Participant Engagement Award
Angela Radcliffe, R&D Practice Lead, Life Science, Capgemini Invent
Joseph Kim, MBA, Senior Advisor, Patient Experience and Design Innovation, Eli Lilly
Micah Lieberman, Executive Director, Conferences, Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI)
6:20 - 7
:30 pm SCOPE’s Kick-Off Networking Happy Hour
(Co-Sponsorship Opportunities Available)
7:30 Close of day
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
8:15 Organizer’s Welcome
Micah Lieberman, Executive Director, Conferences, Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI)
8:20 Chairperson’s Introduction
Speaker to be Announced, Covance
8:25 Morning Plenary Keynote: Health Literacy throughout Drug Development – Why It Matters to Pharma and to Patients
Laurie Myers, MBA, Global Health Literacy Director, Global Population Health, Merck & Co., Inc.
Pharmaceutical companies often define their role as inventing new medicines and vaccines; conducting clinical trials; and getting them to patients. However, without health literacy, people do not fully reap the intended benefits of these innovations.
This session will highlight why health literacy matters to pharma and patients, then give practical tips to integrate health literacy throughout drug development, including clinical trials, patient labeling, patient education, and packaging.
8:50 Talk Title to be Announced
Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD, Deputy Commissioner, FDA
9:15 INTERACTIVE PATIENT PANEL: Patient Perspectives as an Input to Feasibility and Clinical Trial Design
Amy Froment, Head, Global Trial Optimization, Regeneron
Michael Stadler, Co-Founder and President, CLARINESS
Patient panelists from oncology, CNS, cardiovascular and rare disease
In taking a patient-centric approach to the design of clinical studies, what methodologies should we consider in seeking meaningful patient perspectives? What are the considerations for implementing this approach in an organization to
utilize patient perspectives as an input into trial design and operational planning? In this session, you can learn from patients in a panel discussion about their opinions on clinical trials. In addition, the panel will discuss how
patient perspectives can be used as an input to feasibility and clinical trial design.
- Selecting the right tactics to get the patient feedback that you need
- Considerations for patient insight data as an input into study design
- Messaging the value proposition for taking time in planning for patient insight development
- Which types of study can this approach have the most impact in patient-centric
9:40 Grand Opening Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
Thursday, February 20, 2020
2:00 Organizer’s Welcome
Micah Lieberman, Executive Director, Conferences, Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI)
2:10 Chairperson’s Introduction
George Tiger, Vice President, Global - Business Development, Almac Group
2:15 Afternoon Plenary Keynote: Implementing an Innovation Methodology to Accelerate Clinical Trial Innovation within Your Organization
Tammy Guld, Global Lead, Janssen Clinical Innovation
Janssen Clinical Innovation (JCI) was established in 2012 with the goal to address several common challenges in clinical trials through the introduction of transformational innovation. Today, JCI is operating as a mature, autonomous
innovation team, having introduced a number of successful innovations – some of which have an impact beyond Janssen. To support its operations, JCI has developed a framework to effectively and efficiently bring innovations
all the way from ideation to implementation. This keynote will describe JCI’s view on innovation, key elements of its innovation framework, as well as some remaining challenges which are of interest to the broader industry.
2:40 FIRESIDE CHAT: Digital Healthcare to Re-Shape Clinical Trials
Moderator: Jacob LaPorte, PhD, Co-Founder & Vice President, Global Head of BIOME – The Digital Innovation Lab, Novartis
Emmanuel Fombu, MD, MBA, Physician, Author: The Future of Healthcare
Over a decade of increasing cost and complexity in R&D has driven the pharmaceutical business model to the brink of unsustainability. Digital technologies have the power to fundamentally transform the pharmaceutical development
and commercial model, significantly increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of developing new medicines and creating more holistic solutions to deliver more meaningful experiences and outcomes for patients in need. This
brave new paradigm, however, will require a fundamental shift in program strategy, organization, and culture to achieve. Come find out from two experts how to drive transformational change in your organization to effectively
harness the power of these new digital technologies.
- What are the key challenges in the development of new medicines; what is pushing the development/ commercialization model to the brink of unsustainability?
- What are the key technology trends to enable transformational changes in how we develop and commercialize medicines?
- What are some early indicators that people are starting to put these things together in a meaningful way to drive transformation change in their development model?
3:10 Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall, Last Chance for Exhibit Viewing
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