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
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
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?
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