FAQs

LEAP HR: Emerging Biopharma is the only event dedicated exclusively to the people, talent, culture, and workforce challenges facing HR leaders within emerging and clinical-stage biopharma companies. The event brings together HR executives to share practical strategies for navigating growth, commercialization, talent retention, organizational change, and workforce planning.

LEAP HR: Emerging Biopharma is designed for Chief Human Resources Officers, Chief People Officers, Heads of HR, HR Directors, Vice Presidents of People, Talent Leaders, HR Business Partners, and other HR professionals working within emerging and clinical-stage biotech and biopharma organizations.

Attendees gain practical insights from peers facing similar challenges around organizational growth, funding uncertainty, commercialization readiness, AI adoption, leadership development, employee engagement, and workforce transformation. The focus will be on actionable takeaways rather than theoretical discussions.

The conference will take place December 7-9, 2026, at the Hotel Commonwealth in Boston, MA.

Unlike broad HR conferences, LEAP HR: Emerging Biopharma focuses specifically on the unique challenges faced by HR leaders in emerging biotech and biopharma companies, including managing growth with limited resources, supporting organizations through clinical milestones, preparing for commercialization, and building resilient cultures during periods of uncertainty.

Key topics include:

• Talent attraction and retention
• Organizational growth and scaling
• Leadership development
• Commercial readiness
• Workforce planning
• Employee engagement
• Change management
• People analytics
• AI and digital transformation in HR
• Culture building in emerging biopharma organizations

You can find out more here.

Attendees will enjoy dedicated networking sessions, roundtable discussions, peer benchmarking activities, informal networking breaks, and interactive workshops designed to help attendees build meaningful relationships with fellow HR leaders in emerging biopharma.

Yes. Solution providers can attend through the appropriate registration category. Organizations looking to increase brand visibility and connect with senior HR decision-makers can also explore sponsorship and partnership opportunities.

Partnership opportunities are available for organizations that provide solutions and services to the biopharma HR community. Partnership packages are designed to help partners build relationships with key decision-makers before, during, and after the event.

You can find out more here.

Yes. Discounts are typically available for multiple delegates attending from the same organization. You can find out more here.

Where speaker permission has been granted, presentation materials are typically shared with registered attendees following the event.

You can register online here.

If you have an innovative HR case study, successful workforce initiative, or experience navigating growth and transformation within biopharma, contact the event team to discuss speaking opportunities.