Corporate Board Membership: Rewards, Risks and Realities

Event details
Serving on corporate boards is a way for executive women leaders to make an impact in the healthcare industry and to continue to further develop their professional leadership in new ways. Data from the Wellesley Center, Catalyst and others have consistently demonstrated that companies with three or more women on their boards of directors outperform peer organizations. Yet in the US only 16.9% of board positions are held by women. As fulfilling as getting on and serving on a board may be, it is not as easy as it sounds, nor is it a position for everyone. During this lively and informative session we will dive into this complex and exciting world and hear from executive women who currently serve on boards as well as from those who recruit and work with boards to improve their effectiveness.

Learning objectives
1. Recognize the rewards and risks of serving on a board
2. Hear what it is like to serve on different types of boards

Agenda
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM              Registration and networking
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM              Program introduction
8:10 AM - 9:10 AM              Panel discussion
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM              Q&A and wrap-up

Event location
Celgene Pharmaceuticals
86 Morris Avenue
Summit, NJ 07901
908-673-9000

Directions

Special instructions:
Photo ID Required. Pre-registration recommended. EWB-eligible participants only, see eligibility section for details.

Sponsor

Speakers
Nancy May
President and CEO, The Boardbench Companies, LLC

Karen Scappaticci
Director, AlphaVax

Kristine Peterson
CEO, Valeritas

Eligibility criteria
Event is open to HBA members and nonmembers who meet the following eligibility criteria:

Individuals must be currently (or were most recently) employed in one of the following position levels:
Healthcare Manufacturing Company
- Chairman, president, EVP, SVP/VP/AVP, executive director/senior director, or equivalent
- Agency or other service provider (minimum of 15 full-time employees)
- Chairman, President, Partner, Managing Director, or equivalent

Registration Information
Event is open to: HBA members and nonmembers
Online Registration deadline: 6/5/2014
Onsite (walk-in) registration: Is allowed

Member rate:
$100 until 6/5/2014
$110 after 6/5/2014

Nonmember rate:
$140 until 6/9/2014
$150 after 6/9/2014

Current members: bring a guest and save:
- We encourage you to bring a guest to this event (guest must be EWB eligible, please refer them to the eligibility section)
- If you are a current HBA Member, you can register your guest while registering yourself
- If you are not an HBA member, you can still add a guest but you will pay the regular non-member rate for your ticket

Combo Ticket (member bringing a nonmember guest*):
$230 until 6/5/14
$250 after 6/5/14

Combo Ticket (nonmember bringing a nonmember guest*):
$280 until 6/5/14
$300 after 6/5/14

* Note: if your guest is an HBA member, they should register directly under their own profile to receive the lower individual attendee member rate.

How to Register
Returning executive women’s breakfast series (EWB) participants:
Scroll to the bottom of that page and select “Register Online” (only executives currently on our EWB mailing list will be eligible to register)
- If you are registering yourself, select “Register Me” to continue to the next page
- If you are bringing a guest, select the “Member bringing a nonmember guest” ticket type first, then continue through the following prompts to add your guest’s ticket to your order
- Follow the prompts to “register” to get to your shopping cart page
- Review and confirm the items in your shopping cart and then proceed through checkout until you receive your confirmation

New to the EWB Series? Click Here for more information. Anyone who submits a request to add someone (yourself or a colleague) to the EWB mailing list will receive a reply that provides information regarding eligibility (and if eligible, you will also receive special registration instructions for the current event).

Capacity
Is capacity limited? Yes
Space is limited.

Cancellations/Refunds
Is this event refundable? Yes
Requests for cancellations and refunds must be submitted in writing to events@hbanet.org by 6/4/14; no refunds are available after this date.

Event Questions/Support
- Program contact for event details: Contact email metro@hbanet.org and/or phone 973-582-1980
- Membership questions: membership@hbanet.org or 973-575-0606 ext 1
- Trouble with online registration: events@hbanet.org or 973-575-0606 ext 3

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Pricing

	Member	Non-Member
1 - Regular Registration	$110.00 / €94.00	$150.00 / €128.00
2 - Combo (member bringing a nonmember guest)	$250.00 / €214.00
3 - Combo (nonmemeber bringing a nonmember guest)		$300.00 / €257.00

Members receive up to 50 percent discount

Event Policies

Photography Policy
By registering for this event, you acknowledge that you may be photographed, videotaped, and/or audio-taped during the meeting and hereby give permission for your image, voice, or survey comments to be used in education, training, promotion, and/or trade and communications media by the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association in any and all media throughout the world, without restriction as to frequency or duration of usage.

COVID-19 Policy
The HBA requires that all persons who participate in in-person events do so at their own risk and that each participant agrees to the following agreement before taking part in the activity and urges all participants to act in such a manner as to protect their own safety and the safety of others.

By registering for this event, I fully understand that my participation in the program is purely voluntary. I desire to participate and agree to act reasonably and prudently under the circumstances. I further understand that any HBA volunteers participating in the activity will act individually and will not represent the HBA. As a condition to my participation the activity, I waive and release the HBA and their officers, employees, and agents from any claim that I may have for any damage to property or injury to my person that may result in whole or in part from my participation.

Special Needs Policy
The HBA will make reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with special needs can enjoy all of its programs. Contact us if you require special accommodations for this event.