Chicago, IL – January 15, 2009 – ClearTrial (www.cleartrial.com), a leading provider of clinical trial software for clinical trial operations planning, budgeting, and outsourcing, announced today that Deirdre BeVard, ClearTrial Vice President of Clinical Services, will speak at the CBI Forecasting & Budgeting conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Philadelphia, February 3-4, 2009. BeVard will address the rapidly growing use of adaptive trial design in clinical development, focusing on helping life sciences companies address the unique challenges this approach poses for accurate forecasting, budgeting, and operational planning.