WBL Summit Information

WBL Foundation Associates - “Save The Date” 2010 WBL Summit - Dallas, TX - March 17-19

Register Now for the 2010 WBL Summit at www.wblsummit.org

WBL Summits

The WBL Summit® is WBL's annual meeting and the opportunity for senior executive women from across the health care industry to network and continue to improve their businesses. Approximately 150 women attend each WBL Summit, and attendance is limited to maintain an intimate networking atmosphere. Each Summit includes ample time for networking and establishing business relationships.

Each Summit is an all-inclusive event. One registration fee covers hotel, meals, and all programming. This makes registration easy and convenient and promotes networking.

2010 WBL SUMMIT

The 2010 WBL Summit will be in Dallas, Texas, March 17-19, 2010 at the Four Seasons Resort & Club Dallas at Las Colinas.

Theme: How to SELL: Influencing and Negotiating as a Leader

Confirmed Sessions Include (but are not limited to):

             
  • Selling, Your Employees, and Customer Service—How are they all related? - Colleen Barrett, President Emeritus, Southwest Airlines
  • Influencing Upward - Professional Credibility and Your Reputation in a Company - Ginger Graham, founder, Amylin Pharmaceuticals [Tentative title];
  • Negotiating in Turbulent Times - Victoria H. Medvec, Ph.D. Adeline Barry Davee Professor of Management & Organization, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and Executive Director, the Center for Executive Women at Kellogg;
  • Selling Yourself as the Next Great Board Member - Sarah Eames, Board Member, Trinity Health; Jane Kiernan, CEO of Baxter Nutrition, and Board Member, American Medical Systems; Maria Sainz, CEO, Concentric Medical and Board Member, Orthofix; Colleen Conway-Welch, Dean, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and Board Member, RehabCare Group, Pinnacle Financial Partners, and PinnacleBank, Ardent Health Services, LLC, and former Board Member of Caremark.
  • Pre-Summit Workshop: Embarking on your First Board Search -and Creating a Resume that Represents your Board Aspirations - Kathleen Fehling, President, K. Fehling & Associates, and Lori Christiansen, Co-Founder, Woman Capital Connect, LLC
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Past Summit Information

2009 WBL Summit

The 2009 WBL Summit was held March 11-13, 2009 at the JW Marriott Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona. The focus was on human capital challenges facing the health care and life sciences industry. Click here to see the 2009 WBL Summit Brochure.

2008 WBL Summit

The 2008 WBL Summit was held March 5-7, 2008 at the Fairmont Washington, DC. The focus was on communications with the government and on gaining governmental appointments and board positions. Click here to see the 2008 WBL Summit Brochure.

2007 WBL Summit

The 2007 WBL Summit was held March 7-9, 2007 at the Four Seasons Resort & Club Dallas at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. The focus was on crisis management and media preparedness. WBL lined up several great speakers. To see more about the programming and our 2007 Sponsors, see our 2007 WBL Summit Brochure.

2006 WBL Summit

The 2006 WBL Summit was held March 1-3, 2006 in Berkeley, California and was attended by over 100 senior executive women from the health care industry. See our press release or the 2006 WBL Summit Brochure for more details.

2005 WBL Summit

At its 2005 WBL Summit, WBL brought together its Foundation Associates, leading senior executive women representing all segments of the health care industry. Open only to WBL Foundation Associates, attendees met other senior level executive women from the health care industry. There, our WBL Foundation Associates met, gained tools for the boardroom, learned new marketing skills, built professional relationships, and of course, did business! For more information, see our 2005 WBL Retreat brochure.