Coffee and networking 8:00 am - 9:00 am PT

With both HR leaders and members of their Boards leading the discussion, we will consider questions such as:

• What do Board members want from HR, today and tomorrow?
• What does an excellent partnership between the Board and the head of HR look like?
• How can HR leaders expand the traditional board/Compensation Committee scope to include broader Talent/Human Capital Management topics, and get their Board to focus on people strategy issues to deliver business results?
• What should be the dynamic between the head of HR and the Board when there needs to be changes at the CEO or executive team level?
• What might a head of HR do to translate what they see in modern employee expectations to Board members of a different workplace generation? (e.g. in-person work demands)
• How does a head of HR navigate the dual loyalties to CEO and also the Board?

Speakers:

James Scopa

Board of Directors, Adverum Biotechnologies 

Jim Scopa joined Adverum’s board in May 2019. Mr. Scopa brings over 30 years of experience in the life sciences industry, investing in companies and advising public and private boards on strategic and financial transactions. He most recently was a managing director and member of the investment committee of MPM Capital, a global life sciences venture capital firm. Prior to MPM, Mr. Scopa spent 18 years advising growth companies in biopharmaceuticals and medical devices principally at Deutsche Banc Alex Brown and Thomas Weisel Partners.

Mr. Scopa earned his A.B. from Harvard College, an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Mr. Scopa currently serves on the boards of directors of Aligos Therapeutics, Inc. and DICE Therapeutics, Inc., the privately-held biotechnology companies, Blade Therapeutics, Inc. and Neuron23, Inc., as well as the advisory board and the investment advisory committee of One Ventures.

Dena House

Chief People Officer, Adverum Biotechnologies

Dena House is Adverum’s chief people officer responsible for oversight of Adverum’s human resource operations, talent acquisition, employee engagement, culture and organization development. Ms. House brings a wealth of human capital management experience, in both domestic and global organizations, including strategic talent and succession management, organization design and effectiveness, culture change, DEIB, total rewards, executive coaching, talent assessment and development and collaboration with board of directors. As the senior director, human resources at Myriad Genetics, Ms. House was a lead team member for Myriad Women’s Health with oversight of human resource operations, including organization integration and employee engagement and satisfaction. Previously, Ms. House worked for a decade at Nikon Precision as the director, human resources responsible for, among other things, global organization development for Nikon Corporation. Earlier in her career, she worked for Applied Materials, Inc. in positions of increasing responsibilities within the human resources organization, driving and implementing corporate initiatives and global leadership development.

Ms. House earned her B.A. in Psychology from the University of San Francisco and an M.S. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from San Jose State University.