8:00 am Networking & Light Breakfast
8:50 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Enhancing Legal Leadership & Improving Cross-Functional Collaboration to Drive Strategic Business Decisions in a Complex Environment
9:00 am Presentation: Facilitating Difficult Conversations to Support Leadership Through Crisis
Synopsis
• Guide leadership through high-pressure situations to aid in crisis management
• Balance strategies for legal risks with business priorities during a crisis
• How legal leaders can have difficult conversations with executives, ensuring alignment between legal and business decisions
9:30 am Fireside Chat: Collaborating with the CFO to Align Legal & Financial Strategies for Business Success
Synopsis
• Explore how legal leaders can build strategic partnerships with CFOs to influence business decisions
• Practical tips on navigating financial conversations with confidence, even without a finance background
• Real-world examples of aligning legal operations with financial goals to drive cost efficiency and impact
10:00 am Mastermind: Aligning Legal, Business, & Finance Teams to Drive Strategic Decisions
Synopsis
• Discuss best practices for fostering cross-functional collaboration in legal, business, and finance teams
• Share real-world experiences on cross-functional collaboration of legal with C-level executives
• Explore challenges and solutions for managing risk and ensuring cohesive decision-making in a complex, volatile environment
10:30 am Morning Break & Networking
Optimizing Intellectual Property Strategy to Protect Innovation & Drive Business Growth
11:00 am Presentation: Managing Strategic Portfolios to Maximizing IP Value in a Changing Market
Synopsis
• Companies must adapt IP portfolios to evolving market and regulatory landscapes
• Strategies to extend IP value include patent extensions and leveraging overlaps
• Strengthen IP protection across jurisdictions is key to global competitiveness
11:30 am Presentation: Navigating AI’s Role in Biopharma Patents to Mitigate Legal Risks & Ensure Compliance
Synopsis
• Use AI to enhance prior art searches and identify novel patent opportunities
• Improve patent quality with AI-assisted drafting and claim precision
• Leverage AI analytics to manage IP risks and strengthen compliance strategies
12:00 pm Networking Lunch
Harnessing AI Across the Biopharma Lifecycle to Bridge Innovation, Compliance, & Operational Excellence
1:00 pm Fireside Chat: Integrating AI Across the Drug Lifecycle to Bridge Innovation, Compliance, & Traditional Biopharma Models
Synopsis
• Discover how an AI-native biotech leverages human and clinical data to power drug discovery and development at scale
• Advance drug discovery and development, from molecule identification to clinical trial design
• Evaluate the key transformations and enduring principles involved in integrating AI into established biopharma frameworks
1:30 pm Mastermind: How Companies Are Leveraging AI Across Functions to Drive Operational Efficiency
Synopsis
• Streamline company operations with AI tools for contract drafting, analysis, and negotiation
• Learn how AI is transforming regulatory and operational strategies across the drug lifecycle
• Improve business communication, HR processes, and decision-making with AI-generated presentations, performance insights, and data summaries
2:00 pm Afternoon Break & Networking
Addressing the Evolving Workplace Inclusion Policies to Align Corporate Strategy & Compliance
2:30 pm Presentation: Accelerating Equitable & Compliant Clinical Trial Access Using AI: The TIME Program in Practice
Synopsis
- Expand trial access by partnering with diverse community practices and targeting underrepresented populations
- Accelerate compliant trial activation through standardized contracts, IRB pathways, and aligned legal infrastructure
- Leverage AI and real-time data to select trial sites that balance speed, compliance, and diversity goals
3:00 pm Panel Discussion: Reassessing Workforce & Clinical Inclusion Policies in a Politically Charged Landscape
Synopsis
• Interpret and respond to shifting federal priorities
• Business risks of adjusting workforce policies, including DEI regulations and False Claims Act liability
• Recruitment diversity to internal roles and clinical trial diversity