The 4th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress (WHIT v.4.0) convening over 400 healthcare executives pushes the discussion to a higher level to center on the next generation of innovation and technology as defined through the analysis of a focused and growing set of best resources for innovation and creativity. Many in healthcare discuss the tipping point but 2008 promises to be the year when healthcare IT is truly enabled – and taken from concept to practice. Scheduled on the heels of a historic presidential election, WHIT v.4.0 is positioned to be this year’s must-attend innovation and technology conference for healthcare C-suite executives and thought leaders.

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SUBMIT DEMO ABSTRACT FOR TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASES

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Keynote Speakers Confirmed to Date
Newt Gingrich Former Speaker of the House; Founder, The Center for Health Transformation
2008 ADVISORY BOARD THOUGHT LEADERS TO DATE
Providers/Payers
James Hereford Executive Vice President, Strategic Services and Quality Group Health Cooperative	Vipul Kashyap, PhD Senior Medical Informatician, Clinical Knowledge Management, Clinical Informatics Research & Development Group, Partners HealthCare System
Mohan Nair Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Executive, The Regence Group; Chairman of the Board, Regence Life and Health	Ronald A. Paulus, MD, MBA Chief Technology and Innovation Officer Geisinger Ventures, Geisinger Health System
Jay Srini, MS, MBA, FHIMSS Chief Innovation Officer, Insurance Services Division University of Pittsburgh Medical Center	MaryAnn Stump, RN President, Consumer Aware; Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
Joseph L. Ternullo, JD, CPA Associate Director Center for Connected Health, A Division of Partners HealthCare	John C. Wade Vice President and former Chief Information Officer, St. Luke's Health System Executive Director, Kansas City Regional Electronic Exchange (KCREE)
Jack Wolf President and Chief Executive Officer, Emerging Health Information Technology; VP and CIO, Montefiore Medical Center
Pharma
Jerilyn Hayes Director of Information Technology Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation
Government/Policy & Academic
Joanne Andreadis Innovation Team Leader Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)	Bruce Metz, PhD Chief Information Officer Thomas Jefferson University
Syed Tirmizi, MD Director, Health & Medical Informatics Veterans Health Administration
Solution Providers
Deepak Ayyagari, PhD Principal Scientist, Personal Health Technologies Sharp Laboratories	Bill Crounse, MD Director, Worldwide Health Microsoft Corporation
Jeffrey Gruen, MD, MBA Chief Medical Officer Revolution Health	Brandon Savage, MD Chief Medical Officer GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions
Roy Schoenberg, MD, MPH Chief Executive Officer American Well Systems

2007 Congress Presenters Included:

Candace Mullen
Conference Manager
World Congress
  Phone: 781.939.2410

  Fax: 781.939.2542

  Email: candace.mullen@worldcongress.com

or

Mary Young
Senior Conference Manager
World Congress
  Phone: 603.472.7494

  Email: Mary.Young@worldcongress.com

To inquire about Sponsorship and Executive Networking Opportunities, contact:

Ron Trznadel
Executive Vice President, Business Development

  Phone: 781-939-2432

  Email: sponsorship@whitcongress.com

To inquire about press passes and co-marketing opportunities:

Catherine Rymsha
Marketing Manager
World Congress
  Phone: 781.939.2587

  Email: Catherine.Rymsha@worldcongress.com