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Jason Lioy of Dawn Foods — Implementing DEI Initiatives from the Ground Up
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Jason Lioy of Dawn Foods — Implementing DEI Initiatives from the Ground Up

At the most recent edition of the North American HR Executive Summit we sat down with Jason Lioy, the Chief People Officer of Dawn Foods, to talk about a themed lunch discussion he hosted on launching Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs. Jason’s own organization has a great story to share in this space, and he wanted to gather together other HR professionals who are on their own DEI journeys to share where they are, what they are doing, where they are finding success and what they want to do next. Over the course of an hour-long conversation with like-minded executives, many ideas and innovations were explored, and in this interview Jason shares some of the key context and takeaways with a wider audience. Give it a listen!

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Christopher Shryock — The Evolving Role of HR and CHROs
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Christopher Shryock — The Evolving Role of HR and CHROs

Christopher Shryock serves as Sam’s Club’s Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer. In this role, he oversees all aspects of human resources for Sam’s Club and is responsible for attracting, developing, rewarding, and retaining talent as well as building a diverse and inclusive organization.

Prior to Sam’s Club, Christopher spent nearly 14 years at PepsiCo in a variety of global HR leadership roles in Plano, Texas; Geneva, Switzerland; Moscow, Russia; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and New York. Most recently, he was senior vice president of human resources for the PepsiCo Foods North America sector’s Commercial organization where he led the HR agenda across the sales, marketing, and strategy and transformation organizations.

Christopher earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Xavier University (OH) and a Master of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Hofstra University.

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Manufacturing Strategies for Sustainable Global Growth: Building a Global Sustainable Supply Operation for the Future Leveraging Digital and Innovation
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Manufacturing Strategies for Sustainable Global Growth: Building a Global Sustainable Supply Operation for the Future Leveraging Digital and Innovation

As Senior Vice President, Global Biologics Operations, Per leads the global biologics operations network, which includes five internal manufacturing sites across four countries, as well as the external biologics supply network. Since April 2020, Per has also served as co-lead for the COVID-19 vaccine program, AZD1222, during which he has led the rapid establishment and start-up of a complex manufacturing network of more than 20 partners across more than 15 countries.

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Industrialization Challenges for ATMPs: Achilles’ Heel AND Opportunity
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Industrialization Challenges for ATMPs: Achilles’ Heel AND Opportunity

Ralf Altenburger joined the Technical Operations Leadership Team at Roche/Genentech in July 2015 as Head of Pharma Technical Regulatory. Additionally, in Oct. 2021 he assumed the role of Global Head Cell and Gene Therapy. Ralf has more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and joined Roche in 2009 leading global functions in Technical Development.

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Accelerating the Pace of Progress for Innovative Biologic Products
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Accelerating the Pace of Progress for Innovative Biologic Products

Peter Marks received his graduate degree in cell and molecular biology and his medical degree at New York University and completed Internal Medicine residency and Hematology/Medical Oncology training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He has worked in academic settings teaching and caring for patients and in industry on drug development. He joined the FDA in 2012 as Deputy Center Director for CBER and became Center Director in January 2016.

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Our Journey in Next Generation Manufacturing: What We Can Achieve Together
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Our Journey in Next Generation Manufacturing: What We Can Achieve Together

As Senior Vice President of Global Technology & Engineering group in Pfizer Global Supply, Roberto leads a group of highly capable Subject Matter Experts and is responsible for capital projects, implementation Integrated Facility Management and Global Reliability programs, technical support for major investigations, Phase III clinical supply sites, technology transfers, implementation of process development and disruptive technology supporting over 35 Pfizer sites and 200 Contract Manufactures globally.

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Towards Industrialization of Cell Therapy
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Towards Industrialization of Cell Therapy

Dr. Jens Vogel is SVP & Global Head of Biotech, Bayer Pharmaceuticals Product Supply, leading biologics operations, development and strategy across five sites, including cell & gene therapy industrialization. Jens has more than 20 years of professional and leadership experience in biologics development, operations, program management and regulatory affairs.

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Strengthening our Industry: Intersection of Innovation, Customer Experience, and Proactive Resilience
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Strengthening our Industry: Intersection of Innovation, Customer Experience, and Proactive Resilience

Federico Feldstein is Vice President, Head of Janssen Supply Chain Quality at Johnson & Johnson. In this capacity, Federico is responsible for providing strategic direction and oversight for all areas of Quality for both Large and Small Molecule products as well as Advanced Therapies, such as CAR-T. In his role, Federico is focused on product launches and reliability and the overall compliance profile of our internal manufacturing sites, as well as our external partners.

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Unlocking the Power of Gene Therapy to Accelerate Healthcare Transformation
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Unlocking the Power of Gene Therapy to Accelerate Healthcare Transformation

As Spark Therapeutics’ Chief Patient Supply Officer, Chris Stevens leads a team of dedicated professionals working together in manufacturing and technical operations, supply chain, quality and compliance to deliver transformational therapies for patients globally. Chris is also responsible for capital investments, engineering, EHS, real estate and facilities management across the enterprise.

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Expanding Scalability Potential of T-Cell Therapies with Allogeneic Approaches
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Expanding Scalability Potential of T-Cell Therapies with Allogeneic Approaches

Amy has been at Atara Biotherapeutics for 5 years. She is currently the Vice President of Manufacturing, which includes External Manufacturing, Material Sciences, and Manufacturing Science and Technology functions. Prior to her current role, she led the joint team that transitioned the commercialization of the first approved allogeneic T-cell therapy to Atara’s strategic partner, Pierre Fabre.

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