Cicada HTH presents: From Bench to Boardroom - The Human Side of Leadership

Join us at Cicada Healthtech Hub Westmead for Bench to Boardroom, a networking night for researchers and emerging leaders. You’ll hear from people who’ve built careers in start-ups, industry and beyond, and meet others across the health and life sciences community. 🔑 Keynote: Moving from research expertise to relational influenceJoin Relational Strategist Julia Palmer for an inspiring and interactive session exploring the human skills that help researchers transition from technical experts to influential leaders. Discover how to: Think beyond expertise: Explore the mindset shift from researcher to leader and what it takes to achieve outcomes through others. Unlock your career potential: Discover different types of capital and which could have the greatest impact on your career progression. Develop relational intelligence: Understand how awareness, attention and adaptability can strengthen your leadership effectiveness. Communicate with influence: Learn how to adapt your approach to engage, collaborate and connect with different stakeholders. Interactive Activity: Building Your Social CapitalPut the concepts into practice through an engaging activity that helps you recognise opportunities within your existing network and identify ways to build the relationships that will support your leadership journey. 🎤 Panel: From Contributor to LeaderOur panel gets candid about stepping back from the bench to lead through others, making decisions without all the data, building a first team, and the hard lessons along the way. Bring your own questions for the open Q&A. 🎤 Speakers Include: Welcome & Opening remarks: Lilly Bojarski, GM, Cicada HealthTech Hub Keynote: Julia Palmer (Keynote): Relational Strategist and CEO, Relatus Dr Gisela Mautner: ASX-listed biotech CEO and founder of Mautner Docs, formerly at Noxopharm, MSD, Bayer and Amgen Joss Morris: Principal Adviser at Joss Morris Advisory Shane Herbert: Executive and leadership coach, Vistage 🥂 Program at a Glance 5:00pm: Arrivals, registration and networking 5:30pm: Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country 5:45pm: Keynote and interactive leadership activity with Julia Palmer 6:45pm: Panel discussion and audience Q&A 7:45pm: Networking drinks and canapés 8:30pm: Close Capacity is limited. Register now to secure your place at this important gathering of the healthtech and biotech innovation community.

Find out more about the Cicada HealthTech Hub

The Cicada HealthTech Hub is proudly supported by NSW Government and is part of the Westmead’s Health & Innovation District. The district includes 4 major hospitals, 4 world-leading medical research institutes, 2 university campuses and the largest research-intensive pathology service in NSW. By 2036, the number of full-time staff will increase to more than 50,000 and the number of students will expand to more than 10,000. Among the first projects for development is a viral vector advanced manufacturing facility to provide ground-breaking trial therapies for infections, cancer and genetic diseases.