Examples of keynote speeches

Research Events Career event for PhD candidates and postdocs

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Every year, our PhD council and postdoc council organize a day long career event for our PhD candidates and postdocs. The day is filled with inspiring keynote speeches and hands-on workshops led by people who’ve taken all sorts of different career routes, both inside and outside of academia. You also get the chance to chat with professionals from different industries.

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A career event invariably consists of sponsor elevator pitches, presentations by keynote speakers, workshops and a company market/network opportunity.
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Examples of workshops

Entrepreneurship

Dolf Wittkämper and Stefan Hummelink: Making impact with entrepreneurship, even part-time, the Radboudumc route

What are the routes within Radboudumc to make impact with innovations? How does Radboudumc support researchers with IP protection, business modeling, investments and more? Dolf Wittkämper, Business Developer from the valorization department and Stefan Hummelink, Technical Physician Specialist from the plastic surgery department who recently launched the spin-off Exolumen, helped understanding the possible steps to take and provided a learning case.

Communication

Matthijs Kox: Effective communication in professional settings

Whether you're presenting your work, engaging with colleagues, or negotiating with clients, communication is key. Matthijs Kox, scientific press officer & senior researcher at Radboudumc, offered hands-on tips for improving your communication style, ensuring you make a lasting impact

Drug regulation and Safety

College ter Beoordeling van Geneesmiddelen: Assessing the benefits and risks of drug efficacy

When a pharmaceutical company wants to market a drug, it submits the results of years of research to the MEB for review. How do we handle such a huge dossier? And more importantly, how do we assess whether these results guarantee that a drug is both effective and safe? MEB assessors and regulatory project leaders gave an insight into their work: assessing a new drug is not a matter of ticking off a checklist. It is a complex balancing of benefits and risks, performed by absolute experts. Participants were challenged to think about real-world examples.

Networking

Frank Smallegange: How to become a pro at networking - Networking is one of the most crucial skills for career advancement

Frank guided attendees through practical strategies on how to set goals for yourself, how to approach someone, how to break into a group, how to ‘seal the deal’ (get a meeting) so that you can move on to meet new people and how to get away gracefully from a person or conversation that does not contribute to your goals. A fun and hands-on lecture.