PCMG AI Symposium 2025: Cutting Through the Hype – Real Value vs. Overpromised Innovation
| Date: | 24th November 2025 |
| Start time: | 9:00am GMT |
| Duration: | 1 Day |
| Location: | In-person – Royal Society of Medicine, London, UK |
| Member Price: | £0 + VAT |
| Non-Member Price: | £200 + VAT |
Booking Link: click here to book
Description of event:
AI tools in clinical trials offer the potential for faster timelines, reduced costs, and more efficient operations. But alongside genuine breakthroughs come questions about how, and where, these tools truly deliver.
This in-person symposium takes a clear-eyed look at AI in clinical development, exploring both the opportunities and the challenges. Designed for sponsor companies, CROs, service providers, and procurement leaders, it will equip attendees to assess AI solutions with confidence and make decisions grounded in evidence.
Through case studies, expert panels, and a step-by-step procurement playbook, the programme will examine the spectrum from proven successes to lessons learned when technology falls short.
Key topics include:
- Where AI delivers: Tangible wins in patient recruitment, site selection, and data integrity
- Learning from setbacks: Real-world case studies and practical lessons
- Procurement with precision: Key evaluation questions, risk management, and regulatory awareness
- Understanding the tech: Transparency, explainability, and compliance essentials
- Preparing for what’s next: Trends shaping AI in clinical trials
Whether you’re responding to vendor pitches, shaping trial strategy, or planning long-term AI investment, this symposium will provide the clarity, context, and practical insight needed to turn potential into performance.
Who should attend:
- Pharmaceutical sponsor company professionals
- CRO leaders and strategic operations teams
- Procurement & outsourcing decision-makers
- Service providers developing or integrating AI into trial services
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Speakers
The AI Symposium brings together industry leaders, innovators, and decision-makers who are shaping the future of clinical development outsourcing. Our speakers will share first-hand insights, case studies, and practical perspectives, helping you separate signal from noise in the fast-moving world of AI.

Andrei Antonescu
Head of Product
Clinical Maestro

Fausto Artico
Global R&D Data and AI Strategy Leader
Argenx

John Batchelor
Liason
DEEP Science

Olena Golodborodk
Independent

Tim Hardman
Managing Director
Niche Science & Technology

Jason Housley
Senior Director, Customer Success
eClinical Solutions

Ashley Howard
Director, Senior Asset Lead
Pfizer
Matt Jones
EVP Data, Innovation & AI
Veramed
Julien Kroll
Strategic Lead in Data Science & AI
Bayer
Tom Lazenby
CEO
Mayet
Eleanor McLaurin
Solution Specialist
Medidata AI
Sheuli Porkess
Director
Actaros
Stephen Pyke
Chief Clinical Data & Digital Officer
Parexel
Christopher Rudolf
CEO
Volv Global
Léon Van Wouwe
Clinical Innovation Director
Volv Global SA
Pascal Wettstien
Independent
Richard Young
Chief Strategy Officer
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