MassBioEd 2023 Life Sciences Workforce Conference Agenda
Unlocking Talent in the Life Sciences
Connections | Opportunity | Equity
| 8:30 | Breakfast and Registration |
| 9:00 | Welcome and Introduction Sunny Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer, MassBioEd Joseph Berger, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UMass Boston Monique S. Cooper, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic and Career Advising, UMass Boston Emerson Foster, Head of Human Resources, U.S. Business Unit, and U.S. People Advisory Group, Takeda |
| 9:30 | 2023 Massachusetts Life Sciences Employment Outlook Labor Challenges and Demands Presentation John Brothers, Senior Director of Workforce Development Strategy, MassBioEd Alicia Sasser Modestino, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Economics; Research Director, Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, Northeastern University |
| 10:15 | Industry Best Practices to Attract and Develop Talent Moderator: Zachary Stanley, Executive Director, Bioversity, MassBio The Future of the Biotech Workforce Speaker: Chris Garabedian, Venture Portfolio Manager, Perceptive Advisors; Chief Executive Officer, Xontogeny Best Practice Presentations Jennifer Shevlin, SVP, Human Resources, Blueprint Medicines Kaye Cullum, Head Talent Acquisition for North America, Sanofi Cory Siddons, Vice President of Internal Manufacturing, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Marissa MacGauley, Director, Talent Acquisition, Cell Therapy Franchise, Bristol Myers-Squibb Angela Perkins, Associate Director, Talent Acquisition: Early Talent & Diversity Outreach, Ginkgo Bioworks Ahmad Hussin, Sr. Director and General Manager, Viral Vector Services, Thermo Fisher Scientific Mike Convicer, Head of University Talent Acquisition, Biogen Jimmy Zhang, Vice President, Head of Global Talent Acquisition, Takeda |
| 11:15 | Networking Break |
| 11:30 | Looking Outside the Box Panel: Accessing Untapped Talent Moderator: Jeanne LeClair, Senior Director of Business Development and Workforce Partnerships, Mass Life Science Center Three Successful Partnerships: Education Providers Working with Industry MassBioEd Apprenticeship Program Germaine Palmer, Associate Director of Life Sciences Apprenticeship, MassBioEd Marc Creegan, Manufacturing Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific Wendell Tanks, Metrology Technician Apprentice, Takeda Northeastern University Jared Auclair, Vice Provost of Research Economic Development, Northeastern University Sarav Narayanan, Principle Scientist, Biologics In Vitro Pharmacology, Takeda Dany Bassous, Senior Research Associate II, Biologics In Vitro Pharmacology, Takeda Quinsigamond Community College Kwesi Foster, Program Manager for Biomanufacturing Workforce Development Programs, Quinsigamond Community College Jorgo Tollkuci, Section Manager, Ops Training & Talent Pipelining, AbbVie Lorena Hoxhalli, Biomanufacturing Technician II, AbbVie |
| 12:15 | Lunch and Networking Break |
| 1:10 | Public Policies Panel: How Do Industry, Government, and Educators Work Together to Prepare Talent for 2033? Moderator: Sunny Schwartz, CEO, MassBioEd Government Secretary Lauren Jones, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Kenn Turner, President & CEO, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Mike Firestone, Chief of Policy and Strategic Planning, City of Boston Industry Chris Garabedian, Venture Portfolio Manager, Perceptive Advisors; Chief Executive Officer, Xontogeny Emerson Foster, Head of Human Resources, U.S. Business Unit, and U.S. People Advisory Group, Takeda Higher Education Philip Sisson, President, Middlesex Community College Matt Fenlon, Assistant Chancellor, University of Massachusetts – Boston |
| 2:25 | Industry-Educator Advisory Session 24 schools meet with 24 companies for 1:1 advising sessions all session attendees must have pre-registered |
| Reducing Structural Inequity Through Systems Designs Presentation and Workshop Students’ Insights on Connecting with Biotech Augusta Meill, Executive Director, Agncy Jeralmi Canela, Designer, Agncy Joey Fennell, Design Researcher, Agncy | |
| Dessert Reception |