Registration & Networking Breakfast

Welcome & Opening Remarks

• Debbie Hart, President & CEO, BioNJ
• Marisol Mendez Peron, Senior Vice President, Communications & Corporate Affairs, Genmab

LEAP Beyond AI: Reinventing Leadership & Human Intelligence
Keynote by Micheline Nader, BSN, MPH, DESS, Author, Motivational Speaker & CEO, Jesra Foundation

In this powerful session, Ms. Nader will deliver a compelling blend of visionary insight and practical strategy, offering a framework for thriving in a tech-driven world while staying grounded in purpose and well-being. Attendees will explore how to:

• Lead with confidence in an AI-enabled world
• Achieve extraordinary, sustainable results
• Unlock and elevate their inner genius
• Prevent burnout and prioritize personal health
• Build a leadership legacy that lasts

Walk away inspired, equipped and ready to lead boldly — with clarity, compassion and resilience.

Networking Break & Exhibitor Showcase

Panel: How AI is Reshaping Workforce Identity, Decision-Making and Leadership Priorities in STEM Fields

As AI rapidly transforms the STEM landscape, leaders face a new frontier of challenges — and opportunities. This session explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping workforce identity, decision-making processes, and leadership priorities across scientific, technical and clinical environments. Whether you're an executive, team leader or emerging professional, this session will offer practical insights on navigating change with confidence and clarity.

Panelists:

• Tahamtan Ahmadi, M.D., Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Head, Experimental Medicines, Genmab
• Stephen K. Burley, M.D., D.Phil, Director, Rutgers Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (RAD) Collaboratory, Rutgers University
• Rivers Cornelson, Senior AI Consulting Lead, Crowe
• Tina Naser, Partner, Healthcare Life Sciences Industry, IBM
• Moderated by Meghan Condon, Vice President, Digital & AI, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Imagining and Defining Our Relationship with AI
To foster networking, collaboration, and idea-sharing, we’ll be facilitating fun table discussions over lunch. Topics will include:

• Leadership & Personal Influence
• Career Growth & Skill Development
• Workplace & Collaboration
• Health, Wellness & Personal Balance
• Imagination & the Future of Work
• Trust, Ethics & Responsibility

Lunch, Table Discussions & Exhibitor Showcase
Discussion led by Lynne Anderson, Partner, Faegre Drinker and Juliet Hart, CEO & Founder, Hart & Chin

Debrief on Table Discussions
After lunch, we’ll reconvene for table readouts to share insights and examples on how AI can support our leadership, career growth, work relationships — and even our well-being.

Sparking a New Era of Women-Centered Research and Innovation
Join us for a compelling conversation on the Gates Foundation’s landmark $2.5 billion commitment through 2030 to accelerate research and development focused exclusively on women’s health. This session will explore how the initiative aims to advance more than 40 innovations across five critical and historically underfunded areas — particularly those impacting women in low- and middle-income countries. Gain insight into the strategies, priorities, and transformative potential of this unprecedented investment in women’s health and well-being.

• Katie Barletta M.D., Ph.D., FACOG, Senior Global Medical Director, Ferring Pharmaceutical
• Ru Cheng, M.D., FACOG, Director, Women's Health Innovations, Gender Equality Division, Gates Foundation
• Vrunda Desai, M.D., FACOG, Vice President, Medical Affairs & Clinical Surgery, CooperSurgical
• Moderated by Elizabeth Garner, M.D., CEO, Sena Therapeutics

Closing Remarks