Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association’s annual conference is ‘Powering the Possibilities’

Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association’s annual conference is ‘Powering the Possibilities’

This year’s event heads to Chicago for engaging conversations and networking from November 6-8, 2023.

By Nancy White

HBA’s United Force for Change community believes that together we have the potential to create a future full of possibilities for a more equitable healthcare ecosystem. At our annual gathering this fall, we have lined up keynote speakers, educational sessions, networking opportunities and our Women of Color Wellness Summit to channel a collective energy to make the unthinkable possible.

We welcome you to join us and:

• Be inspired by courageous and forward-thinking innovators who embody the spirit that anything is possible.
• Recognize the unique, valuable assets you bring to the causes of gender and health equity.
• Discover innovative ways you can create new possibilities for yourself, your company, and our industry.
• Celebrate and learn from this year’s Advancement. Commitment. Engagement. (ACE) Award-winning initiatives that have fostered a more equitable and inclusive community for women in the industry — and then take new ideas back to your organization.

We are thrilled to announce the following dynamic keynote sessions.

Driving meaningful change: a fireside chat with HBA’s 2023 Woman of the Year, Christi Shaw, and 2011 HBA Woman of the Year, Freda Lewis-Hall, moderated by Mike Huckman of Real Chemistry.

These trailblazing executives, recognized for their outstanding contributions and achievements, will leverage their diverse career paths, the milestones they have achieved, and the challenges they overcame along the way to address topics such as:

• Driving meaningful change in the industry
• Overcoming gender barriers
• Fostering inclusivity

An engaging Q&A session will follow and attendees will be able to take home immediate, actionable career advice so that they can power the possibilities.

Maximizing yours with Carla Harris, senior client advisor, Morgan Stanley

Known as “one of the most powerful women on Wall Street, and on Fortune magazine’s list of “The 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America,” Carla Harris, business executive, and author of Lead to Win, Expect to Win and Strategize to Win, will use her signature “Carla’s Pearls” to discuss the components of positioning yourself to maximize your success as a leader in your current career environment.

Harris will explore the concepts of:

• Performance currency vs. relationship currency
• Managing through and creating change
• How to be an impactful and influential leader

100 percent impact leadership: leveraging gender balance for corporate performance & profitability with Jennifer Kenny, CEO and co-founder of 100% Capacity.

Jennifer Kenny of 100% Capacity, an a SaaS platform that builds market-leading innovation capacity for companies such as Toyota and Wells Fargo, will share her insights on innovative leadership. Following her keynote, she will join HBA CEO Mary Stutts for a fireside chat and Q&A session.

As a serial entrepreneur, Kenny speaks and writes extensively on the topic of building innovation capacity, with a specific focus on two of the big levers of innovation: technology and gender diversity. She has published numerous books, and her work has been featured by Stanford University in their Executive Briefing Program and , Women in Technology International, and publications such as Forbes, the San Francisco Business Times, and IndustryWeek.

Beyond these main stage sessions, the conference offers a multitude of opportunities for networking, leadership development, and inspiration including:

• The third annual Women of Color (WoC) Wellness Summit, bringing together women of color advocates to engage in real and healing conversations about workplace experiences. This year’s event will feature acclaimed documentary film maker Jimi Okubanjo and a special screening of her film Arise Firebird: Women of Color Finding Joy in Work.
• 12 breakout sessions on:
  • Inspired leadership: focusing on the skills, knowledge, and actions needed to lead in the new era of leadership
  • Bold practices: featuring big actions making a lasting effect
  • Impact: discovering how and where to leave your mark
• An Empowerment Zone with 1:1 coaching opportunities, headshot station, bite-sized learning sessions, and other fun activities

The HBA will also be announcing and celebrating the 2023 ACE Award honorees for their game-changing initiatives that are working to foster and build inclusive workplace cultures.

Register to attend and learn more about the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association and our United Force for Change network.

Nancy White is senior director, communications for the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association, a global organization dedicated to furthering the advancement and impact of women in the business of health care. With representation in countries across the globe, the HBA serves a community of nearly 75,000 individuals and 180 corporate partners.