Andrew Embry

Sr. Director of Insights Innovation and Capabilities Lilly Market Research

Eli Lilly

Andrew Embry is the Sr. Director of Insights Innovation & Capabilities at Lilly Market Research. He a leader of the research methodology innovation discipline and HiT (Human Intelligence, Insight Integration, Innovation Team). Recognized across Lilly with multiple awards spanning marketing and market research, Andrew is a keynote speaker at National Sales Meetings and marketing events. Beyond his day job, he’s a spoken-word poet who has competed nationally and has been invited by Lilly’s CEO and other senior leaders to perform at company events, including Lilly TEDx. He also publishes “Striking Matches: Igniting new ideas and expanding the way we think about things,” a weekly blog shared within and beyond Lilly.

Sessions

Apr 29

5:10 PM - 5:30 PM EDT

Blue Stage

AI & Research Workflows

Healthcare

Leadership & Talent

Collaborative Intelligence: The Research Future at Eli Lilly

In an era of AI experimentation and uneven ROI, Lilly’s research innovators and IA Collaborative built one of the company’s most impactful AI platforms — an AI ecosystem of tools designed to augment insight. Discover how AI workflows delivered on hard metrics — elevating researchers’ role with executives and establishing them as trusted AI guides.
Key Takeaways:
1. Understand how AI elevated researchers’ strategic influence & led to a seat at the executive table.
2. Learn how to turn AI skepticism into enthusiasm through purposeful workflow integration.
3. Discuss hard-won lessons on scaling AI solutions responsibly across complex organizations.

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