Conference Day One |
Thursday, November 20, 2025

8:00 am Check in & Networking Breakfast Briefing

8:50 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

Maximizing Your Spatial & Digital Footprint

9:00 am Case Study: Completely Digitizing Sarepta’s Lab Space: Integrating All Lab Operations & Scientific Systems for Holistic Lab Management & Visibility

  • Peggy Weber Director, Laboratory Systems, Sarepta Therapeutics

Synopsis

  • Transitioning away from legacy systems with integrated smart technologies such as Splashlake to streamline scientific and operational information
  • Integrating asset management, tracking, and CapEx purchases to allow for ease of control over your strategic lab decisions
  • Understanding your vendors full capabilities to avoid conflicts and better manage data hostage
  • Managing internal governance to promote internal buy in and fully transition towards digitalization

9:30 am Case Study: GSK’s Offsite Hub: Maximizing Your Real Estate Footprint to Give Space Back to Your Scientists

Synopsis

  • Assessing the benefits in reducing CapEx, reallocating spatial footprint back to the scientists, and consolidating site services to inspire future strategies
  • Explaining our robust business continuity plan from concept to delivery to influence the operations strategy
  • Eradicating bottlenecks in internal buy-in for an offsite hub to smoothen the transition to a new organizational structure

10:00 am Morning Refreshments & Guided Networking

Synopsis

Join this extended networking break, find a table with your peers, and connect with the LAFM community using our structured questions to break the ice!

Asset Management: Inventory, Utilization & Maintenance

Maximizing Efficiency Through Smarter Asset Management & Systems Integration

11:00 am Case Study: Taking a Blended Approach to Lab Instrumentation for GXP & Non-GXP Operations to Efficiently Manage Inventory

Lady Perez, Senior Specialist, Facilities Operations, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

11:30 am Roundtable Discussion: Identifying Novel Technologies to Support Modern Day Asset Management

Driving Operational Value & Efficiency Through Utilization & Inventory Software

12:00 pm Consolidating Your Operations Systems to Cut Inefficiencies, Minimize Spend, & Obtain Holistic Operational Visibility

Brandon King, Director, Operations, Sanofi
Facility Management & EHS
Procurement & Vendor Management

12:30 pm Lunch Break & Networking Sponsored Lunch

Asset Management: Inventory, Utilization & Maintenance

1:30 pm Managing & Maintaining Your Lab Equipment Inventory to Support Safety Culture & Ensure Compliance

Ronald Amoling, Associate Director EHS, Bristol Myers Squibb

2:00 pm Consolidating Systems for Asset Management & Safety to Cut Down on Spend Whilst Supporting Scientific Operations

Lisa Freimark, Laboratory Operations Manager, Terrana Biosciences
Facility Management & EHS
Procurement & Vendor Management

2:30 pm Afternoon Refreshments & Networking

Advancing Scalable & Efficiently Executed Facilities

3:15 pm How Thoughtful & Innovative Design & Operation of our R&D Headquarters (The DISC) Can Enhance the Discovery Pipeline

Synopsis

  • Explaining the initial concept and rationale behind the DISC building to understand early project success
  • Establishing efficient campus-inspired layout for optimal and productive workflows and flexibility
  • Understanding sustainability and energy considerations when planning ahead for the new build to help best execute on your wider initiatives

3:45 pm Case Study: Scaling Up Pharma Personnel & Lab Space to Adapt to Changing Facility & Scientific Requirements

  • Liz Fuller Facilities Operations Manager, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
  • Andrew Cournoyer Associate Director, Workplace Services, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Synopsis

  • Learning how to adapt to a changing environment and make strategic decisions ahead of time to accommodate growth quickly and efficiently
  • Exploring critical considerations to take into account before scaling to ensure a seamless transition of personnel and lab assets
  • Scaling up your lab assets successfully and managing installations across your team to enable seamless transition

4:15 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks & End of Conference Day One