8:00 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

Transform How You Approach Your Employee Engagement

8:50 am Opening Panel Discussion: Maintaining Company Culture & Employee Engagement During Market Turbulence to Remain Aligned to Company Values & Retain Business Critical Life Sciences Talent

  • Stacy Solorio Vice President & Head of Human Resources, Karius, Inc.
  • Melissa Cooper Executive Director & Vice President - Human Resources, Allogene Therapeutics
  • Tamir Halaban Vice President - Biopharmaceutical Retained Search, Westwood + Wilshire

Synopsis

Discussion points will include:

  • Navigating the shifting priorities of the biotech industry to ensure company culture is maintained throughout turbulent times
  • How to prioritize employee wellbeing to drive engagement and increase retention
  • Implementing innovative strategies to re-engage employees and maintain motivation during periods of change

9:20 Speed Networking Break

Understanding Market Trends for 2023

10:00 am Discover: Life Sciences Industry Market Trends for 2023

Synopsis

  • Learn about how to remain competitive in this (still) fierce talent environment
  • Hear about compensation and total rewards trends and insights
  • Are your long-term incentive programs really holding retentive value in this market?

10:20 am Develop:What More Can We Learn from the HR Leaders Working & Uniting Company Culture?

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair

10:30 am Action:What Can You Now Do to Effectively Engage Employees During Periods of Market Turbulence?

Synopsis

Interactive Discussion Session Facilitated by the Chair

10.50 Break

TRACK A

Supporting Employees Amongst Periods of Internal & External Change to Prepare for Future Success

11:20 am Discover: Adapting Your People Strategy to Support the Changing Biopharma Business Landscape & Company Strategic Direction

  • Amie Krause Senior Vice President & Chief People Officer, Atara Biotherapeutics Inc.

Synopsis

  • Reimaging your employee value proposition to align with changing company strategy and partnerships in the midst of a competitive life sciences talent landscape
  • Focusing on employee retention and engagement during challenging times for biotech companies
  • Atara Biotherapeutic’s CHRO shares how they are transforming the business strategy while engaging and retaining staff

11:40 am Discover: Overhauling HR Approaches in an Organization with a New Leadership Team Following a Reduction in Workforce

Synopsis

  • Rethinking HR strategies to assist a changing company landscape to fit a more commercial mindset and integrating these into company culture
  • Rolling out new programmes whilst simultaneously developing people leaders to set expectations and ensure new strategies are implemented company wide
  • How Codexis is stripping the nerves from performance management and bolstering talent development approaches to ensure the dialogue is employee led and takes a future

12:00 pm Develop: What More Can We Do to Better Prepare for Reorganization of Company Structure?

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair

12:20 pm Action: How Are You Going to Rethink your People Strategy to be Fit for Organizational Change?

Synopsis

Interactive Discussion Session Facilitated by the Chair

TRACK B

Preparing Leadership & Redefining Responsibilities in Scaling Life Sciences Organizations

11:20 am Discover: Reimagining Leadership Commitment Programs After Significant Workforce Scale to Create a Cohesive Company Culture

Synopsis

  • Navigating the different mindsets that accompany organizational scale to discover common leadership commitments and foster a connected working environment
  • Utilizing experimental leadership development programs to realign employees with company values and encourage the formation of new leadership habits
  • How Kite Pharma are upskilling their workforce using an innovative leadership development program which utilises practical strategies enabling leaders to produce tangible outcomes

11:40 am Discover: Rethinking the HR Function & Defining Roles & Responsibilities During Organizational Growth to Support Business Scale

Synopsis

  • Enhancing HR cross functional communication to further understand the role and ensure cohesive working during organizational growth
  • Finding champions who can bring along employees and other functions to demonstrate the value of HR to the wider business
  • How Arcus Biosciences are redefining their HR strategy to help individuals understand their value in building the business by finding champions and providing in house bespoke training

12:00 pm Develop: What More Can We Do to Prepare Leadership Amid Organizational Scale?

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair

12:20 pm Action: What Changes Will You Now Make to Prepare Your Leadership for Organizational Scale?

Synopsis

Interactive Discussion Session Facilitated by the Chair

12:40 Networking Lunch

TRACK A

Aligning with Company Values & Supporting Employees During Workforce Reductions

1:40 pm Discover: Harnessing Strategies to Overcome the Challenges of Missing a Milestone to Continue to Engage, Motivate & Inspire Employees

Synopsis

  • Implementing a connection strategy to include the CEO during the RIF process to ensure its execution is thorough, fair, and supportive of wellbeing
  • Helping remaining employees to navigate feelings of grief to allow space to mourn the loss of a project and re-adjust to a new company dynamic
  • Understand how a HR Business Partner, CPO partnership at Nuvation Bio is reconnecting employees to the company vision and recommitting them to goals

2:00 pm Discover: Integrating Care, Attention & Love into Your Reduction in Workforce Strategy to Ensure a Positive Impact on Those Leaving & Retained

Synopsis

  • Preparing for a reduction in workforce and completing due diligence to adhere to guidelines and save money as an organization
  • Front and centering your CEO in the process to harness an empathetic yet positive approach to maintain a connection with the employee base
  • The VP, People at Tranquis Therapeutics highlights lessons learned and best practises for carrying out a reduction in workforce and how to best recover

2:20 pm Develop: What Does it Take to Successfully Re-Engage & Support Your Organization Through Turbulent Times?

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair

2:40 pm Action: How Are You Going to Re-Engage & Support Your Organization Through Turbulent Times?

Synopsis

Interactive Discussion Session Facilitated by the Chair

3:00 pm Outbound recruiting strategies for data-driven hiring

Synopsis

  • Learn about the data that's most important for your hiring strategy
  • How to utilize the tech stack you already have (and paid for) 
  • Being proactive with your outbound strategy to help you win digital talent

TRACK B

Reimagining Employee Engagement to Unite Company Culture During Organizational Scale

1:40 pm Discover: Exploring Employee Engagement Approaches Across International Borders to Drive a United Company Culture

  • Carena Spivey Senior Vice President -Human Resources, Protagonist Therapeutics Inc.

Synopsis

  • Discovering how to understand how employees feel, what works well, and expectations surrounding culture to form a basis for rolling out new initiatives
  • Finding innovative strategies to embed culture in an organization which navigates different time zones and the hybrid working environment to ensure employees feel aligned to the company mission
  • See how Protagonist Therapeutics are strategically implementing engagement approaches to unite employees across their international bases

2:00 pm Discover: Hiring Around Vision & Values to Maintain an Intentionally Curated Company Culture During Organizational Scale

Synopsis

  • Navigating the recruitment and onboarding process when expanding to incorporate new functions and therefore personalities to prevent the fragmentation of company culture
  • Holding individuals accountable to preserve the company vision and values to reach the goal of ‘One Dermavant’
  • Dermavant reveals how it has remained one of Fortune Magazines best places to work 3 years running and received 97% in their employee engagement survey

2:20 pm Develop: What Does it Take to Unite Company Culture During Organizational Scale?

  • Bryan Gillespie Vice President, Human Resources, Dermavant
  • Carena Spivey Senior Vice President -Human Resources, Protagonist Therapeutics Inc.

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair

2:40 pm Action: How Are You Going to Align Your Employees with Company Values to Foster a United Culture in Your Scaling Life Sciences Organization?

Synopsis

Interactive Discussion Session Facilitated by the Chair

3:00 pm Elevate Your Search Journey to 1st Class: Critical Questions to Ensure Red Carpet Treatment from Your Agency Partners

  • Kelly Rubach Head of Executive Search, GForce Life Sciences

Synopsis

  • GForce Life Sciences Overview
  • Critical questions to ask your agency partner
  • Recent Case Study

3:10 Refreshments Break

3:40 pm Discover: Cultivating DE&I Discussions & Practises to Overcome Social Oppression & Facilitate Company Wide Change

  • Lisa Toppin Vice President, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Illumina

Synopsis

  • Rethinking the way we talk about diversity, equity and inclusion to allow your organization to integrate meaningful and effective initiatives
  • Rolling out senior leadership programs to help leaders understand the roots of social oppression and how it is experienced to leave them equipped with strategies to lead and facilitate genuine change within their teams
  • The Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Illumina shares her conclusions from their senior leadership program pilot which is helping the organization to reach the goal of fostering a diverse workforce which maximizes innovation, creativity and success

Harnessing DE&I Approaches That Drive an Innovative & Creative Workplace

4:00 pm Develop:What More Can We Learn From DE&I Experts on How to Foster & Celebrate a Diverse Workforce?

  • Lisa Toppin Vice President, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Illumina

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair

4:10 pm Action:What Lessons Can You Take Back to Your Business to Improve the Way DE&I is Approached?

Synopsis

Interactive Discussion Session Facilitated by the Chair

4:30 pm When DEI Commitment & Engagement Wane, How to Progress Strategically

  • Monique Cadle Founding Partner, Good Works Consulting LLC
  • Fran Benjamin Managing Partner and Principal Consultant, Good Works Consulting

Synopsis

  • With economic uncertainties and distance from the tragedies of 2020, DEI progress can slow. 
  • Where are you now, and where do you want to go?
  • What practical and tangible tools can sustain DEI efforts and energies among your leaders and employees?
  • What might we learn from Life Science industry cases regarding what to look for and how to go about change?

4:45 pm
16:45 Networking Break

Pioneering Approaches for Navigating Pay Transparency

5:00 pm Table Discussion: Pay Transparency: Creation, Communication & Consensus? Session led by LEAP CHRO: Searchlight

  • Heather Kirkby Chief People Officer, Recursion Pharmaceuticals
  • James Milburn Searchlight Community Director, Leap HR
  • Ann Tomlin Senior Vice President - Human Resources, Myovant Sciences Inc.
  • Dee Olomajeye Vice President & Head of People Strategy & Culture, Senti Biosciences Inc.
  • Amy Wireman Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, BioMarin Pharmaceutical

Synopsis

This interactive session on pay transparency regulations will combine a mixture of panel led discussion, Q&A and interactive table conversation to provide each attendee the opportunity to learn, share and develop.

  • Gain consensus on current pay transparency practices to build confidence in your future decisions
  • Develop a strategic action plan for reporting and embodying transparency within your organization
  • Learn from other organizations about researching, defining and managing pay-scale ranges for internal and external communication.

5:30 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks & End of Conference Day One

6:30 pm LEAP CHRO Searchlight Dinner

Synopsis

Exclusively for the Heads of HR within their organization, this dinner serves to bring members and prospective members to come together in person, providing further opportunities to grow their networks, develop current strategic hypotheses and collaborate.

IMPORTANT: We expect this experience to be in high demand, for very limited spaces, so please enquire for more information, for future experiences, and/or to learn more about the LEAP CHRO Searchlight network.