AWESOME is partnering with 2021 Host Partner McDonald’s to plan an extraordinary in-person event for women in senior leadership roles throughout the supply chain – with outstanding speakers, discussions, and time to socialize. AWESOME’s signature event – a Symposium that brings together women in diverse supply chain roles throughout the supply chain – has been held every year from 2013 through 2019.

In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, AWESOME pivoted from the in-person Symposium to a line-up of Virtual Events. AWESOME virtual events will continue throughout 2021, reaching a broad audience with a variety of important topics.

The Cell & Gene Meeting on the Mesa is the sector’s foremost annual conference bringing together senior executives and top decision-makers in the industry to advance cutting-edge research into cures. Tackling the commercialization hurdles facing the cell and gene therapy sector today, this meeting covers a wide range of topics from clinical trial design to alternative payment models to scale-up and supply chain platforms for advanced therapies.

The program features expert-led panels, extensive partnering capabilities, exclusive networking opportunities, and 100+ dedicated presentations by the leading publicly traded and privately held companies in the space. Attracting over 1,200 attendees – over 20% of which are C-level executives – this conference enables key partnerships through more than 3,000 one-on-one meetings while highlighting the significant clinical and commercial progress in the field.

The Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk rallies thousands every October for a fun-filled celebration at the beach, where families and friends gather to walk from Manhattan Beach Pier to Hermosa Beach Pier and back in support of our children. Since 2009, the event has raised more than $13 million to support the Friendship Foundation and public education.

The Friendship Foundation assists children with special needs and their families through one-on-one peer mentoring and social recreational activities such as summer camps, outings, sporting events and a variety of classes that include music, yoga, cooking, art and drama.

Through donations, public education foundations retain vital academic programs, maintain smaller classrooms, improve libraries and upgrade school technology. The Walk also funds the Skechers Foundation’s annual scholarship program, which will donate $100,000 to deserving students across the country in 2020.

Co-produced by the Skechers Foundation and the Friendship Foundation, the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk is supported by presenting sponsor Nickelodeon, media sponsor NBC4 Southern California, dozens of dedicated corporations and passionate citizens throughout our community.