Diversity in Clinical Trials

June 14, 2012 Chicago, IL, USA 

    • Half day event for professionals and leaders in the healthcare and life science industries
    • Designed to connect senior executives, leading technologists, government officials, top service professionals, technology firms, and cutting-edge academics
    • Create collaborative setting for discussing the considerable opportunities and challenges facing the life science industry regarding clinical trials and diverse communities
    • Exchange of best practices 

Conference Schedule

12:00-1:00   Welcoming lunch and speaker
 1:00-1:15    Coffee break
 1:15-2:00    First panel discussion (Topic TBD)
 2:00-2:15    Coffee break
 2:15-3:00    Second panel discussion (Topic TBD)
 3:00-3:15    Coffee break
 3:15-4:00    Third Panel Discussion (Topic TBD)
 4:00-4:15    Closing comments
 4:15-5:00    Networking and informal interactions 

Speakers

  • To be determined. 

 

Why Participate?

  • Corporations
    • Access innovative, cutting-edge ideas and thoughtleaders
    • Access innovative, cutting-edge ideas and thoughtleaders
    • Acces to talented individuals who are seeking positions in healthcare
    • Network and share best practices with other senior healthcare executives
  • Entrepreneurs
    • Access to high net-worth individuals, angel investors, and venture capital firms
    • Strategic and operational feedback from accountants, management consultants, and lawyers
    • Network and share best practices with other entrepreneurs
  • Venture capitalists
    • In-depth knowledge about innovative, cutting-edge ideas in making healthcare investments
    • Access to the best and brightest healthcare entrepreneurs
    • Network and share best practices with other venture capitalists
  • Service Professionals
    • Service professionals
    • In-depth knowledge about innovative, cutting-edge ideas in healthcare
    • Access to potential clients
    • Network and share best practices with other service professionals
  • Not-for-profit organizations
    • Access to the best and brightest thinkers in healthcare
    • Opportunities to partner with other healthcare NGOs
    • Access to potential sources of funding and members
  • Government officials
    • In-depth knowledge about innovative, cutting-edge public sector ideas
    • Access to the best and brightest vendors in healthcare
    • Network and share best practices with other public policy officials
  • Academics
    • Research funding
    • Data collection opportunities
  • Students
    • Access to potential employers
    • Knowledge of career and industry trends in healthcare