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
Agenda Highlights:
Day 1 - Tuesday, November 10th
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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
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AI and Copyright in the Courts: Managing Risk When Machines Consume Content at Scale - Roanie Levy, CCC
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Wrong Question, Wrong Answer: How to Make Information Services Indispensable - Sean Smith, MedTech Leading Voice
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Building Trust in AI: Personal Experience with Information Professionals' Reluctance with Adoption - Jana Frenier, Parexel
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Beyond Prompting: How Pharma Information and Research Teams Can Design Better AI Workflows - Jumana Badar, Causaly
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Speed to Draft: How One Consulting Firm Uses AI to Strengthen -Not Replace- Humans - Tara Breton, Health Advances
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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 (Moderator, Research Solutions)
Day 2 - Wednesday, November 11th
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Beyond the Answer: What We Learned Watching Experts Use AI for High-Stakes Research - Raul Cepin, Wiley
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A Very Particular Set of Skills, Or This Is Why We Must Have Niche Things - Matt Eberle, BizInt Smart Charts
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Trust Is the Feature: Why Technical Success Does Not Guarantee AI Adoption - Dipti Chhatrapati
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Fireside Chat: The Information Professional's Next Act: Evolving Our Role in an Age of Intelligent Systems - John Aubrey, Merck and Melissa Kaus, BMS
Program Committee:
- Samantha Intriligator (Chair)
- Tara Breton
- Lisa Kane
Planning Committee:
- Karen Mirabile (Chair)
- Diana Gowe
- Diane Webb
