One of the leading stimuli for global economic growth in the past two centuries has been advances in medical sciences. While innovation and technology in healthcare have played an integral role in improving the quality and quantity of life, these breakthroughs can be costly. There is no dearth of scientific opportunity, yet a limited number of blockbuster biomedical breakthroughs are reaching the market, and there remains no consensus on how to provide optimal value for money for investments in healthcare IT infrastructure.
Event Details
This conference will assemble a multi-disciplinary group of global healthcare leaders that include CEOs, investors, innovators, policy makers, and researchers for solutions-focused dialogues about developing a more efficient innovation ecosystem. Participants will identify novel partnership opportunities for the multiple stakeholders in the healthcare industry, as well as evaluate techniques for capital acquisition that have been successful in other industries and at similar stages of development.
Gold Sponsor: Forde Group Healthcare, LLC
Silver Sponsor: ProCare Systems, Inc.
Bronze Sponsor: Pricewaterhouse Coopers
$50 for Students
$60 Alumni/Faculty
$75 Other (Non-Alumni Professionals)
Program
8:00 AM-9:00 AM: Registration and Networking Breakfast
9:00 AM-9:15 AM: Welcome & Introductions
9:15 AM-10:30 AM: Panel Discussion- Who Will Finance the Medical Advances of Tomorrow?
10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Panel Discussion- Crossing the Valley of Death: Models for Expediting Translational Research
12:00 PM-1:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM-2:15 PM: Panel Discussion- The Role of Wireless Health and Social Media in 21st Century Healthcare
2:30 PM-3:45 PM: Promoting Entrepreneurship and Innovation Through Cross-Border Investment in Healthcare
3:45 PM-4:00 PM: Closing Remarks
Other Information
Confirmed panelist include:
Nicholas Alexos, MBA- Managing Partner and co-Founder, Madison Dearborn Partners
Fred Davis, M.D- President & Co-Founder, ProCare Systems Inc.
Daniel Gottlieb, J.D.- Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
Matthew Green- Director, Retail Equity Markets, RainMaker Securities
Vijay Gurbaxani, Ph.D.- Director, Center for Digital Transformation; Taco Bell Professor of Business and Computer Science, University of California Irvine
Anna Haghgooie, MBA- Managing Director, Sandbox Industries
Yanzhong Huang, Ph.D.- Senior Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations
Prerna Mona Khanna, M.D., MPH- Fox News Chicago Medical Correspondent; Medical Director, U.S. Health Record
Anurag Mairal, Ph.D., MBA- Director, Global Exchange Programs, Stanford University; co-Founder, Executive President, Orbees Medical
Megan McHugh, Ph.D.- Director, Center for Healthcare Policy and Implementation, Northwestern University
David Meltzer, M.D., Ph.D.- Director, Center for Health and Social Sciences (CHeSS), University of Chicago
Farzad Mostashari, M.D., Sc.M- National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Kenneth Munson, J.D.- Region V Director, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Maura O'Hara, MBA- Executive Director, Illinois Venture Capital Association
Michael Portnoy, Ph.D- NIH Small Business and Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant Program Coordinator
Ellen A. Rudnick, MBA- Executive Director, Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Peter Shagory, MBA - Partner, Baird Venture Partners
Ken Sharigian, Ph.D, MBA.- Senior Vice President for Development and Integration, American Medical Association
Dean Smith, Ph.D- Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Michigan School of Public Health
Andrew Sofield, MBA- Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers
B.S. Srinath, M.D.- Chairman, Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital Foundation (Banglore, India)
Walter Stadler, M.D.- Fred C. Buffett Professor of Medicine and Surgery; Associate Dean for Clinical Research, University of Chicago
Immanuel Thangaraj, MBA- Managing Partner, Essex Woodlands Health Ventures
Siva Yam, CPA, CFA- President, U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce