Sessions
Workforce of the Future: Talent, Change Management and Enabling Future Development
Delivering Projects and Managing Timelines in the Variable, Continuously Changing Environment Of Cell and Gene Therapy
How to Market my Biotech to Investors: Lessons Learned from Successful Investment and Funding Rounds
Patient and Payer Challenges: Enabling Access to Patients through Market Access, Pricing and Patient-Led Discussion
Moving the Industry Towards Automated Systems for Scale-up Success
Tech Review: New Platforms and Closed-Systems to Enable Commercial Success
Working With a CDMO is not Just an Outsourcing Contract but a Partnership: Learnings from Successful Biotech/CDMO Partnerships

Overcoming Challenges and Setting Up for Success on the Path to Commercialisation
Workforce of the Future: Talent, Change Management and Enabling Future Development
13:30 Chairperson’s Opening
Jeff Boyd, Partner and Life Sciences Tools & Services Sector Co-Leader, Heidrick & Struggles
13:35 Scaling Your Culture
- Finding your force multipliers
- Anchoring your culture
- Nurturing belonging and driving results
Angela Justice, Chief People Officer, TCR2 Therapeutics
13:50 Skills and Talent Collaboration to Accelerate Industry Growth
- Sector collaboration to define the challenge and collaborate to turn it to an advantage
- Coordinated networks to deliver immediate skills impact
- Utility of reality platforms to accelerate success
- Generating a blended talent pipeline to ensure a sustainable sector
Sharon Brownlow, Chief Business Officer, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult
14:05 Building A Commercial Talent Engine for Cell & Gene
- New therapy modalities require new skill sets
- Defining and building competencies
- Attracting and retaining talent in a highly competitive space
- Small Biotech vs Big Pharma considerations
Jill Elliott, Vice President, Cell Therapy Commercialization, Novo Nordisk
14:20 How Digital Transformation is a Prerequisite for the Future Workforce
- Digital technology’s critical role in developing and supporting the future workforce
- Enabling talent to thrive in an ever-changing environment
- Improve workforce and customer satisfaction through quality and sustainability measures
Lynn Fischer, Chief Executive Officer, Title 21 Health Solutions
14:35 Speaker Q&A and Panel Discussion