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The Designing the AI-Enabled Life Sciences Workforce Summit is for people and organization leaders at the forefront of AI-fueled digital transformation in life sciences.
Attendee Seniority:
- 21% C-Suite
- 31% VP
- 27% Director/Head of
- 21% Senior Management
Attending Company Composition:
- 47% Large, Global Organizations
- 29% Established, Mid-Sized Organizations
- 24% Scaling and Emerging Organizations
Attending job titles include:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Chief People & Impact Officer
- Chief People Officer
- Chief Transformation Officer
- Senior Vice President, CIO, Information Technology
- Vice President of HR
- Vice President of People & Culture
- Vice President of Talent Management
- Vice President of Talent, Development & Inclusion
- Global Head of People Strategy
- Director of Employee Experience & Culture Enablement
- Director of Organizational Development
- Director of Organizational Effectiveness
- Director of People Operations
- Director of Talent Acquisition
- Director of Workforce Strategy & Innovation
- Director, HRBP
- Head of People & Culture
- Head of People Analytics
- Senior Organizational & Team Effectiveness Manager
- Senior People Program Manager
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- Scaling AI from pilot projects to enterprise-wide workforce transformation to deliver measurable business value at scale
- Redesigning work, roles, and operating models for human-AI collaboration, rethinking how work gets done in an AI-enabled future
- Strategic workforce planning and skills transformation such as identifying future capabilities, closing skills gaps, and preparing the workforce for AI-driven change
- Leadership readiness and change management for AI adoption, including enabling leaders internally, governing, and accelerating AI transformation across the entire organization
- Driving productivity, innovation, and business impact without increasing headcount, supported by real-world, ROI-backed case studies and practical frameworks from leading biopharma organizations
The Designing the AI-Enabled Life Sciences Workforce Summit takes place over two, highly concentrated days.
Day one focuses on how life sciences organizations can move from AI experimentation to enterprise-wide workforce transformation by aligning leadership, workforce planning, organization design, and operating models with business value creation. Through case studies from organizations including Merck, Gilead, Insmed, Novartis, Vertex, Recursion, and insitro, you will discover how to scale AI adoption, redesign work, and build workforce capacity through human-AI collaboration.
Day two takes a more practical, execution-focused approach into how organizations can build human-first, AI-enabled workplaces by redesigning employee experiences, workforce strategies, skills models, and organizational structures. Through case studies, hands-on action labs, and interactive debates, you’ll examine AI's impact on R&D, commercial functions, role design, workforce capability development, ROI measurement, governance, and the future of work in life sciences.
To ensure the relevance of the content, every session is delivered by HR and workforce transformation leaders in life sciences from a range of companies at different scales and stages of growth, including:
- Top 20 Global Pharma & Large Life Sciences Organizations: Takeda, Regeneron, Novartis, Sanofi, Gilead, Bayer, Daiichi Sankyo, Merck, CSL.
- Established, Mid-Size Life Sciences Organizations: Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Roche Diagnostics North America, Biogen, Organon, Genentech.
- Emerging & Scaling Biopharma Organizations: Insmed, Recursion, insitro, Valo Health, 10x Genomics, Flagship Pioneering.
You can access the full 2026 agenda in the event brochure, available to download here.
Attendance
The 2026 summit will be held from December 2-3, at the Hilton Boston Logan Airport Hotel.
Yes, accommodation is available at the conference hotel.
There is a room block which offers discounted nightly rooms available from Monday, November 30 to Wednesday, December 2. Rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis and can be booked up until Friday, October 30 which is the deadline.
If you have any questions about the venue or accommodation, please email customersupport@hansonwade.com
Attendees who register with colleagues are eligible for exclusive group discounts:
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- 10% for 2 Delegates
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- 15% for 3 Delegates
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- 20% for 4 or more Delegates
To unlock these, you must register at the same time either via the registration portal here or through the Audience Manager who you can contact by emailing leaphr@hansonwade.com.
You can still utilize these discounts even if you haven't fully confirmed who in your team is attending by purchasing blank passes and assigning them to your colleagues at a later date.
Registration is available up to and including the second full conference day, however, to secure the best rate register before the conference to maximize on your ticket with early bird savings. This also ensures your pass is confirmed ahead of the conference and guarantees optimal on-site experience.
To do this, you can secure your pass via the website here or get in touch by emailing leaphr@hansonwade.com[TD8.1] where a member of our team can help.
Sponsorship
Sponsoring a LEAP HR event is the perfect way to increase brand awareness, visibility, and have meaningful conversations with decision-makers. Each sponsorship package is bespoke and tailored to the needs and commercial objectives of each individual business.
For more information on what your package could include, get your copy of the LEAP HR Partnership Prospectus here. Alternatively, email sponsor@hansonwade.com where our dedicated Partnership Director can provide a consultation to better understand your needs, goals, and build a package that truly works for your business.
Every sponsorship package is bespoke; however, standard inventory includes but is not limited to:
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- Presenting slots on the agenda
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- Access to the delegate list ahead of the conference to plan meetings
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- Exhibition booths and slots
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- Hosting opportunities to cultivate conversation and gain firsthand insight (breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and drinks receptions)
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- Onsite and online branding
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- Strategic seat drops
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- Additional passes for clients and members of the team
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- Panel hosting
For more information on what your package could include, get your copy of the LEAP HR Partnership Prospectus here. Alternatively, email sponsor@hansonwade.com where our dedicated Partnership Director can provide a consultation to better understand your needs, goals, and build a package that truly works for your business.
Contact
Visit the contact us page to learn more about the team and get in touch with the appropriate members to answer your query.
Speaking opportunities for 2026 have now been allocated, however, to get in touch about speaking in 2027 or to inquire about attending the 2026 meeting, please email leaphr@hansonwade.com.
Alternatively, if you are an HR solutions provider and would like to run a sponsored talk on the 2026 agenda, please contact sponsor@hansonwade.com.
Connect with Leading HR Innovators
Hear from senior HR leaders from across the life sciences industry who are actively shaping the AI-enabled life sciences workforce and redefining what success looks like in a new era of work.
Position Your Solution at the Core of Transformation
Collaborate with forward-thinking organizations and showcase how your offering can drive meaningful change across the evolving life sciences landscape.
Secure Your Place & Leave with an Action Plan
Reserve your seat and walk away with practical, actionable insights you can implement immediately to accelerate your organization’s workforce transformation.