BioTalent: Strategies for Regional Economic Growth
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
(8:15 a.m. registration & poster session)

In today’s global economy, more and more of the value created within companies rests in the knowledge of their workers. Amid growing evidence that New Jersey is losing ground to other regional “hotbed” communities for the life sciences, the need to align resources for local bio-talent is more important than ever.

As part of New Jersey Life Sciences week, Raritan Valley Community College will hold a BioTalent Forum with leaders from business, education, and government. The mission is to advance the conversations and connections necessary in stimulating regional economic growth. Please join us!

PROGRAM AGENDA

8:15am		Coffee, Registration and Bio-1 Project Posters
9:00am		Welcome from the President & Greetings from the Board of Trustees, RVCC ~ Casey Crabill, President, Raritan Valley Community College ~ Richard Wellbrock, Chair, Board of Trustees, Raritan Valley Community College
9:05am		Governor's Proclamation - New Jersey Life Sciences Week and Introductory Comments ~ David J. Socolow, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
9:15am		Bringing Stakeholders Together: Creating Bio-Buzz ~ Mary Ellen Clark, Executive Director, WIRED-Bio-1
9:25am		Building BioFutures - The State of NJ's Life Science Business Sector ~ Debbie Hart, President, BioNJ ~William R. Healey, Executive Vice President, Healthcare Institute of NJ
9:45am		Leveraging NJ Higher Education for BioTalent ~ Jane Oates, Executive Director, NJ Commission on Higher Education ~ Lawrence Nespoli, President, NJ Council of County Colleges
10:05am		Break
10:15am		Partering for Talent Expansion: Challenges and Opportunities ~ David Finegold, Dean, School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University
10:30am		Panel Discussion - Strategies for Regional Economic Growth ~ David Finegold, Moderator     * Susan Germaske, Director, Parenteral Operations, Global Pharmaceutical Supply Group, Johnson & Johnson, Inc.     * Lance Marquardt, Senior Manager, Biopharm Production, Medarex, Inc.     * Henry Passarotte, Director Strategic Packaging , Global Pharmaceutical Supply Group, Johnson & Johnson, Inc.     * Robert Polster, Ph.D., VP Operations, LifeCell a KCI Company     * Andrew Shapiro, Managing Director, Biggins, Lacy, Shapiro & Co.     * Kristin Zemanek, Director, Organizational Learning and Development, ImClone Systems, Inc.
11:30am		BIOMAN: Retooling Workers for Real Jobs in High Demand Industry (includes short video presentation) ~ Julia West Johnson, Associate Dean, Corporate & Continuing Education, RVCC ~ Robert Gamble, Workforce Consultant and former Executive Director of the Bay Bio Institute (CA)
12:00pm		LUNCH Growing BioTalent in the Gardner State: Resources and Tools ~ Bob Bowman, Executive Director, Community College Consortium ~ Robert Gamble, Workforce Consultant and former Executive Director of the Bay Bio Institute (CA)
after lunch		Observing BioMan in Action: optional tour of BioTech Lab

Directions to Raritan Valley Community College
Rt. 28 & Lamington Road
North Branch, NJ 08876
(for GPS: use address 118 Lamington Road, Branchburg, NJ 08876)

For questions regarding registration, please contact the Department of Academic and Outreach Programs, Raritan Valley Community College, Elizabeth Lande, at 908.526.1200 x8579, or by e-mail at elande@raritanval.edu.

~ Online Pre-Registration Deadline is Monday, November 10, 2008 ~
Cost: FREE but you must register for seating and lunch headcount. Thank you.

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