About the CLAIR
The International Conference on Leadership & AI in Research convenes senior leaders from pharma, healthcare and medtech to address one of the defining challenges of the coming decade: how artificial intelligence is reshaping research, and what this means for leadership, governance, and organisational design.
A Founders’ Perspective
The rapid progress of artificial intelligence has introduced profound changes to research-intensive work, yet systematic dialogue on its implications remains limited. Questions concerning the scientific and engineering method, governance and accountability in human – AI systems, the preservation of critical thinking, and the organizational conditions of research are often treated separately, if at all.
CLAIR was established to integrate these perspectives. The conference provides a structured forum for examining how AI reshapes discovery, decision-making, and responsibility across industries. By fostering cross-disciplinary reflection, CLAIR aims to strengthen leadership capability and epistemic rigor in AI-enabled research environments.
Mats Sundgren & Luciano Lykkebo
Steering Committee
The CLAIR Steering Committee brings together a distinctive combination of senior R&D leadership, academic excellence, and cross-industry experience to guide the strategic direction and intellectual integrity of the conference.
Scientific Program Committee
The CLAIR Scientific & Program Committee safeguards the academic quality and conceptual coherence of the conference. The committee reviews the programme and the cases presented, and supports the Research Framework Day with scientific guidance, ensuring methodological rigor and continuity with the CLAIR Research Agenda.
The Conference Days
Day 1
Cases and talks from leaders in pharma, healthcare and medtech on what AI changes in research, with interactive sessions throughout the day.
Day 2
All participants build the CLAIR Research Framework together, starting from the 16 open questions of CLAIR 2026, and leave with it for their teams.
With Know-how and Passion
When we shape conferences, we always want to create lasting experiences. Events for all senses, with no compromises.
We value the time of all our guests, and we can guarantee you that we work all year to provide you with valuable learnings, actionable ideas and lots of networking opportunities in high-quality surroundings.
All our conferences are primarily ticket-financed, which means that there are no big corporations behind dictating the program or sacrificing quality sessions for marketing goals.
We hope that you will sense the difference. In every detail.
Don't hesitate to give us feedback
Expect two days of learning, a framework to take home, international peers and good food, all in a high-quality environment. To learn more about our values you can have a look at our Code of Conduct.
If you have any questions or ideas, let us know.
The CLAIR Team
The CLAIR Conference has been curated and designed by Westwerk Events, creators of cutting-edge tech conferences like the Future Product Days, UX Nordic, prompt:UX or the CASE Conference. Our mission is to create state-of-the-art quality events for all senses, combining actionable learnings with inspiration and networking.
Luciano Lykkebo
Alicja Depka
Dominik Knipprath
CityCube Berlin
Messe Berlin, 14055 Berlin
The Venue
CLAIR 2027 takes place at CityCube Berlin, together with Future Product Days. The conference programme runs from 22 to 23 September 2027 at CityCube on the Messe Berlin grounds. The evening of 22 September takes place at Museum Hamburger Bahnhof.