Welcome and Big Picture LINNEA FLETCHER, PHD, Executive Director, InnovATEBIO National Biotechnology Education Center DANIEL GOROFF, PHD, Deputy Director for Science and Society, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) JOANNA MIKULSKI, Senior Policy Advisor, Labor and Higher Education, Domestic Policy Council BRYANT M. MOORE, PHD, Director of Strategic Partnerships, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Action Plan: Building the Bioworkforce of the Future Fact Sheet
A Paradigm Shift: Combining Economic Development and Industry Research with Education SUSAN SZATHMARY, MD, PHD, Executive Director, Open Biopharma Research and Training Institute
Alumni Panel Fireside Chat LINNEA FLETCHER, PHD, Moderator COLBY CLEAR, Singular Genomics, Field Application Scientist II JULIA MONREAL, Quality Control Analyst II, Partner Therapeutics KATHY PROCTOR, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance Specialist, KBI Biopharma MANDI WARINGA, Global Quality Manager, International Flavors & Fragrances
Developing Effective Bioscience Workforce Partnerships to Build Your State’s Talent Pipeline JOHN CARRESE, Director, Bay Region Center of Excellence for Labor Market Research
National Workforce Trends: Setting the Stage with Key Findings from the CSBI Life Sciences Workforce Trends Report LIISA BOZINOVIC, Executive Director, Oregon Bioscience Association RYAN HELWIG, Principal & Project Director, TEConomy Partners
State Ecosystem Best Practice Panel LORI LINDBURG, Co-founder, Coalition of Life Science Institutes (CLSI) MISTY WEHLING, Co-Chair, Biotechnology Program & Biology Instructor, Southeast Community College LINNEA FLETCHER, PhD, Executive Director, InnovATEBIO National Biotechnology Education Center TAMI GOETZ, Ph.D, Executive Director, STEM Action Center BRENDA SUMMERS, Director of Workforce Program, NCBIO
Mini-Panel 1: Pathways JOHN CARRESE, Director, Bay Region Center of Excellence for Labor Market Research GUY HAMILTON, PHD, Executive Dean of Workforce and STEM, Shoreline Community College, Washington TED SZCZAWINSKI, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Passaic County Technical-Vocational Schools, New Jersey ANDRIA DENMON, PHD, Program Lead, Biotechnology, Assistant Professor, Life Sciences; Cell Biology, Evolution, Genetics & Molecular Biology, Santa Monica College, California MICHAEL FULLER, Pathways Lead and Program Manager, Bay Area Biotechnology Education Community (BABEC), California
Mini-Panel 2: Industry-Academic Partnerships LORI LINDBURG, Co-founder, Coalition of Life Science Institutes (CLSI) SENGYONG LEE, Professor, Ivy Tech Community College MARGARET BRYANS, Ph.D, Assoc. Prof. & Coordinator of Biotechnology, Montgomery County Community College DEBORAH SHEPARD, Special Projects-Apprenticeship/Career Pathways Coordinator, South Bay Workforce Investment Board RUSS READ, Co – Pi InnovATEBIO, Nat. Ctr. Biotech Workforce of Forsyth Tech
The Importance of Creating a Diverse Workforce PanelLINNEA FLETCHER, PhD, Executive Director, InnovATEBIO National Biotechnology Education Center DONNA LANGE, DeafTEC Director, Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf SAM JOHNSTON, PhD, Chief Postsecondary and Workforce Development Officer, CAST CHRISTINE AURIGEMMA, Sr. Manager Diversity Sourcing, Pfizer JULIE GRIFFIN, Bio Blend Career Coach, Johnston Community College KAREN BIRCH, PhD, Executive Director & PI, NextGen Manufacturing Center
Mini-Panel 3: Credentialing JOHN CARRESE, Director, Bay Region Center of Excellence for Labor Market Research ANGELA CONSANI, CEO, Bioscience Core Skills Institute PHIL GIBSON, Strategic Advisor–Workforce, Center for Global Health Innovation LIISA BOZINOVIC, Executive Director, Oregon Bioscience Association