Executive Event - A CEO’s Perspective: How to Get to the Corner Office and Not Go Crazy

This event is open to executive women (senior director and above). Please visit our website for more information on eligibility criteria.

Event description
The HBA Boston EWS committee is pleased to bring this outstanding experience to the Greater Boston area for a catered event at the offices of Nixon Peabody.

Share a memorable evening with Cheryl Blanchard, PhD, president and CEO of Microchips Biotech, and Jeanne Blake, a television science and medical journalist and president of Blake Works, a leadership communications consulting firm. In a revealing interview, Dr. Blanchard discusses the highs, lows and learnings of her career that brought her to Microchips Biotech, a startup developing an implantable microchip-based drug delivery implant. Microchips Biotech recently entered into a partnership with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries to co-develop products.

The event will feature networking with Cheryl and Jeanne along with the HBA Boston chapter's invited guests participating in the Executive Women Series (EWS).

Learning objectives
1. Comprehend the realities of being CEO
2. Evaluate work-life balance and examine career choices that work for you
3. Establish a culture of collaboration and accountability and learn from mistakes

Agenda
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Registration, networking
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Program, Q&A

Event location
Nixon Peabody
100 Summer Street.
Boston, MA 02110
617-345-1000

Directions

Special instructions:
Conveniently located on Summer St. in downtown Boston between South Station (red and silver lines, buses, and commuter rail access) and Downtown Crossing (red and orange line access). Information on local parking options near South Station can be found here.

Attendees should allow extra time to check in with security with a photo ID in the lobby. Please proceed to the 25th floor for the event.

Sponsor

Speakers
Cheryl Blanchard, PhD
President and CEO, Microchips Biotech, Inc.

Jeanne Blake
Author, award-winning science and medical television journalist/news anchor, and founder, Blake Works

Registration information
Participation in the Executive Women’s Series (EWS) events is open to HBA members and nonmembers at the senior director level and above. Please visit our website for more information on eligibility criteria.
Online registration deadline: October 26, 2015
Onsite (walk-in) registration: Is allowed

Space is limited to 50 registrants.

Cancellations/refunds
Is this event refundable? Yes
If yes, requests must be submitted in writing to events@hbanet.org by October 26, 2015; no refunds are available after this date.

Event questions/support
- Chapter contact for event: Bonnie Fendrock at bfendrock@comcast.net
- Membership questions: membership@hbanet.org or 973-575-0606 ext 1
- Online registration assistance: events@hbanet.org or 973-575-0606 ext 3

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Pricing

	Member	Non-Member
Regular Registration	$95.00 / €81.00	$115.00 / €98.00

Members receive up to 50 percent discount

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