In September 2018, DGE held our inaugural Advancing Women’s Leadership event in Philadelphia, PA.  Due to overwhelming demand, we have decided to bring this popular event to the West Coast.

Don't miss this invitation to advance your leadership and career!
This is your exclusive opportunity to be inspired, share best practices, meet peers and mentors.

The West Coast event, convening March 18-20, 2019 welcomes back Merck & Co., Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, AbbVie, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Azure8, and many more. Sessions include these all new topics:

• Interactive session where you will create your personal road map to the C-Suite
• Leading as Your Authentic Self
• A step-by-step guide to being mentored/mentoring others 
• A second interactive session where you'll design the life you want professionally and personally!

Learn from and network with the Pharm and Healthcare's most influential female executives. Attendees will hear first-hand from accomplished female Pharma and Healthcare executives who have leapt over barriers and created their success. These leading women will share stories and lessons learned from their climb to the top. Through keynotes, panels, and unique mentoring breaks, this event shines a spotlight on influential women in Pharma and Healthcare, bringing industry role models and their journeys to the forefront.

Our event will engage attendees to develop methods for escalating women into leadership roles to continue to close the gender parity industry gap. Attendees will have a chance to facilitate career & business connections with other women in leadership roles. Featured speakers will share effective practices they've deployed to develop female talent and ideas for continued leadership development at all levels. During the conference, attendees will be exposed to and have plenty of networking opportunities with key thought leaders, mentors and industry influencers.

Hyatt Regency Orange County

11999 Harbor Blvd.
Garden Grove, CA 92840
(714) 750-1234
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7:45 AM - 8:30 AM

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Gretchen Griffin, MS - Therapeutic Area Head – Oncology, Regulatory Strategic Writing, Regulatory Affairs
AbbVie

8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Luanne E. Thorndyke, M.D. - Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
University of Massachusetts Medical School

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Colleen Hauk - Best Selling co-author of the book
Women Who Ignite

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Katherine Jacobitz - Pharmaceutical Supervisor
U.S. Food and Drug Administration

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

Lisa A. Shipley, PhD - Vice President and Global Head Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism
Merck & Co., Inc. 

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Amy Pinelli - Senior Director
Within3

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Ask questions regarding Pay Equity, Negotiating, Mentoring, Leadership, Time Management, Stress Management, Managing Up/Down and More 

Panelists: 

Terri Shoemaker - President & CEO
Medac Pharma, Inc.

Vipula Tailor - Chief Executive Officer
Azure8, LLC

Lisa A. Shipley, PhD - Vice President and Global Head Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism
Merck & Co., Inc.

Moderator: 

Kate Hermans - Founder and CEO
Hermans International LLC

4:00 PM - 4:40 PM

Mary Christian, PharmD, MBA - Vice President, Head of Global Regulatory Affairs
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals

4:40 PM - 5:15 PM

Jennifer Leeds, Ph.D. - Executive Director, Head, West Coast Business Development and Licensing
NIBR

5:15 PM

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Michelle Radney - Regional Business Director
Janssen Pharmaceuticals 

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Julia D. Andrieni, MD FACP - President & CEO
Houston Methodist Coordinated Care (HMCC)
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College
Vice President
Population Health and Primary Care

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Laura Flessner - Strategic Technical Leader, Director, New Business Innovation R&D
Pfizer

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Kimberly Banks McKay - Head US Legal
Novartis Business Services

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Nikki Levy - Vice President, Patient Engagement
Alkermes, Inc.

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

Darlene Panzitta - CEO and Founder
DSP Clinical

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Demetria Hill Sloan - Founder
Vantage Point Coaching

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Melissa Stefko - Vice President of Quality Assurance
Wells Pharmacy Network, LLC 

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Megan Crum - Plant Engineer, Maintenance
Biogen International GmbH

4:45 PM

Join Colleen Hauk, best-selling co-author of the book, Women Who Ignite as she conducts this action-packed and interactive workshop session to explore strategies for unlocking barriers, develop skills for negotiation, establish leadership methodologies for navigating change and understand how to work with top executives and influencers to execute on the vision. Be prepared to be inspired and empowered to continue taking your career to the next level. See Colleen in action as she shares her lessons learned and leadership tips.

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

• Define your objectives and what you hope to achieve
• Review outcomes of the day
• Uncover the meaning of leadership and stereotypes of male vs. female leaders

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

• Explore emotional intelligence and the impact on your decision making
• Develop specific strategies for action to enhance your leadership development

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

• Develop a personal action plan for your leadership development style
• Learn strategies for navigating through perpetual changes

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

• Exploring your network, mentoring versus sponsoring and how to leverage it all to advance
• Identify skills needed for growth and the value of becoming a lifelong learner
• Uncover the secrets of negotiation to elevate yourself with executive presence

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

• Establish processes to create stronger team cohesion
• Leverage your team outcomes to transform the overall company culture
• Reduce employee turnover with enhanced communication skills

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

• Uncover the art of leading with questions to foster creative thinking and shared responsibility
• Create your vision by understanding your organization’s current and future needs
• Deliver your vision with greater purpose, clarity and influence

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

$2,396

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$996

* Excludes Workshop Only