Venue
Balboa Bay Resort
Balboa Bay Resort, 1221 West Coast Hwy, Newport Beach, CA 92663, USA

What is Qwoted?

Qwoted is a free expert network: we help reporters connect with experts & we help those same experts build relationships with top reporters.

Event Date Tue May 14 PDT - Wed May 15 PDT (7 months ago)
In your timezone (EST): Tue May 14 3:00am - Wed May 15 3:00am
Location Balboa Bay Resort
1221 West Coast Hwy, Newport Beach, CA 92663, USA
Region Americas
Details

Conquer New Strategies, Push Boundaries, and Demonstrate Value

This is the one and only conference on the west coast dedicated to providing life science communicators with timely industry updates and best practices for successful communications strategies during today's complex healthcare environment. We're bringing this dynamic community together in-person to connect and create meaningful and in-depth discussions on not only the challenges, but for also collectively identifying key solutions.

Top Reasons to Attend:
• Discover how to build and scale a robust team for growing organizations
• Uncover how to utilize digital first and data driven communications and the power behind social media to achieve goals
• Measure and assess the corporate reputation and ways to improve and gain name recognition
• Learn how your peers wear multiple hats in a communications role at a smaller organization and how to work with stakeholders to succeed
• Connect with leading communications professionals at the only West Coast event exclusively for life science communicators

Who Attends

This conference is tailored for SVPs, VPs, Directors, Heads, and Managers from the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries whose responsibilities include:
• Communications - Corporate, Internal, External, Integrated and Multichannel
• Public/Media/Investor Relations
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Employee Engagement
• Social Media
• Public/Government/Regulatory Affairs
• Advocacy & Patient/Community Relations
• Marketing
• Public Policy
• Product/Brand Management

The content is also of interest to:
• PR Agencies
• CommsTech Companies
• Publications
• Data Analytics Firms
• All other vendors who provide support to the PR/Communications industry

Speakers

2024 Speakers

Jim Baker
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Blueprint Medicines

Elizabeth Baxter
Head of Communications, Roche Diagnostics Portfolio Centre of Excellence & Molecular Labs

Michelle Benz
Conference Production Director, Fierce Pharma

Christina Chan
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Regeneron

Aron Feingold
Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, Geron Corporation

Victoria Fort
VP, Corporate Affairs, Frontier Medicines

Megan Humphreys
Head of Communications, Mirati Therapeutics

Melinda Hutcheon
Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc

Alex Kalomparis
Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Gilead Sciences

Wendy Lund
Chief Client Officer, Health & Wellness, WPP

Colin McBean
Senior Director, Global Therapeutic Area Communications (Oncology), Astellas

Cara Miller
SVP, Corporate Affairs, Tarsus

Lynnea Olivarez
Founder and Community Manager, Ticket 2 Biotech

Neda Safarzadeh
Vice President, Investor Relations/Public Relations/Marketing, Arcturus Therapeutics

Amanda McNulty Sheldon
Executive Director Corporate Communications, Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.

Susie Bunson Tappouni
Vice President Corporate Affairs and Advocacy Relations, Amgen

Sponsors & Partners

2024 Partners

MARQUEE:
• GCI Health

GOLD:
• Prompt

SILVER:
• FINN
• Waterhouse