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Conference
Co-Chairs
Wendie
Johnston,
Ph.D., Director, Los
Angeles/Orange County Biotechnology Center
Diane Palumbo,
Corporate VP, Human Resources, MannKind Corporation
Stephen
Williams,
Ph.D., President, Bench
International
Sponsors









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Agenda |
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7:00
am |
Registration
Opens |
| 7:30
am |
Breakfast
and Opening Remarks |
| 8:00
am |
The New
Leadership Imperative: From Compliance to
Decency
Keynote
Presentation by
Stephen
G. Harrison
Chairman
Lee
Hecht Harrison
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| 9:00
am |
Alignment
to Value
Innovation,
Human Capital and Competitive Advantage
Translating
business strategy and shareholder value
objectives into specific directions for human
capital planning is a key objective for today's
life-science companies. Learn from the
experiences of Southern California biotech and
device HR executives how this "alignment to
value," can be accomplished throughout the
company's life cycle.
Moderator:
- Brigitte
Frankel,
Consultant, Spencer Stuart
Speakers:
- Julie
Casciani, Director, Human Resources,
Xencor
- Diane
Palumbo, Corporate VP, Human Resources,
MannKind Corp.
- Donna
Thiessen, Vice President of Human Resources,
Allergan
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| 10:30
am |
The
Soft Stuff Is The Hardest Stuff
Filling the
Life-Science Industry's Talent Pipeline
Learn about innovative educational and
training initiatives seeking to fill the biotech
and device talent pipeline from k-12 to
entry-level jobs and beyond. The list of
programs highlighted includes the Medical Device Training Initiative of Orange
County,
Amgen Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Lab
Program, College of the Canyon's 126 Corridor
Biotechnology Education and Training
Collaborative, St. Jude Medical Biomedical Engineering
Masters Program at Cal Poly, and USC Master's of
Regulatory Science Program.
Moderator:
- Frances Richmond,
Ph.D., Director, USC Regulatory Science Program
& Regulatory and Clinical Manager, AMI
- USC
Rosemarie
Christopher, President & CEO, Med
Exec International
Speakers:
- Alonza Cruse, Los
Angeles District Director, Food and Drug
Administration
- Sharon
Dalmage,
Director, Medical Device Training Initiative of Orange County
- Martin Ikkanda, Ph.D., Director, Director, Amgen Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Lab
Program
- Suzanne Moore,
Human Resources, St. Jude Cardiac Rhythm
Management Division
- Jim Wolf,
MS, Professor of Biology, College of the
Canyons
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| 12:00
noon |
Clusters of Knowledge in the
Life-Science Sector: Leveraging Know-What, Know-How, and Know-Whom
Lunch
and Keynote Presentation by
Richard
Seline
CEO
New
Economy Strategies
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| 2:00
pm |
Work
Smarter. Stay
Informed
Employment Law and Public Policy Affecting HR
Practice
Get
updates on legislative issues pending at the
federal and state levels, as well as compliance
and regulatory issues that affect how you
conduct day-to-day HR business. Session will
address:
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Critical steps to avoid the top
five reasons why employers get sued
because of HR-related matters
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The outlook on immigration
reform
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Legislative proposals requiring
paid leave and prohibiting discrimination on
the basis of genetics or sexual
orientation, as well as other important HR
policy issues.
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Important court cases and
regulatory developments impacting
employers
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Staying in compliance and
reconciling federal, state
and local law obligations
Moderator:
- Debora
Roland, Director of HR, Osmetech
Molecular Diagnostics
Speakers:
- Anne
Brafford, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
- Richard Frank,
Partner, Cooley Godward Kronish
- John
LeCrone, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine
- James
Vazquez-Azpiri, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
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| 3:30
pm |
It's
the People
Talent Recruitment,
Retention & Nurturing Strategies:
Biotech and Medical Device Company Case
Studies
Human
capital is the key to success in any industry -
but is especially relevant to the life-science
industry where knowledge is the name of the
game. It has become increasingly important for
biotechnology and medical device companies to
develop strategies to attract, develop and
retain top talent. What else do they do to get
the most out of their human capital?
Moderator:
Speakers:
- David
Briers, Sr. Director of Human Resources,
Baxter BioScience
- Joel R.
Graves, Vice President - Business
Development, Employee Benefits Division,
ABD Insurance & Financial Services--a
Wells Fargo Company
- Robert
Hurley, Sr. VP, HR, Beckman Coulter
- Stephen
J. Williams, Ph.D., President and
Chief Business Officer, Bench
International
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| 4:45
pm |
Award
Ceremony & Closing Remarks
An
educator and a life -science company employee
will be honored for their unique services
to their organizations and distinguished
contributions to the community.
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| 5:00
pm |
Networking
Reception |
| 6:30
pm |
Conference
Adjourns |
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