Fireside chat: Why Women Need An Entrepreneurial Mindset
Join HBA LA for a virtual fireside chat with Aya Jakobovits, one of biotech’s most successful entrepreneurs. Aya has a 25-year track record of starting and growing successful biotech companies. Aya has served as President & Founding CEO of both Kite Pharma and Adicet Bio, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Adicet Bio, Dyve Biosciences, UCLA Technology Development Corporation, and Yeda Research and Development Co. She also has extensive experience transitioning start-ups into fully integrated biotech companies, having done so at companies such Kite Pharma (acquired by Gilead for $11.9 billion), Agensys (acquired by Astellas for $537 million), Abgenix (acquired by Amgen for $2.2 billion).
Join us to connect directly with Aya in an intimate group setting on:
• Entrepreneurial leadership
• What it takes to be “employee #1” and fearlessly drive innovation forward
• The process of growing start-ups from small team ventures to fully integrated, biotechnology companies
• The importance of technology and leadership to success within healthcare
• Advice for aspiring women entrepreneurs in the healthcare sector
Registration for this event will be limited to 10 participants in order to allow for interactive discussion and sharing of ideas. Please come prepared to ask questions and participate in the discussion!
Additional Information
This event will be held via Zoom.
Agenda
5:00-5:10 Welcome and introduction
5:10-6:00 Freside chat, including discussion
Registration information
Event is open to: HBA Members only
Online registration deadline: 29 July 2020
Learning Objectives
Learning objectives:
1. Identify challenges to early, breakthrough innovation and ways to overcome them
2. Understand what it takes to be an entrepreneur in healthcare technology
3. Learn what motivations and resources are necessary to achieve a high-level career including executive leadership, founding companies, and positions on company boards.
Pricing
| Regular Registration | $10.00 / €9.00 | |
| Speaker | $0.00 / €0.00 | $0.00 / €0.00 |
Members receive up to 50 percent discount
Event Policies
Photography Policy
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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.