Development Program for Women Leaders
to Shape Health
The Development Program for Women Leaders to Lead Health is a development program implemented with the support of PWN Istanbul, SDSN Turkey and Awen for Us in order to support the development of women in the health sector.

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The aim of the "Women Leaders to Direct Health" development program is to ensure that female employees in the health industry; They are equipped with the leadership skills of the day, have the notion of corporate sustainability and governance and a visionary perspective.
While they will have the opportunity to strengthen their personal awareness and leadership identities with the inspiring speeches and workshops within the program, they will also gain courage for an inspiring positive change journey for themselves and those around them through the network they will create.
They will work on a project to reinforce their achievements in the program and continue their development journey by meeting physically/virtually with their mentors at least once a month.
The program has been prepared with the contributions of the academic staff of Boğaziçi University as well as experts from SDSN Turkey, PWN Istanbul and Awen for Us; It is supported by activities such as online courses, guest speakers, mentoring and networking.
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Completed Term
3rd Term
Scheduled Registration
08.09.2023 - 29.09.2023
Planned Education
Education sertificate
Quota
10-45
Education Language
Turkish
Education Model
Hybrid Education
Education Time
72 hours
Document Type
Education sertificate
Participants will be mentored by PWN Istanbul Leaders Platform, General Managers working in the pharmaceutical industry, and members of the Association's Board of Directors.
Mentors and mentees will be matched from PWN Istanbul Leaders Platform and General Managers and senior leaders in the pharmaceutical industry. It is anticipated that 3 meetings will be held in each match.
It is also planned to bring together the participants and the following healthcare industry leaders through online and face-to-face networking events.
PWN Management:
Yıldız Bozkurt Özcan - PWN Istanbul Chairman of the Board
Sevda Solak - PWN Istanbul Board of Directors Co-Chairman
Beril Koparal Ergün - PWN Istanbul Board of Directors General Secretary
Aylin Satun Olsun - PWN Istanbul Board Member
Güldem Berkman - PWN Advisory Board Member
Şeyda Atadan Memiş - PWN Advisory Board Member
Project Sector Advisory and Executive Board:
Demet Russ - Janssen Regional Finance President
Mete Hüsemoğlu - AbbVie General Manager
Güldem Berkman - Amgen Turkey General Manager
Gözde Güllüoğlu - General Manager of MSD Turkey
PWN Member and Project Volunteer Leaders (Alphabetical order)
Ayşe Uysal Torun – IHD Consultancy Managing Partner
Dr. Aylin Löle- Founder of Awen for Us
Beril Koparal Ergün- General Manager of Veni Vita Health
Burçak Çelik - General Manager of Roche Diagnostics Italy
Canan Bademlioğlu-Abbott General Manager
Çağlar Gözüaçık- Tazefikir Agency President
Demet Russ - Janssen Regional Finance President
Didem Bay-Italfarmaco General Manager
Ece Kaşıkçı-Bristol Myers Squibb General Manager
Elif Çelik- Kurtsan İlaç, Centrion İlaç and Otacı Independent Board Member
Fatih Yedikardeş, Daiichi Sankyo Pharma Canada Country Manager
Gözde Güllüoğlu-MSD Türkiye General Manager
Güldem Berkman- General Manager of Amgen Turkey
Mete Hüsemoğlu-Abbvie General Manager
Nazlı Kayın, General Manager of Daichi Sankyo
Natasha Tyeztaz, General Manager of Novartis
Natasa Klicko – Roche General Manager
Rezzan Özoğul General Manager of Newton-Fresenius Kabi Switzerland
Sinan Kırıcı - UCB Pharma Türkiye General Manager
Şehram Zayer - General Manager of Merck Group Turkey
Şebnem Girgin- Gilead Pharmaceuticals Türkiye General Manager
Şeyda Atadan Memiş- Takeda General Manager (United Kingdom and Ireland)
Okan Güner, General Manager of Boehringer Ingelheim
Oğuz Akandil, General Manager of Nobel Pharmaceuticals
There will be additional additions to the program as educators and mentors. - 03
MODULE 1 :
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, CREATING A PERSONAL BRAND AND BEING A TEAM (12 hours)
MODULE 2 :
EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT (12 hours)
MODULE 3 :
NEW WORLD ORDER (12 hours)
MODULE 4 :
LEADERSHIP, VALUES AND PERSONAL AWARENESS (12 hours)
MODULE 5 :
WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN MANAGEMENT (12 hours)
MODULE 6 :
HEALTH SECTOR OVERVIEW - CAFE DIALOGUE (12 hours)
MODULE 7 :
MENTORING
The duration of the training is 72 hours.
For detailed information: ece.gokakin@boun.edu.tr
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Management and Transformation with Big Data
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Necati Aras
Effective Leadership Communication in Our Age
Tülay Perazzini
Digital Marketing
Ayşegül Toker
Developing Effective Business Relationships
Hüseyin Mandacı
The Importance of Awareness and Adaptaion
Dr. Elif Aysimi Duman
Theme of Women and Leadership in the Global World
Doç. Dr. Sevgi Kesim Güven
Climate Change, the Sustainable Development Agenda and the European Green Deal
Dr. Tamer Atabarut
Human and Digital Transformation
Ayşegül Toker
Touch People with Stories
Şeyda Taluk
Create and Internalize Value for Yoursel, Your Close and Wider Environment
Behice Ertenü
Know and Accept Yourself: 'Me and My Values'
Behice Ertenü
Talking Financial Statements
Serhat Yanık
Internal Policy Management
Lerzan Erkan
Change and Diversity Management in Institutions
Duygu Salman Öztürk
Leadership Types and Leadership Vision
Burçin Doğru
How Will We Compete? Strategy First
Ecmel Ayral
The Importance of Awareness and Adaptation in Managing Stressful Processes
Dr. Elif Aysimi Duman
Design Thinking
Mete Yurtsever
Social Gender Equality
Mine Eder
Turkish Economy and Global Developments: Covid-19 and Economic Effects
Prof. Dr. Nesrin Okay
Sustainablity Approach in the VUCA Era
Behice Ertenü
Being a High Performance Team in VUCA
Nevra Ersarı
The duration of the training is 72 hours.
For detailed information: ece.gokakin@boun.edu.tr
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Application criteria for the program:
Be woman,
Being a university graduate and
At least 5 years in the healthcare industry
Candidates who pre-applied;
Age,
Education,
Experience,
Personal motivation letter and
They are expected to send 2 reference letters to ece.gokakin@boun.edu.tr .
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For detailed information about the program and to apply, you can visit the BÜYEM website.
Development Program Mentors
Thank you to all our supporters who served as mentors in our Women Leaders to Lead Health program.

Güldem Berkman
General Manager
of Amgen

Mete Hüsemoğlu
General Manager of AbbVie

Gözde Güllüoğlu
MSD Turkey General Manager







