We always eat well at LabOps Events, make sure to get there early to enjoy breakfast.

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!

 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.

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

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. 

 

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.

 

 

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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

 

 

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.

✅ 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.

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.