Fortrea Innovation and Technology Summit

Fortrea Innovation and Technology Summit

W BostonBoston, MA
Tuesday, Apr 7 at 12 pm to Wednesday, Apr 8 at 2:30 pm
Overview

April 7 at 12:00pm - April 8 at 2:30pm (EST)

Experience the future of clinical development.

Join industry leaders, technology experts, and clinical operations professionals explore workflows of the future at the Fortrea Innovation and Technology Summit.


Why Attend?

  • Visionary keynotes on the future of clinical research
  • Exclusive half-day workshop: The Age of Intelligence, led by distinguished Professor Venkatraman
  • Hear from industry leaders on how they are innovating and providing a new ecosystem that uses technology responsibly and appropriately through panels, roundtable discussions and speakers
  • Be the first to see Fortrea’s roadmap + product innovation showcase
  • Exclusive access to Fortrea's CEO Anshul Thakral, CIO Alejandro Martinez-Galindo, COO Mark Morais and CCO Drayton Virkler


Agenda Snapshot

  • Day 1: Keynotes, innovation panels, technology roundtable, strategy discussions, and an evening reception + dinner with an acclaimed digital transformation and AI expert, Professor Venkatraman
  • Day 2: Deep dive intelligence workshop, roadmap reveal and closing insights

Intelligence Workshop Objectives

By the end of the session, participants will have:

  1. A shared view of what “best‑in‑class” clinical development could look like in the Age of Intelligence
  2. A focused set of Horizon‑2 shifts needed to stay competitive
  3. Clear signals on where Fortrea should invest, maintain flexibility, or modernize legacy approaches across data, AI, operations, and partnerships
  4. A distilled set of ecosystem priorities, surfaced through industry expert collaboration and consensus


This is a limited-attendance opportunity to connect, learn, and shape the next era of clinical innovation.

Event located at: W Boston (100 Stuart St, Boston, MA 02116)


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Fortrea (Nasdaq: FTRE) is a leading global clinical research organization (CRO) with over 30 years of clinical research experience, providing comprehensive Phase I-IV trial management, clinical pharmacology, and consulting services across 20+ therapeutic areas. Evolved from Covance and Labcorp, Fortrea is built for biotech and biopharma, medical device and diagnostic innovators, delivering agile, fit-for-purpose full service (FSO), functional service (FSP) and hybrid solutions in about 100 countries. We combine scientific rigor and operational excellence with innovation to help bring therapies from pipeline to patient. Together, exceptional is possible. Learn more about us at www.fortrea.com

April 7 at 12:00pm - April 8 at 2:30pm (EST)

Experience the future of clinical development.

Join industry leaders, technology experts, and clinical operations professionals explore workflows of the future at the Fortrea Innovation and Technology Summit.


Why Attend?

  • Visionary keynotes on the future of clinical research
  • Exclusive half-day workshop: The Age of Intelligence, led by distinguished Professor Venkatraman
  • Hear from industry leaders on how they are innovating and providing a new ecosystem that uses technology responsibly and appropriately through panels, roundtable discussions and speakers
  • Be the first to see Fortrea’s roadmap + product innovation showcase
  • Exclusive access to Fortrea's CEO Anshul Thakral, CIO Alejandro Martinez-Galindo, COO Mark Morais and CCO Drayton Virkler


Agenda Snapshot

  • Day 1: Keynotes, innovation panels, technology roundtable, strategy discussions, and an evening reception + dinner with an acclaimed digital transformation and AI expert, Professor Venkatraman
  • Day 2: Deep dive intelligence workshop, roadmap reveal and closing insights

Intelligence Workshop Objectives

By the end of the session, participants will have:

  1. A shared view of what “best‑in‑class” clinical development could look like in the Age of Intelligence
  2. A focused set of Horizon‑2 shifts needed to stay competitive
  3. Clear signals on where Fortrea should invest, maintain flexibility, or modernize legacy approaches across data, AI, operations, and partnerships
  4. A distilled set of ecosystem priorities, surfaced through industry expert collaboration and consensus


This is a limited-attendance opportunity to connect, learn, and shape the next era of clinical innovation.

Event located at: W Boston (100 Stuart St, Boston, MA 02116)


__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Fortrea (Nasdaq: FTRE) is a leading global clinical research organization (CRO) with over 30 years of clinical research experience, providing comprehensive Phase I-IV trial management, clinical pharmacology, and consulting services across 20+ therapeutic areas. Evolved from Covance and Labcorp, Fortrea is built for biotech and biopharma, medical device and diagnostic innovators, delivering agile, fit-for-purpose full service (FSO), functional service (FSP) and hybrid solutions in about 100 countries. We combine scientific rigor and operational excellence with innovation to help bring therapies from pipeline to patient. Together, exceptional is possible. Learn more about us at www.fortrea.com

Lineup

Nick Alp

Chief Medical Officer, Clinical Ink

Joan Brown

Head of Operations, Rapid Development AI/ML Studio, Fortrea

Troy Bryenton

VP of Clinical Technology Strategy & Platforms , Fortrea

Dominique Demolle

Chief Executive Officer, Cognivia

Smitty Heavner

Senior Scientific Director, Data Collaboration Centre Critical Path Institute (C-Path)

Kyle Hogan

Chief Executive Officer, Datacubed

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Highlights

  • 1 day 2 hours
  • In person

Location

W Boston

100 Stuart Street

Boston, MA 02116

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Agenda

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Registration & Networking

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Opening Keynote

Anshul Thakral

The Future of Clinical Research Technology: Accelerating Innovation & Collaboration

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The Technology Landscape, 2026

Mark Morais

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