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BIA Committee Summit 2019
The BIA’s eight advisory committees are crucial mechanisms for highlighting the most relevant issues facing bioscience companies. We are delighted to invite you to the fifth Committee Summit where our committees will present and update on their 2018 objectives and explain key issues for 2019. Steve Bates OBE, Chief Executive Officer, BIA will provide an update on BIA activities and plans. We welcome existing committee members and the wider BIA community to join us at Simmons and Simmons in London.
| 08.30 - 09.30: | Registration, coffee, networking and parallel Chairs breakfast |
| 09.30 - 11.30: | Meetings of the following advisory committees and working groups: Intellectual Property, Engineering Biology, Cell and Gene Therapy, Manufacturing |
| 11.30 -12.30: | Plenary session where Chairs review 2019 and 2020 priorities |
| 12.30 -13.30: | Lunch and networking |
| 13.30 -15.00: | Plenary session: New government, new thinking? |
| 15.00 -17.00: | Meetings of the following advisory committees and working groups: Finance and Tax, Regulatory Affairs, Genomics, Science and Innovation, Parallel LeaP session Please note: The MAC and SIAC meetings will be held at St Bride Foundation |
| 17:00 -19.00: | Networking drinks |
Registration
Price: Free
You have the option of registering for 2 committee meetings, one in the morning session and one in the afternoon session. You can only register for one committee meeting online, after you have done this, we will then contact you to register you for your second session.
If you are not a BIA member but would be interested in attending this event, please contact Michael McGivern.
Michael McGivern
What does your role at BIA involve?
Michael heads up the membership and business development team at the BIA, responsible for the growth and development of the membership and member lifetime value. He oversees the BIA Business Solutions Programme, delivering savings for members, and manages opportunities for member organisations overseas.
Previous experience & achievements
Michael has extensive business development and sales experience across the life science, personal care, and higher education sectors. Following University, he worked for a multi-national raw material distributor in the north-west, supplying API’s and excipients to pharmaceutical manufacturers and then moved on to the University of London. In this role, he managed the tender process for their SaaS products as well as various account management duties for their Not-For-Profit, HE institution and Charity customers.
