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Life Sciences Accounting & Reporting Congress
March 18-20, 2025
Hilton at Penn's LandingPhiladelphia, PA
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - ET (Eastern Time, GMT-05:00)

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Showing 2 of 2 Streams
7:30am - 8:20am
Registration and Breakfast
8:20am - 8:30am
Welcome Remarks
8:30am - 8:45am
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
  • Stephen Rivera - Former Vice President, Global Technical Accounting Advisory Services & Policy, Johnson & Johnson
8:45am - 9:15am
Leadership Keynote Address
  • Preparing for fast moving technological advances
  • Building strong and diverse teams through agile leadership
  • Strategic planning for success and the biggest trends to follow in 2025


CPE credits available: 0.6

9:15am - 9:45am
Patient Advocacy Address

Seeing the healthcare journey from the patient’s perspective highlights how medical device innovation is making life-saving impacts and transforming the future of care.


CPE credits available: 0.6

  • Kayleigh Summers - Patient Advocate, Abiomed
8:00am - 8:20am
University Program Welcome Breakfast
Showing 2 of 2 Streams
9:45am - 10:15am
Networking Break
9:45am - 10:15am
University Program Meet & Greet with Industry Professionals
Showing 1 of 1 Streams
10:15am - 11:45am
SEC & FASB Town Hall
  • SEC Remarks
  • FASB Remarks
  • Town Hall Q&A

CPE credits available: 1.8

  • Lindsi Scanlan - Office Managing Partner- New York Metro, CFGI
  • Gaurav Hiranandani - Senior Associate Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Nellie Debbeler - Deputy Technical Director, Financial Accounting Standards Board
Showing 2 of 2 Streams
11:45am - 12:45pm
Luncheon
12:15pm - 12:45pm
Solution Summit Hosted by Anaplan
Showing 2 of 2 Streams
12:45pm - 2:00pm
DEI Roundtable
  • Talent optimization — Pathways and benefits of taking on a leadership role in various settings
  • Diversity, access and inclusion in clinical trials
  • Sources and opportunities to build leadership skills
  • Leadership upskilling to contribute to personal and professional growth


CPE credits available: 1.5

  • Erica Vandell-DeMarco, CPA - Managing Director, The Siegfried Group, LLP
  • Sandra Patterson - Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, Gilead Sciences
  • Stephen Rivera - Former Vice President, Global Technical Accounting Advisory Services & Policy, Johnson & Johnson
  • Rita Karachun - Former Senior Vice President Finance, Global Controller, Merck
  • Mariana Fagnilli - Chief Executive Officer, Fagnilli Group
2:05pm - 3:05pm
ESG: Mechanics for accurate reporting with awareness regarding standards update
  • CSRD
  • Double materiality assessment
  • EU taxonomies
  • ISSB
  • Considerations for technology enablement


CPE credits available: 1.2

  • Marc Siegel - Former FASB and SASB Board Member, .
  • Sarah Stiff - ESG Controller, Legend Biotech
  • Michele Gregorio - Director, Financial Reporting, Regeneron
  • Mark Mellen - Industry Principle, Workiva
12:45pm - 2:00pm
Accounting Bootcamp
  • Overview of fundamentals
  • New updates and reporting disclosures for 2025 with real-life examples
  • Technology implementation and understanding responsibilities within the process
  • Professional development and opportunities to interact amongst peers


CPE credits available: 1.5

2:05pm - 3:05pm
SASB: Elements to consider for report building process
  • Key metrics for reporting
  • Data point collection origin
  • Ensuring standards met to generate accurate report


CPE credits available: 1.2

  • Stephen Sebastian - Executive Director, Corporate Controller, Immuneering Corporation
Showing 2 of 2 Streams
3:05pm - 3:35pm
Networking Break
3:05pm - 3:35pm
University Program Meet & Greet with Industry Professionals
Showing 3 of 3 Streams
3:35pm - 5:05pm
Talent & Development
  • Changes to rules impacting development
  • CPA exam requirements
  • Student & Preparer perspectives


CPE credits available: 1.8

  • Stephen Rivera - Former Vice President, Global Technical Accounting Advisory Services & Policy, Johnson & Johnson
  • George Botic - Board Member, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
  • Lloyd Superficial - Corporate Controller, Syros Pharmaceuticals
  • Albert DeRitis - Assistant Clinical Professor, Accounting, Drexel University
  • Paul Dougherty - Partner in Charge- Philadelphia, EisnerAmper
3:35pm - 5:05pm
Commercial Readiness Preparation
  • Preparation for financial reports as company’s prepare for product launch
  • System implementation and integration as organization’s grow
  • Risk and audit procedures for consideration
  • Talent acquisition and development for accounting and finance roles


CPE credits available: 1.8

  • Greg Chifulini - VP, Finance, US Market & Alliances, Genmab
  • Susan Blum - Chief Financial Officer, Melinta Therapeutics
3:35pm - 5:05pm
IASB Workshop
  • IFRS Reporting Updates
  • New accounting standard and how it impacts the face of accounting statement
  • Discussing alignment


CPE credits available: 1.8

  • Natalya Zak - Executive Director, FRA Ops Head US, Sandoz Inc.
  • Tara Ruggieri - Head of Global Transaction Support, Sanofi
  • Ian Bishop - Group Finance - Head of Accounting, Consolidation & External Reporting, Roche
Showing 1 of 1 Streams
5:05pm - 6:05pm
Networking Reception
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