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Monday, April 23, 2007
Chairman
Michael Critelli - Speaker Photo Michael Critelli
Chairman and CEO
Pitney Bowes Inc.

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8:00 am -
9:00 am
Employer Demands to Improve Value in Health Care Purchasing
  • Intel’s Chairman makes a call-to-action to other employers to assess and purchase value in health care
  • Recent release of employer-led Dossia offering consumers the tools to collect and understand their personal medical information
Craig R. Barrett - Speaker Photo Craig R. Barrett
Chairman, Intel Corporation
Co-chairman, National Innovation Initiative
Member, American Health Information Community (AHIC);
Chair, UN Alliance

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9:10 am -
10:10 am
Employer Initiatives to Drive Affordability
  • US Chamber's initiatives to provide affordable coverage including improvements to HSAs, tax deductions of premiums for individuals, small business insurance options
  • Caterpillar’s progressive strategies in employee benefits for over 150,000 covered lives, including employer-led direct pharmaceutical purchasing
Gerald L. Shaheen - Speaker Photo Gerald L. Shaheen
Group President
Caterpillar Inc.
Chairman of the Board of Directors
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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10:15 am -
10:55 am
Added Session
Employer Demands for Health IT - Perspectives from Large and Small Employers
  • The impact of health care costs on profitability for large and small manufacturers
  • Perspectives from employers demanding the implementation of health information technology to drive value-based purchasing, transparency, efficiency and affordability
Moderator
John Engler - Speaker Photo John Engler
President and CEO
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
former Governor
State of Michigan

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Bob Hartley - Speaker Photo Bob Hartley
Vice President, Global Compensation & Benefits
Applied Materials Inc.

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Matt Quinn - Speaker Photo Matt Quinn
Healthcare Alliance Manager
NCR Corporation

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11:00 am -
12:00 pm
Business Call to Action for Healthcare Reform
  • Safeway CEO Steve Burd discusses how the business community must join together and provide leadership in solving the nation's healthcare crisis.
  • With healthcare costs fast approaching 25% of the nation's GDP, Mr. Burd is a strong advocate of market solutions and preventive care to achieve universal coverage.
  • Mr. Burd will discuss how Safeway has implemented innovative solutions for its non-union workforce that have driven down healthcare costs for the company and employees while improving benefits with a focus on incentives and preventive care.
Steven A. Burd - Speaker Photo Steven A. Burd
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Safeway Inc.

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Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Chairman
John M. Clymer - Speaker Photo John M. Clymer
President
Partnership for Prevention

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11:10 am -
11:50 am
A Corporate CEO Calls for Step-Change in Health Care Productivity
  • The impact of spiraling health care costs on private and government health care plans and how cost trends undermine competitive advantages of companies and the future economic health of countries
  • Solutions for greater efficiencies in health care and addressing prevention, quality and competitiveness
  • An eclectic panel explores perspectives and solutions from business, government and the health care industry
Julie Fasone Holder - Speaker Photo Julie Fasone Holder
Corporate VP, Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion and Public Affairs
The Dow Chemical Company

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Julie Louise Gerberding - Speaker Photo Julie Louise Gerberding, MD, MPH
Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
Administrator
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

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Edward D. Miller - Speaker Photo Edward D. Miller, MD
Dean of the Medical Faculty; CEO, Johns Hopkins Medicine;
Rated #1 Hospital by U.S. News & World Report since 1990

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12:00 pm -
12:40 pm
Growing and Sustaining the Innovative Enterprise
  • Driving a sustainable business and managing for creativity and success
  • Engaging customers as creative partners to foster customer loyalty in 42,000+ customers (nearly 100% cast an annual vote-of-confidence through renewals)
  • Creating an environment for innovation by providing generous employee benefits, including free on-site medical, wellness care, subsidized childcare, free access to world-class fitness facilities
James (Jim) H. Goodnight - Speaker Photo James (Jim) H. Goodnight, Ph.D
CEO, SAS; Listed in Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" for all 10 years the ranking has existed

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