At this year’s Research Revolution Global Summit, happening October 26–28 in Atlanta, the stakes- and opportunities- for sponsor organizations are higher than ever. Recent regulatory shifts, the accelerating pace of technological innovation, and the industry’s evolving dynamics mean that sponsors now play an even more pivotal role in forging meaningful connections and driving real change across the clinical trial industry.

The Heart of the Conversation: Sponsors at the Center in 2024

In 2024, sponsor organizations led or co-led more than 30 sessions, representing over one-third of the event’s total programming. From panels and workshops to case studies and keynotes, these sessions gave sponsors a high-impact platform to share their ideas, innovations, challenges, and excellence with engaged site and CRO leaders.

Some popular sessions included:

• “The Front Lines: What Sites Really Wish Sponsors and CROs Knew” – A candid panel of top site leaders and sponsor attendees came together for an honest, eye-opening exchange of ideas.
• “Budgeting for Innovation: Financing Clinical-Trial Tech” went deep into financial strategy and team optimization, showing how sponsors are building high-performing, site-friendly trial operations.
• Diversity and equity in trials – Sponsors showcased their most effective community engagement strategies for building more inclusive research programs.

And our most popular session? “Driving Organizational-Wide Change that CRAs and Sites Love,” led by a phenomenal speaker from a top sponsor organization, who brought her incredible real-world knowledge and experience to the fore, and shared how her company had made an incredible difference for the sites and CRAs it works with.

These weren’t just presentations, they were interactive conversations where real-world experience met cross-sector insight. Sponsors and sites exchanged ideas, asked hard questions, and left with new strategies to accelerate progress. And 2025 promises to be even more extraordinary. 

This Year: Deeper Sponsor Connections, Stronger Site Collaboration

At Research Revolution 2025, sponsor organizations have more opportunities than ever to connect with site and CRO leadership, engage with peers, and lead industry-shaping conversations.

New Debate & Discussion sessions invite sponsors to engage in candid, spirited exchanges on high-priority topics like:

• “Tech vs. Paper: Is It Time to Go All In?”
• “Sponsor-Site Collaboration: What’s Working and What’s Not”

In these sessions, sponsor attendees will explore evolving challenges and share solutions as peers, sparking actionable inspiration to take back to their teams.

You’ll also hear directly from CRAs and CTAs in “Built Without Us”, a session exploring what happens when new tech overlooks frontline teams and how sponsors can help prevent burnout and misalignment in their own organizations.

At Research Revolution, Sponsors Don’t Just Attend: They Lead

With sponsor-led sessions once again at the core of the agenda, and this year’s powerful emphasis on cross-sector collaboration, innovation, and equity, your voice has never been more essential or more influential.

Join us. Get your tickets today.

Let’s build the future of research – together.

See you in Atlanta.