Agenda
October 4, 2023
| Session | Speakers | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Networking & Registration | 8:00am to 9:00am | The Forum | |
| Welcome Remarks | Michelle Nemits, Executive Director, Biocom California | 9:00am to 9:05am | The Forum |
| Opening Keynote: Reclaiming the Human in Human Resources | Dr. Lisa Toppin, Ed.D, Human Resources Executive, Input to Action, LLC | 9:05am to 10:00am | The Forum |
| Town Hall: Compensation Trends in Life Science | Sam Brasch, Principal, Employee Benefits Consultant, Marsh McLennan Agency Andrew Dickson, Principal, Mercer | 10:00am to 10:30am | The Forum |
| Networking & Coffee Break | 10:30am to 10:45am | The Forum | |
| Breakout A: Presenting to Your Board in a Strategic Manner | Cindy Dunkle, Chief People Officer, Denali Therapeutics Carrie Krehlik, Senior Human Resources Advisor, Sierra Harvest Susan Lundeen, Chief People Officer, Allogene Therapeutics Marilee Moy, Chief People Officer, Akoya Biosciences Diane West, President, 2Connect (Moderator) | 10:45am to 11:45am | The Forum |
| Breakout B: Developing Skills to Be A Successful Head of HR | Melisa Cooper, Vice President, HR, Allogene Therapeutics Hannah Kenney, Executive Director, Total Rewards, HR Operations & HRBP, Development, REVOLUTION Medicines Sahar Zandi, Head of Human Resources and Chief of Staff, Clear Labs Stacy Solorio, VP, People & Strategic Partnerships, Karius, Inc. (Moderator) | 10:45am to 11:45am | The Forum |
| Investing in Managers: Driving Attrition Down by Double Digits | Esha Dhillon, Talent Analytics & Reporting Specialist, Outset Medical Eleonora Manuel, Director, People Operations, Systems and Analytics, Outset Medical Stacey Porter, Chief People Officer, Outset Medical | 11:45am to 12:30pm | The Forum |
| Invite Only: Elevating the Role of the CHRO | Gaylene Xanthopoulos, President and CEO, The Leadership Edge | 11:45am to 12:45pm | The Forum |
| Social Hour & Lunch | 12:30pm to 1:30pm | The Forum | |
| Path to the Boardroom of Public Boards’ ESG | DeeDee DeMan, Chairman and CEO, Bench International (Moderator) Annalisa Barrett, Senior Advisor, KPMG Board Leadership Center Aisha Baro, Executive Director, Life Science Cares Cynthia Burks, Board Director, Advisor, Coach, Consultant, Former CHRO | 1:30pm to 2:15pm | The Forum |
| Networking & Coffee Break | 2:15pm to 2:30pm | The Forum | |
| How Location Analytics Provide a Competitive Advantage in a Rapidly Changing World | Carter Beim, Vice Chair, Occupier Services, Colliers Bret Swango, SVP, Head of Location Intelligence & Workforce Analytics, Colliers | 2:30pm to 3:15pm | The Forum |
| Life Science Legal Update | Jason Geller, Regional Managing Partner, Fisher & Phillips | 3:15pm to 4:00pm | The Forum |
| The Great Debate: To WFH or Not | Gina Chapman, CEO, CARGO Therapeutics Greg Duarte, Director of Operations, Karius, Inc. Abby Guzman Murphy, Head of Human Resources, Summit Therapeutics Jelica Stulic, Sr. Director, Human Resources, 4D Molecular Therapeutics Jonah Klein, Partner, FlemingMartin LLC (Moderator) | 4:00pm to 4:30pm | The Forum |
| Closing Networking Reception | 4:30pm to 6:00pm | Traverse |
