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Patient Innovator Summit 2026

Expect dynamic industry keynotes, candid fireside chats, and conversations with other biopharma leaders who share a passion for improving the patient experience.

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2026 Patient Innovators Summit

Across industry keynotes, fireside chats and afternoon breakouts, biopharma commercial leaders came together to discuss what’s next for the patient experience.

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What's next for patient experience

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CEO and Co-founder of Courier Health
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Topics that shaped the conversation

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Industry outlook: two paths forward

Patient-centricity and AI innovation are reshaping the ground underneath which manufacturers operate. Leaders face a choice between treading water in today’s model or rethinking how work gets done to streamline patient access.

02

Owning the patient journey

More manufacturers are bringing Patient Services and Field Access in-house, which has implications on everything from accountability and technology needs to tracking KPIs and incentivizing teams.

03

From activity to outcomes

High-performing teams are designed, not inherited, and innovators are measuring teams on outcomes like starts, time to therapy, and persistence. What's more, budget and internal buy-in don't happen by accident. While numbers help defend and grow a team, patient and provider stories are what get remembered and shared.

04

AI along the patient journey from pilot to practice

AI is here, and it's not going away, but leaders distinguish access and adoption with value creation. Popular use cases include intake automation and prior authorization support as well as call center monitoring. The Business and IT agree: the data foundation has to come first.

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Patient Experience Innovation in 2027

At the 3rd annual Patient Innovators Summit, industry leaders explored what it takes to navigate the road ahead. Discover key market shifts and actionable takeaways across people, process, and technology.

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Summit Speakers

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Bennett Smith

SVP, Commercial

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Betty Tran

Executive Director, Patient Services & Distribution

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Brian Schantz

Senior Director, Patient Engagement Operations

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Bridget Jones

Senior Director, Trade, Distribution, and Patient Services

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Danny Sigurdson

Founder and CEO

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Ellis Wheby

Director, Patient Services and Field Reimbursement

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Eric Gustafson

Executive Director, Head of Field Market Access

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Jennifer Lichtman

VP, Head of Market Access and Commercial Operations

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Liz Austin

Executive Director

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Mark Dant

Volunteer Executive Director

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Sev Malkonian

VP, Patient Services, Distribution & Reimbursement

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Taco van Tiel

Head UCB USA

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2026 Patient Innovators
Award Winners

Learn more about winners
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Rare Disease Champions

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Patient Services Team of the Year

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Field Access Team of the Year

Rob Chuba

Patient Champion of the Year

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Patient Innovators of the Year

Overheard at Summit

“We strategically outsource services we shouldn’t do ourselves. But with outsourced programs, we’ve often found higher costs, greater compliance risks, and less control. When you bring things in-house, the level of accountability, insight, and care for the patient is very different.”

Executive Director

“Data becomes a signal when it tells you what needs to change and what to do next. It’s not just about looking at numbers on a dashboard.”

Director
Patient Services & Distribution

“The challenge has always been getting timely, accurate hub and SP data. By the time an issue is flagged, someone may have already acted on it, or it’s too late in the process.”

Director, IT Business Partnering
for Commercialization, Patient Access Support Services

"The key driver for bringing Patient Services in-house is simple: we believe we can do it better. Especially in rare disease, we need to support every patient, build that relationship over time, and help them successfully start and stay on therapy."

VP
Head of Market Access and Commercial Operations

“As leaders focus more on whether investments are improving patient starts and persistence, Patient Services is being pulled further upstream alongside brand strategy. It’s a great place to be but we have to be ready for it.”

VP
Patient Services, Distribution & Reimbursement

"We don’t have all the answers on what AI means for Patient Support Services yet. But if we’re not figuring out how to leverage it, we’re already behind.”

Executive Director
Head of Field Market Access

“If you want to stay competitive and keep pace with innovation in patient services, you have to start seeing it as an enterprise capability—not something that sits within individual business units.”

Head of US
Top 20 Pharma

“Because the FRM work isn’t transactional, applying a sales model to measuring it only goes so far. We were never able to see FRM engagement until we had a platform for it. Once leadership saw the data, they quickly realized this was a different type of interaction.”

Executive Director
Head of Field Market Access

"The way information is collected, processed, and turned into recommendations is radically different than it was even three years ago. Staying relevant requires a new infrastructure and that’s a heavy lift organizations need to lean into."

Head of US
Top 20 Pharma

“It was valuable to have the opportunity to connect with colleagues and hear different perspectives. You have built such a welcoming, thoughtful, and talented team, and that really came through in the care and energy you put into the entire experience.”

Executive Director
Patient Services Lead

“Events like this help me connect with industry peers and keep my finger on the pulse on what’s going on in the marketplace. I came away genuinely impressed by the energy and passion of the team brining this event together.”

VP
Head of Market Access and Commercial Operations

“Conferences like this are where you really learn from people and hear what’s happening in practice, beyond the sales pitch.”

Director, IT Business Partnering, for Commercialization, Patient Access Support Services
Top 10 Global Pharma

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