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
Director, Medical Information at EMD Serono
Marie-Ange holds a doctorate degree in Chemistry from the University of Houston, Texas. She started her career as a research scientist, then joined EMD Serono in 2008, first as the local medical information and drug safety officer in Canada, then as global medical information Manager, and most recently, as associate director; US medical information. Marie-Ange is an As One for Patients change agent, led the unconscious bias sub team of the global women in leadership action team, and is the founder of the Leaders of Colour network, an initiative which focuses on helping attract, retain, and promote talented people of colour. Outside of EMD Serono, she chairs the medical information network - Canada, and spearheaded the development of the 1st Canadian medical information guidelines. She was selected as one of Canada’s top 100 black women to watch. She serves as President and chair of the board of directors of the global HIV Information system. A former model and former competitive show jumper, she spends her free time (outside of her husband and 3 children), at the local equestrian club or the local airport as she remains an avid horseback rider as well as a private pilot.