Vanessa Brady
Director, Global Environmental, Health, Safety, & Sustainability Charles River Laboratories
Seminars
Tuesday 24th March 2026
Workshop B: Leading Global EHS Through Organisational Change & Regulatory Flux
9:00 am
In today’s volatile biopharma landscape, effective EHS leadership demands adaptability, foresight, and influence. This interactive workshop equips global leaders to navigate shifting regulations, tightening
budgets, and organisational flux while sustaining a strong safety culture. Through peer exchange and scenario-led discussion, participants will learn how to lead with flexibility, maintain global alignment, and position EHS as a driver of trust, continuity, and performance.
Key Questions to Be Addressed
- How can senior leaders anticipate regulatory shifts and build foresight into strategy before compliance pressures force reactive change?
- What leadership behaviours and governance models enable standardisation with local autonomy across diverse regions and risk profiles?
- How can EHS priorities remain visible and adequately funded when capital is scarce, and business pressures dominate executive decision-making?
- What communication strategies help reposition EHS from a compliance function to a value-creating partner in business resilience and innovation?
- How can leaders foster psychological safety and engagement, so teams stay motivated, accountable, and adaptive during constant change?
Wednesday 25th March 2026
Panel Discussion: Building a Unified Approach to Contractor & Supply Chain Safety in Biopharma
2:30 pm
- Explore how fragmented standards, inconsistent oversight, and cost-driven pressures across contractors and suppliers create vulnerabilities in EHS performance, addressing prequalification, third-party assurance, and the opportunity for industrywide alignment on safety expectations and ethical contracting
- Demonstrate how collaboration across biopharma companies can establish shared standards, reduce duplication, and strengthen cultural consistency across complex global supply chains
- Gain strategies to implement unified contractor management frameworks, balance cost and safety incentives, and foster long-term partnerships that enhance both compliance and worker wellbeing
