The Power of Yes: Navigating Career Growth, Leadership, and Opportunity
Every career is shaped by pivotal moments that require courage, conviction, and thoughtful risk-taking. Join Julie Kim - President, CEO, & Representative Director of Takeda, as she shares lessons from her leadership journey, including navigating career transitions, balancing personal and professional priorities, building meaningful relationships, and making decisions that drive long-term growth. Julie will be joined by Nisha Patel Burns (Senior Vice President, AbbVie and President, Specialty and U.S. Therapeutics Operations) and Jane Von Kirchbach (Senior Vice President, Digital & Technology, Commercial and Center for Digital Innovation at Pfizer) to address some of your most pressing questions about career development / advancement in today’s competitive and AI-driven market. Whether you are an individual contributor, people leader, or aspiring executive, this conversation will provide practical insights to help you lead with confidence and purpose.
Agenda
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM | General Networking |
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Fireside Chat with Julie Kim |
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Panel Discussion - Julie Kim, Nisha Patel Burns, & Jane Von Kirchbach |
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Panel Discussion - Julie Kim, Nisha Patel Burns, & Jane Von Kirchbach |
Additional Event Information
- Online registration deadline: 18 August 2026
- Event is open to: HBA Members and Non-members
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This event is not refundable.
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Onsite (walk -in) registration: Is Not Allowed
Featured Speakers
Julie
Kim
President & CEO,
Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Speaker
Nisha
Patel Burns
SVP, AbbVie and President, Specialty and U.S. Therapeutics Operations,
AbbVie Inc.
Speaker
Jane
von Kirchbach
Senior Vice President, Digital, Commercial and Center for Digital Innovation,
Pfizer Inc.
Speaker
Pricing
| Regular Registration - In-person | $25.00 / €25.00 | $45.00 / €45.00 |
| Sponsor Registration - In-person | $25.00 / €25.00 | $25.00 / €25.00 |
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.