DAY ONE
9:00 am Registration & Networking
9:15 am What it Takes to Make LEAP a Reality
9:20 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Evolving Culture & Engagement in Dynamic Biotech Organizations
9:30 am Discover: Acknowledging Employee Sentiment to Drive Engagement & Evolve Culture
Synopsis
- How can we, as senior leaders, ensure a deep understanding of employee sentiment to proactively build and evolve our culture?
- In what ways can our communication approach reinforce a strong and consistent sense of company culture?
- How can we harness a range of perspectives to measure success?
9:50 am Discover: : Advancing Culture & Boosting Employee Morale Following Times of Industry Disruption
Synopsis
- How can we ensure that our culture adapts and evolves when going through periods of industry disruption or downmarket?
- Transforming communication and engagement with clear communication and company values
- Culture initiatives from Longboard Pharmaceuticals to achieve collective collaboration and engagement
10:10 am Discover: Evolving Compensation Programs Through Growth & Change
Synopsis
- The Apogee Therapeutics story: from research to the clinic; from private to public; from 20 to 200 employees
- Compensation challenges/evolution in the context of key business transitions
- Balancing external market against culture/business needs
- Reflections and lessons learned
10:30 am Develop: What More Can We Learn from the Leaders Focusing on Communication & Culture to Engage their Employees?
Synopsis
Q&A Session Facilitated by the Chair
10:50 am Action: What More Can We Do to Ensure Effective Communication & Ensure We Are Understanding the Sentiment of our Employees Across Our Organization?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
11:00 am Innovate: Biotech HR Heroes: Building an Irresistible Employer Brand to Attract & Retain Top Biotech Talent
Synopsis
- The battle to find and keep top biotech talent is fierce. Find out how to cut through the noise and make your company irresistible to the very best, inspiring them to stay, grow, and achieve the extraordinary with you.
11:20 am Speed Networking
What More Can We Learn From the Leaders Looking Ahead to 2025 and Preparing for Pay Transparency?
11:50 am Discover: Top Compensation Decisions 2025
Synopsis
- Managing salary increase and merit budgets
- Managing equity budgets
- Key differentiators to hold on to key talent
- Preparing for pay transparency
12:10 pm Discover: : Preparing For a Successful Transition to Pay Transparency
Synopsis
- Creating a good plan that proactively ensures compliance but goes above and beyond
- Understand the compliance requirements vs. best practices
- Utilizing change management principles in your plan
- Education as a tool for success
- How to get the resources you need and who should be on your ‘team’
12:30 pm Develop: What More Can We Learn From the Leaders Looking Ahead to 2025 & Preparing for Pay Transparency?
Synopsis
Q&A Session Facilitated by the Chair
12:50 pm Action: What More Can We Do To Ensure We Are Informed on Compensation, Pay & Equity & Can Plan Ahead Successfully for 2025?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
1:00 pm Panel Discussion: Discussing Pay Transparency, Compensation & Benefits to Ensure We Stay Ahead of the Curve & Incentivize Our Biotech Workforce
Synopsis
- How can we as HR leaders ensure we are planning for pay transparency and are prepared to share and publish our philosophies?
- Leveraging competitive benefits and compensation plans to incentivise and retain our critical biotech workforce
1:30 pm Lunch
Private Lunch Hosted By:
Synopsis
Transforming Culture & Change Management Strategies to Optimize HR Agility
2:30 pm Discover: Mitigating Risk with Strong Company Values & A Focus On Employee Retention
Synopsis
- What more can we do as senior leaders to keep morale high and focus on employee retention during times of risk within our organizations
- Establishing a positive company culture with concrete values that can withold industry turbulence and continue to evolve
- The strategy from Candel Therapeutics on employee retention following times of industry disruption
2:50 pm Discover: Driving HR Agility with Change Management Strategies To Align Business & People Needs
Synopsis
- How can we keep on top of employee burnout and keep our people strategy a priority in times of growth and change for our organization?
- How do we manage cash and equity in this volatile market to retain our key talent?
- Designing organizational structures, building capabilities and staying agile as a HR leader to support the overall business need
3:10 pm Discover: Strategic Change Management & What This Means for People Operations
Synopsis
- How do you implement change management and translate what this means for people operations?
- Strategic prioritization as an agile leader to align people and business strategy
- The story of tactical change management and HR agility from Terray Therapeutics
3:30 pm Develop: What More Can We Learn from the Leaders Leveraging Engagement Initiatives to Reduce Turnover & Enhance Retention?
Synopsis
Q&A Session Facilitated by the Chair
3:40 pm Action: How Can We Adapt & Evolve Our Culture & Engagement Strategy to Enhance Retention Within Our Own Organizations?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
3:50 pm Refreshment Break
Effective Change Management for Enhanced HR Adaptability & Productivity
4:10 pm Discover: A Focus on People: Treating People with Respect & Dignity during a time of Significant Change
Synopsis
- Defining and designing an organizational structure, identifying roles and selecting talent.
- Navigating a global downsizing and providing empathy and transition support to impacted employees.
- Stabilizing the organization; retaining and motivating staying employees for the company’s next stage of growth
4:30 pm Discover: Innovative Approaches to Enhance HR Adaptability & Productivity through Effective Change Management
Synopsis
- What strategies can HR leaders implement to design organizational structures, develop capabilities, and maintain agility to support the evolving needs of the business?
- How can we prioritize employee well-being and maintain a focus on our people strategy during periods of organizational growth and change?
- The story from Senti Biosciences for effective change management
4:50 pm Develop: What More Can We Learn From the Leaders Successfully Implementing Change Management Strategies to Support the Evolving Needs of their Organizations?
Synopsis
Q&A Session Facilitated by the Chair
5:00 pm Action: How Can We Do More to Stay One Step Ahead as Leaders & Be Ready to Restructure & Evolve Our Strategies?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
Leveraging AI Tools To Enhance HR Innovation
5:10 pm Interactive Roundtable Discussion: How Can We Leverage New AI Tools to Drive HR Efficiency?
Synopsis
- How can we as HR leaders educate ourselves and navigate the emergence of AI in order to implement it into our HR function successfully?
- What are some of the ways that HR leaders are utilizing AI tools in the pursuit of driving HR efficiency
- Determining how we can leverage AI whilst also being clear on the ethics, legalities and governance surrounding it
5:40 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks & End of Day One
5:45 pm Drinks Reception
Synopsis
Drinks Reception Hosted by Aon