Thank you to our 2023 CureSearch Summit Attendees! Please stay tuned for details about next year's event.
The big data revolution
Summit 2023 will address the potential of machine learning and artificial intelligence in medicine broadly, and then focus on positioning pediatric oncology at the forefront of the big data revolution.
The Impact of the Summit
Strategic collaborations are the key to long-term change. Summit creates connections and community among leaders in science, academia, regulatory, funding and industry by providing platforms for engagement. These critical conversations help drive innovation.
"We have a responsibility to educate the next generation of clinician-scientists, through medical school training, through educational initiatives and through symposia like Summit." - Dr. Samuel Volchenboum, Associate Chief Research Informatics Officer at The Division of Biological Sciences at the University of Chicago
Attending the event
Summit is an invitation-only event. Please fill out the attendee interest form at the bottom of this page if you are interested in joining us. We look forward to hearing from you!
Prelude webinar
Everyone is invited to view our kickoff, pre-summit discussion with leading experts in the field. Webinar: The Challenges and Promises of Artificial Intelligence in Drug Development
Summit Agenda
8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast
Convene: The Gallery
9:00 am – 9:30 am Welcome to the Summit
Convene: The Central Hub
Speakers: Kay Koehler, CEO, CureSearch for Children’s Cancer;
Jared Brancazio, Chair, Board of Directors, CureSearch;
Tony Pillari, Facilitator, Excelis Consulting
9:30 am – 10:15 am How are Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Tools Used in Medicine?
Convene: The Central Hub
This session will overview machine learning and artificial intelligence and explore the big-picture perspective of using artificial intelligence in healthcare.
Speaker: Kenneth Kehl, MD, MPH, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
10:15 am Coffee and Snack Break
Convene: The Gallery
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Exploring Opportunities for AI and ML with the Greatest Potential to Benefit Pediatric Oncology
Convene: The Central Hub
Presenters will share where the greatest potential lies for the early adoption of ML and AI in pediatric oncology.
Speakers: Shizhen Zhu, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic;
Benjamin Kann, MD, Harvard Medical School;
Charles Keller, MD, Children’s Cancer Therapy Development Institute
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch
Convene: The Gallery
1:15 pm – 3:15 pm Optimizing Data Collection and Sharing to Promote AI Success
Convene: The Central Hub
A panel shares the optimal data collection paradigms to ensure successful integration for ML and AI. A moderated discussion of best practices is followed by Q&A and idea sharing.
Speakers: Casey Greene, PhD, University of Colorado;
Mark Applebaum, MD, University of Chicago;
Madelena Ng, PhD, University of California Berkeley
3:15 pm Coffee and Snack Break
Convene: The Gallery
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Learning From the Adult Space to Bring ML/AI to Pediatric Oncology
Convene: The Central Hub
Sharing progress and pitfalls and how pediatric oncology can benefit from lessons learned.
Speakers: Kenneth Kehl, MD, MPH, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute;
Martin Akerman, PhD, Envisagenics, Inc.
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm Day 1 Wrap Up
Convene: The Central Hub
Speaker: Tony Pillari, Facilitator, Excelis Consulting
4:45 pm – 5:15 pm Mapping CureSearch Collaborative Successes
Convene: The Central Hub
Share impacts and outcomes of collaborative CureSearch funding and strategic initiatives.
Speakers: Brenda Weigel, MD, MSc, University of Minnesota, CureSearch SAC Chair;
Kay Koehler, CureSearch CEO
5:15 pm – 8:00 pm Welcome Reception & Dinner
Convene: The East Gallery
8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast
Convene: The Gallery
9:00 am Goals for the Day
Convene: The Central Hub
9:15 am – 10:30 am CureSearch Researcher Briefs
Convene: The Central Hub
Presenters will share where the greatest potential lies for early adaptation of ML and AI in pediatric oncology.
Speakers: Ranjit Bindra, MD, PhD, Yale University;
Andrew Kung, MD, PhD, from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center;
Jack F. Shern, NIH (Langenau Project);
Joanna Gell, University of Connecticut;
Jamie Anastas, Baylor College of Medicine
10:30 am Coffee and Snack Break
Convene: The Gallery
10:45 am – 11:30 am Keynote: Building an Enterprise Healthcare AI Entity
Convene: The Central Hub
In this keynote session, Dr. Divya Pathak, Vice Chair, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning & Analytics at the Center for Digital Health at the Mayo Clinic will share the program composition, goals and progress.
11:30 am – 12:00 pm Summit Speed Dating
Convene: The Gallery
Participants will form pairs and have 5 minutes to share before rotating. This will be a great opportunity to facilitate approachability and further networking.
12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch
Convene: The Gallery
1:00 pm – 2:45 pm Working Groups: Collaboration to Make Machine Learning a Reality
Convene: The Central Hub
Engage academic that has moved to industry and an academic that is strong in this space and develop working groups that can identify how to integrate ML/AI, building frameworks and partnerships to succeed, and the best projects to get us started on the path to making ML/AI a reality in pediatric oncology.
2:45 pm Wrap-Up and Next Steps
Convene: The Central Hub
Speaker: Tony Pillari, Facilitator, Excelis Consulting
3:30 pm CureSearch SAC and IAC Meetings
Convene: The Central Hub
The 2023 CureSearch Summit Agenda is subject to change.
Attendee Interest Form
Interested attendees should complete this form.