Career Transitions Breakfast
Tuesday 29th October 2024, 7:15am
Rydges Sydney Central, NSWNowadays there are so many meaningful career paths within the health and medical research ecosystem that sit outside of traditional academic or healthcare roles. Despite this, it can still be tricky to navigate transitions from study to the workforce or into new roles and organisations.
So, we are excited to be hosting a Career Transitions event to support both students stepping into their first roles and professionals considering new opportunities.
You will hear from guest speaker Dr Liz Lennon, an organisational psychologist and executive coach who has supported many women in STEMM with their careers, as well as a panel who will share practical tips and tricks on how to successfully navigate a career move across the health and medical research ecosystem. They will share advice on how to identify and articulate your transferable skills as well as how to find a good fit among the roles out there and the right support systems to help you on your way, from networks to coaches and recruiters.
Over breakfast, you will also get a chance to chat with our Table Mentors (click here for their bios) who have already made a career move into various roles from Industry and Government to Start-ups and Consulting. They will candidly share how they grappled with the decision to move roles, how they went about it, and their professional and personal experiences since.
As always, there will be plenty of time to connect with fellow amazing women from across our sector while enjoying some great food.
29th Oct 2024
From 7:15am - 9:00am
Rydges Sydney Central
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Tickets
Registration for this event closes at 23:59 on Monday 21st October 2024.
In Person
Your ticket includes breakfast!
Ticket pricing
- Members: $57.00
- Non-member: $89.00
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Our Guest Speakers
SPEAKER: Dr Liz Lennon
SPEAKER: Dr Liz Lennon
Owner/ Director of the Leader Factor Pty Ltd
PhD, MBA, MA, BSc.Hons (Psych)
Dr Liz Lennon (PhD, MBA, MA, BSc.Hons (Psych)) is an organisational psychologist and executive coach with a background in both clinical psychology and management. Liz is the Owner/ Director of the Leader Factor Pty Ltd and works with leaders, executive teams and whole systems, in the process of change and growth.
Liz is particularly interested in human development, identity, motivation and career transitions. She has worked with many clients in the process of career and life transitions and has learnt from these clients about the journey itself, as well as, the choices that need to be made to achieve a sense of purpose, meaning and joy in work.
Liz had the privilege of working on her doctoral research with field workers from Médecins Sans Frontières. This was a master class in what it takes to be a witness, to face uncertainty, to learn through adversity and retain compassion and humanity. Outside of work, Liz is a committed yoga practitioner, lover of music, art, travel, ideas and grandkids.
“Only that day dawns to which we are awake” (Henry David Thoreau, Walden)
PANELIST: Dr Belinda Di Bartolo
PANELIST: Dr Amandeep Hansra
PANELIST: Dr Amandeep Hansra
Dr Amandeep Hansra is a leader in digital health and innovation in Australia. She is a GP with 18 years’ clinical experience but is also known for her work as a digital health consultant, entrepreneur and investor. She has been a Digital Health Adviser with the Australian Digital Health Agency for five years and in July 2024 became the Agency’s Chief Clinical Adviser (Medicine).
Amandeep was the CEO & Medical Director of Telstra’s telemedicine business ReadyCare; a joint venture between Telstra and Medgate, (Switzerland’s leading telemedicine provider). She also served as the Chief Medical Officer for Telstra Health and separately was involved in setting up a telemedicine business in the Philippines. Amandeep was the inaugural Program Director for the Australian Clinical Entrepreneur Program (AUSCEP). She has held senior leadership roles at Medibank, nib and the Department of Home Affairs.
She was a co-founder of Australian Medical Angels, one of the world’s largest syndicate of angels in the medical space and founder of the organisation, Creative Careers in Medicine which has 25,000 members.
She has a Bachelor of Medicine (honours) from the University of Newcastle, a Global Executive MBA from the University of Sydney, a Masters in Public Health and Tropical Medicine from James Cook University, the Australia Certificate in Civil Aviation Medicine, is a Certified Health Informatician of Australia and has completed the Company Directors Course through the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor in Biomedical Informatics and Digital Health at the University of Sydney.
She is a Fellow of the RACGP & Australian Institute of Digital Health and sits on the Australian Medical Association (AMA) NSW Council.
PANELIST: Dr Sharon Ponniah
PANELIST: Dr Sharon Ponniah
Sharon is an Executive an Quantium Health and is a public health and policy specialist. She has worked across public and private sectors managing research, evaluation and population health programs at State and National level in Australia and New Zealand. She has held roles with the Ministry of Health New Zealand, worked for large Crown Entities and the George Institute for Global Health before a long and fulfilling career as Consulting Partner with PwC. With a PhD in public health, she is a published academic and continues to review NHMRC grants for public health and policy. Sharon’s career has been driven by a passion to reduce inequity, increase sustainability and impact social agendas.
At Quantium, Sharon leads our public health practice, supporting system and service reform. Sharon is a Special Advisor for the Champions of Change Coalition, having established the first health group to drive gender equality across the industry and is a NED for Lifeline Australia.