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Session 7, Track 2: Interactive Workshop: Using Hackathons to Identify Regulatory Process Bottlenecks and Develop AI-Enabled Solutions
Session Chair(s)
Lindsay Fitzgerald
Delivery Manager, Astrix, United States
Join us for an interactive workshop designed to empower regulatory affairs, regulatory operations, and IT leaders with practical approaches to drive innovation, enhanced business performance and compliance through hackathons. This session will begin with insights from the 2025 DIA RIM Intelligent Automation Survey. Speakers will then introduce the concept of hackathons — what they are, when to use them, how they can accelerate problem solving and cross-functional collaboration, and share their experiences using hackathons in pharmaceutical organizations.
- Using Hackathons to Identify Regulatory Process Bottlenecks and Develop AI-Enabled Solutions: Cary Smithson, LeapAhead Solutions, Inc
- Gayatri Tadinada, SLICKBIT Technologies
- Keith Parent, Court Square Group
Learning Objective :
At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to:
- Identify when and how to use hackathons to address regulatory business challenges, improve business process efficiency and quality
- Define regulatory problems and brainstorm artificial intelligence and automation solutions collaboratively
- Apply a structured hackathon approach to optimize regulatory business processes and generate business value
Speaker(s)
Using Hackathons to Identify Regulatory Process Bottlenecks and Develop AI-Enabled Solutions
Cary Smithson, MBA
Managing Partner and Owner, LeapAhead Solutions, Inc., United States
Speaker
Bryan Reynolds
CEO / Founder, Docxonomy, United States
Speaker
Gayatri Tadinada
CBO - Business & Growth, Slickbit Technologies, India
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