Leadership, Business and Innovation Weekend 2023
Challenging the Norm
Reducing costs, improving productivity and enhancing patient experience with great leadership and innovation
Hilton Frankfurt City Centre - Germany
Date: Saturday 7 October to Sunday 8 October, 2023
Registration fee: €750
Application deadline: 30 September, 2023
Programme
Leadership and innovation in ophthalmology
Delegate registration and badge collection (08.00 - 08.15)
| 08.15 - 11:00 | Session 1 |
|---|---|
| 08.15 - 08.30 | Introduction and Welcome - Paul Rosen |
| 08.30 - 09.00 | Leadership values and leadership culture - Karl Thomas and Matt Jensen |
| 08.30 - 09.00 | Q&A session |
| 09.00 - 09.30 | From concept to implementation: leadership and innovation in ophthalmology - John Marshall |
| 09.30 - 10.30 | Q&A session - John Marshall, Matt Jensen and Karl Thomas |
| 10.30 - 10.45 | Avoiding physician burnout - David Lockington |
| 10.45 - 11.00 | Q&A session - David Lockington |
Break (11.00 - 11.30)
| 11.30 - 12:45 | Session 2 |
|---|---|
| 11.30 - 12.00 | Leading a team in a private ophthalmological practice: challenges and solutions - Arthur Cummings and Daniel Kook |
| 12.00 - 12.45 |
Delegate Task Delegate teams discuss what leadership in an ophthalmology setting means to them. |
Lunch and Networking (12.45 - 13.30)
| 13.00 - 16:30 | Session 3 |
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| 13.00 - 13.30 |
Innovating to reduce costs - Matt Jensen and Artemis Matsou In public and private practice, ophthalmologists need to control costs. Matt Jensen and Artemis Matsou discuss how you can make savings without compromising patient services. |
| 13.30 - 14.00 |
Project Teams are tasked to produce one innovation to reduce costs. For example, "You need to save 5% of your costs, how would you go about this?" - Karl Thomas |
| 14.00 - 14.30 | Teams present their solutions to Karl Thomas and Matt Jensen. |
| 1430 - 15.00 | Optimising workflow to maximise productivity and enhance patient experience - Celine Reibel, Paul Rosen and Matt Jensen |
| 15.00 - 15.30 | Q&A session - Karl Thomas |
| 15.30 - 16.00 | Artificial intelligence and innovation in ophthalmology - Panel Discussion |
| 16.00 - 16.30 | Discussion |
Faculty Dinner (19:00)
Practical tools for ophthalmologists in planning and managing financial resources and creating value
| 08.30 - 11:00 | Session 1 |
|---|---|
| 08.30 - 09.00 | Raising funds - John Marshall and Matt Jensen |
| 09.00 - 09.30 | Preparing business plans - Celine Reibel and Arthur Cummings |
| 09.30 - 10.00 | Market analysis and segmentation - Daniel Kook and Matt Jensen |
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Pitching your business idea to a venture capital company - Arthur Cummings and Karl Thomas |
Break (11.00 - 11.30)
| 11.30 - 12:45 | Session 2 |
|---|---|
| 11.30 - 12.00 |
Group Project Delegates break into groups and prepare 10-minute pitch presentations |
| 12.00 - 12.30 |
Pitch Presentations |
Lunch and Networking (12.30 - 13.30)
| 13.30 - 15:45 | Session 3 |
|---|---|
| 13.30 - 14.00 |
Lean business canvas model for a new private practice - Daniel Kook, Matt Jensen and Karl Thomas |
| 14.00 - 14.30 |
Group Project A five point plan for setting up a new private practice - Karl Thomas and Matt Jensen |
| 14.30 - 15.00 | Group presentations to Karl Thomas and Matt Jensen |
| 15.00 - 15.30 | The future of ophthalmology is bright - David Lockington |
| 15.30 - 15.45 | Final wrap up and close - Paul Rosen |
Topics
| Leadership values and culture | Innovating to reduce costs | Preparing your business plan |
| Leadership and innovation in ophthalmology | Optimising workflow to maximise productivity and enhance patient experience | Market analysis and segmentation |
| Avoiding physician burnout | Artificial intelligence and innovation in ophthalmology | Pitching your business idea to a venture capital company |
| Leading a team in a private ophthalmological practice | Raising funds | Lean business canvas model for a new private practice |
