Announcements:

Dear BioPharmaPM members,

Registration is now open for our 2023 conference. Get a jump start on your continuing education units by registering today. Click here to register.

Kind regards,

Sarah McQuaid and Joe Stalder
(2023 BPPM Conference Chairs)

With the support of BPPM Board of Directors

SPEAKERS:

A quick preview of Magnus workshop for project leaders at the BioPharmaPM annual conference.

2023 Annual Conference Agenda

Trainer / Confirmed Speaker	Topic
Tuesday 23rd May, 2-5 pm
Magnus Ytterstad Portfolio Management Strategic Advisor, Captario	3 Hr Workshop: Portfolio Management Insights for Project Leaders: How to evaluate and prioritize business opportunities in a resource-constrained environment
RECEPTION TO FOLLOW
Wednesday 24th May, 8 am - 5 pm
John “JP” Farnam Chief Operating Officer, Riva Therapeutics	Keynote: Commitment to excellence
Rachel Kindt Founder & Scientific Leadership Coach, Rachel Kindt Consulting LLC	Presentation: 5 Secrets from Scientific Leadership Coaching that will 10x Your PM Expertise
Stephen Smith Director, Project Management - 23andMe Cary McConlogue VP Project and Portfolio Management, Gilead Sciences	Presentation: Overcoming corporate governance challenges in small vs large biopharma companies
Sarah McQuaid VP, Project Management, Stealth Start-up Monica Miller CEO, Bioarkiteca, LLC.	Presentation: Emergent Planning for Start-up Project Management - The Right Skills When Prospective Planning Breaks Down
Jaclyn Neri Asset Project Manager, Global Product Development, PPM, Pfizer Inc.	Presentation: Innovative ways of working: Inspired by COVID-19 development strategies
Yves Theriault President, The California Institute for Performance Management; Instructor, UCSD Division of Extended Studies	Presentation: Negotiation Skills for the Project Manager
Kristen Black Villanueva Director, Program Management, Neurocrine Biosciences	Workshop: Continuous Innovation: Implementation of a Kaizen Program at a Growing Biotech
Thursday 25th May, 8 am - 4 pm
Jennifer Grodberg Independent Regulatory Affairs Consultant	Presentation: Regulatory Roadmapping: Project Planning to Approval
Sian Rankin-Turner Senior Manager, CMC Development & Project Management, SynerG BioPharma Group	Presentation: The balance between clinical and CMC timelines in early phase projects
Cindy Shafer Chief of Staff, Clinical Development, Arcus Biosciences	Presentation: Leveraging PM Skills as a Chief of Staff
Jim Dishong Founder/CEO, People Vector, LLC	Presentation: Managing Device Risks in Combination BioProduct Development
Elena Leon Senior Business Manager to the CSO, Denali Therapeutics Krystal Fontaine Head of R&D Operations and Program Management, Rezo Therapeutics	Presentation: R&D Project Management: Innovating with Efficiency
Kimberly Hsieh Executive Director, Global Medical Affairs, BeiGene	Presentation: Project Management in Medical Affairs
Sian Rankin-Turner, Cindy Shafer, Jim Dishong, Jennifer Grodberg, Kimberly Hsieh, Elena Leon and Krystal Fontaine	Panel: Specialist Project Managers in Biopharma
Susan Whitehead President & COO, PACT Pharma	Keynote: Developing a New Generation of PM Leaders - A Path Guided by Diversity & Inclusion