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Programme

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13 June 2024

Day 1 Focus: AI, Technology, Femtech

CET timing

Agenda

10:00

10:00-10:30

10:30-11:05

11:05-11:30 

11:30-12:15

In her keynote presentation, Alicia will share how her challenging health battles, instilled in her a deep understanding of the patient perspective in health care. She highlights how personal experiences can be a powerful motivator in one’s career and can drive meaningful changes in industry practice 

                  Keynote Speaker: Alicia Staley – Medidata

12:15-13:00

Christina talks about how the future of health will be connected, personalised and intelligent. To get there, we will continue to see technical disruptors challenge and transform the status quo. There is not one technology but many that will be part of this journey but for sure AI will be one of the most critical.  She will explore what makes AI so powerful? Where are we in the adoption of AI today in healthcare? What are the challenges we face and how do we acknowledge and address them? 

                  Speaker: Christina Busmalis – BenevolentAI Ltd

13:00-14:15

14:15-15:00

Join Yasmin Baba, co-founder of Amilis, for an insightful deep dive into the data gap in women's health and how FemTech is leading the charge to close it. In this engaging and interactive session, Yasmin will unveil shocking statistics that highlight the disparities in medical research and their real-life impact on women. We'll learn about the rapidly growing FemTech industry and discover how entrepreneurs, clinicians, researchers, and even Gen Z across the world are revolutionising women’s health. Yasmin will also explore the opportunities for collaboration between FemTech startups and larger healthcare organisations, showcasing how partnerships can accelerate innovation. Be prepared for an interactive Q&A session where you can share your thoughts and questions on this exciting frontier in women's healthcare. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with a pioneering leader in FemTech and explore the future of women's health. 

                   Speaker: Yasmin Baba – Amilis

15:00-15:45

This panel discussion will focus on the adaptability and proactive strategies leaders must employ to navigate the ongoing changes in the healthcare sector. 

                   Moderator, Alex Brock – Syneos Health

                   Panel Members: Deborah Hibbett – Takeda, Patricia Gee – Deloitte, 
                                                Stephanie Sassman – Roche, Dana Leeson – CSL

15:45-16:15

16:15-17:00

                   

                   Breakout Sessions 

Lissiah in her workshop challenges us to think;  Are we promotion ready? Are we ready to land our next role? Can we thrive in the midst of organisation change? We will learn how to navigate the changing landscape of work and career advancement as we explore how to get promotion ready, advocate for our career strategically and gain visibility that can help land our next big gigs. 

                   Speaker: Lissiah Hundley – UCB

In their workshop Marie-Caroline and Katerin will lead us through activities and conversations to inspire participants to be extra-ordinary leaders. Participants will experience what it looks like to lead for breakthrough results and what are the barriers to achieve these results. They will identify and capture new actions attendees can take beyond their current role. 

                   Speakers: Marie-Caroline Chauvet – Insigniam, and Katerin Le Folcalvez – Insigniam

                   Speaker: Magda Zwierzyn – GSK

17:00-17:45

Our speakers explain how AI brings us faster, better, further; it is designed to make us 'more'. It’s exciting; it’s new; it is a problem solver; it makes tasks easier; it creates the art of possibility. However, in a world of AI, the future is still human because what makes us 'more' is our impact on others. 

This highly energetic Short Talk will spark us to think differently on how to be a positive catalyst in our journey through the lens of four global speakers: Susan Heaton-Wright. Sarah Jones, Carl Emerson, and LeAnna Carey 

                     Speakers: LeAnna Carey – Women Who Innovate, Sarah Jones – Sarah Jones Coaching, 
                         Susan Heaton-Wright – SuperStar Communicator, Carl Emerson – InsideOut Solutions

17:45-18:00

18:00-19:00

14 June 2024

Day 2 Focus: Implications of New Technology for Future Leadership Approaches

CET timing

Agenda

8:30

8:45-9:00

9:00-9:15

9:15-10:00

Joanne will give a keynote presentation about how the role of technology in modern leadership is expanding. She explains how we need to embrace uncertainties and take risks to evolve. She discusses how the world of leadership is changing and how we need to strike a balance between leveraging technology and human aspects to effectively evolve.  

                  Keynote Speaker: Joanne Jervis – Daiichi Sankyo Italia

10:00-10:45

                  Moderator: Ashley Cox, HBA Regional Chair, Northern Europe

                  Panel Members: Kacey Phillips – MSD, Monica Shaw – BMS, 
                                            Wayne Rothman – J&J, Alessandra Brescianini – Amgen

10:45-11:15

11:15-12:00

Alexander will help us to experience the difference between Dopamine, Oxytocin, Endorphins, Cortisol and Serotonin and how they can create the substances in themselves and others when they want to! All in all to lead better, feel better, live better – simply to create more success! Based on neuroscience the entire sphere around us will become energized with a lasting effect. We will learn to lead or sell from a biological perspective, how to create and even better working environment and the 5 biological substances to better self-leadership. 

                  Speaker: Alexander Grabner Jarlung – David J Phillips

12:00-13:15

13:15-14:00

                   

                   Breakout Sessions 

Lissiah in her workshop challenges us to think;  Are we promotion ready? Are we ready to land our next role? Can we thrive in the midst of organisation change? We will learn how to navigate the changing landscape of work and career advancement as we explore how to get promotion ready, advocate for our career strategically and gain visibility that can help land our next big gigs. 

                   Speaker: Lissiah Hundley – UCB

In their workshop Marie-Caroline and Katerin will lead us through activities and conversations to inspire participants to be extra-ordinary leaders. Participants will experience what it looks like to lead for breakthrough results and what are the barriers to achieve these results. They will identify and capture new actions attendees can take beyond their current role. 

                   Speakers: Marie-Caroline Chauvet – Insigniam, and Katerin Le Folcalvez – Insigniam

                   Speaker: Magda Zwierzyn – GSK

14:00-14:45

Anja will discuss with us how we have potential we have not yet fully developed. To expand our horizons we must explore that potential but interference stops us from doing so. In this powerful session, we will gain insights into how to overcome interference and learn practical tool we can start using immediately. We will focus on the power of our words, beliefs and how to use our mental capacity to harness our personal power.  

                  Speaker: Anja Cucinotta – BE THE KEY

14:45-15:15

15:15-16:15