MENOPAUSE 2.0 - a global virtual conference about menopause

**Please note that this conference is virtual, and all sessions will be recorded and shared with participants afterward.

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MENOPAUSE 2.0 is a global virtual conference covering menopause as a societal, economic, workplace and healthcare issue.

Join us for a day of insightful talks, educational panels, thought-provoking discussions, groundbreaking research and a showcase of best practices and innovations.

We are bringing together key stakeholders: researchers, scientists, clinicians, startup founders, pharma, investors, policymakers, organisations, and media to have a conversation about menopause.

Some of the topics we will be covering include:

• menopause and mental health
• menopause and workplace
• menopause and sleep
• menopause and innovation
• menopause and fitness
• menopause and leadership
• menopause and gut health and much more.

What to expect?

Our conference will be dedicated to keynote talks, fireside chats and panel discussions featuring some of the most innovative and well-known industry brands, experts, scientists and entrepreneurs. Part of the conference will also be the Innovation Showcase where menopause startups will present their work to our audience of investors, and pharmaceutical companies. There will also be a dedicated networking time between attendees and partners.

Why are we doing this? Because it’s time we talk about these numbers and do something about it:

• It is estimated that more than 450 million women worldwide have menopausal or perimenopausal symptoms.
• 13 million people are currently peri- or menopausal in the UK which is equivalent to a third of the entire UK female population.
• 9 in 10 women were never educated about menopause.
• ⅓ of women going to their GP with symptoms of the menopause are being offered antidepressants
• In the UK, only 59% of medical schools in the UK included mandatory menopause education in their curriculum.
• There are at least 34 menopause symptoms women experience, including hot flashes, mood swings, anxiety, poor sleep, brain fog, etc.
• Menopause symptoms cost billions in medical expenses and lost days of work. A Mayo Clinic study estimates $1.8 billion in lost work time per year and $26.6 billion annually when medical expenses are added, in the U.S. alone.

AGENDA

📌 2pm - 2:15pm - “Addressing Menopause: a $120 Billion Opportunity”, opening keynote by Lucy Pérez, Health Equity Coleader of the McKinsey Health Institute and Senior Partner with McKinsey & Company

📌 2:15pm - 2:30pm - “It's not you. It's perimenopause.”, keynote by Alicia Clausel, Clinical Research Scientist at Oura, and Cornelia Hainer, Head of Science at Clue

📌 2:30pm - 3:15pm - “Demystifying and Embracing Menopause with Knowledge and Solutions”, panel discussion including Trisha VanDusseldorp, PhD, CSCS-D, FISSN, Senior Director of Clinical Research at Bonafide Health, Kathleen Jordan, MD, NCMP, Chief Medical Officer at Midi Health, Stephanie Sassman, Portfolio Leader, Women's Health in the Global Product Strategy group of Roche, Abida Dhukai, Nurse Practitioner at Science&Humans, Maryon Stewart, founder and CEO of Femmar

📌 3:15pm - 3:40pm - “Cracking the genetic code of menopause, keynote by Dr Stasa Stankovic, a geneticist and bioinformatician with a PhD in Reproductive Genomics from the University of Cambridge

📌 3:40pm - 4pm - “Empowered at Work: Thriving Through Menopause Transitions”, keynote by Helena Milner-Smith and Dr Nadine Kramer, Of Counsel, Covington

📌 4pm - 4:45pm - “Navigating the Change: Redefining Workplace Culture, Leadership, and Recruitment in the Era of Menopause", panel discussion including Leila Thabet, General Manager, UK & International, Maven Clinic, Cristina Arbelaez is Global Director New Categories at Essity, Dr Nigina Muntean, Chief of Innovation at UNFPA, Amira Ghouaibi, Head, Women’s Health, World Economic Forum, Rachel Braun Scherl, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of SPARK Solutions for Growth

📌 4:45pm - 5pm - “Understanding Surgical Menopause”, keynote by Ana G Herrera, founder and CEO of Hormone University

📌 5 pm - 5:50pm - “Transforming Menopause Experiences Through Innovation”, innovation Showcase, including Nora Lansen, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Elektra Health, Priya Patel, founder and CEO of Wellen, Julija Jurić, Innovation manager at GlycanAge

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