Workspace Conference – Schedule at a Glance
On Demand Education Webinars Available After the Conference
Leveraging Video for Better Communication, 20/20 Visual Media
Keeping Your Financial House in Order When Your Business is Remote, Bookminders
Vaccine Mandates in the Workplace – Roll it Out or Roll it Back?, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Travel Policy Benchmarking Tool, Corporate Traveler
COVID-19 Workplace Testing; Is COVID-19 Screening the Right Testing Strategy for My Workplace?, Fisher Scientific
Virtual Interviews: Adapt and Conquer, JN Solutions
R&D Tax Credit Opportunities for Life Sciences, Global Tax Management
Virtual Drug Development, Path to IND and Vendor Selection, PharmaDirections
Sino Biological’s product offerings in COVID-19 research, Sino Biological
Top Five Tips for Grant Reporting, Stephano Slack
Top HR & Talent Trends of 2021, The O’Connor Group
Considerations for Entering the Public Market, Woodruff Sawyer
Friday, April 9 – Early Access Day 1
Partnering System Available 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
8:00 am – 9:00 am:
Leadership Panel: Fundraising During the Pandemic
Sue Dillon, PhD, Co-Founder, President & CEO, Aro Biotherapeutics
Steven Fruchtman, President and CEO, Onconova Therapeutics
Albert Gianchetti, President and CEO, XyloCor Therapeutics
Moderated by Amy Dorfmeister, Partner, Ernst & Young
Sponsored by Ernst & Young and Ballard Spahr
9:00 am – 10:00 am:
COVID-19 Update: Variants vs. Vaccines, Who Will Win?
Ben Doranz, PhD, MBA, President & CEO, Integral Molecular
10:00 am – 10:30 am:
General Networking
Monday, April 12 – Early Access Day 2
Partnering System Available 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
11:00 am – 11:30 am:
You’re Vaccinated! Now What? COVID-19 Immune Response Testing
Renold J. Capocasale, Chairman & CEO, FlowMetric Life Sciences
Safety Considerations for Tenants
John Eppley III, Fm Director, Engineering, Tmunity
Hoyt Emmons, EHS Manager Tmunity, Contracted through Med-Tex Services, Inc
11:30 am – 12:30 pm:
Enabling the Workspace Safely – A Guide for IT and Cybersecurity Strategy
Kevin Hyde, President & Co-Founder, Layer 8 Security
Karl Fischer, Head of IT, WAYS Pharmaceutical Services
General Networking
Tuesday, April 13
Partnering System Available 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
8:30 am – 9:00 am:
General Networking
9:00 am – 10:00 am:
Vaccine Distribution Update Panel
Valerie Arkoosh, M.D. MPH, Chair, Montgomery County Board of Commissioners
Bryan Lowe, Regional Director, State and Local Government Relations, Walgreens
Christopher Reed, Senior Director, Manufacturer Operations, AmerisourceBergen
Meaghan Abbott, Director, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Pennsylvania Department of Health
Sponsored & Moderated by Meredith Dante, Partner, Ballard Spahr
10:00 am – 10:30 am:
Anticipating Cash Crunch
John J. Kirby, Senior Vice President & CFO, Idera Pharmaceuticals
Ross Reiter, Managing Director, KPMG
Vendor Negotiation Techniques
Eddie Stewart, Radius Health, Inc.
10:30 am -11:30 am:
Growth & Space Panel Discussion
Adam Woodrow, President & Chief Commercial Officer, Paratek Pharmaceuticals
Ryan Pruchnic, Managing Vice President, Cook MyoSite
Arun Das, Executive Director, New Product Planning and Business Development, Cabaletta Bio
Sponsored & Moderated by Joe Colletti, Executive Vice President, JLL
11:30 am – 12:00 pm:
General Networking
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm:
Multi Sites Panel Discussion
Paula Swain, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Incyte Corporation
Kamil Ali-Jackson, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary, Aclaris Therapeutics
Sujatha Sonti, Senior Fellow and VP, Pharmaceutical Development, Product Development & Supply, GSK
Sponsored & Moderated by Evjatar Cohen, Vice President, Global Life Sciences & Healthcare Appian
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm:
General Networking
Wednesday, April 14
Partnering System Available 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
8:00 am – 8:50 am:
Breakfast in the C Suite (Invite Only)
Bill Shickolovich, Executive Vice President, CIO Advisor for Healthcare, Zoom
Sponsored by Newmark
8:30 am – 9:00 am:
General Networking
9:00 am – 10:00 am:
Managing an Employee in Crisis – Creating a Playbook
Amy McAndrew, Director, Member Legal Services, MidAtlantic Employers’ Associate (MEA)
Carolyn Lamparella, Program Director, Preferred EAP
Stefanie Perry, Senior Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition, AmerisourceBergen
Sponsored & Moderated by Marcia Zaruba O’Connor, CEO & Founder, The O’Connor Group
10:00 am – 10:30 am:
General Networking
10:15 am – 11:00 am:
Travel Industry: COVID-19 Impact, Trends, and the Future
James Tyrrell, Chief Revenue Officer, Philadelphia International Airport
Christina Cassotis, CEO, Allegheny County Airport Authority
Sponsored & Moderated by Amanda Vining, President, Corporate Traveler
11:00 am – 11:30 am:
Long Range Business Planning/Budgets
Daniel Geffken, Founder & Managing Director, Danforth Advisors
Wendy DiCicco, Consulting CFO, Danforth Advisors
Board Member, Public & Private Life Sciences Companies
Staffing Discussion: Digital Hiring & Remote Onboarding
Karen E. Brophy, Chief Human Resources Officer, Optinose
John Nilon, President & CEO, J.N. Solutions
Audrey Murphy, Executive Director, Human Resources, Harmony Biosciences
11:30 am – 12:15 pm:
Culture Discussion
John Jacobs, President & CEO, Harmony Biosciences
Tiffany Wilson, President & CEO, University City Science Center
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm:
Keynote Plenary- Fireside Chat
Arthur Caplan, PhD, Mitty Professor of Bioethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Sponsored & Moderated by Erin Whaley, Partner, Health Sciences, Troutman Pepper
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm:
Final Networking