Agenda
The following agenda is for the 2026 DRIVE meeting event.
Friday, March 6th, 2026
| Time | Event/Topic |
|---|---|
| 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM | Continental Breakfast |
Precursory Events
Session
| Time | Event/Topic |
|---|---|
| 7:00 AM - 7:10 AM | Putting the DRIVE Score into the Hands of Clinicians Ruemu E. Birhiray, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine Marian University - Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| 7:10 AM - 7:25 AM | Strategies for Promoting Clinical Trial Relevancy in Target Populations Andrew Hantel, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School |
| 7:25 AM - 7:40 AM | A Geospatial Expansion of DRIVE Samuel Ranger, MS, BS Medical Science Liaison Indy Hematology Education |
| 7:40 AM - 7:55 AM | Our Strategies for Achieving Clinical Trail Excellence Bryan Schneider, MD Professor of Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine |
| 7:55 AM - 8:10 AM | Liability and Equity: The Legal Case for Inclusive Trial Design TBD TBD TBD |
| 8:10 AM - 8:25 AM | Q/A and PANEL DISCUSSION |
| 8:25 AM - 8:40 AM | Does Biodiversity Matter When Developing Clinical Trials? Matthew Lunning, DO, FACP Professor of Medicine University of Nebraska Medical Center |
| 8:40 AM - 8:55 AM | Creating and Applying Clinically Relevant Eligibility Criteria in Trial Development TBD TBD TBD |
| 8:55 AM - 9:10 AM | Q/A and PANEL DISCUSSION |
| 9:10 AM - 9:30 AM | Matching Cancer Treatments to Clinical Data: A Public Policy Perspective Jerome Adams, MD, MPH Former Surgeon General Unites State of America |
| 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM | A Global Perspective of Regulatory Agencies in Ensuring Clinical Data Representation TBD TBD TBD |
| 9:50 AM - 10:10 AM | Leading Through Community: Advancing Clinical Trials with Engagement at the Core Carmen Guerra, MD, MSCE, FACP Ruth C. and Raymond G. Perelman Professor of Medicine University of Pennsylvania - Perelman School of Medicine |
| 10:10 AM - 10:30 AM | Achieving Clinically Relevant Results Through Industry-Clinicians Collaboration TBD TBD TBD |
| 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Vox Medica: The Utility of Data Transparency of Trial Results in Medical Journals for the Clinicians TBD TBD TBD |
| 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Atlas and Nexus: The Role of the Statistician in Promoting Clinical Trial Representativeness TBD TBD TBD |
| 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | Q/A and PANEL DISCUSSION |
| 11:15 AM - 11:35 AM | Achieving the “E”: Elevating, Training, and Recruiting Investigators TBD TBD TBD |
| 11:35 AM - 11:50 AM | Rural Health Matters: Ensuring No Community is Left Behind Electra Paskett, PhD, FACE Marion N. Rowley Chair in Cancer Research The Ohio State University |
| 11:50 AM - 12:10 PM | DRIVEing the Next Generation of Medical Researchers - Maya Birhiray, MS Medical Science Liaison Indy Hematology Education |
| 12:10 PM - 12:25 PM | Q/A and PANEL DISCUSSION |
| 12:25 PM - 12:55 PM | Open Discussion on Strategies Moving Forwards |
| 12:55 PM - 1:00 PM | Closing Remarks and Thank You |
| 1:00 PM | Luncheon |