Ophthalmic World Leaders
Mark Your Calendar
OWL Signature Event at AAOpt
Thursday, October 9, 2025
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
Join OWL in Boston for our keynote, "From Adversity to Innovation", with Masoud Nafey, OD, MBA, FAAO.
OWL Signature Event & Awards Ceremony at AAO
Sunday, October 19, 2025
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
Join us for our annual Signature Event & Awards Ceremony! Enjoy our program with Geoff Tabin, MD (Cure Blindness Project) and stay to find out the winners of the 2025 OWL Leadership Awards!
Upcoming Events
Leadership Summit
OWL's annual Leadership Summit is a staple in the event calendar.
Our 4th Leadership Summit was held from Thursday July 24 - Friday July 25 in Denver, CO at the Gaylord Rockies Resort.
Our 2025 Summit centered around: “Shaping the Future of Eyecare: Leadership, Innovation, and Impact” - Helping OWL members, and emerging leaders to build their networks, sharpen their skills, explore trends shaping the future of eyecare and create lasting impact.
We're continuing to refine future programs and prepare for an interactive, impactful Summit each year. Thank you to all who attended!
Featured Champions
Kelly Vaupel
US Senior Marketing Director
Surgical Vision, Ophthalmology
Johnson & Johnson
Kelly Vaupel is an innovative senior sales & marketing executive specializing in medical device, biologic, and pharmaceutical products (Rx and OTC). An entrepreneurial leader, Kelly is experienced at driving commercial success through out-of-the box thinking, decision-making guided by data and insights, and future-facing strategic planning. Her expertise includes global leadership, brand management, account management, product marketing, positioning, and go-to-market planning in highly regulated environments.
Leading with agility and curiosity, Kelly drives results by uncovering future opportunities and commercializing products that improve patients’ health and wellbeing. She leverages her technical background to champion Lean Six Sigma principles to create efficiencies, solve complex problems, and align daily activities with big-picture strategy. Working with cross-functional teams, Kelly tactfully pivots sales, marketing, and other business disciplines to position a company on an optimal path for long-term success.
Kelly is passionate about building high-performing teams and fostering a culture where everyone is empowered to thrive. She brings a seasoned perspective to coach people in all things marketing and promote collaboration for shared success.
Arthur Chan, PhD
VP Medical Affairs
Harrow
Arthur is an innovative and respected medical affairs leader with over 20 years of experience building teams and launching products in pharmaceuticals and medical devices. He is passionate about mentoring and empowering others to grow in their careers and helping clinicians transitioning to industry. Currently Arthur is VP Medical Affairs at Harrow, a fast-growing eyecare solutions company committed to innovation and ensuring patient access to medicines.
Prior, Arthur was VP of Medical Affairs at Tarsus Pharmaceuticals where he built the medical team from scratch and led highly successful scientific education initiatives propelling awareness of demodex blepharitis and the launch of Xdemvy. He held leadership roles at Novartis, leading anterior segment eyecare and managing the field training team across all Novartis’ therapeutic areas. Arthur created Alcon’s first surgical field medical team with expertise in IOLs and surgical devices; and launched various pharmaceuticals at Bausch and Lomb. Recently he served as a scientific advisor for EyeCool, developing a novel device for chronic ocular surface pain, and i2Vision, a leading medical and marketing agency in the eyecare space.
Arthur holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Alberta, a PhD in biomedical engineering from the University of Washington, and an executive MBA from St. Joseph’s University. He holds multiple patents, is an adjunct professor at St. Joseph’s University’s Haub School of Business and serves on several advisory boards. Arthur is proud to be an OWL Champion member and was a recipient of the OWL Catalyst Award, a peer recognition given to an individual that contributed significantly to helping others advance their careers in eye care. He is grateful to have represented Alcon on a SEE international medical mission in Cambodia.
Arthur resides in Plano, Texas with his wife Austine, and three kids – Caitlyn and Andrew are both pharmacy students at Purdue University and Chloe is in 10th grade. The Chan family enjoys traveling, spending time outdoors, hiking, skiing, and fostering dogs.