8:00 am Conference Registration & Networking

9:00 am Chair’s Welcome & Recap of Day One

Advancing DE&I in Your Life Sciences Organization

9:10 am Discover: Developing a Cross-Functional Life Sciences DE&I Strategy

  • Sara Nochur Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Synopsis

• How to successfully embed DE&I into the workforce for increased engagement and retention

• Working with stakeholders to identify DE&I goals for your life science organization

• Alnylam’s grass-roots approach to inclusive diversity, which led to improved employee engagement across the organization

9:30 am Discover: Drive DE&I Throughout your Organization to Enable Sustaining Change

  • Celeste Warren VP, Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence, Merck & Co

Synopsis

• How to build a holistic strategy to drive diversity, equity and inclusion

• Uncover how, as an organization, you can help develop change mindsets and drive DEI across the company

Merck’s holistic DE&I strategy grounded in solid change management which has helped develop change mindsets and drive DEI across the company

9:50 am Develop: What More Can We Learn About Developing Sustainable DE&I?

  • Celeste Warren VP, Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence, Merck & Co
  • Sara Nochur Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair

10:10 am Action: What Are You Now Going to Do Differently to Increase Communication & Culture in Your Retail Organization?

Synopsis

Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

10:30 am Networking & Refreshments

TRACK A – Learning & Development

Rethinking Employee Experience to Transform Engagement

11:00 am Discover: Transforming Employee Engagement in Your Life Science Organization As a Key Enabler to Drive Critical Business Outcomes

Synopsis

  • Importance of employee engagement for long-term success of an organization
  • Creating clarity on the business strategy through simple, focused KPIs
  • How Bayer has created a culture of empowerment and positive work environment to help drive engagement

11:20 am Develop: What More Can We Do to Improve Employee Experience Across the Board?

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair

11:40 am Action: What Are You Going to Change About Your L&D Strategy?

Synopsis

Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

TRACK B – Wellbeing

Reinvigorate Your Workforce Wellbeing Through Unique Wellness Strategies

11:00 am Discover: Understanding How to Advance Your Life Sciences Employee Wellbeing Strategy With a ‘People-First’ Mindset

Synopsis

• Understanding the correlation between workforce wellbeing and business growth, and how to maximize data to drive retention and engagement

• The importance of leadership engagement in building a successful wellbeing strategy

• Takeda’s three-pronged approach to employee wellbeing which has led to a year on year decrease in attrition

11:20 am Develop: What Else Can We Learn About Building an Effective Wellbeing Strategy?

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair

11:40 am Action: What Are You Going to Change About Your Employee Wellbeing Strategy?

Synopsis

Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

12:00 pm Networking Lunch

Speed Learning

1:20 pm

Navigating Performance Without Ratings

Maintaining a Collaborative Culture with a Partially Virtual or Geographically Dispersed Team

Building ‘Athleticism’ in Employees, Teaching Them How to Be Agile & to Move into Different Roles in the Organization

Understanding the Needs of Your Multi-
Generational Life Sciences Workforce

Leadership Development Strategies to Develop Forward-Thinking Life Science Leaders

Leveraging Social Media to Engage Top Life Science Talent

2:00 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks & End of Conference