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2009 Convergence Summit
Schedule of Events
(Day One - Closed meeting; invitation-only)
Note: Session is Full

2009 Theme: How can wireless life sciences (WLS) deliver more efficiency to healthcare?

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

6:00-8:00 PM Private Speakers, Sponsors & Members Dinner
Sponsor & Host: QUALCOMM

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

7:00-8:00 AM Networking Breakfast

8:00- Welcome and Introductory Remarks:

Camille Sobrian, President, WLSA and COO, CONNECT

Rob McCray, J.D., Chairman, WLSA and Special Advisor, TripleTree LLC

Dr. Paul Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Qualcomm

Katherine Kalin, Vice President, Strategy, Johnson & Johnson Corporate Development

8:30 AM- Perspectives on Wireless-Life Sciences Technology

Panelists:
- Jeff Augenstein, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Ryder Trauma Center, Jackson Memorial Hospital University of Miami

- Philip Low, M.D., Ph.D., Founder, Chairman, CEO, NeuroVigil, Inc.
- Stan Kachnowski, M.D., Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine, England; Chair Healthcare Innovation Technology Lab, Columbia University
- Dr. Eric J. Topol, Chief Medical Officer of the West Wireless Health Institute.  He is also Chief Academic Officer and holder of the Gary and Mary West Chair of Innovative Medicine at Scripps Health.  In addition, Dr. Topol is director, Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI). 

9:40 AM - Break

10:15 AM - How can Wireless-Life Sciences Transform the (Broken) Economics of Global Health?
- Andy Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Proteus Biomedical

10:35 AM - Developed Market Perspectives on Wireless-Life Sciences

Panelists:
- Agnes Berzsenyi, General Manager, Home Health, GE Healthcare
- Jeff Goldsmith, President, Health Futures, Inc.
- Terry Hisey, Vice Chairman, Life Sciences Leader, Deloitte
- Amir Jafri, Vice President, Cardinal Health

11:45 AM - Business Innovators: Six I Award Finalists Presentations
GreatCall - Jitterbug; Simple cell phone with 24-hour live service
MedApps - Mobile wireless health monitoring
CellTrak Technologies - Homecare automation with GPS cell phones
BeWell Mobile - Disease management via cell phones
Diversinet Corp. - Health information transparency in partnership with AllOne Mobile
Epocrates - Rx drug and formulary reference

12:15 PM - Break

12:30 PM - Lunch and Keynote Presentations

Introduction to the Application of Social Networking Technology to Healthcare
- Chris Hoffmann, Senior Principal, TripleTree LLC

Using Technology to Simplify Physician Services
- Jay Parkinson, M.D., Founder of Hello Health

1:30 PM- World Market Perspectives on Wireless-Life Sciences

2:15 PM- Breakout Session A
Wireless-Life Sciences in Developing Countries

2:15 PM - Breakout Session B
Engaging Consumers for Better Health: Mobile Devices, Computers & Gaming Consoles

Panelists:
- Doug Goldstein, Futurist and Gaming-4-Health entrepreneur
- Terry Hisey, Vice Chairman, Life Sciences Leader, Deloitte
- Paul Keckley, PhD, Executive Director, Deloitte Center for Health Solutions

3:15 PM- Break

3:30 PM- San Diego to Belfast: Tales of Two Institutes
- Don Jones, Founding Board Member, Gary and Mary West Wireless Health Institute
- Eoin Lambkin, Co-Founder, European Connected Health Campus

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4:00 PM - Business Innovators and Six I Award Finalists Presentations
- Update from the first pure-play public wireless health company, CardioNet, Inc.
Aaron Goldmuntz, Director of Business Development

IntelliDOT - wireless workflow manager connecting caregivers with information systems
Triage Wireless - wireless telemetry/vital signs monitoring
Tagnos - patient flow management applications
MicroCHIPS - continuous glucose management system
PhiloMetron - PTMS program weight management system
Proteus Biomedical - electronically observed pharmaceutical therapy platform

4:45 - I Award program Presentation
Kevin Green, Managing Partner, TripleTree LLC

5:00 PM - What Did We Learn? All Participant Discussion
Hosted by Dr. Paul Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Qualcomm, and Katherine Kalin, Vice President, Strategy, Johnson & Johnson Corporate Development.

This is a favorite time of the Summit. All attendees will be encouraged to share their thinking related to wireless opportunities for the life sciences sector and improvement of health outcomes.

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5:30-7:30 PM Wireless Demo Reception for all Participants
This hosted reception represents an opportunity to initiate conversation and solidify relationships with other participants. In addition, wireless-life sciences solution providers will demonstrate their technologies.

Partial List of Wireless Technology Demos:
3banana, Inc.
Aventyn, Inc.
BeWell Mobile
Calgary Scientific
CardioNet
CellTrak
Digi International
Diversinet Corp. / AllOne Mobile
Epocrates
European Centre for Connected Health
Fluential
GenerationOne
Great Call / Jitterbug
iConecto - Gaming4Health
IntelliDOT
MedApps
MicroCHIPS
Microsoft
Myca
On Ramp Wireless
PhiloMetron
Pressure Profile Systems
Santech (Calit2)
Tagnos
Triage Wireless
Vision Tree Software
Zume Life

Thursday, May 14, 2009 (Day Two - Open to the WLS Community as well as all attendees from May 13/Day One) (REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED; SESSION IS FULL)

Commercializing Wireless-Life Sciences Technology Successfully

This day is designed for both experienced companies and individuals and those who are new to the wireless-life sciences segment or who have technology that is or could be adaptable to the segment. No matter your level of experience, you will learn the ins and outs of commercializing wireless medical device technology from the most successful serial entrepreneur in the space and from a group of experts that we have assembled from all over the country.  Our luncheon presenter will give us an insider’s look at event in Washington, D.C.

(See below for the cost for this event and the registration link.)

Schedule of Presentations

7:30 AM - Light Breakfast

8:00 AM - Introduction to Wireless- Life Sciences
- Rob McCray, Chairman, Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance; Special Advisor, TripleTree LLC

- Camille Sobrian, President, Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance; Chief Operating Officer, CONNECT

8:15 AM - Setting the Day's Expectations & Audience Discussion
- James Sweeney, Executive Chairman & CEO, IntelliDOT; Founder, CardioNet and Caremark (San Diego, CA)

9:30 AM - Winning Business Strategies for Companies in the Wireless Health Sector
In this session our panel of experts will use an interactive approach to explore the most important questions related to successfully translating a technology or concept into a successful enterprise, including: Who is my customer? Who will pay for the product or service? How do insurers evaluate innovation? What is the role of clinical validation and how is it pursued?

Accessing Non-Traditional Capital
- Joel A. Balbien, Ph.D., CFA, Managing Director, GreenTech Consulting, LLC

- Kuo Bianchini Tong, President & Founder, Quorum Consulting

- Jonathan Seltzer, M.D., Founder & President, Applied Clinical Intelligence, LLC

11:30 AM - Break

12:00 Noon - Lunch & Keynote Presentation
- Susan W. Berson, Member, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, PC
A Glimpse into the Future: Predicting the Health Care Landscape

1:00 PM - Break

1:15 PM - Managing the Device Regulatory Approval Process on Multiple Continents
- Clay Anselmo, CEO, Reglera

2:15 PM - Open Development
- Michael Clay, Executive in Open Development, Verizon Wireless

3:15 PM - Roundtable Discussion for all Faculty and Attendees

4:30 PM - Adjourn

Cost to Attend:
General Public $395
Member of CONNECT, BIOCOM, CommNexus $250
WLSA Member $150
Full time Student & Faculty $50
WLSA Summit (Day 1 Attendees only) FREE

REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED..

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