Leveraging on the success of our annual East Coast Summit, this executive forum, industry executives will gain an in-depth understanding of the fundamental principles of project management and best practice frameworks for applying these tools and techniques within their organizations. Through a series of dynamic panel discussions, intensive case studies and the ability to learn from your peers through multiple networking opportunities, attendees will learn the critical steps that must be taken to change an organization's culture, secure buy-in from leadership, create an environment of open communication, analyze project ROI and allocate resources to decrease costs and improve efficiencies in the system.

Top Reasons You Can’t Miss This Summit:

• TALES FROM THE FIELD: Learn from leading industry experts and other health care institutions through interactive sessions on how they applied the methodologies and the results they have achieved that you can take back to your organization for immediate implementation
• KNOWLEDGE: By attending this event you’ll gain an understanding on the values of project, program and portfolio management and how to fully utilize your resources to improve the delivery and quality of care
• NETWORK: Collaborate with fellow Project, Portfolio and Program Managers to discuss best practices in Project Management in Health Care and form connections with others sharing the same challenges in the field
• SOLUTIONS: The Workshop on Business Driven PMO Setup – Practical Insights, Techniques, and Case Examples for Ensuring Success  will provide you with an in-depth understanding on how to establish a business-driven PMO and roadmap for rapid success and ongoing vitality
• RESULTS: Hear from CIGNA Healthcare, Advocate Health
  Care, Allina Hospitals and Clinics, Bayfront Health System, Group Health Cooperative, Texas Health Resources and Harvard University, School of Public Health on the steps they took to change their culture, secure buy-in from leadership, create an environment of open communication and how they improved efficiencies within their systems

2011 Co-Chairpersons
Pranjal Shah, PMP®, CPHIMS Formerly EMR Clinicals Project Manager Kaiser Permanente Co-Events Director Project Management Institute	David A. Shore, PhD Associate Dean, Director, Project Management in Health Care Programs Harvard University, School of Public Health
Confirmed Thought Leaders
Mohammed A. Ahmed ETE Project Manager Alcatel-Lucent	Chris Anibarro, M.Ed Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) Consultant Seattle Children’s Hospital
Chris Bryan Senior Director, Enterprise Project Management Group Health Cooperative	Paul Capello, PMP® Project Office Manager Bayfront Health System, Inc
Lior Caspi, PMP® Project Manager Consultant Seattle Children’s Hospital	Richard Chan, MBA, PMP®, CSM Manager, Project Management Office Seattle Children's Research Institute
John Crilly, PMP® Senior Project Manager Baptist Health Director of Education PMI Healthcare CoP	Doug Deck Senior Vice President, Operations Integration Advocate Health Care
Jennifer (Jenny) Euting Program and Project Director, Operating Effectiveness US Service, Clinical & Specialty CIGNA HealthCare	Amy Evans, PMP®, CSM Project Manager Seattle Children’s Hospital
Sue Fairchild, PMP® Senior Project Manager Allina Hospitals and Clinics	William (Buddy) Gillespie Vice President-Chief Technology Officer & CIO Emeritus, ITIL Foundation V 3.0 Certified WellSpan Health
Greg Kain Manager Project Planning and Execution Integrated Project Management	John A. Kocon, PMP Vice President Enterprise Program Management Office Catholic Health Initiatives
Maneesh Mehra Assistant Director, Project Management Office Texas Children's Hospital	Mark Price Perry Director PMO Services gantthead.com
Ralph Porpora, MBA, PMP, SSBB PMO Manager Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia	Joel Verinder, PMP Director, Project Management Office Texas Health Resources