Speaker profile

Nicole Crane

Senior Principal
Accenture

Nicole Crane is a Senior Principal with Accenture’s Labs group. She is a thought leader within Accenture’s Research and Labs practices and steers lab innovations, including those driven by agentic AI.​ She has 15+ years of work experience in the Life Sciences, specializing in R&D processes and technologies. She gained her experience working with various industries, including Pharma, Healthcare, Government, and academia. In her time before Accenture, Nicole spent more than a decade as an R&D Scientist, with both deep and broad experience in benchtop, analytical, pre-clinical, and clinical research.

Agenda sessions

Day 1 | March 2, 2026
09:05
Are Your Tech Stack and Talent Stack Aligned?
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09:50
Panel Discussion and Q&A
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