OWL: Advancing Diversity in Leadership
Mark Your Calendar
OWL & WIO Networking Reception at Hawaiian Eye
Monday, January 20, 2025
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
OWL Signature Event at SECO
Friday, February 28, 2025
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Upcoming Events
Leadership Summit
OWL's annual Leadership Summit is a staple in the event calendar. Our 2024 Summit, held September 26-27 in New Orleans, was an impactful, engaging two days. This important event, aimed at fostering leadership development and increased diversity within the eyecare field, brought an engaging lineup of speakers and interactive sessions that left attendees inspired and informed.
Our 2024 agenda covered many topics relevant to career advancement, including:
- Inspirational Keynotes to start each learning session off on the right track!
- Communication/Speaking Skills Development
- Keeping DEI top of mind – an interactive workshop
- The excellent networking opportunities you’ve come to expect from OWL
- The “Pat Morris Impact Session” – this year, we packed over 7000 meals for those in areas of food insecurity with "Rise Against Hunger"
We're working to prepare for our 2025 Summit and are excited to continue this program. Look out for information coming soon!
Featured Champions
Jan Beiting
Jan Beiting is Principal of Wordsmith Consulting, an independent firm providing scientific writing, consulting, and educational content development services in ophthalmology and optometry. With more than 25 years in the eye care field, her knowledge base includes anterior and posterior segment, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, surgical, and practice management topics.
Jan is one of the co-founders of OWL, as well as a past president and board director. She previously served as ASCRS Director of Education and Communications and was Executive Editor of EyeWorld.
Rod Solar
Rod Solar is a co-founder of LiveseySolar and a Scalable Business Advisor to ophthalmic surgery leaders. Rod mentors and coaches CEOs/Founders and their leadership teams to double their sales, triple their profits, and achieve their “ideal exit.” With over 20 years of hands-on experience scaling refractive and cataract surgery practices globally, he brings a proven framework to help ophthalmic entrepreneurs grow their businesses with predictable results.
Known for his no-nonsense approach and growth-driven strategies, Rod helps clients install documented growth engines that refresh every 90 days, ensuring steady progress toward sustainable profitability and scale. Rod, an author and columnist for industry magazines, presents on stages worldwide, sharing insights and strategies that drive measurable success. You can follow him on LinkedIn, where he shares daily insights on growing and scaling practices.