LSO Knowledge and Networking Breakfast - Navigating Cross Border Changes – Embracing Opportunity and Adaptability in Life Sciences

Theme: Navigating Cross Border Changes – Embracing Opportunity and Adaptability in Life Sciences 

Event Overview

Join experts from life sciences and beyond for a high-impact knowledge and networking breakfast session to decode how Canadian life sciences can leverage global disruption as a competitive advantage. This panel discussion will discuss strategies for navigating cross-border changes and transforming challenges into opportunities for growth and innovation. The event will feature insights from industry experts, government representatives, and academic thought leaders on adapting to regulatory shifts, supply chain disruptions, and emerging market dynamics.

Discussion Focus

• • • Strategies for supply chain resilience and diversification
    • Investment and funding landscape in a changing global environment
    • Innovation partnerships that transcend borders
    • Workforce development and talent mobility

Featured Speakers

• • • Moderator: Carol Hannam, Professor, Northeastern University
    • Mike Abbott, Managing Partner, Markets & Industry, BDO Canada
    • Carrie McElroy, Canadian Head Market Access & Public Affairs, Sanofi
    • Stephanie Michaud, CEO and President, BioCanRx
    • Heather Scoffield, Senior Vice President, Strategy, Business Council of Canada and Toronto Star columnist

Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025

Time: 8 AM - 10 AM EST

Venue: Fasken Office, Bay Adelaide Centre, 333 Bay St. #2400, Toronto ON M5H 2T6

Pricing:

Member – $10.00
Non-member – $30.00
Student – $5.00

Virtual - $5.00

LSO’s Knowledge and Networking Breakfast Forum facilitates valuable professional development and networking opportunities. Issues impacting our industry are discussed and best practices are presented, providing an opportunity for community members to learn from each other. Events are held regularly (monthly or bi-monthly), and are subsidized by a modest registration fee. Breakfast is provided.

LSO’s Breakfast Meetings are a long-standing tradition, with the first event being held in September 1989, when LSO was known as TBI (Toronto Biotechnology Initiative). Since then, our “Breakfast Meetings” have become a signature event for the organization and continue to be an important offering to LSO members and our broader life sciences community.