Women Innovators: Driving Success in Entrepreneurship and Modern Ventures
Ready to launch your own company but unsure where to begin? Or have you started a venture and hit some roadblocks? Join us to connect with inspiring entrepreneurs who will share their personal journeys of building successful companies. We will offer a safe space to ask all the questions you may have in mind but often don’t dare to ask.
Dr. Katrin Schmidthals has more than 15 years of experience in the life science industry. She is a business-oriented leader with the ability to define and execute corporate strategy, corporate finance, M&A and financial planning & reporting. Before joining Thermosome, Katrin co-founded the biotech company ChromoTek and built it from scratch to a successful exit. As VP Finance and Administration, her areas of responsibility covered finance, administration, HR, IT and logistics.
Dr. Marion Jung has more than 20 years of experience in building Biotech companies. She was a Principal at renowned Venture Capital firm Earlybird Ventures for 12 years. Afterwards, she was a co-founder and CEO of ChromoTek since 2011 where she built the company towards a market leader in its segment. Marion successfully sold and integrated the company ChromoTek to the Proteintech Group in Illinois, USA. Since 2024 Marion serves as COO of T-CURX.
Dr. Kathrin Schönborn amassed a vast 30 years of experience in global leadership roles, most of the time with Merck KGaA. Today, as business angel and executive advisor, she purposefully supports female entrepreneurs. Kathrin has also been an active volunteer with the HBA for many years; in 2024 she was honored as the HBA STAR for her work in building HBA Europe.
Dr. Neha Pant is a biotech leader and Venture Partner at Going VC Partners with 18+ years of experience driving innovation, product strategy, and corporate growth.
Learning Objectives
- The many professional and personal dimensions of entrepreneurship – is it for you?
- The Do’s and Don’ts when setting up your own company
- The importance of networks, advisors and mentors
Additional Event Information
- The event is open to everyone inside or outside of HBA. Snacks and beverages will be provided.
The event will be in person and take place in English. // Das Event wird live und auf Englisch stattfinden.
Agenda:
18:00 Warm up
18:30 Start of presentations and discussion
20:00 Networking
- Online registration deadline: 30 January 2025
- Event is open to: HBA Members and Non-members
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This event is refundable, requests must be submitted in writing to events@hbanet.org by 26 January 2025
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Onsite (walk -in) registration: Is Allowed
Onsite registration is not recommended. However, if you choose to do so, please arrive at least 15 minutes early and be prepared to use your
mobile device to register. Only credit card payments are accepted. Non-members are advised to create an HBA profile prior to arriving.
Pricing
| Regular Registration - In-person | €0.00 / $0.00 | €0.00 / $0.00 |
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.