BioForward planned a Wisconsin Biohealth Summit– back live and in person. We had an exciting lineup that wouldn’t leave attendees sitting bored at a computer for another day-long virtual event.
BioForward’s annual Biohealth Summit serves as a platform for Wisconsin’s biohealth community to celebrate our successes and collaborate on what’s next for our booming industry.
A brief intro featuring member and initiative news and discussing what’s next in our post-COVID-19 world for our industry. Prepare for music and fun.
Hosts:
Lisa Johnson, CEO, BioForward
9:15-10:30 AM
Women Leading and Evolving the Wisconsin Biohealth Industry: Forging the Pathway of Success in Diagnostics, Drug Development, and Clinical Trials
Pat Setji, Ayesha Ahmed, and Betsy Nugent will present an overview of their companies as well as their career journeys. A panel discussion will follow delving deeper into company strategies, challenges, and how our state and industry must continue to evolve including the importance of inclusive and diverse work cultures.
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AI & Machine Learning
AI and machine learning are already invaluable tools for research and development and have been integrated into many aspects of healthcare and the Biohealth industry. This session will explore some of the new ways companies are using AI and ML to revolutionize our industry and improve human health.
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Looking Past the Pandemic
The Biohealth Industry’s response to the novel coronavirus has been essential and inspiring. As our country slowly begins to return to a new “normal”, this panel reflects on how our industry has changed, what we have learned, and how we use this knowledge and experience as we move confidently into the future.
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First Annual Biohealth Communications Competition
In a world where misinformation is growing, we feel it is important for scientists to take a leadership role in their communities. Communication is key to that effort. If we do not have researchers willing to discuss their work and explain its importance to the public, then non-experts will fill the void.
Watch as the finalists of BioForward’s First Annual Biohealth Communication Competition, students and postdocs from around Wisconsin, flex their communication muscles while educating the biohealth industry about the important work they are doing.
BioForward knows that not only do we have incredible research going on throughout Wisconsin, but we also have dynamic and inspiring students ready to discuss their transformational work.
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12:00-1:15 PM
CELEBRATE the accomplishments of this year’s Wisconsin Biohealth Awards!
Biohealth Business Achievement Award- Terry Sivesind
Hector F. DeLuca Scientific Achievement Award- Dr. Fred Lee Jr.
Click Here to Learn More About the WI Biohealth Awards Winners
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Build a Culture of Belonging- Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI)
Beth Ridley, founder of The Brimful Life, will run an energetic and interactive presentation that will entertain and educate. Topics will include DEI basics and benefits of belonging, barriers to belonging, inclusive leadership, and putting DEI principles into practice. Join us as we launch a new initiative to support, align, and bring together the Wisconsin biohealth industry to stand up for inclusion in our community!
Speaker:
Beth Ridley, CEO and Founder of The Brimful Life
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Young Company Presentations
Always an attendee favorite, this returning event will feature five start-ups/early-stage companies, who will present their company’s history, development, and future. You don’t want to miss the innovative future leaders of Wisconsin Biohealth in this fun, high-energy session that is sure to inspire.
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3:15-4:15 PM | Overture Hall Stage
There is Nothing Permanent Except Change
One of the tell-tale signs of a true leader is their ability to affect change within their organizations and for the people they serve. Throughout her career, Dr. Lewis-Hall has worked to reshape the culture and decision-making of the organizations where she has been employed. If change is permanent and necessary, why is it so hard? And what can leaders do to facilitate change?
In this talk, she opens the audience’s eyes to the challenges she experienced as a leader working to implement and instill change. Audience members will gain a better understanding of how to identify the areas which need improvement and implement change across an organization to create the best outcomes for all.
Speaker:
Dr. Freda Lewis-Hall, Life Sciences Leader, Former EVP, Chief Medical Officer, & Chief Patient Officer of Pfizer, Inc.
As required by her speaker contract, Dr. Lewis-Hall’s video can only be viewed by people who were ticketed for the October 7 event. If you registered for the event and would like to view the video, please email [email protected].
4:15-5:30 PM | Overture Hall Main Lobby
Now is your chance to sit back and relax! Enjoy signature BioForward cocktails, network with peers, event speakers, and BioForward Board Members. Don’t forget to talk to University Student attendees as they pursue career fair tables. Celebrate that we are FINALLY able to come back together! Welcome back, biohealth community.
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