Konstantinos (Kosta) Kleitsas

Vice President, Head of People Dyno Therapeutics

Konstantinos (Kosta) Kleitsas is VP and Head of Operations, People & Finance at Dyno Therapeutics, where he builds AI‑native organisations at the intersection of people, technology, and strategy. A company builder in venture‑backed AI x bio, he brings deep experience in organisational design, scaling, and execution from Dyno, Valo, and Flagship Pioneering.

Seminars

Monday 5th October 2026
Panel: The CPO+ Role in Practice, Expanding Influence, Holding Complexity, Leading at the Top
2:20 pm

What does it look like when a people leader operates beyond the traditional HR remit, and how do you build the enterprise relationships and commercial credibility to do it with authority? Explore how CHROs and CPOs in life sciences organizations of different sizes and stages are expanding their scope, taking on board engagement, commercial strategy, ESG, and enterprise accountability, while continuing to lead a high-performing people function. Learn what the CPO+ role demands in terms of personal resilience, stakeholder management, and leadership identity, and what organizations must do to create the conditions that allow people leaders to operate at their full potential.

  • What expanding the people remit beyond HR actually requires, in terms of capability, credibility, and personal leadership
  • How CPO+ leaders are navigating board relationships, commercial decisions, and enterprise accountability alongside their core people responsibilities
  • What life sciences organizations of different sizes and stages need from their most senior people leaders right now
  • How to build the conditions that allow a CHRO or CPO to operate at the full extent of their potential
Monday 5th October 2026
Panel: AI in Life Sciences HR: Real Use Cases, Real Guardrails, Real ROI
11:50 am

AI is moving from pilot to practice across life sciences HR teams, but the gap between early experiments and enterprise-wide, responsible adoption remains wide. This panel brings together HR and people leaders who are actively deploying AI across recruiting, learning, workforce planning, and analytics to share what is working, what the guardrails look like in practice, and where the real ROI is emerging. Expect candid, experience-led perspectives, not theory.

  • Where AI is delivering the most tangible value in HR right now, and where the hype still exceeds the reality
  • How organizations are building the guardrails, ethics frameworks, and accountability mechanisms that make AI use responsible
  • What it takes to move from isolated pilots to enterprise-wide AI adoption across the people function
  • How to communicate AI strategy to employees in a way that builds trust rather than fear
Kosta Kleitsas - Expert Speaker - LEAP HR_ Life Sciences East