Life Sciences Human Capital

November 19, 2010

Location
Cook Medical World Headquarters
750 Daniels Way, Bloomington, IN
(Directions)

Parking available at BioConvergence next to Cook with shuttle service, please park on EAST side of BioConvergence parking lot.

Primary Sponsors 

 

Overview

According to the new Battelle/ BIO Report “State BioScience Initiatives 2010,” Indiana is one of only five states with specialized bioscience employment in three of the four subsectors – Agricultural Feedstock & Chemicals, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices & Equipment, and Research, Testing & Medical Laboratories.  This conference will explore how Indiana can continue to respond and adapt to the growing and changing human capital needs of the life sciences industry.  Industry representatives will discuss the types of employees they currently seek and expect to be seeking in the future.  Educators and representatives from state government will then discuss how their institutions intend to help meet those needs.  Participants will leave with a better understanding of the importance of human capital to the growth of the industry in Indiana and with concrete ideas for strengthening the state’s life sciences human capital base.

*K-12 educators are eligible to receive Professional Growth Points from the State of Indiana by attending this conference.  Certificates will be mailed after the conference. 

Agenda

8:00am-9:00am	Registration and Breakfast
9:00am-9:15am	Welcome and Overview of the Day
	Kem Hawkins, President, Cook Group, Inc.
9:15am-10:15am	Keynote Speaker
	Introduction- Ron Thieme, PhD, Chief Information Officer, AIT Laboratories  Opening Keynote - Assessing Indiana's Position in the Biosciences: 2010 Walter H. Plosila, PhD, Senior Advisor, Battelle Technology Partnership Practice
10:15am-10:30am	Break
10:30am-12:00pm	Demand Panel
	Moderator: E. Mitchell Roob, Secretary of Commerce, State of Indiana & Chief Executive Officer, Indiana Economic Development Corporation  Panel: Larry Gigerich, Managing Director, Ginovus, LLC Kay Kuenker, Vice President for New Business Platforms, Dow AgroSciences LLC Vicki Neddenriep, Vice President, Human Resources, Covance Central Laboratory Services, Inc.  Brad Bishop, Executive Director, OrthoWorx
12:00pm-1:30pm	Lunch
	Introduction of Keynote Speaker Neal R. Roach, Partner, Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP Keynote – Preparing Indiana’s Next Generation Workforce Scott Jenkins, Education Policy Director, Office of Governor Mitch Daniels  Networking
1:30pm-3:00pm	Supply Panel
	Moderator: Steven E. Bryant, Executive Director, Gayle and Bill Cook Center for Entrepreneurship, Ivy Tech Community College, Bloomington Panel: John R. Whikehart, PhD, Chancellor, Ivy Tech Community College, Bloomington Andrew O. Brightman, PhD, Assistant Head, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University Karen Hanson, Executive VP and Provost, Indiana University William A. Kline, PhD, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology  William A. Kline, PhD, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
3:00pm-3:15pm	Closing Remarks
	George M. Telthorst, Director, IU Kelley, Center for the Business of Life Sciences