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Designing the AI-Enabled Life Sciences Workforce Summit 2026

The Designing the AI-Enabled Life Sciences Workforce Summit brings together leaders from biopharma and life sciences to explore the human-first, machine-enhanced future of work. Attendees will gain insights into linking AI-driven technology transformation and strategic workforce planning, empowering organizations to rethink skills, redesign teams, and accele…

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30Speakers
6Sponsors
4Exhibitors
38Sessions
30Companies · in total

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Speakers

Programmed at Designing, in alphabetical order.

Aaron Kraus
Executive Director, Workforce Strategy & Innovation, Vertex Pharmaceuticals · Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Adria Harris
Head of People & Culture · Roche Diagnostics North America
Akihiro Tokumoto
Chief People Officer · Daiichi Sankyo US
Betty Larson
EVP, CHRO · Merck
Carolyn Morrow
Principal · ZS Associates
Chloe Domergue
US Life Sciences Workforce Transformation Leader, Deloitte · Deloitte
Curran Brugger
Vice President of Talent, Development & Inclusion · Gilead Sciences
David Hole
Global Lead - Life Sciences Talent & Organisation Practice, Accenture · Accenture
Derek Miller
Chief Human Resources Officer · Amgen
Elaine Demers
Senior Director, Employee Experience & Culture Enablement, Flagship Pioneering · Flagship Pioneering
Erica Fox
Chief People & Impact Officer, Recursion · Recursion
Joe Hand
Chief People Officer, Insitro · Insitro
Lauren Duprey
Chief Human Resources Officer · Takeda
Matt Daniels
Vice President Human Resources, Merck & Co · Merck & Co
Michael Benyamin
Managing Director, Talent Reinvention Partner Lead, US Health & Life Sciences Client Group,, Accenture · Accenture
Michiel Van Duin
Chief People Technology, Data & Insights Officer · Novartis
Natalie Bickford
Chief People Officer · Sanofi
Nicole Schaeffer
Chief People Strategy Officer · Insmed
Nicoleta Baumgaertner
Chief Human Resources Officer · Lonza
Peggy Dalicandro
Chief People Officer, Valo Health · Valo Health
Peter MacLean
Principal (Partner) at · ZS Associates
Purvi Tailor
Vice President & Head of Human Resources, Ferring International Center SA · Ferring International Center SA

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Accenture
AON
Deloitte
Fuel50
Gloat
ZS

Agenda

Selected from 38 sessions.

  • 10:00 am

    Action: Building the Conditions for AI Value-Creation

    Participants work together to identify how leadership, incentives, culture, adoption metrics, and capability-building can be aligned for sustained AI transformation.

  • 10:00 am

    Speed Networking

    This structured networking session provides the perfect opportunity to connect with industry peers that are leading AI-driven digital transformation and strategic workforce plannin…

  • 10:20 am

    Speed Networking

    Structured networking session to connect with peers in AI-driven digital transformation and workforce planning.

  • 10:30 am

    Morning Coffee & Refreshment Break

  • 10:50 am

    Morning Coffee & Refreshment Break

  • 11:00 am

    Discover: How Gilead Is Unlocking Enterprise-Wide AI Innovation by Aligning People, Technology, & Cross-Functional Ownership Using a Fast-Following Strategy

    Learn how to balance enterprise alignment with federated ownership to scale AI adoption while preserving innovation across functions. Explore practical lessons from integrating HR …

  • 11:20 am

    Discover: How Gilead Is Unlocking Enterprise-Wide AI Innovation by Aligning People, Technology, & Cross-Functional Ownership Using a Fast-Following Strategy

    Learn how Gilead balances enterprise alignment with federated ownership to scale AI adoption, integrates HR and business strategies, and leverages insights for faster learning and …

  • 11:20 am

    Discover: Session Details to be Announced

  • 11:40 am

    Discover: AI as Enterprise Strategy: Aligning Leaders, Accelerating Growth, & Moving the Biggest Rocks First

    How treating AI as a corporate evolution aligns executive teams and drives momentum, builds effective people-technology partnerships, and moves high-priority initiatives to acceler…

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 30 companies show up, and 4 bet on three roles at once?

30 companies. four are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
4All threespeak · spons · exh
4Sponsoringsponsor only
2Exhibitingexhibitor only
20Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Accenture·Deloitte·Merck·Insmed

Speakers by seniority

87% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1447%
  • Founder / Owner27%
  • VP-level517%
  • Director / Head of517%
  • Manager / Lead27%
  • Research / Science13%
  • Other roles13%

Of 30 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1AccentureSponsor3
2DeloitteSponsor1
3MerckExhibitor2
4AonSponsor-
5Fuel50Sponsor-
6GloatSponsor-
7InsmedExhibitor1
8ZSSponsor-
9AlexionExhibitor-
10AstriaExhibitor-
11Novartis2
12Sanofi2
13ZS Associates2
14Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease1
Sponsors by tier
unspecified6
100% of 6
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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