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Recently Confirmed Speakers Include:

Keynotes Angela F. Braly President and CEO WellPoint, Inc.   James Hagedorn Chairman and CEO Scotts Miracle-Gro Company   Ian Morrison Futurist and Author; President Emeritus, Institute for the Future   John Tooker, MD, MBA, FACP EVP and CEO American College of Physicians Andrew Webber President and CEO, National Business Coalition on Health Board of Directors for the National Quality Forum, the Leapfrog Group, and Bridges to Excellence   Employers E.J. Holland Jr. SVP, Human Resources EMBARQ   Pam French VP, Benefits and Compensation The Boeing Company   Rick Stephens SVP, Human Resources and Administration Boeing, Inc   Chris McSwain Director, Compensation & Benefits SCANA Services, Inc.   Andrew Webber President and CEO, National Business Coalition on Health Board of Directors for the National Quality Forum, the Leapfrog Group, and Bridges to Excellence Harriet P. Pearson VP, Regulatory Policy & Chief Privacy Officer IBM Corporation Payers/Health Plans Reed V. Tuckson, MD, FACP EVP and Chief of Medical Affairs UnitedHealth Group David Cordani President CIGNA HealthCare   Robin Downey Senior Vice President and Head of Product Development Aetna, Inc.   Jeffrey Kang, MD Chief Medical Officer, CIGNA President, eHealth Initiative   Jack Lord, MD Chief Innovation Officer Humana, Inc.   David A. Stumpf, MD, PhD National Medical Director, Physician Engagement and Improvement, UnitedHealth Clinical Advancement UnitedHealth Care   Providers Ronald M. Davis, MD President, American Medical Association Director, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Henry Ford Health System   J. Marc Overhage, MD, PhD President & CEO Indiana Health Information Exchange Nina Schwenk, MD Vice President, Mayo Clinic; Vice-chair, Mayo Clinic Board of Governors; Chair, Information Technology Committee, Mayo Clinic   Glenn D. Steele Jr., MD, PhD President and CEO Geisinger Health System Pharma/Biotech Stanley B. Blaylock President and CEO, Medmark, a Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy; SVP, Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy and Home Care; Divisional VP, Walgreens Co. Joshua J. Ofman, MD, MSHS VP, Global Coverage & Reimbursement, Global Government Affairs; VP, Global Health Economics and Global Development Amgen Government Jon Kingsdale Executive Director Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector   Cal Ludeman Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Services Chair, Governor's Health Council Co-Chair, Smart-Buy Alliance   Jean Slutsky Director, Center for Outcomes and Evidence Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Thomas Valuck, MD, JD Director, Special Program Office for Value-Based Purchasing Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Other Perspectives Jim Chase Executive Director Minnesota Community Measurement   James S. Gandolfo SVP PFPC, a member of PNC Financial Services Group Chairman The Health Savings Account Council   Michael C. Howe CEO, MinuteClinic Representative of Leadership and Innovation, Governor of Minnesota's Health Care Transformation Task Force   Alexander S. Preker Lead Economist World Bank Sir Michael Rawlins, MD Chairman National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Hans Rosling, MD, PhD Professor of International Health, Karolinska Institutet (Sweden) Co-Founder, Gapminder

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Register by 10/12 to save up to $500. To register, please contact customer service at 800-767-9499 or . To register online, please visit: www.whcc2008.com/register. To book a hotel room with double Marriott points and free Internet access, please call the Marriott Wardman Park at 202-328-2000.

World Congress Membership Includes Access to Worldhealthtalks.com!

The World Congress Membership Package is limited to 2,000 executives and offers access to an extensive list of videos and transcripts of WHCC keynote and track sessions. To view free content, please visit www.worldhealthtalks.com. Join this new membership program by registering for the 2008 World Health Care Congress and sign up for the membership package. For membership benefits or to join, please call 1-800-767-9499 or visit www.worldcongress.com/membership.

* Membership Benefits/Deliverables:

• One (1) 3-Day Conference registration to the 5th Annual World Health Care Congress
• Premium "Members Only" Access to WHCC Talks™ on our website
• Premium "Members Only" Access to WHCC Talks™ transcripts (available via download from our website - electronic delivery only)
• Enrollment in WHCC Book Club™. A minimum of three (3) books will be sent to you during the course of your WHCC 2008 Membership™.
• One (1) set of DVDs from WHCC 2007 & 2008
• One (1) set of all Executive Summaries from WHCC 2007 & 2008: Get key takeaways from the World Health Care Congress in concise executive summaries that enable a session's need-to-know insights to be absorbed in minutes. These Executive Summaries enhance the value of the World Health Care Congress. They can be reviewed after the WHCC, saved, and shared with others. 2007 Executive Summaries include:
  • Keynote Agenda - all keynotes, including insights from 27 thought leaders
  • Track 1: Executive Congress - includes insights from 23 industry leaders
  • Track 6: Health Plan & Insurer CEO/CFO/CMO/CIO Summit - includes insights from 13 senior payer executives
  • Track 7: Pharma & Biotech CEO/CFO Summit - insights from 11 senior pharma execs
• 2008 Executive Summaries TBD
• Invitation to join the WHCC Community™ for healthcare executives (open to WHCC Members only).

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