Professional Women in Healthcare

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

The Power of Profitable Conversations: Leadership

AmyK Hutchens
Speaker, Author, Trainer, Business Strategist

In this compelling and energetic keynote, leaders will be inspired and equipped to raise the performance & productivity levels in themselves and with their teams - one profitable conversation at a time.

AmyK knows the secrets leaders keep – what makes their stomachs turn, their palms sweat, the thoughts that cause them to toss & turn at 3am and the conversations they have to turn it all around and create BIG WINS. AmyK shares practical tools for choosing and crafting conversations that fuel top performers and drive better behaviors. From mindset and motivation to navigating change and conquering our biggest challenges, the most brilliant leaders understand how our conversations can 3X our profitable results... both personally & professionally.

Connecting to Life Through F.U.N

Paul Long
Speaker, Author, Educator

What’s GOOD?! How do today’s best companies accelerate business results? By engaging their employees, celebrating all that’s GOOD and creating a culture of experience that inspires their workforce to create joy, FUN and fulfillment. What is the next step in becoming an employer of choice and creating this type of culture for your organization?

Paul J Long travels the world delivering high-content keynotes and training to Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and trade associations. His engaging, inspirational and unbridled energetic style is unlike any speaker you’ve experienced before.

Gender Partnership: Turning an "Aha!" Moment into Action
Mike Kaufmann & Rachelle Ferrara

Mike Kaufmann
Chief Executive Officer, Cardinal Health

A passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, Mike cosponsors the Cardinal Health Diversity and Inclusion Council that brings forward perspectives and cultivates real change through connection, listening and action. He also created the African American and Black Racial Equity Cabinet that serves as advisors on racial equity issues. Previously, he served as executive sponsor of the Cardinal Health Women’s Initiative Network, an employee resource group fostering a culture of partnership that makes Cardinal Health a place where women want to work and grow their careers. His support of women leaders in healthcare earned him recognition from both the Healthcare Business Women’s Association and the Institute for Women’s Leadership.

Rachelle Ferrara
Vice President, Account Management, LogistiCare

Rachelle is a seasoned leader and Corporate Accounts Executive with over 20 years of expertise in the healthcare industry. Dedicated to achieving an industry equally led by women and men, she has been a passionate member of PWH for more than 13 years. In 2016, Rachelle was awarded the privilege to attend The FORTUNE Most Powerful Women NEXT GEN Executive Program. During her tenure as PWH Chair, she launched the Associate Member Program, creating opportunities for men to join as members, supporting the organization’s Diversity and Inclusion goals, as well as its overall Gender Partnership initiatives.

Leadership Insights


Jennifer Anderson	Christine Arme	Chris Moreland
McKesson	3M Healthcare Business Group	Vizient


Scott Quilty	Lindsey Sheeran	Nancy Wobig
Enclara Pharmacia	Mayo Clinic	Mayo Clinic

Breakout Session Speaker Line-Up


Brian Burkhart	AmyK Hutchens	Jan Lehman
SquarePlanet	Speaker, Author, Trainer	CTC Productivity

Breakout Session - Leading and Learning in the Real World


Matt Rowan, Moderator	Pam Daigle	Joan Eliasek
HIDA	Premier	McKesson


Lisa Hohman	Jon Wells
Concordance	Midmark Corporation

Breakout Session - Tech Talk


Vicky Lyle, Moderator	Jan Beery	Edward Bukstel
Owens & Minor	KBK Communications	Clinical Blockchain


Leigh Williams
Owens & Minor

Leadership Panel

Engage with industry leaders as they discuss executive presence, taking advantage of impactful career opportunities and learning the nuances of managing up.

Moderator:
John Pritchard
President & CEO,
Share Moving Media Elizabeth Day-Curi
Market Sales Director, Great Lakes,
Georgia-Pacific Sue Hulsmeyer
Vice President, Human Resources
& Corporate Communications,
Midmark Corporation Cris Pellegrino
Director of Distributor Relations
and Market Development,
Metrex Research, LLC Margaret Steele
VP, Contract & Program Services,
Vizient


Moderator: John Pritchard President & CEO, Share Moving Media	Elizabeth Day-Curi Market Sales Director, Great Lakes, Georgia-Pacific	Sue Hulsmeyer Vice President, Human Resources & Corporate Communications, Midmark Corporation	Cris Pellegrino Director of Distributor Relations and Market Development, Metrex Research, LLC	Margaret Steele VP, Contract & Program Services, Vizient