Life Sciences Accounting & Reporting Congress 2022 | Informa Connect | 21 March 2022 | Loews Philadelphia Hotel - Hybrid Event, 1200 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA

What To Expect For 2022

• Critical Market & Regulatory Updates: FASB changing standards, corporate tax proposals and implications, regulatory enforcement perspective from the SEC

• Industry Benchmarking & Innovations: Digital transformation, peer benchmarking on ESG metrics and disclosures, roadmaps for IPOs and SPACs

• High-Value Program Features: Exclusive Keynotes, panels and Q&As with CFOs, CAOs, Controllers and Corporate Leaderships from leading Life Sciences Companies, CPE-accredited session to advance your career

• And so much more!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

You will benefit from attending this event if you are a CFO, CAO, Controller or senior‑level director from pharmaceutical, biotech or device industries with responsibilities or involvement in the following areas:

• Accounting
• Auditing
• Finance
• Reporting
• Revenue
• Forecasting
• Business/Corporate Development
• Transactions
• Risk and Controls
• Contracts
• Financial Planning
• Business Decision Support

Discover why the accounting & reporting congress has remained a life sciences industry staple for nearly 20 years
With major shifts and new regulations from the sec, in conjunction with an increased focus on technical accounting standards, technology transformation and a heightened interest in environmental, social and governance (esg) metrics and disclosures, it is critical for finance and accounting professionals within the life sciences, pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industry to stay abreast to these ever-evolving changes, share best practices for implementation and collaborate to scenario plan for the future.

Known throughout the industry as "The CBI accounting conference," this year's content-rich, hybrid event boasts impactful new features, as well as the tried-and-true sessions requested year after year.

2022 Speakers

Richard Holtz
Senior Manager, Audit & Assurance, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Nick Lubold
Audit & Assurance Manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Laureen O'Brien
Advisory Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Kara Seamon
Audit and Assurance Manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Stephen Rivera, CPA, CGMA
Vice President, Global Technical Accounting Advisory Services & Policy, Johnson & Johnson

Erica Vandell-DeMarco, CPA
Managing Director, The Siegfried Group, LLP

Tia Lyles-Williams
Founder & CEO, LucasPye BIO

Guylaine Saint Juste
President & CEO, NABA, Inc. (National Association of Black Accountants)

Rakhi Kumar
Chief Accounting Officer, Roivant Sciences

Simona King, CPA, MBA
Chief Financial Officer, Passage Bio

Sharon Langan
Global Practice Leader, Life Sciences, Informa Connect

Jeff Ellis
Partner, Life Sciences Industry Professional Practice Director, Deloitte & Touche LLP

John Crowley
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Amicus Therapeutics

Arda Ural, PhD
Partner and Americas Industry Market Leader for Life Sciences and Healthcare, Ernst & Young LLP

Brittany Bogle, Ph.D., MPH
Industry CTO, Healthcare Provider & Principal Data Scientist, IBM Cloud & Cognitive

Federico Mingozzi, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer, Spark Therapeutics

Michael Secora, PhD
Chief Financial Officer, Recursion

Gary Buesser
Board Member, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

Jonathan Wiggins
Senior Associate Chief Accountant - Office of the Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Dennis Howell
Senior Communications and Consultation Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Matthew Harrison
Managing Director, Research, Morgan Stanley

Ryan Dolan
Life Sciences Leader and Regional Co-Managing Partner - West, CFGI

Andrew Bressler, CFA
Managing Director, Global Research, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Graham Poles
Partner, PwC

Mark Solak
Partner, Financial Accounting Advisory Services, Ernst & Young LLP

Rita Karachun
Senior Vice President Finance - Global Controller, Merck & Co., Inc.

Kevin Mackay
Vice President, Global Technical Accounting Advisory Services & Policy, Pfizer

Robert Owens
Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer, Bristol Myers Squibb

Sandra Patterson
Global Business Controller, Gilead Sciences

Laura Robinette
Partner, US Health Industries Leader, PwC US

Suky Upadhyay
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Zimmer Biomet

Teri Loxam
Chief Financial Officer, Kira Pharma

Kimi Iguchi
Chief Financial Officer, Sage Therapeutics

Aamir Mecklai
Managing Director, Global Healthcare Investment Banking, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Anthony Classen
Senior Manager, GRC & ESG Technologies, Crowe LLP

Josh Reid
Principal, GRC Technologies Practice Leader, Crowe LLP

Sara DeSmith
Partner, PwC

Matt DiGuiseppe
Managing Director, PwC’s Governance Insights Center

Michelle Chuang
Senior Life Sciences Industry Solutions Director, Anaplan

Murray Kay
GTN Trainer and Consultant, GTNPharma

Karen Trainer
Vice President of Strategy and Advocacy, Keyrus

Michael Iwanski
Assistant Corporate Controller, Takeda

Nalneesh Gaur
Partner, PwC

Robbie Higgins
Principal, PwC

Robert Fell
Chief Information Security Officer, Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Heath Quakenbush
Vice President, Information Security, Perrigo

Ryan Starkes
Partner, Centri Business Consulting

Gerald Cullins
Partner, Centri Business Consulting, LLC

Charles Higgins, CFA
Director, Centri Business Consulting, LLC

Jaime Krug
Partner, Centri Business Consulting

Mark Aubin
Senior Vice President, Solutions Consulting, Aptitude Software

Ben Martin
Partner, CFGI

Tiffany Gallagher
Principal, PwC

Katherine Buckley
Partner, PwC

Laura Skrief
Partner in Cyber, Risk and Regulatory//Investigation and Forensics, PwC

Stephanie Hardt
Cybersecurity Director, PwC

Jennifer Sharpe
Executive Advisor, Life Sciences Revenue Analytics Collaborative, IntegriChain

Kinneret Klein, MBA, CPA
Director, Commercial Financial Planning & Analysis, Kyowa Kirin

Doreen Levine
Partner, EY Financial Accounting Advisory Services

Melissa Bird
Senior Finance Director, Global Technical Accounting Advisory Services & Policy, Johnson & Johnson

Victoria Emerick
Executive Director and Global Head, Corporate Sustainability Strategy and Operations, Bristol-Myers Squibb

Michael Briganti
Director, Internal Audit, Genmab

2022 Sponosors

GOLD SPONSORS:
• PwC
• Deloitte

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• CFGI
• Anaplan

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• Aptitude Software
• Bank of America
• IntegriChain
• KPMG
• The Siegfried Group
• Centri Consulting
• Breakaway Technologies
• Auxilius
• Keyrus
• CrossCountry Consulting