What Your Peers Are Saying About the Designing the AI-Enabled Life Sciences Workforce Forum Series Around the World:
“Designing the AI‑enabled life sciences workforce is not a future issue for us - it’s our number one priority and something we’re already deeply immersed in. What’s so valuable about this unique forum is that it provides a crucial opportunity to pressure‑test our thinking with peers who are – like us – genuinely re‑imagining how work, skills, and operating models need to evolve in our industry.”
Rob Kowalski, Chief People & Organisation Officer, Novartis
“As AI reshapes our industry, the real challenge isn’t technology - it’s how we prepare our organisations and our people for what comes next. This forum is unique because it brings leaders together to openly explore those questions, learn from one another, and move forward with greater confidence."
Cris Wilbur, Chief People Officer, Roche
“We are entering a future where human capability and AI capability must evolve together, and none of us can solve that challenge alone. This forum creates the space to move beyond theory, connect skills to real business strategy, and learn directly from peers who are already navigating the transformation. It’s a vital step for any organisation serious about preparing its workforce for what comes next.”
Natalie Bickford, Chief People Officer, Sanofi
“We need to be ready to manage a blended future where humans and AI agents work side-by-side in complex and constantly evolving ways. While we can’t predict every element of the future, we know it’s coming, and we’re preparing to navigate it with speed, flexibility, and intention. This forum looks like an important step to help us on that journey.”
Tracey Franklin, Chief People & Digital Technology Officer, Moderna
“Getting ahead of this subject is an existential priority for our industry, for our organisations and for HR. This forum is unique, timely and important and will help those who take part in it make better decisions with more confidence as we each navigate our own individual paths forward.”
Derek Miller, Chief Human Resources Officer, Amgen
“The themes that the Designing the AI-Enabled Biopharma Workforce forum shine a light on reflect exactly the strategic priorities we have as a business right now – we’re literally talking about them today – so this vital event couldn’t be any better timed and I’m really looking forward to taking part.”
Lauren Duprey, Chief Human Resources Officer, Takeda
“We can do much more together than we could hope to do individually. Each of us is reinventing the wheel ten times over in trying to work out a response to this challenge so why shouldn’t we work together to solve this together? This unique and timely forum offers us a vital opportunity to do just that.”
Marina Hong, Senior Vice President & Head of Human Resources, Bayer
“What makes this forum vital is that it moves the conversation beyond pilots and hype. It creates a rare space where leaders can be honest about what it really takes to turn AI into measurable business impact at enterprise scale - and learn from peers who are already doing it.”
Alexis Saussinan, Global Head HR Strategy, Analytics & AI Workforce Readiness, Merck Group
"This forum is highly relevant to both me and our business. Our ability to make smart decisions in around how we design the AI-enabled biopharma workforce will define how successful we are in the future, so it couldn’t be more critical.”
Ginger Gregory, Chief Human Resources Officer, Biogen
“This isn’t just another HR conversation, it’s a strategic imperative. At Insmed, AI is already transforming how we operate, from accelerating drug development to empowering employees to drive innovation. If you’re serious about preparing your workforce for the future, this forum offers the kind of insight and peer exchange that can truly shift your perspective.”
Nicole Schaeffer, Chief People Strategy Officer, Insmed
“The most valuable conversations right now aren’t just polished case studies - they’re also honest discussions about what still isn’t clear. With AI adoption moving faster than our ability to define what good leadership looks like, creating a space where peers can openly explore how decision‑making and human judgement must evolve - not in theory, but in practice – is vital.”
Regis Mulot, Chief Human Resources Officer, Ipsen
“There’s such value in engaging in this discussion around the long range, strategic transformation of how our people and talent practices will be delivered in an AI-enabled future. If we consider ourselves as collaborators rather than competitors, we have a chance to create something wholly new in our sector.”
Sally Paull, Executive Vice President Human Resources, Regeneron
“AI is changing the context of our work faster than traditional models can keep up with. What we are learning is that progress doesn’t come from working in isolation, but from learning together. This unique forum brings leaders together for a practical, grounded discussion on how to build capability, scale what works, and turn experimentation into lasting value.”
David Hindley, Executive Vice President Human Resources, Servier
“Talent isn’t just human anymore, and a new approach to the way we work and the work we do is going to be required if we are to deliver real breakthroughs that change patients' lives. AI and humans are not competitors; they’re co-workers and AI is helping deliver a radical reshaping the workforce. This forum is perfectly timed to allow us to turn our digital potential into an advantage in improving patient outcomes.”
Sherry Cassano, Chief Talent Officer, Pfizer
“We’re all trying to reshape how work gets done as AI becomes real across functions, but you can’t do everything at the same time—and getting the foundations right is critical. This forum is a unique chance to learn from peers, pressure-test our thinking, and move faster with more confidence as we each navigate our own path into an AI-enabled future.”
Karen Hellmund, Vice President, Head Global HRIS & Processes, Daiichi Sankyo Europe
“AI is not about technology reshaping organisations - it’s about people reinventing how work gets done. What makes this forum valuable is the focus on real challenges: how to integrate people and technology, how to move with speed while managing risk, and how to bring your workforce along in a meaningful way. It’s a chance to learn from leaders who are actively building, not just talking about, the future of work.”
Maike Weber, HR Director Europe, Moderna
“In global organisations, the challenge isn’t AI ambition - it’s translating that ambition across countries with very different regulatory and social expectations. Creating space to learn from others facing the same tensions and openly share what’s working, what isn’t, and how each of us is navigating that complexity together is hugely valuable right now.”
Ozlem Battal, Vice President & Head of HR Europe, Biogen
“What makes this conference vital is that it brings together leaders who are genuinely experimenting, not those who think they have all the answers (because no one does). As a result, it creates a rare space to test ideas, challenge assumptions, and collectively shape what the future of work should look like in an AI-enabled organisation.”
Michiel van Duin, Chief People Technology, Data & Insights Officer, Novartis
“This forum matters because none of us have all the answers - especially as AI, partnerships and new ways of working collide; learning honestly from peers who are experimenting in real time is the only way to stay curious, avoid complacency and keep innovation alive as we scale.”
Judith Scholten, Global Head of Talent & Development, argenyx
“What makes this forum different is the chance to go beyond surface-level themes and really deep dive with peers on the hard questions - like how we rethink job architecture with agents in mind and how HR and the business work together to deliver value with both humans and AI.”
Zaka Farhat, Global Senior Vice President Talent, Learning, Organisation & Capability Development, GSK
“A lot of organisations talk about AI as a hype topic, but this conference focuses on how it is actually being operationalised. By bringing together peers who are doing the real work, it helps leaders understand where they are on the journey, where others are, and how we can share practices to collectively move the needle in the right direction.”
Johann Cheminelle, Global Head of Strategic Workforce Planning & Workforce Analytics, Lonza
“This is not a conference about tools or trends - it’s a working forum for leaders who are serious about transforming how people actually work. The value comes from honest conversations, practical examples and peer exchange that you can immediately bring back into your organisation to create real impact, not just inspiration.”
Morad Cherradi, Head of Digital & Innovation Skills, UCB
“This isn’t a future‑of‑work discussion removed from business reality. It’s a forum focused on how workforce strategy directly enables growth, productivity and cost discipline - at a time when organisations can no longer rely on linear headcount expansion. It’s a space for honest, practical experimentation – sharing what’s messy, what’s working and what we’re still figuring out together.”
Bianca Choudhary, Vice President Talent Acquisition Global Mobility & Strategic Workforce Planning, AstraZeneca
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