Events.

Women in Life Sciences Luncheon 2023 - NSW

Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf: Friday 10 March 2023

The NSW Women in Life Sciences Luncheon, co hosted by AusBiotech and Medicines Australia, is a must attend event on the annual Life Sciences calendar.

The event will welcome over 500 professionals including CEOs, biotechnologists, researchers, intellectual property specialists, related service providers and other leaders in life sciences and mentoring roles.

Event details

Keynotes

The must-attend NSW Women in Life Sciences Luncheon, co-hosted by AusBiotech and Medicines Australia, is back, and we’re thrilled to introduce keynote speakers, Dr Kathryn J Evans and Dig Howitt.

Dr Kathryn J Evans has over 25 years of international management experience working with world leading companies such as Roche, Cochlear and Sanofi. Author of the recently published Advance Australia Fairly: How a Plan for Gender Equality can Drive Australia's Economic Success, Dr Evans will speak to what can be done about the ongoing inequity and why Australia as a nation should care. She was awarded a Doctor of Business Administration for her influential research on women in senior leadership, and in 2020 her research findings were published in the Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources.

Dig Howitt has been committed to the Champions of Change Coalition's mission to help achieve gender equality and increase the representation of women in leadership since 2018 when he joined the coalition's STEM group. He has held several positions since he joined Cochlear in 2000, including Chief Executive Officer and President of Cochlear Limited since January 2018. Prior to joining Cochlear, Dig worked as a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group and held general management positions in Boral and Sunstate Cement.

Your hosts

Big Sisters programme

Become a Big Sister: The Big Sisters programme invites leaders in the sector to connect with those aspiring to a career or career progression in the life sciences. It provides a practical and tangible way to support and encourage women in the late stages of their studies to enter a career in life sciences. Big Sisters will sponsor women students to attend the event and meet their network during the luncheon. Sponsorship of a Little Sister is for the duration of the luncheon only. To become a Big Sister, simply tick the option within the form when registering yourself or your table.

Up to 30 students will be sponsored to attend the event and receive a one-year membership of AusBiotech.

Little Sister applications

To become a Little Sister, you must be enrolled in an under-graduate or post-graduate course in life sciences, female and living in NSW. Preference will be given to students nearing completion of study and those that will benefit from the programme. The number of Little Sister places will be determined by the number of Big Sister sponsors. AusBiotech will be in touch to confirm the success of your application and sponsored students will be able to attend the luncheon and receive a complimentary one-year membership of AusBiotech. Apply to become a Little Sister here.

Thank you to our 2023 NSW Women in Life Sciences Luncheon Co-Host: