FDU’s CEO Innovation Lecture Series series exposes participants to the latest ideas of the finest CEO innovators. The 5th Annual CEO Innovation Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Daniel Vasella, Chairman of Novartis, on Thursday November 11, 2010, in Madison, NJ.
Daniel Vasella, M.D., is Chairman of the Board of Directors for Novartis AG. He served as CEO and executive member of the Board of Directors for 14 years following the merger that created Novartis in 1996. During his tenure as CEO, he has led Novartis through dynamic growth to rank among the world’s most successful healthcare companies, and strategically refocused the portfolio to include pharmaceuticals, vaccines and diagnostics, generics and consumer health.
As Chairman and CEO, Dr. Vasella enhanced the company’s corporate governance policies in line with best practices and listed Novartis on the New York Stock Exchange. He has also strengthened the research capacity of Novartis in leading technologies by creating the Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research. He established The Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, which is focused on developing therapeutics from the data generated from the mapping of the human genome.
Dr. Vasella has implemented strong pioneering initiatives to ensure access to medicines, which include the founding of the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases for research on neglected diseases of the developing world, the International Patient Assistance Program for the breakthrough cancer drug Gleevec/Glivec, the supply of the novel malaria treatment Coartem below cost to the World Health Organization and other institutions as well as a pledge to donate the drug therapy needed to eradicate leprosy worldwide. Furthermore, under Dr. Vasella’s leadership, Novartis was one of the first multinational companies to sign the UN Global Compact initiative.
Lenfell Hall, Hennessy Hall (The Mansion)
FDU’s College at Florham, 285 Madison Avenue, Madison, New Jersey
Registration/Breakfast: 7:15 a.m., Lecture: 8-9 a.m.
$50, pre-registration; $75 at door, space permitting
Seating is limited; please register at 973-443-8842.
