Why Should You & Your Team Take Part?
The Targeted Patient Recruitment Summit is the first and only forum dedicated to bringing together Clinical Operations, Patient Recruitment, Patient Engagement, Site, and Patient Advocacy leaders committed to solving one of the industry's greatest barriers to successful clinical trials.
Designed around the practical challenges of delivering faster enrollment with limited resources, the summit provides a unique opportunity to benchmark recruitment strategies, learn from real-world successes and failures, and connect with peers tackling the same pressures across pharma, biotech, medtech, sites, and patient organizations.
From designing recruitable protocols and strengthening site and physician partnerships to improving referral pathways, patient engagement, recruitment ROI, and representative enrollment, this meeting delivers practical, actionable insights that attendees can take back to their organizations. Whether you are optimizing recruitment strategy, evaluating new technologies and vendors, or building more patient-centered clinical trials, join your peers this November to discover proven approaches, challenge existing thinking, and build the partnerships that will drive recruitment success.
What Will You Get Out of Attending?
Design More Recruitable Trials by Embedding Recruitment into Protocol Development
Discover how leading Clinical Operations teams are identifying recruitment barriers before studies begin by incorporating patient insights, operational feasibility, and site feedback into protocol design. Learn practical strategies to reduce costly amendments, improve patient experience, and build studies that patients can join, and sites can successfully deliver.
Hear from:
- Siew Tin Gan, Head of Clinical Operations, Acumen Pharmaceuticals
- Maria Restrepo, Program Director, Clinical Research & Medical Science, Medtronic
Invest Smarter: Benchmark Recruitment Strategies That Deliver Measurable Enrollment Outcomes
As recruitment budgets face increasing scrutiny, learn how sponsors are evaluating recruitment channels, prioritizing investments, and measuring success using meaningful enrollment outcomes rather than vanity metrics. Explore practical approaches to maximizing recruitment ROI while delivering faster, higher-quality enrollment.
Hear from:
- Avon Sequeira, Associate Director, Clinical Site Solutions, Alexion Pharmaceuticals
- Ekatherina Goryachikov, Vice President, Early Development Clinical Operations, IDEAYA Biosciences
Strengthen Site, Physician & Patient Partnerships to Accelerate Recruitment
Recruitment success depends on more than patient outreach. Explore how leading organizations are improving site engagement, building stronger physician referral networks, and creating more patient-centered recruitment pathways to increase referrals, improve retention, and reduce delays throughout enrollment.
Hear from:
- Charity Roddy, Director, Patient Experience & Engagement, Therapeutics & Oncology, Moderna
- Hafsa Kamboh, Senior Director, Clinical Operations, Cartesian Therapeutics
Build More Inclusive Recruitment Strategies to Improve Access & Representative Enrollment
Hear how organizations are sustaining momentum around equitable recruitment by embedding patient perspectives into trial design, developing practical change management frameworks, and creating recruitment strategies that improve participation across historically underserved communities despite today's evolving policy landscape.
Hear from:
- Linnea Olsson, Senior Director, Clinical Operations, Carrick Therapeutics
- Kendra Orjada, Senior Director, Clinical Research Policy, Merck
Explore the Full Event Guide
- Unlock three days of exclusive case studies
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- Learn about the speakers, attendees, and partners
- Find out more about early bird ticket pricing and group discounts
- Discover the 8+ hours of networking across the agenda
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Explore the 2026 Agenda
Uncover practical insights from leading Clinical Operations & Patient Recruitment experts through real-world case studies, interactive discussions, and hands-on workshops.
Partner With us
Showcase how your solutions empower sponsors to better recruit patients - from Patient Identification and Data Platforms to Recruitment CROs and Patient Recruitment Providers
Network with the Entire Patient Recruitment Ecosystem
Be part of the only meeting bringing together leaders from pharma, biotech, solution providers, clinical sites, and patient advocacy organizations. Exchange practical experiences, shape best practices, and build collaborations that improve patient access to clinical trials and accelerate enrollment success.