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October 13-14, 2026

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Philadelphia, PA

 

Build a working AI-powered Medical Affairs system that captures, synthesizes, and applies insight—at scale and in real time

 

An Immersive, Two-Day AI Experience Built for Real Impact


This is not another passive conference—this is a fully interactive, hands-on boot camp designed to transform how Medical Affairs teams operate with AI.

2-day intensive program

6 interactive modules

Team-based build sessions

No lectures

No Passive Panels

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The Big Idea

What if your Medical Affairs team could capture, synthesize, and reuse knowledge instantly?

At Medical Affairs AI in Action, you won’t just learn about AI—you’ll build a working system.

In two intensive days, you’ll design and deploy a core component of a Medical Affairs Digital Twin: an AI-powered system that mirrors how your team thinks, works, and delivers insight.

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Why This is Different

This is not a conference. It’s a build experience.

  • No passive sessions—every module is hands-on
  • Structured like a live hackathon
  • Built entirely around real Medical Affairs use cases
  • Focused on deployment—not theory

You’ll leave with something real. Something usable. Something you can take back and pilot immediately.

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What You'll Build

Working in teams, you’ll create a functional AI Twin tailored to Medical Affairs, such as:

  • Publications Brain → Evidence synthesis
  • Insights Engine → Field intelligence patterns
  • Medical Information Responder → Compliant MI responses
  • Congress Monitor → Competitive intelligence
  • Field Intelligence Engine → MSL/KOL planning

Speaking Faculty

 

Mukhatyar
Vivek Mukhatyar

Medical AI Team Lead

Pfizer

 

Nandini
Nandini Sabharwal

Director, Internal Medicine Migraine Field Medical

Pfizer

 

Program Agenda: Day One

January 27, 2026

 

11:00 am
REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING LUNCH
11:55 am
CHAIRPERSON OPENING REMARKS

Vivek

Vivek Mukhatyar

Medical AI Team Lead

PFIZER

Neha Shah

Neha Shah

Senior Director, Medical Affairs and Chief Patient Office Technology

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS

12:15 pm
DO MEDICAL CONVERSATIONS MATTER? HOW DO WE KNOW?

Explore How Human Connection is the Catalyst for Impact, Showing you How to Transform Standard MSL-HCP Interactions into Trust-Based Partnerships that Drive Meaningful Behavioural Change

Bee Pandaya

Bee Pandya

Medical Excellence Consultant and Coach

NeoOptima

David Williams

David Williams

Founder & CEO

KAI

1:00 pm
CASE STUDY: REALISTIC AI IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Focus on Individual Upskilling, Community Building, and Enterprise AI Projects, Towards Incremental Change

Anthony Souza

Anthony Sousa

Medical AI Lead

BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM

1:30 pm
NETWORKING BREAK

 

1:55 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: FROM CHANGE MANAGEMENT TO UPSKILLING LEADERSHIP

Invest Time and Resources to Teach and Provide the Skillset so Leaders in Medical Affairs Understand and Collaborate. It Takes a Village!

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Arta Subagiarta

Associate Medical Director, Hemophilia

SANOFI

Pooja Smith

Pooja Smith

Senior Project Manager

BIOMERIEUX

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Udith Vaidyanathan

Co-Founder

LogicFloAI

Jackie Armani

Jackie Armani

Medical Affairs Leader

Former TOPCON HEALTHCARE

2:40 pm
INTERACTIVE GROUP SESSION: IT’S ALL ABOUT PROMPTING

This Interactive Session Will Give You the Tools to Maximize Your AI Efforts by showing the Power of Prompting The Right Way

Vivek

Vivek Mukhatyar

Medical AI Team Lead

PFIZER

Patrina Pellet

Patrina Pellett

Co-CEO

MSL MASTERY

3:50 pm
NETWORKING BREAK
4:15 pm
AI SOLUTIONS FOR MEDICAL AFFAIRS: A FRAMEWORK FOR DRIVING REAL ROI

Examine why AI initiatives often stall and present a practical framework for scaling solutions into production-ready systems. Drawing on case studies in fit-for-purpose congress intelligence, document automation, and medical writing tools, it demonstrates a strategic human-in-the-loop approach that mitigates hallucination risk while delivering measurable efficiency gains and value creation beyond cost savings

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Sourav Dutta

Chief Growth Officer

CACTUS LIFE SCIENCES

4:45 pm
DEEP DIVE INTO LLMs

Understanding  How these Models Work is Essential in Setting Realistic Expectations Around Results and Outcomes

Tony Lan

Tony Lan

Global Scientific Content Team Lead, General Medicine

MERCK

5:15 pm
THE AI PARADOX: WHY IT’S GOING TO MAKE YOUR LIFE EVEN MORE COMPLEX — AND MORE VALUABLE!

 AI brings transformation, but it also raises new challenges that many in Medical Affairs are not always prepared for. Unpack the double-edged nature of AI adoption — the efficiencies it delivers and the unexpected consequences that it creates

Sanjay Singhvi

Sanjay Singhvi

Director

VML

5:45 pm
MEDICAL AFFAIRS SHARK TANK 2.0: SEPARATING AI HYPE FROM REAL-WORLD VALUE 🦈

A Game-Themed Session Where our "Sharks" will Evaluate the Competing Teams by Examining Real-Life Examples of How AI Tools and Processes Can be Implemented with Quality and Rigor. The Perfect Team Building Session to Close Day 1!

Neha Shah

Neha Shah

Senior Director, Medical Affairs and Chief Patient Office Technology

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS

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Paige Nelson

Senior Principal, Strategic Consulting

TwoLabs

Prashant Thakkar

Prashant Thakkar

Associate Director, Medical Intelligence, Global Oncology Medical Affairs 

DAICHII SANKYO

Srinivasan Krishnan

Srinivasan Krishnan

Digital Transformation – Preclinical R&D Solutions

REGENERON

NT

Nita Thingalaya

ED, US Medical Insights and Analytics

NOVARTIS

6:30 pm
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
7:15 pm
Day One Ends

Program Agenda: Day Two

January 28th, 2026

 

7:30 am
NETWORKING BREAKFAST
8:25 am
WELCOME TO DAY 2

Vivek

Vivek Mukhatyar

Medical AI Team Lead

PFIZER

Neha Shah

Neha Shah

Senior Director, Medical Affairs and Chief Patient Office Technology

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS

8:45 am
CASE STUDY: AI, NOT JUST A BUZZWORD-BUT A SCIENTIFIC CATALYST

Discover the Power of Organizational Scaling and Adoption to Impact Patient Outcomes

Apeksha Patel

Apeksha Patel

Medical Director, Solid Tumors, Oncology

NOVARTIS

9:15 am
BUILDING AT THE SPEED OF SCIENCE: VIBE CODING IN ACTION!

 Explore How Vibe-Coding, Rapid Prototyping, and Building AI Fluency across teams Help Transform Ideas into Working Solutions in Weeks Instead of Years. Through Fast-Paced, Real-World Examples Spanning MSL Training, Call Prep, Scientific Platforms, and more.

Tim

Tim O'Sullivan

EVP, Transformation, Innovation & Product

WOVEN HEALTH COLLECTIVE

Bart Zoni

Bart Zoni

Head, Digital & Technology

WOVEN HEALTH COLLECTIVE

10:00 am
NETWORKING BREAK
10:30 am
INTERACTIVE SESSION: AGENT CREATION TEAM ACTIVITY

In This Team-Oriented Session, Each Team will Compete for Bragging Rights for Which One Created the Most Complete and Original Agent

Nandini

Nandini Sabharwal

Director, Migraine Therapeutic Area

PFIZER

Patrina Pellet

Patrina Pellett

Co-CEO

MSL MASTERY

11:35 am
SHARK TANK PITCHES
12:10 pm
LUNCH & LEARN: CAREER PROGRESSION - EVOLVING COMPETENCIES TO THRIVE

Scientific Acumen and Strategic Thinking Remain as the Foundational Skills Needed for Impactful Scientific Exchange with Healthcare Professionals. However, There is a Need to Identify Evolutionary Drivers Transforming Medical Affairs and Upskill by Acquiring Related New Competencies to Thrive in this Changing Environment

Renu Juneja

Renu Juneja

President

ADPAL

1:00 pm
BEYOND INSIGHTS: AI AS A STRATEGIC COMPASS

Using AI to Synthesize Diverse Medical Data Streams and Guide Decision-Making.

Carl DeLuca

Carl de Luca

Director, Insights and Data Analytics- Oncology Field Medical Affairs

REGENERON

1:30 pm
THE END OF THE $100,000 MoA VIDEO: HOW AI IS REWRITING MEDICAL AFFAIRS CONTENT

 Show How Medical Science Liaisons and Scientific Communications Teams can Go from Chemical Structure to Compliant, Ready-to-Use Video in a Single Working Day

Adam Baker

Adam Baker

VP of Revenue

POWTOON

2:00 pm
NETWORKING BREAK - SHARK AWARDS!

 

2:30 pm
CASE STUDY: PERSONA-BASED AGENTIC AI AGENTS FOR CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN MEDICAL AFFAIRS

 

NT

Nita Thingalaya

ED, US Medical Insights and Analytics

NOVARTIS

3:00 pm
HCPs USING AI TO MAKE DECISIONS

Discuss the Importance and the Impact of having HCPs Using AI Tools and How it Affects the Role of Medical Affairs

Ian McKinnon Within3

Ian McKinnon

Managing Director, Global Head of Consulting

WITHIN3

Vivek

Vivek Mukhatyar

Medical AI Team Lead

PFIZER

3:30 pm
CLOSING REMARKS

Vivek

Vivek Mukhatyar

Medical AI Team Lead

PFIZER

Neha Shah

Neha Shah

Senior Director, Medical Affairs and Chief Patient Office Technology

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS

 

Pricing

Pharmaceutical / Biotech / Medical Device Companies

Best Savings Available!

Super Early Bird

Register by 10/30/2026

$1,795

$600 Savings

Standard Rate

If registered after 1/15/2027

$2,395

 

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Venue

 

CONVENE MEETING CENTER

 

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TWO COMMERCE SQUARE

2001 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

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