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Agenda

All times are in Eastern Time.

Day 0 – Short Course Day (Wednesday, Aug 19^th, 2026)

Short Course 1: AI in Health: Foundations, Use Cases, and Pitfalls (9:30 am–12:30 pm; McHugh Hall, Room 201)
Short Course 2: An Overview of Machine Learning Methods for Survival Data (1:30 pm–5:00 pm; McHugh Hall, Room 201)

Day 0 information: Check-in at 8:00 am on the 2nd floor of McHugh Hall; continental breakfast; lunch at Student Union Marketplace; afternoon break; parking in the South Garage.

Day 1 – Conference (Thursday, Aug 20^th, 2026)

Time	Session
7:30 am – 8:30 am	Registration and Continental Breakfast (Science 1 lobby) Parking: North Garage
8:30 am – 10:00 am	The Evolving Role and Impact of Statisticians in Pharma (Science 1 G01) Chair: Jeremy Hunter Organizers: Revathi Ananthakrishnan, Shubhadeep Chakraborty, Veronica Bunn Speaker:Pradipta Ray, Associate Director Bristol Myers Squibb Speaker: Luna Zaru, Director Takeda Speaker: Shoubhik Mondal, Director AstraZeneca Speaker: Zhenming Shun, Head of Biometrics Marengo Therapeutics
10:00 am – 10:15 am	Break (Science 1)
10:15 am – 10:30 am	Opening Remarks (Science 1 G01) Chair: Eric Baron Opening Remarks: Dooti Roy, Executive Director of Global Biostatistics and Data Science, Boehringer Ingelheim Opening Remarks: Ofer Harel, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, UConn
10:30 am – 11:30 am	Keynote Session 1：A Journey in Drug Development: From Curiosity to Impact in Biostatistics (Science 1 G01) Chair: Eric Baron Speaker: Hua Liu, Vice President and Global Head of Biometrics Servier
11:30 am – 1:00 pm	Lunch Break and Networking (Student Union Marketplace)
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm	Keynote Session 2: What Engineers Taught Me About Modern Statistical Practice (Science 1 G01) Chair: Jeremy Hunter Speaker: Matt Austin, Executive Director of Data Science (Amgen) Amgen
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm	Break (Science 1)
2:15 pm – 3:45 pm	Transitioning to Industry: Real-world Advice for Today's Market (Science 1 G01) Chair:Claude Petit Organizers: Claude Petit, Eric Baron Speaker:Lingli Yang, Manager Takeda Speaker: Lei Wang, President and Managing Partner The Lotus Group Speaker: Joyce Hsiao, Director, Head of Preclinical Statistics Takeda Speaker: Katherine Zavez, Biostatistician ArkeaBio
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm	Break (Science 1)
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm	Panel: Translating Academic Training into Industry Readiness (Science 1 G01) Chair: Thomas Zhou Organizers: Thomas Zhou, Glen Laird Speaker:Xiaoyan Liu, Senior Principal Biostatistician Novartis Speaker: Hongjian Zhu, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Statistics and Data Science SystImmune Inc. Speaker: David Ohlssen, Head of Advanced Exploratory Analytics Novartis Speaker: Xiaoyu Zhang, Senior Biostatistician Vertex Speaker: Dr. Hao Wu, Mathematical Statistician FDA CBER
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm	Banquet: Dose Optimization and Bayesian Methodologies in Clinical Trials: From Statistical Innovation to Regulatory Impact (UConn Foundation Building, Board Room) Speaker:Ying Yuan Buffet dinner · Separate banquet ticket required · Approximately a 5-minute walk from Science 1 University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Day 2 – Conference (Friday, Aug 21^st, 2026)

Time	Session
8:00 am – 8:45 am	Registration and Continental Breakfast (Science 1 lobby) Parking: North Garage
8:45 am – 10:15 am	Statistical Innovation in Pharma (Science 1 G01) Chair: Shoumi Sarkar Organizers: Yulia Sidi, Kentaro Takeda Speaker:Bingying Dai, Principal Biostatistician Regeneron Speaker: Shubhadeep Chakraborty,Senior Manager Biostatistics Bristol Myers Squibb Speaker: Zhaoling Meng, Associate Vice President Sanofi Speaker: Kentaro Takeda, Senior Director Astellas
10:15 am – 10:25 am	Break (Science 1)
10:25 am – 11:10 am	Keynote Session 3: TBD (Science 1 G01) Chair: Claude Petit Speaker: Zachary Thomas, Associate Vice President, Global Statistical Sciences—Oncology Eli Lilly and Company
11:10 am – 11:25 am	Break (Science 1 G01)
11:25 am – 12:10 pm	Keynote Session 4: Some Implementation Considerations for the Estimand Framework (Science 1 G01) Chair: Thomas Zhou Speaker: Shanti Gomatam, FDA FDA
12:10 pm – 2:30 pm	BBQ Lunch and Student Poster Session (UConn Foundation Building, Board Room)
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm	The Evolving Role of Programming and Data Science in Pharma (Science 1 G01) Chair: Albert Man Organizers: Albert Man, Shubhadeep Chakraborty Speaker: Aron Wisneski, Associate Director Bristol Myers Squibb Speaker: Aditi Basu Bal, Senior Manager Bristol Myers Squibb Speaker: Ann Sbriglio, Director of Programming Takeda
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm	Award Announcements and Closing Remarks (Science 1 G01)

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