2012 Schedule

M2W®-HW™ is a one-day conference featuring a series of general sessions, keynotes, workshops, and roundtable discussions. Breakfast, lunch and breaks, as well as receptions on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, add to the collegial ambiance and will help you maximize your networking and peer-to-peer learning opportunities.

M2W®-HW™ is part of Women Mean Business!™ Week, a multi-event promotion about the national and global impact of women’s purchasing power across every brand and every category. Many of the Women Mean Business!™ Week Pre-Conference events are included in your M2W®-HW™ registration at no extra charge!

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  as of 04/05/2012
  PRE-CONFERENCE
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 @ The Hard Rock Hotel Chicago
   
  6:00 - 7:30

Pre-Conference Reception

   
  Thursday, April 26, 2012 @ The Hard Rock Hotel Chicago
 
   
7:30 - 8:30 REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING BREAKFAST Sponsored by The Women’s Health Foundation
   
8:30 - 8:45

Welcome
Nan McCann, President, PME® Enterprises, LLC & Co-Founder M2W®-HW™

   
8:45 - 9:15

Opening Keynote
Why She Buys: The New Strategy for Reaching the World's Most Powerful Consumers In Health & Wellness
Bridget Brennan, CEO, Female Factor; Author, Why She Buys

   
9:15 - 9:45

Marketing Trends
Fashioning Health and Wellness Trends: Translating Haute Couture to Personal Style
Leslie Schrader, SVP/Director and Judi Kennedy, VP/Group Manager, Well-Connected, Ketchum

   
9:45 - 10:15

New Research & Insights

Health Styles of the 40-Everything Woman

Susan Manber, SVP & Executive Planning Director, Digitas Health and Amy Janis, Senior Manager of B2B Insights, Yahoo!

   
10:15 - 10:45 Networking Break Sponsored by HealthyWomen
   
10:45 - 11:15 Case Study

Kaiser Permanente’s Thrive: Tapping Into Women’s Total Health Equation –– Mind, Body and Spirit

Pam Keehn, Account Director, Campbell Ewald Los Angeles and Lisa Ryan, Senior Director, National Advertising, Kaiser Permanente
   
11:15 - 11:45

Latina Marketing
Health, Wellness and the Latina Woman: Finding the Cultural Link℠
Jackie Bird, CEO/Chief Insights Officer, Redbean Society

   
11:45 - 12:15 Social Media
Connecting and Engaging Successfully Through Social Media

Ellyn Davidson, Managing Partner, Brogan & Partners


   
12:15 - 1:15

Networking Luncheon Sponsored by BlogHer
Roundtable Discussions with the Speakers.

   
1:15 - 1:45 Blog Power
The Power of the Patient: One Woman's Transformation From Patient to Powerhouse
Elisa Camahort Page, Co-Founder/COO, BlogHer interviews Katherine Stone, Founder, Postpartum Progress
   
1:45 - 2:20 Patient Education

Three Principles of Effective Content to Drive Satisfaction and Brand Loyalty
Madeleine Boyer, Chief Marketing Officer, Nemours Center for Children’s Health Media/KidsHealth®

   
2:20 - 2:50

Case Study

Shifting the Paradigm to Below the Belt
Colleen Hogan Kelly, Executive Director, Women’s Health Foundation

   
2:50 - 3:20 Networking Break Sponsored by Ketchum
   
3:20 - 3:50

On-Site Marketing

Don’t Reach the Wrong Women
Scott Nesbitt , EVP, Analytics and Information, Healthy Advice Networks

   
3:50 - 4:20

Closing Keynote

Mom, M.D.: The Boomer Woman’s Growing Influence Over Healthcare Dollars and Decisions
Stephen Reily, Founder, VibrantNation.com
Co-Author of Vibrant Nation: What Boomer Women 50+ Know, Think, Do & Buy

   
4:20 - 5:30

Wrap Up Party Sponsored by Digitas Health & Yahoo!