T2B Monthly | September 2025

Jefferies & JPM events, AI roundtable members announced, and more!

Hi!

September brought a little bit of everything for T2B: New beginnings, big milestones, and some firsts we’ve been looking forward to for a long time.

Quick reminder about our member-led, discipline-specific roundtable programming, exclusive to T2B Pro and Student members:

• Culture Connect's quarterly panel — Finishing Strong, Starting Smart — is TODAY at 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT (sign up here!). Featuring Lisa McCormick Lavery (CSL), Monica Murarka (Mobius Leadership), Lindsay Treadway (Exelixis), and Stacy Nobles (BCBSMA).
• Media Mind's next press panel, Hype vs. Health, is on Friday. Featuring John Lynn (Healthcare IT Today), Arundhati Parmar (MedCity News), and Lydia Ramsay Pflanzer (Endpoints News).
• The IR Roundtable's inaugural IR Across Market Caps panel will be on October 14th. Featuring Susie Lisa (Vertex), Jennifer Robinson (formerly Verve Tx), and David Connolly (Rhythm Pharmaceuticals).

Happy Q4! Today's email is 2,150 words, a 10-minute read.

🗓️ T2B programming snapshot

» TODAY... Culture Connect Panel: Finishing Strong, Starting Smart: Internal Communications Strategies for 2025–2026 | Tuesday, September 30th @ 12 p.m. ET

The conversation focuses on how strategic internal communications can protect organizational culture and employee motivation during transition periods, when teams most need clear direction and acknowledgment of their contributions.

Free and exclusive to T2B Pro and Student members (Basic members not permitted). Sign up here.

» Also TODAY... T2Bmeet @ San Diego | Tuesday, September 30th @ 5-7 p.m. PT

For our Q3 Greater San Diego community meetup, we're heading up to Carlsbad! Drop by between 5 and 7 p.m. for our private networking meetup.

T2B Pro members: Free | T2B Basic members: $30 (buy your own drink). Sign up here.

» Media Minds Panel: Hype vs. Health – A Journalist’s Lens on Emerging Healthcare Trends at HLTH 2025 | Friday, October 3rd @ 1 p.m. ET

This panel of journalists - John Lynn of Healthcare IT Today, Arundhati Parmar of MedCity News, and Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer of Endpoints – will tackle an important set of questions. How to report on the fringe? How to determine what's real in the first place, and once you do, where do you go from there to uncover the real story? Don’t miss it!

Free and exclusive to T2B Pro and Student members (Basic members not permitted). Sign up here.

» IR Roundtable Panel - One Size Doesn’t Fit All: IR Across Market Caps | Tuesday, October 14th @ 12 p.m. ET

The inaugural IR Roundtable panel brings together a set of great minds in investor relations for a discussion on leading companies of all sizes through significant value-creating milestones and everything in between. Whether you lead an IR team or want to learn how to better partner with your IR colleagues, this session will offer insights you can directly apply to your day-to-day work.

Free and exclusive to T2B Pro and Student members (Basic members not permitted). Register here.

» October Comm Convo: The Biopharma Communications Expertise Paradox | Save the Date! Thursday October 23rd

This month's Comm Convo explores the experiences that matter most, the gaps we're still trying to fill, and how the most successful professionals balance broad skills with specialized knowledge while rapidly upskilling themselves and their teams in an industry that demands both.

Registration opens soon!

» T2Bmeet @ Jefferies 2025 | Tuesday, November 18th @ 4:30 p.m. GMT

Whether you’re local to London or in town for the conference, swing by our networking get-together at Rondo, a short walk from The Waldorf Hilton.

T2B Pro members: Free | T2B Basic members: £50. Register here.

» T2B Giveback Event @ JPM | Sunday, January 11th @ 2 - 4 p.m. PT

We’re partnering with Life Science Cares for an onsite community service activity, pre-JPM. We'll assemble winter hygiene kits for Larkin Street Youth Services at their facility near Union Square.

Tickets are $30 for everyone (to offset the cost of supplies). Register here.

» T2Bmeet @ JPM | Monday, January 12th @ 4:30 - 7 p.m. PT

Thanks to FleishmanHillard for hosting our third annual reception at JPM! Drop in to grab a drink and connect with old and new colleagues and friends.

T2B Pro members: Free | T2B Basic members: $50. Sign up here.

» T2B Commons @ JPM | Monday - Wednesday, January 12th - 14th

Need a place to catch up on emails or grab a sit-down for a coffee date? This year we’re debuting the T2B Commons, conveniently located at coworking space Yes SF.

Exclusive to T2B Pro members. Details and hours below and also listed here.

🌟 New AI Roundtable members and Knowledge Partner announced

We’re proud to announce the launch of T2B's AI Roundtable, which will offer a collaborative space to exchange ideas, tackle challenges, and uncover ways AI can amplify biopharma communicators' strategic impact.

Our inaugural AI Roundtable members:

• ⚙️ ​Monica Aguilar, Chief AI Officer, Dragonfly Consulting
• ⚙️​ Ryan Flinn, Writer/Communicator, In Like Flinn Communications
• ⚙️ ​Nathaniel Reagan, AI Educator & Comms Strategist, AI Learning Labs
• ⚙️ ​Matthew Snodgrass, AI Innovation Lead, Syneos Health
• ⚙️ ​Cameron Stow, Social Media Manager, Perplexity

In addition, we’ve brought Syneos Health Communications on board as our very first official Knowledge Partner supporting this roundtable. The Syneos team will serve as a strategic resource for roundtable members and our community, offering perspective on real-world AI implementation and contributing to knowledge resources we develop together.

It's important to note that our roundtable membership selection remains completely independent. All members earned their seats based solely on their individual expertise, with no influence from sponsorship arrangements.

Together, under the leadership of Chair Delphine Caraguel and with project management support from Jennifer Smith-Parker, this group will be tackling the same questions raised at our recent forum, The Ripple Effect (check out the highlights from the forum below!), plus many more.

🌎 Reception at Jefferies London

As part of our efforts to reach more biopharma comms pros globally, we’re proud to announce that we’ll be hosting an event near Jefferies' Global Healthcare Conference in London, upcoming in November.

Whether you’re local to London, or in town for the conference, we hope you’ll swing by our networking reception! This come-and-go, casual mixer is open to all biopharma communicators in the T2B community. Can’t wait to see you there and meet many of our EU members in person!!

Register here.

🤝 T2B @ JPM

Yes, it’s that time of year already - planning for the 2026 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference has begun!

This year, we’re expanding our footprint in Union Square – including a giveback event, our third annual JPM reception, and dedicated space for Pro members to recharge, catch up on work, and hold informal meetings.

• T2B Giveback Event: We’re proud to partner with Life Science Cares for a pre-JPM community service activity. On Sunday, January 11th, from 2 - 4 p.m. PT, we’ll meet to assemble winter hygiene kits for Larkin Street Youth Services onsite at their facility near Union Square. We hope you’ll join us!
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  ​Tickets are $30 for everyone. This fee offsets the cost of supplies and applies to all participants, including Pro members. Register here.
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• T2Bmeet @ JPM, hosted by FleishmanHillard: Join us for our third annual JPM reception, hosted at FleishmanHillard’s San Francisco office. This event will take place Monday, January 12th, come and go any time from 4:30 - 7 p.m. PT. RSVP here.​
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• T2B Commons: We are thrilled to debut the T2B Commons, conveniently located at coworking space Yes SF (connected to Red Bay Coffee at 220 Montgomery Street, just an 11-minute walk from the Westin St. Francis), this calm, low-key spot will be open to our community during JPM week, January 12th-14th, at the following times:
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  📅 Monday, January 12th
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  📅 Tuesday, January 13th
  ​ 🕦 11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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  📅 Wednesday, January 14th
  ​ 🕖 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The common area seats about 50 people at any given time, and space will be available on a first-come, first-served basis (no advance reservations accepted) to Pro members. Details here.

🌊 The Ripple Effect Biopharma Comms Forum - thank you!

Our first-ever Biopharma Comms Forum is in the books! We had 100+ participants and 15 fantastic speakers come together for a full day of ideas, conversation, and connection. The energy stayed high from start to finish – a testament to this community.

In my opening remarks, I shared why this moment feels so important: the world is shifting fast, AI is changing how we work, and communicators have a bigger role in guiding, advising, and making our impact understood. As we opened the day, I shared a quote from the amazing social scientist Brené Brown in a recent New York Times interview:

That spirit was with us all day, and I look forward to carrying it forward together. More forum takeaways coming soon!

🥂 Q3 T2Bmeets recap

We’ve just wrapped up Q3 with a whirlwind tour of the East Coast – that yes, included planes, trains, and automobiles. A few highlights:

• Boston: Our special-edition T2Bmeet in partnership with WEST brought together 80 RSVPs (!!) for a fresh take on a career panel featuring Heather Nichols (Vertex), Liz Power (Civica), Cynthia Isaac, Ph.D. (Syneos), and Jerry Doyle (Yes& CommCore). Huge thanks to Syneos Health Communications for hosting us in such a unique venue on BU’s campus – many compared it to a Newport mansion! – and to their team for the incredible support.
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• Philly: Our very first meetup in the city, where the turnout and energy set the bar high.
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• D.C.: The T2B community showed up in force for our first-ever meetup in the capital. It was truly a privilege to co-host with Sarah Alspach (BIO) and Michael Pratt (National Pharmaceutical Council) and to see this community shine.

And if you're in SoCal, stop by Windmill Food Hall in Carlsbad TODAY between 5 and 7 p.m. to mix and mingle there and meet T2B's head of professional development Michelle Benz! RSVP here.​

This month’s meetups reinforced T2B’s role in a rapidly changing industry. We’re a resource and a place where communicators can connect, share ideas, and feel supported in a rapidly changing industry. It’s not always easy out there, but having a space to come together, recharge, and learn from one another really matters. We’re grateful to be building that safe, supportive community with all of you. Stay tuned for our final round of meetups this year, during Q4 in Boston, NYC, SoCal, and SF!

👉 Catch the video highlights here:
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📝 Q3 Masterclass takeaways

Our Q3 Leadership Lab Masterclass with Monique Kelley – “Networking Redefined” – was a chance to rethink networking as authentic, long-game relationship building. From spotting energy-draining patterns to applying your comms skills internally, Monique offered practical tools to help us build stronger, more sustainable connections.

Highlights included her “Three-Step Value Framework” (identify your unique value, define your target audience, and choose the right channels), tips for prioritizing quality over quantity at events, and a reminder to invest consistently in relationships—not just when you need something.

If you couldn’t make it, view the full replay or read our top 10 takeaways!

📚 Roundtable monthly resources

We’re lucky enough to have a group of experts volunteering their time across multiple areas of expertise – from IR, to patient engagement, to AI and more. Our Roundtables meet regularly to discuss topics of interest to our community, and create resources we can all learn from.

If you're a T2B Pro or Student member, can find these resources in your member Dashboard, under the Roundtable Programming heading.

Here are the latest:

• From the IR Roundtable, Ami Bavishi has crafted a guide to navigating the complexity of medical meetings with confidence and precision, located here.
• Our Biopharma Beats Bulletin, brought to us by Ellen Murphy from our Media Minds Roundtable, features Dylan Kissane, Director of Editorial at Labiotech, sharing his perspective on covering the European biotech landscape, here.

💬 Seen on social

This month, we’re spotlighting a timely resource from Paul Roetzer, founder and CEO of SmarterX and Marketing AI Institute.

In a recent post, Paul highlighted CEOs who are beginning to talk more openly about the impact of AI on jobs, from Amazon’s Andy Jassy to Salesforce’s Marc Benioff and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang. While this new transparency is encouraging, Paul flags that these conversations often stop short of providing employees with clarity, guidance, or next steps.

For this reason, he created an AI-Forward CEO Memo template. This framework gives company leaders a way to communicate the impact of AI more responsibly, with five pillars designed to reduce fear and uncertainty while accelerating adoption in a human-centered way.

👉 Read Paul’s full post and access the CEO Memo outline here.

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