MassBio's ERG Exchange

June 13, 2019 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Biogen, Building Nine, 300 Binney St, Cambridge MA, 02142

Add to Calendar 6/13/2019 12:00:00 PM 6/13/2019 2:30:00 PM MassBio's ERG Exchange
NOTE: Registration for this event will close at noon on 6/11/19

Biopharma companies are creating various employee resource groups (ERGs) as a tool to improve inclusivity, employee retention, and recruitment. Yet, ERGs are walled off inside each company and measuring their impact can be tricky. The purpose of this event is to bring us together - leaders, participants, and executive sponsors of ERGs to share best practices, discuss successes, and create new networks. We believe this will strengthen individual ERGs and help improve D&I across the industry. This event can also assist MassBio members that are looking to start affinity groups or looking for solutions to maximize culture and performance.

About the event:
  • Enrolling and engaging participants who are not members of the affinity group
  • Measuring impact of ERGs within company and for employees
  • Addressing barriers to implementation
  • Sharing best practices

Who should attend? 
  • ERG / ERN / BRG Leaders, Members & Executive Sponsors
  • Affinity and Network Groups Leaders, Members & Executive Sponsors
  • Chief Diversity Officers, HR professional, leaders and managers of Diversity & Inclusion initiatives
  • Diversity & Inclusion practitioners involved in ERG / ERN / BRG
  • Anyone wanting to start an ERG / ERN / BRG
Agenda
Noon – 12:45pm Registration, Networking, Lunch on deck (weather permitting)
12:45 – 1:00pm Welcoming remarks and introductions
1:00 - 1:45pm Roundtable discussions with ERG leaders
1:45 - 2:00pm Sharing of best practices
2:00 - 2:30pm Q&A; Wrap-up; Networking

Roundtables/Moderators: 
1. Marie-Ange Noue; EMD Serono; Lead for Leaders of Color
2. Mayank Agarwal: Takeda; Co-Lead for Building Asian Leaders
3. Melinda Ng; bluebird bio; Founder & Co-Lead for Pan-Asian bUNITED
4. Sini Ngobese; Biogen; Global Co-Chair for Accessibility
5. Alex Ibanez; Merck & Co; Merck Hispanos Organization Global Lead
6. Nicholas Everage; Biogen; MA Chapter Co-Lead for MOSIAC
7. Cam Judkins; Pfizer; Cambridge Site Lead for Out Pfizer Employee Network
8. Devin Poor; Alnylam; SAGA (Sexuality and Gender Alliance) Co-Chair
9. Charles 'Chuck' Pappalardo; Vertex; BRAVE Executive Sponsor
10. Rekha Kamat; Dassault Systèmes; Lead Women's Initiative
11. Lawler Kang; League of Allies Founder & CEO; Male Allyship Advocate
12. Adrienne Dawson; Head of Customer Care; MilliporeSigma Biogen, Building Nine, 300 Binney St, Cambridge MA, 02142
Vice President, Operations and Real Estate at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Chuck maintains over 25 years of experience within the science and technology sector being immediately involved in global real estate, large scale capital projects, facilities engineering and management, global environment, health and safety, corporate security and related technical and operational support functions. He possesses extensive knowledge in developing science and technology facilities from the ground up having been involved in all stages of the process: developing and managing successful project teams in the planning, construction, delivery and validation of multiple large scale facilities worldwide. Chuck’s current responsibilities at Vertex include oversight over the company’s facility global assets including Planning, Construction, Operations, Security, EHS, Business Continuity and Real Estate. Chuck is a member in the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE) as well as the Association of Facilities Engineers (AFE), International Facilities Managers Association (IFMA), CORNET and CEB – Real Estate Chuck is a graduate of both Norwich University and Umass Lowell obtaining both undergraduate and graduate degrees in Engineering Technology and Environmental Science. Civil Service: Police Officer, Brookline, NH 1993-1997; AFROTC 1983-1987