SoCal Talent and Workforce Development Summit

The in-person event on 3/19 will transition to a virtual delivery in the coming weeks. Details to be announced soon.

Crushing the Talent Crisis | The Secret to High Performing Teams | Pivoting from Business to Talent

Join BioSpace, University Lab Partners, California Life Sciences Association and the California Life Sciences Institute as we tackle 2020 leadership, talent management and workforce development strategies in a full-day executive summit. Bring your real-time challenges and questions to the experts in our interactive keynote and break-out sessions, table discussions and networking opportunities at the exciting new Beall Applied Innovation Center at UC Irvine.

8:30 – 9:00am | Registration & Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15am | Opening Remarks

• Mike Guerra, President/CEO, CLSA

9:15 – 10:30am | Leadership Keynote & Interactive Session

• Human to Human: Discovering the Source Code of High Performing Teams – Shawn Hunter, Best-Selling Author, Founder & President, Mindscaling

10:30 – 11:30am | Fireside Chat

• Crushing the Talent Crisis – Robin Toft, Best-Selling Author, CEO & Founder & Julie Visser, VP, Executive Search & Coaching, The Toft Group

11:45am – 12:30pm | Breakout Sessions: Morning Tracks

• Track A – Presenting to the Board: Focus on the Big 5 - Gaylene Xanthopoulos, Founder & President, The Leadership Edge
• Track B – Pivoting from Business Strategy to Talent - Monica Miller, M.Sc., Ed.D, SVP, Program Development and Operations, Chameleon BioSciences & Edward Van Luinen, Ed.D, Founder, Global Talent Builders

12:30 – 1:30pm | Lunch Discussion

• Workforce Development Discussion – Lori Lindburg, CEO, California Life Sciences Institute & Karin Koch, Ecosystem Director, University Lab Partners
• CLSI 2019-2020 Workforce Trends
• Building the Talent Pipeline via STEM & Academic Partnerships

1:30 – 2:15pm | Breakout Sessions: Afternoon Tracks

• Track A – How Cognitive AI is Changing the Talent Landscape - Catherine Calarco, Senior Director, Industry & Global Lead - Life Sciences, Automation Anywhere
• Track B – 2020 Recruitment: Targeting the Passive Candidate - Josh Goodwin, CEO & Kristin Jones, VP, Sales & Operations, BioSpace

2:45 – 4:00pm | Closing Remarks, Book Signing & Networking Reception

Breakfast, lunch and reception are included.

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While CLSA is not able to provide refunds, tickets may be transferred as necessary.