3 May 2018
4:00 AM - 7:00 AM PST
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HBA SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA PRESENTS

2018 Woman of the Year (WOTY) Celebration Webcast: A United Force for Change

Join HBA San Francisco for our annual WOTY West celebration, as we honor Dr. Julie Gerberding, MD, MPH, executive vice president for strategic communications, global public policy and population health and chief patient officer, of Merck & Co., Inc., named 2018 Woman of the Year by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association. Nearly 2,500 leaders across the industry will celebrate this year’s honorees during the 29th annual Woman of the Year (WOTY) event in New York City.

The WOTY event, which attracts women and men from throughout the healthcare industry, showcases the HBA’s core purpose of furthering the advancement and impact of women in the business of healthcare. Also lauded will be Nick Colucci, chairman and CEO of Publicis Health as the 2018 HBA Honorable Mentor, Terri Pascarelli, CEO of AIT Bioscience as the 2018 HBA STAR (Strategic Transformation Achievement Recognition) and a group of some 100 Rising Stars and Luminaries, noted for their accomplishments and contributions to the healthcare industry, also will be presented at the WOTY event.

This year's WOTY West brings to you an innovative program featuring inspiring speakers and panelists in healthcare both here in the Bay Area and from the event live in New York. Come here the voices that are working to embolden everyone to create and be part of the "United Force for Change" across the entire healthcare industry. Ample networking opportunities and leadership recognition abound in this breakfast event not to be missed.

Agenda
8:00 - 8:30 AM      Registration and breakfast
8:30 - 9:00 AM      Keynote speakers
9:00 - 9:45 AM      Moderated panel: A United Force for Change
9:45 - 11:00 AM    Live WOTY webcast and recognition of Rising STARS

Special instructions: Bring a valid government issued ID for security. Parking options: Across from Building 82, there is a multi-level parking structure that will be available for all WOTY West attendees to park. There will be signage to help find the parking structure. In the parking structure, there is no cost and no parking permit required.

Registration information
Event is open to: HBA members and nonmembers
Online registration deadline: 2 May 2018
Onsite (walk-in) registration: Is allowed
    *To register onsite, please use a smartphone or other device; show your emailed receipt as proof of registration.

Cancellations/refunds
Is this event refundable? Yes
If yes, requests must be submitted in writing to events@hbanet.org by 2 May 2018; no refunds are available after this date.

Learning Objectives

1. Be inspired to lead others and be a part of the united force for change in women's leadership in healthcare.

Featured Speakers

Anita Bawa
Director of QC microbiology and virology, Bayer AG
Marcy Imada
Managing Director, Deloitte LLP
Cynthia Ladd
General Counsel, Bristol Myers Squibb
Ann Lee-Karlon
Senior vice president, portfolio management and operations, Roche Genentech
Sharon Rundberg
Senior vice president, talent and people operations, Evoke
Pamela Vida
Director, channel strategy and patient support, Aimmune Therapeutics

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Pricing

 MemberNon-Member
1 - Regular registration$40.00 / €34.00$60.00 / €51.00
2 - Corporate Sponsor registration$40.00 / €34.00$40.00 / €34.00
3 - MyoKardia employee registration$40.00 / €34.00$40.00 / €34.00

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.