2026 ACRP and Academy Annual Membership Meeting
This is a pivotal time in the clinical research landscape—and staying up to date on everything happening at ACRP has never been more important.
Date: October 14, 2026
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
Join us as ACRP Leadership shares how we’ve worked to advance the clinical research profession over the past year. We’ll share a full picture of where we’ve been, highlight our 50th Anniversary year, and share what’s ahead for 2027.
This meeting is open to ACRP members and all ACRP certified professionals. This is your chance to connect directly with ACRP leadership, ask questions during the live Q&A, and learn how you can become involved in helping to shape the future of ACRP.
Speakers:
Mo Ali
Chair
ACRP Board of Trustees
Mo Ali is an experienced Pharma industry executive with more than 25 years of experience. Currently serving as the R&D Head of Data Excellence at CSL Pharma, he is passionate about bringing lasting foundational change to help drive innovation and transformation forward. Previously, he served in roles with increasing responsibilities at Astellas Pharmaceuticals, Medable, GSK Pharmaceuticals, Boehringer Ingelheim, J&J, Novartis, and Roche. He is focused on the creation and execution of strategic programs which aim to serve the needs of patients by creating digital footprints and platforms that would enrich their overall clinical experience. As an advocate for the democratization of clinical research and access for patients, he believes that the tripod of clinical research involves the patient, sites, and sponsors, and each leg must aid in the delivery of the experience. He is also an experienced public speaker and has held key consortium or lead roles in many industry efforts, including the Decentralized Trials and Research Alliance, TransCelerate BioPharma, IEEE, CTTI, PhRMA, and more. Throughout his career he has worked from the site to the sponsor, enabling him to understand not just the process issues and struggles, but also the overall business exchange and changes that must occur between the two stakeholders to ensure success as a collaborative partnership. His experience in digital transformation and technological investments allows him insight into bringing this more to the forefront of clinical research for all the stakeholders. Throughout all of is his efforts, Mo is passionate about bringing the human element to our modern technological world—leveraging his time as a CRC early in his career to ensure the patient and site views are centric while leading at the edge of transformation on behalf of sponsors.
Catherine Gregor, CCRC
Vice Chair
ACRP Board of Trustees
Catherine Gregor, MBA, CCRP, CCRC, is a transformational leader and business advisor with close to two decades of experience in clinical research. She currently serves as the Chief Clinical Trial Officer for Florence Healthcare, a software company focused on enabling sponsors, contract research organizations, and sites to do their best work. Catherine has worked in a myriad of therapeutic areas, including wound care, cardiology, pulmonary, immunology, and oncology. She is a subject matter expert and key opinion leader on patient-centric, decentralized, and hybrid trial design. Catherine has had the pleasure of conducting trials in both academic and community practices, including serving as the Director of Clinical Research Administration for the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Additionally, Catherine is continually working to better the clinical trials industry through her role as the Chair of Florence’s Site Enablement League and her participation on the board of the Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO), in the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) Partners Advancing the Clinical Research Workforce initiative, and with the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI). Catherine has an MA from Loyola University Chicago and an MBA from Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. She is certified by both ACRP and SoCRA as a clinical research professional and volunteers as a mentor in her spare time.
David Vulcano, FACRP
Chief Executive Officer
ACRP
David is a well-known thought leader and change agent in the clinical research industry through numerous associations, boards, initiatives, publications, and presentations. Prior to joining ACRP, he was the Vice President for Clinical Research Compliance & Integrity at HCA Healthcare, providing research-related compliance and strategic development to their portfolio of hospitals, physician practices, and healthcare technology companies. He is and has been in many industry leadership roles both in the United States and globally, including Chair of the Board of Trustees for ACRP, Honorary President for the Society of Clinical Research Sites (SCRS), and Advisory Board member for the Society for Clinical Data Management (SCDM). His contributions to the research industry are numerous, and accolades include recognitions such as a Special Recognition Award by the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society, twice winning the Best Practice in Human Subject Protection by the Health Improvement Institute, the inaugural winner of the Christine K. Pierre Site Impact Award, and being named one of the Top 100 leaders in the Health IT Community by the HealthTech Council. He holds a Private Company Governance Certificate through the Private Directors Association and has passed the FINRA-SIE exam. He also serves as President of the Music City Angels group for investments, mentoring, and the occasional board seat in diverse startup companies. David and his wife are the parents of two grown children and live south of Nashville, Tennessee, where they involve themselves in work, family life, as well as other charitable and entrepreneurial opportunities.
Note: This free session does not provide ACRP Contact Hours.