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Time
Topic
8:30 AM
Attendee Log-In
8:45 AM
Welcome:
Rachel Becker, LMSW, Senior Director of Programs, Cancer and Careers
Rebecca Nellis, MPP; Executive Director, Cancer and Careers
9:00 AM
The Doctor’s Perspective
Dr. Alan Astrow, MD, FACP, New York–Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College
Dr. Victoria Blinder, MD MSc, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Dr. Ruth Oratz, MD, FACP, NYU School of Medicine
Moderator: Jenny B. Fine, Executive Editor, Beauty, WWD
9:50 AM
Break
10:00 AM
Engaging HR: A Conversation with Kim Seymour
Kim Seymour, Chief People Officer, WW (formerly Weight Watchers)
Moderator: Jenny B. Fine, Executive Editor, Beauty, WWD
11:10 AM
Balancing Work & Cancer
Joanna F. Morales, Esq., Cancer Rights Attorney, CEO, Triage Cancer
Rebecca V. Nellis, MPP, Executive Director, Cancer and Careers
1:00 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM
Cancer, Work & Nutrition: Developing Healthy Habits
Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN
2:30 PM
Break
2:45 PM
Reimagining Your Boundaries
Ali Schaffer, LCSW
4:15 PM
Closing
Rachel Becker, LMSW, Senior Director of Programs, Cancer and Careers
4:30 PM
Conference Concludes
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