The HIMSS Thought Leader Summit Agenda
Day 1: Monday, December 5
9:00 to 10:10 a.m.
Welcome: Scott Shuster, Program Facilitator
Read about Scott Shuster in Speakers & Panelists.
Not for the Faint-Hearted: Making the Business Case for Globalization
Embracing globalization, you’re on the cusp of possibility. But globalization is not for the faint-hearted. So many critical decisions await... will you move your company into the world market or stay planted where you are? What role will globalization play in the course that you chart for your business? With healthcare and globalization converging around IT, how do you structure and strategize for success? Where are the implementation pitfalls? You need to manage the process, not let it manage you. Learn how to develop the appetite—and the confidence—to forge ahead in a global healthcare society.
Panelists:
- Greg S. Walton, Sr. Vice President and CIO, Carilion Health Care
- Ryan Stewart, Vice President, Strategy & Communications, Ingenix, Inc.
- Jamil Tajik, MD, FACC, Mayo Clinic/Dubai Healthcare City
10:10 to 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 to 10:50 a.m.
Trends, Trials and Triumphs in Healthcare’s Global Business
Speaker: Former Ambassador Marc Ginsberg
10:50 a.m. to noon
Making the Leap from Local to Global Healthcare Markets – A New Business Model
A new business model is sweeping into healthcare from other industries. Through global IT connectivity, the panorama of new possibilities is rapidly coming into view. With this change, come new vistas of opportunity. It’s time to explode the myths, sort hype from reality and understand exactly how the new healthcare model will impact how you conduct business locally and globally.
Panelists:
- Marc Ginsberg, Senior Global Affairs Analyst, FOX News
- Paul Mango, North American Practice Leader, McKinsey & Company
- John Hummel, Sr. Vice President & CIO, Sutter Health
- Jonathan White, MD, Vice President & CIO, Pfizer Human Health (invited)
12:00 to 1:15 p.m.
Lunch – discussion/conversation
1:15 to 2:40 p.m.
Protectionist or Globalist?: Balancing the Healthcare IT Regulatory Environment
In a world flattened by information technology, will regulation close borders or open them? Are protectionism and globalization at odds? The regulatory environment has an impact on the future of a “boundaryless” society—one that can promote or hinder harmonization between the United States and other countries. Examine how this delicate balance can exist and what barriers must be overcome to succeed.
Panelists:
- Hugh Zettel, Marketing Manager, GE Healthcare
- John F. Helfrick, MD, Senior Consultant, Harvard Medical International, and Executive Director, International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
2:40 to 3:00 p.m.
Break
3:00 to 4:15 p.m.
Whose Intellectual Property Is IT, Anyway?: How to Safely Flex Your Competitive Muscle in the New Global Arena of Healthcare IT
Will intellectual property differences among countries constrain the very platform (IT) that has opened borders? How do we leverage core strengths in an open-borders world? Find revolutionary techniques to maintain competitive advantage in the accelerating pace of globalization... yet still promote healthy relations without sacrificing proprietary assets.
Panelists:
- Pushpendu Pal, CTO, Wellpoint
- John R. Whitman, President, Sycamore Management Corporation
Day 2: Tuesday, December 6
8:30 to 9:00 a.m.
Plenary Address: TBD
9:00 to 10:10 a.m.
Healthcare’s Global Sourcing IT Frenzy
Global healthcare sourcing has expanded the pool of available talent exponentially; gains in productivity have been prodigious. Newly available talent in distant places has been discovered and employed. Globalization is well underway. While global sourcing has promoted mobility of labor pools and connectivity of human effort across the globe, protecting privacy is a recurrent U.S. issue.
Panelists:
- Sangita Reddy, Executive Director, Apollo Hospitals Group, Hyderabad, India
- Jonathan Bush, President & CEO, athenahealth, Inc.
- Simmi Singh, Vice President Healthcare Industry Practice, Cognizant Technology Solutions
10:10 to 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 to 11:45 a.m.
A Brave New Frontier: The Convergence of Globalization and Healthcare
What is the nexus of globalization in healthcare, and where is it headed? It’s a bold, new world—one of dramatic change and transformation driven by technology and connectivity. Global economic activity, public policy and competitiveness are in a dynamic cycle, driving and being driven by each other. Healthcare’s opportunity and future lies at the center of this cycle. Cut to the core and see what the future holds for your business.
Panelists:
- Eric Brown, Vice President, Forrester Research, Inc.
- Frances Karamouzis, Research Director, Gartner Group