DAY ONE - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26

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7:00 am Check In

7:50 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

8:00 am Panel Discussion: Overcoming Resistance to Change to Accelerate Safety Implementation

Streamlining New Processes to Drive Faster Access of Transformative EHS Tools

8:30 am Getting Leaders to Own the Risk to Achieve Operational Excellence

9:00 am Elevating EHS Risk Management & Process Design to Create Proactive Manufacturing Facilities

9:30 am Speed Networking

10:00 am Morning Break

10:30 am Enhancing Risk Management Applications in Biopharma R&D and Manufacturing with Cutting-Edge Technology Solutions

Striving for Zero Harm: Drug Type Specific Challenges

11:00 am Ensuring Employee Safety in Gene Editing, Cell Therapy & Gene Silencing Technologies

  • Kim Caserta Director, Environmental Health & Safety, Intellia Therapeutics

11:30 am Session Reserved for Thrive Buildings

12:00 pm Roundtable: Discussing Drug Type Specific EHS Challenges to Enhance Knowledge on Customized Safety Measures

  • Kim Caserta Director, Environmental Health & Safety, Intellia Therapeutics
  • Debra (Debby) Santiago Senior Manager - EHSS, Amgen Inc.
  • Maureen OLeary Associate Vice Provost - Research Environmental Health & Radiation Safety, University of Pennsylvania

Delving into Future Technologies, AI & Robotic Automation to Revolutionize EHS Activities

12:30 pm Utilizing AI for Predictive Analysis to Create Proactive EHS Systems

  • Chioma Bekwelem Associate Director Safety, Health and Environment, AstraZeneca

1:00 pm Networking Lunch

2:00 pm Spearheading Challenges with Containment Systems for Robotics to Reduce Human Error Risk

  • Linda Jackowiak Associate Director, EHS, Chemical Safety & Industrial Hygiene, AstraZeneca

2:30 pm Session Reserved for Safety Management Group

3:00 pm Developing a Global Harmonized Digital Tool for Biological Shipments to Increase Efficiency & Ensure Regulatory Compliance

3:30 pm Afternoon Break & Poster Session

4:00 pm Roundtable: Discussing the Potential Impact of AI, Automation & Robotics to Create Proactive Systems

Optimizing Biosafety to Safeguard Employees in GLP & GMP Environments

4:30 pm Minimizing Exposure to Hazardous Gases to Reduce Respiratory Hazards

5:00 pm Managing Hazards and Risks for Vivarium Staff

  • Jason Burrill Sr. Director, Global EHS&S, Charles River Laboratories

5:30 pm End of Day 1

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