Accelerating Innovation: A Clinical & Safety Forum at Philadelphia Museum of Art

Join life sciences leaders at the Philadelphia Museum of Art for an exclusive forum exploring the critical intersection of clinical operations, data management, and safety.

Featuring a keynote from Incyte, this event offers real-world learnings from emerging biotechs and actionable strategies to accelerate trials, improve data quality, and modernize safety workflows—all while significantly reducing the manual burden of inspection readiness.

Why Attend?

  • Operational Excellence: Discover how to automate and scale R&D operations to stay ahead of increasing data volumes and global compliance requirements.
  • Safety & Clinical Synergy: Explore how connecting these functions helps teams run faster, safer trials with a unified approach to risk management.
  • Exclusive Experience: Go behind the scenes with a private guided tour of the museum’s world-renowned galleries.
  • High-Value Giveaways: We will be hosting special prize drawings for attendees throughout the event.

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Don't miss this opportunity to connect with peers and product experts in one of Philadelphia's most iconic settings.

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Networking and Registration

9:00 am – 10:00 am

Opening Remarks

10:00 am - 10:15 am

Keynote Presentation ft Incyte

10:15 am – 11:15 am

Connecting Sponsors, Sites, and Patients - Veeva Development Cloud

11:15 am – 12:00 pm

Lunch

12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

Functional Breakouts - Deep Dive in Clinical Operations, Clinical Data, and Safety

1:15 pm – 2:15 pm

Panel: Leveraging Partners to Help Implement Veeva Development Cloud

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Closing Remarks

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm

Networking Happy Hour and Guided Museum Tour

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm 

Meet Your Speakers:

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Kathy Roberts

Vice President, Global Pharmacovigilance
Incyte

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Deborah Kelly

Division Vice President, Global Pharmacovigilance & Risk Management
Incyte

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Ryad Ali

Associate VP, AI, Data Science and R&D IT
Incyte
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Ryan McGeehan

Group Vice President, Development Operations
Incyte

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Angela Graves

Executive Director, Global Study Support
Incyte

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Michael McDevitt

Head Senior VP, Customer Solutions
Syneos

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Krishna Patel 

Partner
Prudentia

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Tanya du Plessis

Chief Data Strategist and Solutions Officer
Bioforum the Data Masters

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Nina Lahanis 

VP,  Safety Data Management
PrimeVigilance