BBSW — Bay Area Biotech-Pharma Statistics Workshop 2026 bbsw.org

Schedule

The 2026 program is being finalized. Session times and talks will appear here as they are confirmed.

Wednesday, November 4
Time to be announced
Hands-on Vibe Coding
Workshop
Chair: Anqi Zhu

Thursday, November 5
8:45 AM–9:00 AM
Opening
Plenary
Chair: Ning Leng
9:00 AM–10:00 AM
Keynote 1: Patrick Loerch
Plenary
Chair: Ning Leng
10:00 AM–10:30 AM
Morning Coffee & Networking Break
Break
10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Featured AI Panel / Fireside Chat
Panel
Chair: Ruixiao Lu
11:50 AM–12:10 PM
Poster Lightning Presentations
Posters
Chairs: Haijun Ma, Peiwen Wu
12:10 PM–2:00 PM
Lunch and Networking / Poster Viewing
Break
1:00 PM–2:00 PM
New-in-Career Meetup
Networking
Chairs: James Reimann, Andy Shen, Kun Yuan
2:00 PM–3:30 PM Parallel — choose one
Parallel Session #1a: Navigating the Shifting Regulatory Environment: The Future of Demonstrating Evidence of Effectiveness
Statistical Methods
Chairs: Christina Rabe, Tony Jiang
Parallel Session #1b: The Adoption Collective: Fostering a Community for Practical AI
Data Science & AI
Chairs: Anqi Zhu, Tara Maddala
3:30 PM–4:00 PM
Afternoon Break
Break
4:00 PM–5:30 PM Parallel — choose one
Parallel Session #2a: The Foundation of Innovation: Enterprise Data Strategy and Integration
Data Science
Chairs: Merrill Birkner, Li Zheng
Parallel Session #2b: Digital Twins & Causal ML: Synthetic Controls and Interpretable Machine Learning
Data Science & AI
Chairs: Harry Yang, Cristina Tudor
5:30 PM–6:00 PM
Raffle
Break
6:00 PM–6:30 PM
Break
Break
6:30 PM–
Dinner and Partner Demos
Social

Friday, November 6
9:00 AM–10:00 AM
Keynote 2: Daniela Ferrara
Plenary
Chair: Christina Rabe
10:00 AM–10:30 AM
Morning Coffee & Networking Break
Break
10:30 AM–12:00 PM Parallel — choose one
Parallel Session #3a: Accelerated Evidence Generation: Innovative Clinical Trial Design & Execution
Statistical Methods
Chairs: Dong Xi, Mengjia Yu
Parallel Session #3b: Removing the Friction: Emerging Technology and Automation in Clinical Research
Data Science & AI
Chairs: Sunny Xie, Daniel Sjoberg
12:00 PM–2:00 PM
Lunch and Networking / Poster Viewing
Break
1:00 PM–2:00 PM
Partner Demos
Social
2:00 PM–2:40 PM
Featured Leadership Session: Statistics and Applied Improvisation: Strange but Necessary Bedfellows
Leadership
Chairs: Judy Li, George Wu
2:40 PM–3:00 PM
Poster Award Ceremony
Posters
Chairs: Haijun Ma, Peiwen Wu
3:10 PM–4:40 PM Parallel — choose one
Parallel Session #4a: Evidence Beyond the Clinical Trials: Maximizing the Impact of Real World Data
Data Science
Chairs: Radia Johnson, Jacqueline Law
Parallel Session #4b: The Strategic Partner: Mastering Data-Driven Decision Influence
Leadership
Chairs: Haoda Fu, Huang Huang
4:40 PM–5:30 PM
Sponsor Talk, Raffle, and Closing
Plenary
Chair: Jingjing Gao
5:30 PM–6:30 PM
Mixer and Happy Hour
Social