MAGI 2025 - The Clinical Research Conference - May 18-21, Boston, MA

PLEASE NOTE: This program is subject to change.

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Schedule of Events

Print Agenda
7:15 AM - 7:45 AM
Yoga
 
 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast
 
 
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Registration
 
 
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Welcome Remarks
Plenary
 
9:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Innovation Challenge
Plenary
 
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Networking Break
 
 
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Research Compliance Meets Billing Ethics: What Does it Take to Achieve Informed Consent Regarding Patient Care Costs?
Billing Compliance
 
Site Innovation for Study Start Up
Budgets
 
Monitoring Oversight: Turning Sponsor Accountability into Actionable Quality
Clinical Operations
 
AI, Digital Tools, and Data-Sharing Clauses in Contracts
Contracts
 
R3 Ready: Transforming Your SOPs for the Next Era of GCP
Quality/Regulatory
 
From Protocol to Activation: The Future of Study Startup with AI
Sponsored Session
 
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch: Birds of a Feather
 
 
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Dessert
 
 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Go! When Compliance Can’t Wait - One Year, A New CTMS, 40 Hospitals: Rebuilding Your Research Compliance Program
Billing Compliance
 
You Put ANOTHER Amendment in it? Streamlining Protocol Amendments from Start-Up and Beyond
Budgets
 
Beyond Stipends: Ethical, Equitable, and Standardized Participant Support in Modern Clinical Trials
Clinical Operations
 
Before the First Redline: Setting Contract Negotiations Up for Success
Contracts
 
The Benefits Site Accreditation
Quality/Regulatory
 
he “Moneyball” Moment for Clinical Research: Replacing Traditional Practice with Predictive Operations
Sponsored Session
 
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Networking Break
 
 
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
KEYNOTE: Stronger Together: Reimagining Pediatric Patient Advocacy Through Collaboration, Creativity, and Community
Plenary
 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Social Hour
 
 
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Sunday, April 12, 2026
7:30 AM - 6:00 PMRegistration 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMLight Breakfast 
8:00 AM - 4:00 PMGood Clinical Practice (GCP) WorkshopQuality/Regulatory
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMArtificial Intelligence (AI) in Clinical Research: From Hype to PracticeClinical Operations
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMStudy Budget Workshop: Part 1Budgets
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMClinical Trial Agreement (CTA): Intellectual Property, Data Ownership & ConfidentialityContracts
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMBilling Compliance: Part 1Billing Compliance
10:30 AM - 11:00 AMNetworking BreakNetworking
11:00 AM - 1:00 PMArtificial Intelligence (AI): Build and LeadClinical Operations
11:00 AM - 1:00 PMStudy Budget Workshop: Part 2Budgets
11:00 AM - 1:00 PMClinical Trial Agreement (CTA): Indemnification, Limitation of Liability, Subject Injury & InsuranceContracts
11:00 AM - 1:00 PMBilling Compliance: Part 2Billing Compliance
1:00 PM - 2:30 PMBoxed Lunch 
2:30 PM - 4:00 PMOrganizational Leadership & People Centered CommunicationClinical Operations
2:30 PM - 4:00 PMSponsors' Perspectives: Budgets, Negotiations, and Efficient StartupsBudgets
2:30 PM - 4:00 PMCTA Workshop: Poor Practices That Cost Us Time, and How to Fix ThemContracts
2:30 PM - 4:00 PMInitial and Ongoing Research Compliance Training for Site Investigators and StaffBilling Compliance
4:00 PM - 6:00 PMOpening ReceptionNetworking
Monday, April 13, 2026
7:15 AM - 7:45 AMYoga 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMBreakfast 
8:00 AM - 6:00 PMRegistration  
9:00 AM - 9:15 AMWelcome RemarksPlenary
9:15 AM - 11:00 AMInnovation ChallengePlenary
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMNetworking Break 
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMMonitoring Oversight: Turning Sponsor Accountability into Actionable QualityClinical Operations
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMFrom Protocol to Activation: The Future of Study Startup with AISponsored Session
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMR3 Ready: Transforming Your SOPs for the Next Era of GCPQuality/Regulatory
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMSite Innovation for Study Start UpBudgets
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMAI, Digital Tools, and Data-Sharing Clauses in ContractsContracts
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMResearch Compliance Meets Billing Ethics: What Does it Take to Achieve Informed Consent Regarding Patient Care Costs?Billing Compliance
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMLunch: Birds of a Feather 
1:30 PM - 2:00 PMDessert 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMBeyond Stipends: Ethical, Equitable, and Standardized Participant Support in Modern Clinical TrialsClinical Operations
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMhe “Moneyball” Moment for Clinical Research: Replacing Traditional Practice with Predictive OperationsSponsored Session
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMThe Benefits Site AccreditationQuality/Regulatory
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMYou Put ANOTHER Amendment in it? Streamlining Protocol Amendments from Start-Up and BeyondBudgets
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMBefore the First Redline: Setting Contract Negotiations Up for SuccessContracts
2:00 PM - 3:00 PMGo! When Compliance Can’t Wait - One Year, A New CTMS, 40 Hospitals: Rebuilding Your Research Compliance ProgramBilling Compliance
3:00 PM - 3:30 PMNetworking Break 
3:30 PM - 5:00 PMKEYNOTE: Stronger Together: Reimagining Pediatric Patient Advocacy Through Collaboration, Creativity, and CommunityPlenary
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMSocial Hour 
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
7:00 AM - 12:00 PMRegistration  
7:15 AM - 7:45 AMYoga 
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMBreakfast 
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMArtificial Intelligence (AI) Unpacked: The Current State of Artificial Intelligence in Clinical ResearchPlenary
10:30 AM - 11:00 AMNetworking BreakNetworking
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMAccelerating Study Start Up: Transformative Models for Trial InitiationClinical Operations
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMR3 and the Diversity Action PlanQuality/Regulatory
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMApplied Innovation: When Technology Works FOR You! (Case Studies)Budgets
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMNavigating the Current Landscape of Data Privacy in Research ContractsContracts
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMCAR-T and Cell Therapies in Practice: Advanced Coverage Analysis, Coding, and BillingBilling Compliance
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMLunch: Regions 
1:30 PM - 2:00 PMDessert 
2:00 PM - 3:30 PMThe Expanding Role of Advanced Practice Providers in Clinical ResearchClinical Operations
2:00 PM - 3:30 PMWhat to Expect When You’re InspectedQuality/Regulatory
2:00 PM - 3:30 PMWinning Industry-Sponsored Trials: Practical Strategies to Build a Sustainable Study PipelineBudgets
2:00 PM - 3:30 PMPanel Discussion: Contracts & Regulatory Strategy to Achieve Faster ActivationContracts
2:00 PM - 3:30 PMStump the Experts: Research Billing ComplianceBilling Compliance
3:30 PM - 4:00 PMNetworking Break 
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMMoving the Needle: Group 3 
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMMoving the Needle: Group 2 
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMMoving the Needle: Group 1 
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMMoving the Needle: Group 4 
5:00 PM - 5:30 PMMoving the Needle Readouts and VotingPlenary
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AMLight Breakfast 
8:00 AM - 5:30 PMRegistration  
9:00 AM - 10:15 AMPathways in Clinical Research: Real-World Career Journeys from Industry ProfessionalsProfessional Development
9:00 AM - 10:15 AMArchitects of Ambition: Building a Culture of Organizational ExcellenceProfessional Development
9:00 AM - 10:15 AMInfluence Without Authority: Communicating Effectively in Complex Clinical Research EnvironmentsProfessional Development
10:15 AM - 10:45 AMNetworking Break 
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMReading the Room: Using Behavioral Cues and Body Language to Improve Professional CommunicationProfessional Development
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMBeyond the Org Chart: Leading Up, Across, and ThroughProfessional Development
10:45 AM - 12:00 PMPathways in Clinical Research: Real-World Career Journeys from Industry ProfessionalsProfessional Development

Exhibit Hall Hours

Sunday, April 12, 2026
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, April 13, 2026
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Quiet Room

Sunday, April 12, 2026
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday, April 13, 2026
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Mother's Room

Sunday, April 12, 2026
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday, April 13, 2026
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM