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The Vanguard Forum for Healthcare Leaders - London, 2018

The Vanguard Forum for Healthcare leaders Europe connects senior leadership from across the healthcare and biopharmaceutical sectors with top-tier CEOs and advisors (from a range of industries) to collaboratively discuss and debate the challenges CEOs and senior executives face on a daily basis. The delegates, the vanguard of healthcare, are invited to gather for off-the-record, candid conversations about leadership, strategy, and talent.

AGENDA
  • 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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