As AI and technology are changing the way clinical trial data is managed, the next question is how this should be properly implemented to ensure the best efficiency and accuracy.

Experts will come together in Barcelona on 3-4 December 2025 for Arena International’s 2nd Annual Clinical Data Management Innovation Europe, to evaluate best practices as technology continues to provide innovative solutions to data management barriers in trials.

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There will be a number of sessions across the two days covering a range of topics across clinical trial data.

Led by Medidata’s solutions specialist Sarah Westal, a session will look at how data can be powered by AI, which will discuss how to break down data silos, optimise workflow, and deliver actionable insights from clinical trial data.

The theme of AI will continue through the conference, with Panikos Christofi, VP of customer success at Saama Technologies, who will discuss how agentic AI will advance clinical trial data management beyond the current capabilities of AI, as well as understand how reasoning models will enable autonomous decision making, something with is well associated with agentic AI’s potential.

Real-world evidence (RWE) use will also be on the agenda, with Sebastian Kloss, global head of RWE at the Menarini Group, set to evaluate how sponsors can effectively generate real-world evidence that is efficient, timely and high quality, as well as how this data fits into regulatory submissions.

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Vendors are also an important party in effective data management, which Shuchi Thakur, director of data management of local labs and external data operations at AstraZeneca, will further discuss. This will include plans sponsors can strengthen vendor selection and enhance data management strategies as well as ensuring that both companies are aligned in their goals.

A panel will evaluate the future of data management, and what trends, technology and innovation will change the way this is managed. Speakers that include Marouane Nouira, head of data management and data strategy at Galapagos; Tom Trolez, director of global data and analytics solution delivery at Novartis; and Carlota De Miquel Bleier, clinical data scientist from Roche Diagnostics España, will discuss how data is currently managed and what challenges there will be in the adoption of new technologies to try and make this more efficient.

The conference is hosted by Arena International Events Group, a B2B events company owned by GlobalData, the parent company of Clinical Trials Arena. A detailed agenda for Clinical Data Management Innovation Europe 2025 can be found here.

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