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2024 Leadership Conference

Communicating strategy to change your organization

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About This Event

Attend the 2024 Leadership Conference for LabOps professionals, where we redefine learning with practical, immersive sessions tailored to your needs.

From VPs to Lab Technicians, enhance your skills through real-world workshops and information sessions designed to address the unique challenges of lab management.

Elevate your career and lab's efficiency by implementing techniques for improved operations and innovation. Discover a new standard of excellence in LabOps, where actionable insights lead to tangible outcomes.

This event is for members only.

Not a member yet? Apply now.

Membership is open to anyone currently working in a LabOps role.  Its free to join. 

Why attend?

Our theme this year:

Communicating strategy to change your organization

 

The Leadership Conference is designed with all learning styles in mind.  Learn, discuss and then apply each part of our agenda. 

 

Every attendee will leave with real world examples of ways to communicate strategy within their organization.

Info Sessions

Industry leaders will provide training how they communicate and structure their strategic initiatives

 
Facilitated Discussion

Following each session we will break up to discuss and work together to understand the information

 
Applicable Skills

Use it or lose it.  Our agenda includes active work sessions to apply what we just learned, get feedback and have to take back as a resource.

Networking

Connect with other members with more experience to learn and grow together.

 
Date

Thursday, Oct 10, 2024

Location
Somerville, MA
Time

8:00am - 5:00pm

Event Schedule

  • 8:00am

    Breakfast and Registration

    We always eat well at LabOps Events, make sure to get there early to enjoy breakfast.
  • 8:30am

    Welcome

    Amanda Allen, LabOps Unite Founder and Board President, will kick off our Leadership Conference by providing a captivating glimpse into our progress as an organization and our endeavors over the past three years!
  • 9:00am

    Leadership Panel

     Attend this panel discussion to discover insights into how leaders are strategizing operations within their organizations and explore strategies to effectively highlight the value of your work to senior management.
  • 10:00am

    Info Session: How to present your strategy?

    Explore the components of an effective strategy presentation and learn the best ways to organize your presentations to drive organizational change.

    Speaker: Kristen Cleveland

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    Kristen Cleveland, PMP, is the Vice President of Growth at BioTeam LLC, a small life sciences consulting. She focuses on creating business and go-to-market strategies to help companies grow and succeed. With a wealth of experience, Kristen has been instrumental in improving operations and helping BioTeam and its clients expand their reach. She enjoys working with teams to bring innovative ideas to life and making an impact in the industry. 

     
  • 10:30am

    Info Session: How to demonstrate ROI?

    Linking the results of your efforts directly to the Return on Investment (ROI) is crucial for propelling your organization's projects and initiatives to new heights. Mastering the art of effectively understanding and conveying your impact is a skill that can be refined through practice. This session is designed to equip you with essential insights, preparing you for those critical discussions.
     
    Speaker: Steve Vitale
     
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    Steve Vitale has over 20 years of experience in Pharmaceutical Research at GSK, with an extensive background in safety and sustainability where he has been in various support roles across his career. He was introduced to the industry as a waste technician and soon moved into the manager of operations for the waste contractors across the two local Philadelphia R&D sites. He has served as his department’s safety coordinator for 18 years and managed safety programs for 12 business units (approx. 300 people) for 8 of those years. He was also one of the founding members of the site sustainability committee raising awareness of the environmental impacts the site was having on the ecosystem. His passion about sustainability brough him back to finish his bachelor’s from Penn State University with a degree in Energy and Sustainable Policy. While in school, Steve worked with Lower Merion Township to help create their Greenhouse Gas Inventory and develop reduction strategies that are being used today in their Climate Action Plan.   After graduating, Steve moved into the Green Lab Program Manager and here today to share his experience and journey with us.

     

  • 11:00am

    Info Session: How to improve your communication to Leadership?

    Enhancing your communication skills requires dedication and practice. In this session, we're going to explore the essentials of effective communication, introduce strategies for improvement, and provide valuable resources to help you continue honing your abilities.

     

    Speaker: Julie O'Shaughnessy

    Julie OShaughnessy

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    Julie has a demonstrated track record of building and scaling teams and mechanisms for successful, sustained, high-performance strategic execution in both startups and enterprises and across the finance, tech, and biotech sectors. At Vivodyne, she is the Chief Operating Officer, responsible for all operational functions including strategic planning, finance, people, facilities, and business operations. Before Vivodyne, she led operations at Resilience during its hypergrowth scale-up period to over 3,000 workers. At AWS, she founded the global operations team to support enterprise customers and went on to lead the global strategy and operations for the Startup and VC side of the business. Julie is Vice Chair of the Board at the Ali Forney Center and Vice Chair for the University of New Hampshire Athletics Board.

  • 11:30am

    Facilitated Discussion

    Our executive team and board members will lead small group discussions to distill the insights shared during the Info Session. Participants will depart equipped with a personalized action plan tailored to the topics we've explored together.

     

  • 12:00pm

    Lunch

    Each of our breaks offers attendees the opportunity to connect and gain knowledge while enjoying scrumptious meals and beverages.

     

  • 12:45pm

    Sponsor Focus Groups

    Due to overwhelming request, we're thrilled to invite you to engage with our sponsors across three dynamic 20-minute sessions. Dive into discussions on the latest industry trends, innovative product developments, and share your insights on their key areas of interest.
     
     

    Sponsors

     

  • 2:00pm

    Present your Problem Workshop

    Practical Application: Our journey will take us through a series of case studies, each designed to spotlight the unique challenges operations professionals face. Collaboratively, we'll dive into these scenarios in working groups, dissecting the problems, exploring possible solutions, and then, leveraging the skills honed in prior sessions, crafting compelling presentations. These creations will not only be shared among us but will also be pitted against each other in a friendly competition to crown the most effective solution.  
     
    After the conference we will share the repository or presentations for members to use in their own work settings.

     

  • 5:00pm

    LabOps Awards/LabOps Meeting

    ✅ Our annual meeting includes review of our annual budget, progress on 2024 goals and other new business items.  
     
    🏆 We will wrap up our day celebrating our outstanding members.

     

  • 05:30pm

    Happy Hour

    Join us for an evening filled with delectable hors d'oeuvres, refreshing beverages, and unparalleled networking opportunities as we invite our extended community of partners, sponsors, and members to come together.

     

Speakers

speaker - Amanda
Amanda Allen
Executive Director, Odyssey Therapeutics
Amanda Allen
Executive Director, Odyssey Therapeutics

Founder, LabOps Unite

speaker - Angela
Angela Hui
Vice President Of Operations, Elektrofi
Angela Hui
Vice President Of Operations, Elektrofi

BOD, Vice President

speaker - Tyler
Tyler Faling
Associate Director, Alloy Therapeutics
Tyler Faling
Associate Director, Alloy Therapeutics

BOD Treasurer, LabOps Unite

 

speaker - Jake
Jake Haworth
Director of Operations, Moderna
Jake Haworth
Director of Operations, Moderna

BOD Secretary, LabOps Unite

speaker
Julie O'Shaughnessy
Chief Operations Officer, Vivodyne
Julie O'Shaughnessy
Chief Operations Officer, Vivodyne
LabOps Unite Conference speaker
Kristen Cleveland
VP Growth Strategies, BioTeam, Inc
Kristen Cleveland
VP Growth Strategies, BioTeam, Inc
Conference speaker
Steve Vitale
Green Lab Program Manager, GSK
Steve Vitale
Green Lab Program Manager, GSK

Join Us

LabOps Unite Members Only. Not a Member Yet? Fill Out Your Application Here

Registration

Single ticket

$250

Members Only Event

  • Info Sessions
  •  Guest Speakers
  • Networking
  • Breakfast, Lunch and Happy Hour
Request A Fee Waiver

If you are currently looking for a new job or your employer doesn't provide reimbursement for training or personal development, we have funds to cover the cost.

We are committed to making sure every member can attend.

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