Making an effective ACE submission

March 3, 3 PM March 5, 9 AM

*All times are Eastern

Moderator Michelle Radney, Eisai Inc. ACE award committee

Agenda q Welcome q Objectives of webinar q Overview of the submission process q Best practice sharing from previous winner

q Cathy Skala, vice president of integration q Value and benefits to your company q ACE timeline and requirements q Wrap-up

ACE award objectives

•  Identify and publicize corporate initiatives that advance careers of women

•  Recognize companies that optimize contributions and value of women in their organizations

•  Inspire others to develop programs of their own

•  Track performance of companies with initiatives relative to those without programs

Judging criteria Initiatives evaluated across five dimensions: •  Measurable results and impact on target population;

quantitative benchmarks •  Business performance – the degree to which the

initiative supports the overall business •  Stewardship - the depth of commitment to the

program •  Execution – the effectiveness of program execution •  Sustainability – the survivability of the program

beyond initial years

Judging •  Submissions reviewed only by independent panel of

judges •  All submissions are confidential •  Evaluate each application independently •  Based on pre-specified criteria in the ACE award

application template •  Six week process •  Convene to discuss and select winner    

Previous ACE award winners

•  2013: Quintiles Women’s Inspired Network (WIN) •  2012: Cardinal Health Women’s Initiative Network

(WIN) •  2011: Bayer Healthcare’s Women’s Leadership

Initiative WLI •  2010: sanofi-aventis US Women Inspiring Sanofi-

Aventis Excellence W.I.S.E. •  2009: Abbott’s Women Leaders in Action (WLA)

Employee Network

 

2014 ACE Award Winner Baxter International Baxter Women Leaders (BWL)  

Best Practice Sharing Baxter Women Leaders (BWL)  

Cathy Skala, vice president of integration, Baxter

Value and benefits to your company

•  Endorsement of your company as a premier provider of breakthrough programming

•  Recognition by industry experts, peer companies and key stakeholders

•  Visibility through industry media coverage •  Recruitment of top female talent resulting from

external recognition. •  Access to new customers, investors and partners buy

raising creditability of your organization.

HBA ACE award timeline •  Application now available online

http://www.hbanet.org/ace-award

•  Deadline for submission is June 1, 2015 •  Recipient selected and announced in Q3

•  Please note that the application fee is waived for our Corporate Partners

•  Award presented at the 2015 Annual Conference in Atlanta, November 3-5, 2015.

Winning company requirements •  Create a 2-3 minute video highlighting the winning

initiative to be shown at the HBA Annual Conference and posted on the HBA website.

•  The company will also be invited to submit a poster describing their initiative to be displayed at the conference.

•  A representative from the company with the winning initiative should be presented to accept the ACE Award November 3-5, 2015.

•  A leader from the women’s initiative will be asked to share best practices in putting together a winning submission.

We look forward to your submission