Conference Day One
Wednesday 19th July 2023
7:30 am Conference Registration & Networking
8:30 am What it Takes to Make a Leap a Reality
8:40 am Chair’s Welcome, Opening Remarks & Connection Before Content
Champion a Standout Company Culture in Your Life Science Organization
8:50 am Opening Panel Discussion: Designing a Workplace Culture Which Empowers Your Life Science Employees to Thrive in Their Role
Synopsis
- Building a sustainable positive culture to enable employees to feel connected to the mission of the organization
- How to encourage your life science leaders to set clear objectives for their team members for increased accountability across the board
- Hear the initiatives taken by leading life science organizations to develop an engaging and supportive culture for all employees
9:20 am Discover: Generating a Workplace Culture for Increased Employee Long-Term Satisfaction
Synopsis
- Unpacking what goes into developing an outstanding culture in your life science organization to guarantee job satisfaction and reduced
- attrition rates
- How can you define and articulate your life science organization’s mission and values to ensure buy-in amongst employees
- Bio-Techne’s unique approach to building an organizational culture that allows it to compete for and retain the best biotech talent
9:40 am Develop: What More Can We Learn from the HR Leaders Rethinking Their Organizational Culture?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
10:00 am Action: What Are You Going to Change About Your Company Culture?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
10:20 am Speed Networking Break
TRACK A – Talent Management
Talent Management Strategies for the Future-Focused Life Science Organization
11:00 am Panel Discussion: Streamlining Your Life Sciences TA Approach to Efficiently Match the Right Talent With the Right Positions
Synopsis
- Novel approaches to talent acquisition that will enable you to reach and attract the market’s best life sciences talent
- How can TA executives work with leadership to meet business objectives through effective talent acquisition
- Hear about the approaches taken by these life sciences TA teams as they prioritize both quality and quantity to meet hiring quotas
11:30 am Discover: Evolving and Scaling Succession Management at Your Life Science Organization
Synopsis
- Discover how to evolve your approach to both building and buying talent to strengthen your talent pipeline
- Ways to measure the health and use of your life science organization’s succession plan
- Learn how Takeda built a comprehensive approach to Succession Management and scaled it across the globe
11:50 am Develop: What Else Can We Learn About Impactful Talent Management in Life Sciences?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
12:00 pm Action:How Are You Going to Rebuild your Approach to Talent Management?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
TRACK B – Learning & Development
Novel Approaches to Life Science L&D Challenges
11:00 am Discover: Building Career Planning Competency in Your Life Science Employees
Synopsis
- Equipping employees with the skills to take ownership over their careers for increased engagement and job fulfilment
- How to provide your life science employees with the necessary tools to build a career roadmap to enable them to stay focused and motivated
- AbbVie’s intentional strategy which trains their employees to understand what they want from their careers, leading to lower levels of attrition
11:20 am Discover: Implementing Cross-Functional L&D Training to Drive Employee Buy-In
Synopsis
- How to drive engagement in your life sciences workforce through a comprehensive L&D program
- Equipping employees with the tools they need to develop their learning
- Apellis Pharmaceutical’s annual ‘Love What You Do’ week, featuring cross-functional training and career development profile workshops, empowering employees to take ownership of their careers
11:40 am Discover: Shaping Highly Capable Life Sciences Leaders Through Meaningful, Personalized L&D Experiences
Synopsis
- Building a world-class learning and development ecosystem to connect life sciences employees with the skills needed to accelerate business outcomes and futureproof your organization
- Developing an effective strategy to cultivate a global culture of ongoing learning and discovery
- Uncovering how Johnson & Johnson offers its employees in offices, the field, labs, and manufacturing plants around the world equitable opportunities to grow and advance in their careers
12:00 pm Develop: What Are the Key Takeaways to Build a Robust L&D Strategy in your Life Science Organization?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
12:20 pm Action:What Are You Going to Change About Your L&D Strategy?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
TRACK C – Total Rewards
Building a Robust Life Sciences Total Reward Strategy
11:00 am Discover: Unlocking the Power of Genomics as the future of Employee Benefit
Synopsis
- Discover how the power of the genome can exponentially improve the human condition, and explore the EE Impact of building this into your employee wellbeing package
- Hear how genomics benefits will both improve patient outcomes and drive down overall healthcare costs for your employees
- Uncover how Illumina’s Genomics Program offered to employees has notably influenced employee health, and company engagement, commitment and intent to stay
11:20 am Develop: What Are the Key Takeaways to Consider When Building a Unique Total Rewards Package?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
11:40 am Action:What Changes Are You Going to Make to Your Total Rewards Offering?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
12:20 pm Networking Lunch
TRACK A – Talent Management
1:20 pm Discover: Understanding & Addressing Higher Attrition Rates Inter-Teams in Your Life Science Organization
Synopsis
- How can HR develop a strategy to work with leadership to help address higher rates of attrition in their team
- Understanding the reasons behind attrition, using data to analyse employee experience and where improvements can be made
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ HRBP led multi-pronged approach to reduce attrition across the workforce
1:40 pm Develop:What Else Can HR Do To Work Cross- Functionally to Reduce Attrition?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
2:00 pm Action:What Are You Going to Do Differently to Reduce Attrition?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
TRACK B – Employee Experience
1:20 pm Discover: Generating a Workplace Culture for Increased Employee Long-Term Satisfaction
Synopsis
- Unpacking what goes into developing an outstanding culture in your life science organization to guarantee job satisfaction and reduced attrition rates
- How can you define and articulate your life science organization’s mission and values to ensure buy-in amongst employees
- Bio-Techne’s unique approach to building an organizational culture that allows it to compete for and retain the best biotech talent
1:40 pm Develop:What More Can We Learn About Retaining a Positive Company Culture Through Organizational Change?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
2:00 pm Action:What Change Are You Going to Make to Ensure You Prioritize a Positive Culture Through Organizational Change?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
TRACK C – Total Rewards
1:20 pm Panel Discussion:Building Total Rewards Packages to Compete in a Fierce Life Science Talent Market
Synopsis
- Uncover some of the most novel compensation and benefits packages in the life sciences industry
- Understanding the difference between a nice perk vs a decision driver for prospective life science talent
- Hear about unique total rewards package enabling biopharma to compete for in-demand talent
1:40 pm Action:How Are You Going to Enhance Your Field Recruitment Strategy?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
2:20 pm Refreshments Break
Effective Change Management for the Future-Ready Life Science Organization
2:40 pm Panel Discussion:Sustaining Your Life Science Organization’s Workplace Culture Through Change
Synopsis
- Understanding how to maintain employee engagement during uncertainty and constant change in the industry
- How can life science organizations maintain authentic and employee-centric messaging throughout the change process?
- Hear how these biopharma organizations’ change management strategy as they navigated organizational restructuring enabled them to maintain high employee experience and satisfaction scores
3:00 pm Discover:Building Capability for Rapid and Successful Integration of M&A
Synopsis
Understand how to deliver near-term deal value drivers while also building your company for the long-term
Build a sustained capability in your life sciences organization to rapidly integrate new M&A
Discover how Bristol Myers Squibb navigated the largest M&A deal in the pharma industry, including strategy, lessons learned and best practices for successful large-scale integration
3:20 pm Develop:What More Can We Learn from the Leaders Successfully Managing Change & Organization Integration?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
3:40 pm Action:How Are You Going to Rethink Your Change Management Strategy?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair