Schedule

10th Operational Excellence in Clinical Trials Summit, Canada | Sep 23, 8:00 AM EDT – Sep 24, 3:30 PM EDT Courtyard by Marriott, 475 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1X7, Canada

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Wed, Sep 23

8:50 AM - 9:05 AM
15 minutes
08:50hrs - 9:00hrs Registrations & Check-in
Networking Hall
Checkin
9:05 AM - 9:15 AM
10 minutes
9:05hrs Opening Remarks, Introduction by chair Susan Marlin
Spadina A&B
Introduction
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
30 minutes
Session One KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Yatika Kohli Chief Compliance and Strategy Officer | NoNO Inc
Spadina A&B
Keynote
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
30 minutes
Session Two KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Susan Marlin President & CEO, Clinical Trials Ontario
Spadina A&B
Keynote
10:15 AM - 10:40 AM
25 minutes
Session Three KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Sarbina Ramkellawan President and Board of Directors | CRAC
Spadina A&B
keynote
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
30 minutes
Networking Break - Morning
Networking Hall
Networking
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM
25 minutes
Session Four KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Karine Lalonde VP Clinical Operations, CDS Monitoring INC
Spadina A&B
Keynote
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM
30 minutes
Session Five KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Melissa Thomas Associate Director, Risk Based Quality Management, Alexion
Spadina A&B
Keynote
12:05 PM - 12:40 PM
35 minutes
Session Six Interactive Panel Discussion
Spadina A&B
Discussion
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM
1 hour
Networking Business Lunch
Networking Hall
Networking
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
20 minutes
Session Seven KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Linda Niksic Researcher & Patient Partner
Spadina A&B
Keynote
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
30 minutes
Session Eight KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Vatche Bartekian President, Vantage Biotrials
Spadina A&B
Keynote
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
30 minutes
Session Nine KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Jeremy Culshaw President and Founder | SignaNorth
Spadina A&B
Keynote
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
30 minutes
Networking Break - Afternoon
Networking Hall
Networking
3:30 PM - 3:55 PM
25 minutes
Session Ten KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Mary Tzortzis Head, Regional Clinical Operations Canada, BMS
Spadina A&B
Keynote
3:55 PM - 4:20 PM
25 minutes
Session Eleven KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Micheline St-John Director of Clinical Operations, JSS Medical Research
Spadina A&B
Keynote
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM
30 minutes
Session Twelve KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Vera Madzarevic Executive Director, GRPC
Spadina A&B
Keynote
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM
20 minutes
Session Thirteen KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Shelly Sedighi Head of Business Development | QCare
Spadina A&B
Keynote
5:10 PM - 5:20 PM
10 minutes
Session Fourteen Open Round Table Discussion and Daily Wrap Up
Spadina A&B
Discussion
5:20 PM - 5:30 PM
10 minutes
Closing Remarks by chair, Susan Marlin
Spadina A&B
ChairRemarks
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
1 hour
COCKTAIL RECEPTION NETWORKING
Lounge
Networking

Thu, Sep 24

8:50 AM - 9:05 AM
15 minutes
08:50hrs - 9:05hrs Registrations & Check-in
Networking Hall
Checkin
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM
10 minutes
9:10hrs Opening Remarks, Introduction by chair Ranuka Srinivasan
Spadina A&B
ChairRemarks
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM
40 minutes
Session One KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Gerald Y. Minuk President and CEO, Refuah Solutions
Spadina A&B
Keynote
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
30 minutes
Session Two KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Stephanie Vakaljan Director, Clinical Operations Decision Analytics, GSK
Spadina A&B
Keynote
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
30 minutes
Networking Break - Morning
Networking Hall
Networking
11:00 AM - 11:35 AM
35 minutes
Session Three KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Alex Karabanow Senior Manager of Operations, Clinical Research Services, UHN
Spadina A&B
Keynote
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM
30 minutes
Session Four KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Lydia Frost Co-Founder and COO, ClinSurge Researc
Spadina A&B
Keynote
12:05 PM - 1:00 PM
55 minutes
Networking Business Lunch
Networking Hall
Networking
1:00 PM - 1:35 PM
35 minutes
Session Five Interactive Panel Discussion
Spadina A&B
Discussion
1:35 PM - 2:00 PM
25 minutes
Session Six KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Cameron Overbeeke Director of Site Management and Monitoring (SMM) | AstraZeneca
Spadina A&B
Keynote
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
20 minutes
Session Seven KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Meghana Sunny Commercial Director, HEALWELL AI
Spadina A&B
Keynote
2:20 PM - 2:45 PM
25 minutes
Session Eight KEYNOTE SPEAKER: John Clarke Associate Director, Patient Recruitment
Spadina A&B
Keynote
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
15 minutes
Networking Break - Afternoon Coffee
Networking Hall
Networking
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
20 minutes
Session Nine KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Steven Bidwell Patient Advocate
Spadina A&B
Keynote
3:20 PM - 3:45 PM
25 minutes
Session Ten KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Irfan Khan CEO, Circuit Clinical
Spadina A&B
Keynote
3:45 PM - 4:10 PM
25 minutes
Session Eleven KEYNOTE Speaker: Dawn Weagle, Project Director | R & D Consulting
Spadina A&B
Discussion
Keynote
4:10 PM - 4:20 PM
10 minutes
End of the Conference with Closing Remarks by Chair Ranuka Srinivasan
Spadina A&B
ChairRemarks
Discussion

Schedule

Wed, Sep 23

08:50hrs - 9:00hrs Registrations & Check-in

9:05hrs Opening Remarks, Introduction by chair Susan Marlin

Session One KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Yatika Kohli Chief Compliance and Strategy Officer | NoNO Inc

Session Two KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Susan Marlin President & CEO, Clinical Trials Ontario

Session Three KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Sarbina Ramkellawan President and Board of Directors | CRAC

Networking Break - Morning

Session Four KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Karine Lalonde VP Clinical Operations, CDS Monitoring INC

Session Five KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Melissa Thomas Associate Director, Risk Based Quality Management, Alexion

Session Six Interactive Panel Discussion

Networking Business Lunch

Session Seven KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Linda Niksic Researcher & Patient Partner

Session Eight KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Vatche Bartekian President, Vantage Biotrials

Session Nine KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Jeremy Culshaw President and Founder | SignaNorth

Networking Break - Afternoon

Session Ten KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Mary Tzortzis Head, Regional Clinical Operations Canada, BMS

Session Eleven KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Micheline St-John Director of Clinical Operations, JSS Medical Research

Session Twelve KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Vera Madzarevic Executive Director, GRPC

Session Thirteen KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Shelly Sedighi Head of Business Development | QCare

Session Fourteen Open Round Table Discussion and Daily Wrap Up

Closing Remarks by chair, Susan Marlin

COCKTAIL RECEPTION NETWORKING

Thu, Sep 24

08:50hrs - 9:05hrs Registrations & Check-in

9:10hrs Opening Remarks, Introduction by chair Ranuka Srinivasan

Session One KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Gerald Y. Minuk President and CEO, Refuah Solutions

Session Two KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Stephanie Vakaljan Director, Clinical Operations Decision Analytics, GSK

Networking Break - Morning

Session Three KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Alex Karabanow Senior Manager of Operations, Clinical Research Services, UHN

Session Four KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Lydia Frost Co-Founder and COO, ClinSurge Researc

Networking Business Lunch

Session Five Interactive Panel Discussion

Session Six KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Cameron Overbeeke Director of Site Management and Monitoring (SMM) | AstraZeneca

Session Seven KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Meghana Sunny Commercial Director, HEALWELL AI

Session Eight KEYNOTE SPEAKER: John Clarke Associate Director, Patient Recruitment

Networking Break - Afternoon Coffee

Session Nine KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Steven Bidwell Patient Advocate

Session Ten KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Irfan Khan CEO, Circuit Clinical

Session Eleven KEYNOTE Speaker: Dawn Weagle, Project Director | R & D Consulting

End of the Conference with Closing Remarks by Chair Ranuka Srinivasan

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