Please join us in downtown Wilmington for our annual speaker and networking event. The value of clinical research for patients, practicing physicians, and healthcare organizations is often underestimated, and the disconnect across stakeholders in healthcare delivery and biotech is an obstacle to progress. The industry spends billions of dollars on patient recruitment, but more sustainable and cost-effective methods are beginning to take hold. We'll cover innovative strategies deployed to connect the dots across healthcare and research, and how organizations build shared value propositions and attain shared goals. The mutual benefits, once hard-wired, can propel better care, lower costs, and speed to market for cutting-edge therapeutics.

Note: Each ticket includes hors d'oeuvres and two drink vouchers.

Program 

5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Check-in & Networking
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Speaker Presentation and Q&A
7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Networking

Speaker Bio

Alycia R. James, Founder & Managing Partner of optivolv

Alycia is a transformational leader and strategist with more than 20 years of experience driving organizational performance and leadership excellence across healthcare, technology, clinical research, and retail sectors. Known for her ability to navigate complexity with clarity, she helps leaders and organizations thrive in times of change. As a seasoned P&L executive, Alycia has led multiple large-scale redesigns of client- and patient-facing teams, aligning strategy, culture, and operations to deliver growth, profitability, and measurable outcomes. She has built adoption strategies that ensure new processes and technologies stick—turning potential disruption into competitive advantage. As an executive coach, Alycia partners with senior executives and emerging leaders who are ready to elevate their impact. Her approach blends systems thinking with practical strategies to strengthen leadership style, executive presence, and team performance. Alycia holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work from the University of Illinois at Chicago and has published on organizational development, patient engagement, and physician engagement.

Pricing Information

• Members: Free
• Non-members*: $20

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Maximum Capacity

50

Accessibility Accommodations

The venue is fully accessible, and the building has an elevator in the rear.