Human + Machine: The Enduring Value of Information Professionals in the Age of AI
Tuesday, 10 November – Wednesday, 11 November, 2026
Sofitel Philadelphia at Rittenhouse Square
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
| 8:00 am - |
Registration |
| 8:00 - 9:00 am |
Breakfast & Exhibits
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| 9:00 - 9:05 am |
Welcome and Introduction to PhMTI
Diana Gowe, PhMTI Chair |
| 9:05 - 10:00 am |
Keynote: What Your AI Tool Doesn't Know — And Why That Matters in Pharma: A Practical Guide to Grounding Enterprise AI in Verified Evidence
Dr. Chris Bendall, Research Solutions |
| 10:00 - 11:00 am |
Morning Break & Exhibits
|
| 11:00 - 11:30 am |
Wrong Question, Wrong Answer: How to Make Information Services Indispensable
Sean Smith, MedTech Leading Voice |
| 11:30 am - 12:00 pm |
Beyond Prompting: How Pharma Information and Research Teams Can Design Better AI Workflows
Jumana Badar, Causaly |
| 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
Lunch
|
| 1:00 - 1:45 pm |
Breakout Session/Course: Building Trust in AI: Personal experience with information professionals’ reluctance with adoption
Jana Frenier, Parexel |
| 1:45 - 2:30 pm |
A Word from our Gold Sponsors
CCC, EBSCO, FirstWord, Research Solutions, Springer Nature, Wolters Kluwer |
| 2:30 - 3:30 pm |
Afternoon Break & Exhibits
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| 3:30 - 4:00 pm |
Speed to Draft: How One Consulting Firm uses AI to Strengthen and Not Replace Humans
Tara Breton, Health Advances |
| 4:00 - 5:00 pm |
Fireside Chat - Rewriting the Rules: Publisher Strategies for AI Licensing and Text-Data-Mining Rights
- Marc Iacono, Taylor & Francis
- Ray Abruzzi, Wiley
- Prathik Roy, Springer Nature
- Dr. Chris Bendall, Research Solutions (Moderator)
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| 6:00 - 7:00 pm |
Cocktails and Appetizers in Chez Collette (sponsored by Springer Nature)
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| 7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Dinner Reception in the Paris Ballroom
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Wednesday, November 11 , 2026
| 8:00 am - |
Registration |
| 8:00 - 9:00 am |
Breakfast & Exhibits
|
| 9:00 - 10:00 am |
The Information Professional's Next Act: Evolving Our Role in an Age of Intelligent Systems
- John Aubrey, Merck
- Melissa Kaus, Bristol-Myers Squibb
|
| 10:00 - 11:00 am |
Morning Break & Exhibits
|
| 11:00 - 11:30 am |
AI and Copyright in the Courts: Managing Risk When Machines Consume Content at Scale
Roanie Levy, CCC |
| 11:30 am - 12:00 pm |
Beyond the answer: What we learned watching experts use AI for high-stakes research
Raul Cepin, Wiley |
| 12:00 - 1:30 pm |
Lunch & Exhibits
|
| 1:30 - 2:00 pm |
Trust Is the Feature: Why Technical Success Does not Guarantee AI Adoption
Dipti Chhatrapati, Innovative Consulting Solutions |
| 2:00 - 2:30 pm |
A Very Particular Set of Skills or,
This is Why We Must Have Niche Things
Matt Eberle, BizInt Smart Charts |
| 2:30 - 3:00 pm |
Closing Remarks & Wrap Up
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Program Committee:
- Samantha Intriligator (Chair)
- Tara Breton
- Lisa Kane
Planning Committee:
- Karen Mirabile (Chair)
- Diana Gowe
- Diane Webb
