Program & Agenda

A 2027 program reimagined to advocate for our community

We've redesigned the format to attract both audiences and presenters — more hands-on learning, more practical sharing, and a flagship summit style for our most important sessions.

TODO: full timed agenda, room assignments, and confirmed session times will be added once finalized.

At a glance

What the conference looks like

Keynote

One headline keynote to open the conference.

Panel Discussion

One moderated panel bringing leaders together.

Rapid Demos

Production work in 20-minute back-to-back showcases.

Banquet

One evening banquet to connect and celebrate.

How the days are organized

Program structure

Day 1

Short Course Day

Hands-on, choose-your-track learning. Short courses are split into theory and lab across Statistical Evidence Generation, the AI Engineering crash course, and Tool Usage.

  • Theory short courses
  • Lab (hands-on) short courses
  • AI engineering crash course
  • Tool usage workshops
Browse short courses
Day 2

Main Conference Day

A high-energy program designed to advocate for our community — opening keynote, hybrid sessions blending traditional talks with rapid demos and experience sharing, and a closing panel discussion.

  • Opening keynote
  • Hybrid sessions (traditional + new formats)
  • Rapid demo showcases
  • Experience-sharing talks
  • Panel discussion
  • Evening banquet
See the call for presentations
New for 2027

Presentation formats

Alongside traditional presentations, we're introducing formats built for production-related work — and a flagship summit style for selected sessions. Sessions that use the new formats run in hybrid mode: traditional talks combined with the new styles.

Traditional Presentation

A full-length talk in the classic conference format — a single presenter, slides, and Q&A.

Duration
Standard slot
Best for
All topics
Rapid Demo

For production-related work. A two-hour session is split so each presenter gets 20 minutes to showcase a working solution back-to-back. Fast, concrete, demo-first.

Duration
20 min per presenter (2-hr hybrid session)
Best for
Production / applied work
Experience Sharing

For production-related topics. Practitioners share lessons learned, what worked, what didn't, and how they got real solutions into production.

Duration
Flexible slot
Best for
Production / applied work
Summit Style (Hybrid)

Our flagship call-out format for selected sessions: traditional talks combined with the new rapid-demo and experience-sharing styles in one hybrid session to maximize energy and takeaways.

Duration
Hybrid (traditional + new)
Best for
Selected flagship sessions
Sessions

2027 sessions

Session names are being finalized. Sessions tagged Summit Style are our specific call-outs and run hybrid.

TODO Session Name 1

Summit Style Hybrid

Formats: Traditional Presentation · Rapid Demo

TODO Session Name 2

Hybrid

Formats: Traditional Presentation · Experience Sharing

TODO Session Name 3

Hybrid

Formats: Rapid Demo

TODO Session Name 4

Formats: Traditional Presentation

TODO: replace placeholder session names and format assignments in the site source.

Specifically called out

Summit-style sessions

For our flagship sessions, we combine traditional talks with rapid demos and experience sharing in one hybrid session — maximizing energy and takeaways. We are specifically calling for presentations in these sessions.

  • TODO Session Name 1
Submit to a summit session
For the whole pharma data community

Who should attend

PharmaDS is where the people building the data-driven, AI-enabled future of pharma come together — to learn, to show their work, and to grow their network and careers.

Statisticians & Data Scientists

Sharpen modern design, causal, and ML methods and see how peers put them into production.

AI / ML Engineers

Crash-course the engineering behind models that ship — pipelines, tooling, and deployment in a regulated world.

RWE & Clinical Researchers

Translate real-world and trial data into credible evidence with the latest analytics.

Regulatory & Safety

Track where AI-driven pharmacovigilance and evidence standards are heading, straight from peers and agencies.

Leaders & Decision-Makers

Get a candid 360-degree view of where the biggest wins are, where barriers remain, and where to invest next.

Early-Career & Academic Talent

Find mentors, real projects, and a community — our career-growth program is built for you.

What you'll walk away with
  • Actionable techniques you can apply on Monday morning
  • Hands-on labs, not just slides
  • A community that continues long after the conference
  • Direct access to mentors, collaborators, and hiring teams

Want to present at PharmaDS 2027?

Pick the format that fits your work — traditional, rapid demo, or experience sharing — and submit your abstract.