Expand Your Leadership Skills and Elevate Your Career Success!

In today's fast-paced, highly challenging, and ever-changing business world, exceptional technical skills are a must have ability. Your scientific skills, however, will take you only so far in your career journey. Just being one of the best scientists in your organization, in and of itself, will no longer guarantee career success. In order to truly grow your career, you also need to possess a deep knowledge and understanding of modern leadership principles such as adaptability, empathy, and emotional intelligence, with a focus on people, moving away from traditional outmoded styles of management. This Symposium will feature presentations from four distinguished entrepreneurs who have developed their own leadership and people skills to the highest level.

1. Dr. Shane Needham is a Ph.D. analytical chemist and a serial entrepreneur having founded nine different successful scientific companies. He is a distinguished Keynote and TEDx Speaker on the subjects of excellence and career growth. He has over 4,000 followers on LinkedIn.

2. Dottie Li, MBA, founded her own consulting company and is a highly recognized Keynote Speaker and Coach on developing effective communication skills. She is a current popular longtime Pittcon Short Course instructor on a variety of career subjects. She has over 30,000 followers on LinkedIn.

3. Tamara Perry is a marketing and business development leader with 20+ years of experience accelerating growth for regulated industries across B2B, B2C, and B2G markets. Her background spans biotech, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, laboratory services, environmental consulting, SaaS and AI product launches and implementations - where she specializes in transforming complex technical concepts into clear, compelling content that connects with the right audience.

4. Dr. Caroline Sangal holds a Ph.D. in Polymer Science and is the founder of Next Success, where she provides training and coaching for individuals and organizations on career growth, career transitions, and modern leadership skills. She is a sought-after speaker and coach, and the host of the podcast Your Next Success, ranked in the top 10% of independently produced global podcasts with listeners in 51 countries. She has over 7,000 followers on LinkedIn.