LONDON, UK - 1 June 2026

Agentic AI Walks Into a Room of Clinical Data Managers - Who’s the Boss Now?

A session at the Clinical Trials Technology Congress in London on 19 May sparked a lively debate about the future of AI in clinical data management.

Led by Emma Maria Calleja, co-founder of creative communications hub Von Peach, alongside leaders and experts from Boehringer Ingelheim and Pfizer, the session used a role play to explore how agentic AI is reshaping workflows, decision-making and the design of next-generation clinical trials.

Speakers embodied distinct personas - clinical data managers, a supervisor agent, a data quality agent and a risk and prediction agent - staging two scenarios that contrasted today's data management challenges with a projected 2030 reality:


  1. From query-chasing to clarity: AI ensures data tells a coherent story, freeing managers from hours of manual follow-up.

  2. From tracker management to strategic oversight: managers focus on insights and decisions instead of reconciliations.

The immersive format brought abstract technology to life, generating immediate audience engagement.

Led by Emma Maria Calleja, co-founder of creative communications hub Von Peach, alongside leaders and experts from Boehringer Ingelheim and Pfizer, the session used a role play to explore how agentic AI is reshaping workflows, decision-making and the design of next-generation clinical trials.

Speakers embodied distinct personas - clinical data managers, a supervisor agent, a data quality agent and a risk and prediction agent - staging two scenarios that contrasted today's data management challenges with a projected 2030 reality:


  1. From query-chasing to clarity: AI ensures data tells a coherent story, freeing managers from hours of manual follow-up.

  2. From tracker management to strategic oversight: managers focus on insights and decisions instead of reconciliations.

The immersive format brought abstract technology to life, generating immediate audience engagement.

“Storytelling is a powerful tool for getting messages across, especially in highly technical environments,” said Calleja. “The debate it sparked had to be cut off by the organisers when our time in the room was up - which says everything about how much this topic matters to people working in the field.”

“Storytelling is a powerful tool for getting messages across, especially in highly technical environments,” said Calleja. “The debate it sparked had to be cut off by the organisers when our time in the room was up - which says everything about how much this topic matters to people working in the field.”

“Storytelling is a powerful tool for getting messages across, especially in highly technical environments,” said Calleja. “The debate it sparked had to be cut off by the organisers when our time in the room was up - which says everything about how much this topic matters to people working in the field.”

The session's central message: clinical data managers should not fear agentic AI, but prepare to work alongside it.

“Humans will always play the most important role in the process,” said Calleja. “The clinical data managers of the future will evolve from operators to orchestrators. They’ll ask the right questions, validate AI outputs and apply human judgement to make strategic decisions.”

Photo source: Clinical Trials Technology Congress

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