Dive Deep into Innovation
As a registered attendee for the Innovation Network Gathering, you’ll work shoulder to shoulder with industry leaders to solve the most pressing challenges of clinical trials, technology, and services.
The best part of this event is what you bring and what we’ll work on together.
Dive Team sessions are breakout working groups that gather decision makers and innovators in the clinical trial industry to discuss and find solutions to challenges within the sector for lasting impact beyond the conference.
They are designed to facilitate working shoulder to shoulder with industry leaders, diving into in-depth conversations on challenging topics that produce tangible outcomes.
The term “Dive Teams” are inspired by remarkable individuals that by working together explore the deepest part of the world, the Mariana Trench.
What can we discover and accomplish when we bring the best people together in the pursuit of advancing the Clinical Trial industry for all?
What are Dive Teams?
Small groups (Dive Teams) break out to explore deep questions (Challenger Questions), flag items for the future, and identify doable projects to advance the whole sector.
Challenger Questions: Dive Teams address critical issues within the sector. Participants engage in meaningful dialogue to produce actionable solutions.
Submit Your Own Challenger Question/Topic
We want to hear from the sector about the biggest challenges that need to be tackled. Consider:
What frustrates you about the sector?
What can the sector learn?
What is not being talked about that needs to be?
How Dive Teams Work
Dive Team Topics
2025
12 topics will be selected from this list for groups to dive into together. Topics are under development and may be refined as the Gathering approaches.
Representative Clinical Trials - The Hunt for Generalizable Data
How might we improve representation in clinical trials, with the ultimate goal of more clinical trials that accurately represent the intended treatment population?
Patient Visit Rehearsals
How might we implement “rehearsals” to improve site readiness, protocol adherence, and patient experience?
Standardization: Is It Worth the Hassle?
Sponsors demand faster. Providers need clearer. Patients deserve better. How might we bridge the gap between progress and efficiency?
Trial Navigators - Finding and Opening the Doors to Research
How might we design and scale a trusted “trial navigator” that improves awareness, accessibility, and equity in clinical research participation?
Making Protocols Interoperable – Pathways to Adoption
How might we make sure our “shipping containers” stack and our “plugs” fit our “outlets”?
Speed, Quality, Efficiency — The Elusive Triangle
How might new processes and technologies drive acceleration in clinical trial execution and clinical outsourcing without introducing risks or compromising quality?
WILD CARD
What’s a problem in clinical trials this team wants to solve in 48 hours?
Connected Trials — Unlocking the Value of Site Digitization
How might we unlock the full potential of clinical trials by digitizing sites and enabling connectivity and data aggregation across the ecosystem?
Site-Sponsor Relationships
How do we move from tactical to strategic relationships between sites and sponsors via governance structure?
AI, Agentic Workflows and What’s Next
How might we maximize use of AI as a cognitive partner to improve clinical trials while ensuring patient safety?
A Trial Agenda for Population Health and Trust
If we had a magic wand (or a federal office of clinical trials investment and coordination) what trials utilizing a master protocol (platform, basket, umbrella) would we initiate right now to support population health, public trust, and efficiency?
Industry as a Catalyst
How might the clinical research industry become a visible, credible advocate for positive change — within healthcare, policy, and society?
What attendees are saying…
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"I left the Innovation Network Gathering inspired and filled with new perspectives!"
- Aaron Horowitz
Founder & CEO | Empath Labs -
"Every aspect of the Gathering is highly orchestrated...from start to finish, participants are engaged in a seamlessly executed program."
- Laura Hilty
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"Well done. Great opportunity to bring great minds together."
- Kim Buchanan
Associate Director Development Quality | Merck