2017 HBA Annual Conference

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HBA’s 2017 Annual Conference will be held in Philadelphia on Nov. 6-8.

Each fall, the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) hosts more than 1,000 leaders from all sectors of healthcare, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, hospital, payers and service companies, who gather to build business connections, learn from thought leaders, and to expand their business acumen for a sustainable leadership advantage.

The HBA’s 2017 Annual Conference in Philadelphia, Pa., on Nov. 6-8 will feature:

 

Keynote speakers:

Angela Duckworth
Author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, a New York Times bestseller, and psychologist, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, founder of the Character Lab

Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour
America’s first African-American combat pilot

 

Panel discussion:

Channeling Your Inner Grit panel discussion
Moderator: Fawn Germer, CEO, Women’s Leadership Network
Panelists: David Fajgenbaum, MD, assistant professor of medicine and associate director, University of Pennsylvania
Nikki Johnson-Huston, tax attorney, Law Office of Nikki Johnson-Huston LLC
Denice Torres, speaker, consultant, igniter, and 2015 HBA Woman of the Year

 

Event highlights:

• More than 20 interactive workshops

• Pre-conference seminars

Navigating Change and Challenges with Greater Resilience: Unlocking Your Style, Strengths and Stressors with Grace Killelea, CEO and founder, The GKC Group and Half The Sky Leadership

Analytical Leadership – Leveraging Influence, Information-Sharing and Collaboration for Effectiveness: An Experiential, Case-Based Approach with Jonathan C. Ziegert, PhD, associate professor of management, Drexel University, LeBow College of Business

Reboot Your Personal Brand…and Own Your Success with Roz Usheroff, president, The Usheroff Institute

Women and Negotiation: Developing Powerful New Skills Using Improv with Karen Hough, founder and CEO, ImprovEdge

• Reception at Reading Terminal Market

• Poster session

• Multiple network-building opportunities and social events

• Experience hall

• Career Hacks: 40/4/1 – 40 ideas, 4 topics, 1 fast-paced hour

• “Tri” movie screening with panel discussion

• Post conference sightseeing tours

New this year – Conference Connections program designed to help new and past attendees maximize their experience