Interactive Panel Discussion: Reflecting on the State of Play of Building an AI-Enabled Workforce in the Life Sciences Industry

8:30 am - Wednesday 2nd December 2026

  • What do leading life sciences organizations have in terms of AI capability building that is paving a path forward for designing the AI-enabled workforce?
  • What people resources and capabilities are we lacking at life sciences organizations in an AI era and how can we plug those gaps?
  • When evaluating people, process, technology, and governance, how does the life sciences industry compare to other sectors in terms of AI-readiness?
  • How mature are we from a workforce adoption perspective?
  • Using a 7S framework (Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Style, Staff and Skills), to what extent is AI and technology progress ahead of the skills mix and leadership behaviors in the life sciences industry? What action can we take to close the gap?

Speakers:

Chief Transformation Officer
Takeda Pharmaceutical
Global Head of People & Culture Strategy & Portfolio
Sanofi
Strategic Advisor, most recently Executive Vice President of Human Resources
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals