Events
Engaging with industry professionals and the community is how we affect change. Knowledge is meant to be shared, and we do this by participating as panelists at various conferences and hosting local community events.
Upcoming Events
Health Equity in Clinical Trials Congress
A solution-focused and educational experience, uniting the health equity and clinical research ecosystems to collaborate and optimize data-driven initiatives.
Past Events
Health Equity in Clinical Trials Congress
SCRS IncluDE Summit
SCOPE Summit
CDISC
Helena Sviglin, FDA; Donna Sattler, BMS; Korey Hendricks, BMS, Scout, National LGBT Cancer Network; and Garo Kiledjian, CEO of SGM Alliance, participated as panelists at the CDISC conference covering Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Intersex Data Collection during the Panel Discussion: A patient journey navigating SGM healthcare inequities on October 18-19 2023, in Falls Church, VA.
SGM Alliance Fundraiser
Paul Thomas and SGM Alliance board members Dr. Michael Wohlfeiler and Dr. Matthew Schabath, Jessica Brescher, Lorena Kuri, and Garo Kiledjian hosted a fundraiser during LGBTQ+ History Month, where they discussed some of the issues within healthcare currently impacting the LGBTQIA+ community on October 23, 2023, in Miami, FL.
National LGBTQ TaskForce GALA
Garo Kiledjian, CEO of SGM Alliance, attended the National LGBTQ Task Force Gala, serving as a Gala Executive Committee Member, After Party Director, and the Task Force featured SGM Alliance in the Gala Journal on October 14, 2023, in Miami, FL.
ALPFA
Lorena Kuri, Chief Strategic Development Officer, received the Outstanding Latina Leadership Award from the Association of Latino Professionals (ALPFA) New Jersey Chapter on October 7Â 2023Â in Newark, Â NJ.
SGM NYU Conference
SGM Alliance’s Chief Research Officer Jessica Brescher participated in a panel on patient advocacy and presented a poster at the Science of Cancer Equity in SGM Communities Conference at NYU, winning the best poster award on October 7, 2023, in New York, NY.
SCRS Global Summit 2023
Amanda Wright, Javara; Bree Burks, Veeva Systems; Wilfredo De Jesus-Monge MD, clinicaLea; Anne-Marie Baughn, RX Trials; and Garo Kiledjian, CEO of SGM Alliance spoke on a panel on Staff Retention Strategies for a New Era at the Global SCRS (Society for Clinical Research Sites) conference from October 5 to 8, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
SCRS West Summit 2023
Diana Foster, Total Diversity; Angel Akinbinu, Syneos; Alan Lane, OneStudy Team; Stephen Rouse, Triomics; and Garo Kiledjian, CEO of SGM Alliance, spoke as panelists at the SCRS West Clinical Tech and Innovation Summit and discussed the topic of Utilizing Technology to Increase Diversity and Expand Recruitment on June 7, 2023 in Phoenix, AZ.
SCRS Diversity Summit 2023
Garo Kiledjian, CEO, and Jessica Brescher, Chief Research Officer of SGM Alliance; Danielle Mitchell, Black Women in Clinical Research; Judy Galindo, Latinos in Clinical Research; Jane Thurston, Parexel; and Brandon Doyle, Takeda, spoke as panelists for Advocacy in Motion, where Garo revealed some of the issues currently facing the HIV+/- community in clinical trials and a second breakout session to discuss The Unique Challenges Facing The LGBTQIA+ Community on March 29-April 2, 2023 in Austin TX.
