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RWE Connect Boston 2026

14 to 15 October 2026Hampton Inn by Hilton, Boston SeaportInaugural edition

Evidence Evolution: RWE as the Foundation of Access, Value and Analytics. Two days, one track, and a room built from the people who commission, generate and assess real-world evidence.

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Boston in Numbers

What Two Days in the Seaport Delivered

200+Delegates
23Speakers
19Sessions delivered
2Keynotes
2Panel discussions
5Sponsors and partners
Attendee Bifurcation

Who Was in the Room

The delegate profile across seniority, organisation type and geography.

By Seniority

Executives, directors and heads48%
Epidemiologists, data scientists and HEOR experts25%
Managers, commercial and analytics teams13%
Academic faculty and affiliates8%
Other6%

By Organisation Type

Biotech and pharma58%
Academic and research13%
Health systems, payers and practitioners13%
Government, regulatory and HTA8%
Technology providers and consultants5%
Other3%

By Region

USA East Coast70%
Rest of USA20%
Europe and UK10%
Participating Organisations

The Companies That Came to Boston

Every organisation on stage at the inaugural edition. The delegate organisation list is added as it is cleared for publication.

Spoke or moderatedSponsored or partnered
AbbVie
Alcon
Apperture
Arcadia
Ariadne Labs
Azimuth Research Group
Bayer
Biogen
Boehringer Ingelheim
Cardio Diagnostics Holdings
Celcuity
CounterX Therapeutics
CSL Seqirus
Disc Medicine
Forian
Gilead Sciences
Main Character Health
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Siemens Healthineers
UCB
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals
Truveta
Magnolia Market Access
Veritas Data Research
Delegate organisations to follow
Speakers

Who Took the Stage

Twenty-three speakers across keynotes, case studies and two panels, from global HEOR and RWE heads to the epidemiologists and data scientists who build the evidence.

Keynote
Charles Makin
Charles MakinHead of RWEBoehringer Ingelheim
Keynote
Leo Russo
Leo RussoScientific AdvisorCounterX Therapeutics
Chair
Mriga Shrikhande
Mriga ShrikhandeHealth Economics and Outcomes Research ScientistCardio Diagnostics Holdings
Panellist
Tony Okoro
Tony OkoroGlobal Head, Health Economics and Outcomes Research, PharmaAlcon
Panellist
Chiemeka Ike
Chiemeka IkeHead, HEORCelcuity
Panellist
Carissa Dukes
Carissa DukesDirector, Global Epidemiology and RWEBoehringer Ingelheim
Panellist
Arup Pramanik
Arup PramanikGlobal Head, HEOR and RWE, ImmunologyUCB
Panellist
JP
Jeanne PierzynskiAssociate Director, Real World Evidence OncologyGilead Sciences
Panellist
Prajakta Masurkar
Prajakta MasurkarHEOR Lead, US DermatologyUCB
Panellist
Samantha C. Register
Samantha C. RegisterVice President, Real-World StrategyAzimuth Research Group
Panellist
Ian McGovern
Ian McGovernAssociate DirectorCSL Seqirus
Panellist
Dozie Emechebe
Dozie EmechebeAssociate Director, RWEAbbVie
Christabella Cherubino
Christabella CherubinoGlobal Medical Director, Medical LeadBiogen
Sonia Pulgar
Sonia PulgarFounder and CEOMain Character Health
Ki-Do Eum
Ki-Do EumTechnical Lead, Data ScienceAriadne Labs
LH
Lobat HashemiGlobal Head, HEOR, TransplantVeloxis Pharmaceuticals
Ashwini Thirugnanam
Ashwini ThirugnanamPhD Candidate, PharmacoeconomicsMassachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Tianyu Liu
Tianyu LiuResearch Intern, BiostatisticsSiemens Healthineers
Dhanish Revanth
Dhanish RevanthHEOR Consultant and EpidemiologistApperture
BK
Bashir KalayehNational Director, Health Economics and Outcomes ResearchBayer
MK
Mahesh K. TawneyDirector, Strategic Accounts, EastDisc Medicine
Sandy Leonard
Sandy LeonardGeneral Manager, Life SciencesArcadia
Ashwin Anand
Ashwin AnandAssociate Director, Client EngagementForian
Programme

The Sessions as Delivered

Session titles by day, with the four sponsor sessions marked. Timings and speaker notes are in the post-show report.

Day 1Evidence Evolution: RWE as the Foundation of Access, Value and Analytics
Demonstrating Drug Value: Outcomes Are the Currency, Evidence Is the BackboneKeynote
Magnolia Market Access sessionSponsor Session
Evolving RWE Frameworks From Regulatory and HTA Bodies
Tokenization in Practice: Unlocking Real-World Evidence While Protecting Patient Privacy
Evidence Generation in Rare Diseases
Veritas Data Research sessionSponsor Session
From Data Linkage to Decision Value: When Does Richer Real-World Data Improve the Decision?
From Evidence to Impact: Leveraging RWE to Influence Payers, Physicians, Patients and Regulators
Forian sessionSponsor Session
The Design and Interpretation of Real-World Evidence Studies, Causal Inference and Healthcare Analytics
Adjacency Between RWE, HEOR, AI and ValuePanel
Day 2Innovating With Intelligence: The Future of Life Science Analytics and Policy
Real-World Evidence: An Overlooked Value Driver for Life Sciences InvestorsKeynote
Presentation: Lobat Hashemi, Global Head, HEOR, Transplant, Veloxis Pharmaceuticals
Presentation: Ashwini Thirugnanam, Pharmacoeconomics Researcher, MCPHS
Arcadia sessionSponsor Session
Economics of Evidence: Quantifying the Value of RWE Across the Product Lifecycle
Predicting Cognitive Resilience Among the Oldest-Old Using Machine Learning: The Framingham Heart Study
The Strategic Case for Publicly Available Data in RWE Generation
From Evidence to Impact: Leveraging RWE to Influence Payers, Physicians, Patients and RegulatorsPanel
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Boston in Pictures

Sessions, panels, the exhibition floor and the networking breaks across the two days.

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Sponsors and Partners

The Organisations That Backed Boston

Five organisations, from real-world data platforms to market access consultancies, took positions at the inaugural edition.

Sponsor Testimonials

What Sponsors Said Afterwards

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Networking and the quality of attendees were the clear positives. We had great conversations with several life sciences contacts, and the event was well suited to relationship building.
A
Vice President, Life SciencesArcadia
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We are interested in participating again in Boston next year. We would like to do some sort of sponsorship and maybe a speaking session again.
F
Marketing ManagerForian
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The conference had interesting speakers and session content.
V
SponsorVeritas Data Research
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