As a health care executive, you may wonder how you can use health care policy and innovation to enhance your business model and to ensure success in the upcoming years. The 9th World Health Care Congress delivers answers to these challenges by convening 1,600 attendees from all industry segments and from around the globe to outline and assess the intersection of strategy, execution and innovation.

Taking place on April 16-18 in Washington, DC! This is the ONE and ONLY strategy and networking meeting you need to attend in 2012!

Now in its 9th year, the Congress has been expanded to welcome over 200 speakers from all industry segments, to host 10 co-located Summits and to present10 Emerging Trend Forums - all rooted in over 400 hours meticulous research with industry experts.

Confirmed Thought Leaders Include:

• Alan Muney, MD, MHA, Chief Medical Officer, CIGNA
• Alan Weil, Executive Director, National Academy for State Health Policy
• Andrew Webber, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Business Coalition on Health; Board of Directors, National Quality Forum, the Leapfrog Group, and Bridges to Excellence
• Bruce Bodaken, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Shield of California
• Charles W. Sorenson, Jr, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Intermountain Health Care
• Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, Diane v.S. Levy and Robert M. Levy University Professor and Vice Provost for Global Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania
• George C. Halvorson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kaiser Permanente (USA); Board of Directors, AHIP
• Jay S. Walker, Founder, Priceline.com, Chairman, Walker Digital
• Jeremy A. Lazarus, MD, President-Elect, American Medical Association
• John D. Forsyth, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Wellmark, Inc.
• Leslie C. Overton, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice
• Lloyd H. Dean, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dignity Health (formerly Catholic Healthcare West)
• Lowell McAdam, Chairman & CEO, Verizon Communications
• Mark T. Bertolini, Chairman, CEO and President, Aetna
• Nancy Howell Agee, President and CEO, Carilion Clinic
• Omar Ishrak, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Medtronic
• Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD, Chairman and CEO, NantWorks
• Peter R. Orszag, Member of President Obama’s Cabinet, Director, Office of Management and Budget, 2009-2010, Director, Congressional Budget Office, 2007-2008, Vice Chairman, Institutional Clients Group, Citigroup, Inc.
• Richard A. Feinstein, Director, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Richard Jurgens, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Hy-Vee, Inc.
• Sam Nussbaum, MD, Executive Vice President, Clinical Health Policy and Chief Medical Officer, WellPoint, Inc.
• Terry Branstad , Governor of Iowa
• Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Ursula M. Burns, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Xerox Corporation

NEW for 2012:

• Over 80 educational and strategy geared sessions! Keynotes, co-located Summits, breakout Forums and one International Health Summit
• Expanded networking! 14 plus hours of networking offered at this year’s Congress through dedicated networking time, receptions and cocktails
• Insiders/VIP/Embassy reception on Sunday, April 15! Welcoming speakers, VIP attendees and embassy officials to launch the 2012 Congress
• Book signing by Jonathan Gruber, PhD for his recently published graphic novel, “Health Care Reform: What It Is, Why It's Necessary, How It Works”
• Co-located Summits: Federal State and Reform Summit, Delivery Innovation Summit, CMO Summit and Health Care Investor Summit

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