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The Vanguard Forum for Healthcare Leaders - New York, 2018

For the fifth year, the Vanguard Forum for Healthcare Leaders in New York City brought together leading executives from across the healthcare ecosystem with current and former CEOs and advisors, for intimate dialogue on real-world issues and challenges at the highest levels of leadership.

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The one and a half day, invitation-only leadership development program was designed for rising senior high potentials and newly minted top executives. The agenda for the event is detailed below.

AGENDA, DAY 1
  • Introduction
    Ken Banta - Founder, The Vanguard Forum Cameron Durrant, MD - Vanguard Forum Moderator
  • Know yourself
    Speakers Karen Bernstein - Co-Founder and Chairman, BioCentury Tony Coles - Former CEO and Chairman, Onyx Pharmaceuticals John F. Crowley - Chairman and CEO of Amicus Therapeutics Jeremy Levin - Former CEO, TEVA Pharmaceuticals Moderator Peter Bysshe - Hitchcock Partners
  • Putting the right people into the right jobs – and getting the best from your team
    Speaker Ram Charan - Leadership expert and celebrated author Interviewed by Bill Clemens - Spencer Stuart
  • Building a high performance culture – for the new healthcare ecosystem
    Speakers Paul Hastings - CEO, OncoMed – video kickoff Glen de Vries - President, MedidataSolutions John Driscoll - CEO, CareCentrix Fred Hassan - Partner, Warburg Pincus Tom Sabatino - Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Walgreens Moderator Karen Bernstein - BioCentury
  • Expressing the brand of your company – and your brand as a leader
    Speakers Francois Nader - President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, NPS Pharmaceuticals Jonathan Rockoff - Reporter,The Wall Street Journal Brent Saunders - CEO, Forest Labs Michael Watras - CEO and Chairman, Straightline Moderator Ken Banta - Founder,The Vanguard Forum
  • Creating value, unlocking value"
    Speakers Cecilia Gonzalo - Managing Director, Essex Woodlands Fred Hassan - Managing Director, Warburg Pincus Alan Mendelson - Senior Partner, Latham & Watkins Jami Rubin - Healthcare Analyst, Goldman Sachs Moderator John Celentano - Ernst & Young
  • Being a transformational leader
    Speakers Chris Viehbacher - CEO, Sanofi – video kickoff Glen de Vries - President, Medidata Solutions Jeremy Levin - Former CEO, TEVA Pharmaceuticals Francois Nader - President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, NPS Pharmaceuticals Brent Saunders - CEO, Forest Labs Moderators Chris Bowe - Strategic Consultant Special commentator Louis W. Sullivan - President Emeritus, Morehouse School of Medicine and Former US Secretary of Health & Human Services (1989-1993) Guest commentator Les Funtleyder - Director of Strategic Investments, OPKO Healthcare and Author of ‘Healthcare Investing’
  • Closing remarks
    Ken Banta - Founder, The Vanguard Forum
AGENDA, DAY 2
  • Introduction
    Ken Banta - Founder, The Vanguard Forum Cameron Durrant, MD - Vanguard Forum Moderator
  • Know yourself
    Speakers Karen Bernstein - Co-Founder and Chairman, BioCentury Tony Coles - Former CEO and Chairman, Onyx Pharmaceuticals John F. Crowley - Chairman and CEO of Amicus Therapeutics Jeremy Levin - Former CEO, TEVA Pharmaceuticals Moderator Peter Bysshe - Hitchcock Partners
  • Putting the right people into the right jobs – and getting the best from your team
    Speaker Ram Charan - Leadership expert and celebrated author Interviewed by Bill Clemens - Spencer Stuart
  • Building a high performance culture – for the new healthcare ecosystem
    Speakers Paul Hastings - CEO, OncoMed – video kickoff Glen de Vries - President, MedidataSolutions John Driscoll - CEO, CareCentrix Fred Hassan - Partner, Warburg Pincus Tom Sabatino - Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Walgreens Moderator Karen Bernstein - BioCentury
  • Expressing the brand of your company – and your brand as a leader
    Speakers Francois Nader - President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, NPS Pharmaceuticals Jonathan Rockoff - Reporter,The Wall Street Journal Brent Saunders - CEO, Forest Labs Michael Watras - CEO and Chairman, Straightline Moderator Ken Banta - Founder,The Vanguard Forum
  • Creating value, unlocking value"
    Speakers Cecilia Gonzalo - Managing Director, Essex Woodlands Fred Hassan - Managing Director, Warburg Pincus Alan Mendelson - Senior Partner, Latham & Watkins Jami Rubin - Healthcare Analyst, Goldman Sachs Moderator John Celentano - Ernst & Young
  • Being a transformational leader
    Speakers Chris Viehbacher - CEO, Sanofi – video kickoff Glen de Vries - President, Medidata Solutions Jeremy Levin - Former CEO, TEVA Pharmaceuticals Francois Nader - President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, NPS Pharmaceuticals Brent Saunders - CEO, Forest Labs Moderators Chris Bowe - Strategic Consultant Special commentator Louis W. Sullivan - President Emeritus, Morehouse School of Medicine and Former US Secretary of Health & Human Services (1989-1993) Guest commentator Les Funtleyder - Director of Strategic Investments, OPKO Healthcare and Author of ‘Healthcare Investing’
  • Closing remarks
    Ken Banta - Founder, The Vanguard Forum
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