Past Conferences
2019: Breaking Down Silos
Keynote Speakers
Karl Handelsman, Investment Director, Roche Ventures
Heather Mirjahangir Fernandez, CEO, Co-Founder, Solv Health
Fireside Chat
Lee Lehman-Becker, Roche-Genentech Partnering - "Digital Innovation in Big Pharma"
Monica Martin de Bustamante, CBPartners - "Value Based Pricing in Pharma"
Panels
Reaching Across Populations to Provide Culturally Competent Care
Bringing Ideal Consumer Experiences to Healthcare
Cracking Development Silos Between Clinical Trials and Real World Evidence
Social Determinants of Health Technology for Population Health
Medicaid For More: How Medicaid Expansion is Changing Healthcare in America
2018: Innovation at Scale
Keynote Speakers
Jason Girzadas, Global Consulting Leader, Deloitte Consulting - "Curing Healthcare through Innovation"
Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD, Director, Center for Clinical Informatics & Improvement Research, UCSF - "Liberating Health Data: Can Competitive Instincts be Overcome?"
Chris Waugh, Chief Design and Innovation Officer, Sutter Health - "500 Days in Healthcare Innovation"
Fireside Chat
Amir Dan Rubin, President and CEO, One Medical - "Developing Sustainable, Scalable, Primary Care Models"
Panels
Scaling Precision Medicine
Tackling the Social Determinants of Health
New Sites of Care
Sustaining Innovations in Global Health
From Pilot to Population
Consumerization 2.0
2017: Building Bridges
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Sara Kennedy, Medical Director of Planned Parenthood, Northern California
Gilda Gonzalez, Interim CEO of Planned Parenthood, Northern California
Daniel Kraft, Faculty Chair at Singularity University and Founder & Chair of Exponential Medicine
Panels
Mind the Gap: Addressing Health Disparities Through Cross-Sector Partnership
Partnering Along the Pipeline: Development to Delivery in Global Health
Defining Value: Cross-Sector Approaches to Optimizing Quality, Cost, and Patient Outcomes
A New Model for Mental Health? Using Public/Private Partnerships to Enhance Care Quality
Fireside Chat with Illumina Accelerator: Making the Inaccessible, Accessible by Unlocking the Power of the Genome
Shaping Behavior by Design: What Does 'Patient-Centered' Really Mean?
2015: Inspire Technology. Advance Healthcare. Improve the World.
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Bob Watcher, Professor and Interim Chair of Medicine, UCSF & Author
Dennis Boyle, Partner & Founding Member of IDEO
Jennie Chin Hansen, Strategic Advisor & Former CEO of American Geriatrics Society
Panels
Digital Health Startup Growing Pains: The Dual Pursuit of ROI & Evidence
A Better Future for Health & Healthcare through Interoperability
Closing the Gap: Models for International Collaboration in Healthcare Product Development
The Constant Policy Struggle: The Innovation, Regulation and Access Balancing Act for Healthcare Technologies
Can Tech Solve Global Health Challenges? The role of Digital Solutions in Reaching the World's Most Vulnerable Populations
Data Science in Health: Lessons from the Field
Aging Gracefully: Strategies for Widespread Technology Adoption in the Elder Care Market
2014: Exploring New Frontiers
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Robert Pearl, Executive Director and CEO, the Permanente Medical Group
Matthew Douglass, Founder and VP of Platform, Practice Fusion
Lance Scott, Division Vice President, Global Market Development, Abbott Vascular
Panels
Transforming Prevention Through Technology
Using Big Data to Solve Big Problems in Healthcare
Reverse Innovation – What the U.S. can Learn from Global Healthcare Solutions
Finding, Funding and Delivering the Therapies of Tomorrow
Check-up: Exploring Obamacare’s Winners and Losers
Managing a Revolution: Changing the Culture of Care Delivery
Hands-on Expo: Disruptive Technologies in Healthcare
2013: Embracing Consumer Choice
Keynote Speakers
G. Steven Burrill – CEO, Burrill & Company
Ken Shachmut – Executive Vice President & CFO, Safeway Health Inc.; Senior Vice President, Safeway Inc
Panels
FastTalks: The Future of Personalized Healthcare
Innovative Solutions in Global Health
Blue Shield of California Case Competition
Product Demos: Patient & Provider Decision Tools
Workshop: Designing for a Healthcare Consumer
Start-ups and VCs Banking on Consumer Choice
Prevention in Every Dimension
Conference Recaps
2012: Entrepreneurial Solutions to Health Care Challenges
Keynote Speakers
Mike Buck - President, Abbott Ventures, Inc.
Daniel Kraft, M.D. - Executive Director, FutureMed; Founder & CEO, IntelliMedicine
Panels
Paying for Value
Health & Wellness - Mobile and Web-Based Technology
Venture Capital - Positioning Health Care Startups for Success
Managing Chronic Diseases
Nurturing Life Science Innovation in Tumultous Times
Fast Talks - Social Innovations in Global Health Care
Conference Recaps
2011: Innovation in Healthcare: Perspectives on Access, Delivery and Development
Keynote Speakers
Kimberley Belshé – Former Secretary, Health and Human Services Agency
Kent Lieginger, Pharm D – Senior Vice President, Managed Care and Customer Operations, Genentech
John D. Evans, PhD, MBA – Corporate Vice President, Business Innovation, Lockheed Martin
Scott Stropkay – Founder, Essential Design
Bryce Williams – Director, Wellvolution, Blue Shield of California
Panels
Overcoming Barriers to Medical Device Innovation
Realizing the Potential of Genetic Testing
Understanding and Navigating the Health Information Exchange
Opportunities and Challenges of the mHealth Revolution
Technology’s Role in Improving Rural Health Access
Accountable Care Organizations: Doing More With Less
2010: Healthcare's Changing Landscape
Keynote Speakers
Lloyd H. Dean – President and CEO, Catholic Healthcare West
David Brailer – Chairman, Health Evolution Partners
Peter Maag – Global Head, Diagnostics, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics
Barbara Fantuso – Director of Healthcare Innovation, frog design
Jason Hwang, MD – Co-founder and Executive Director, Innosight Institute
Julie Cheng, Esq. – General Counsel and Vice President of Business Development, Institute for OneWorld Health
Panels
Healthcare Innovations (Realizing CER’s Potential in the United States: Promoting Value while Encouraging Innovation)
Global Health (Sustainability and Effectiveness of Approaches to Global Health)
Consumer Health (The Promise of User-Focused Design for Healthcare)
International Healthcare (Lessons from Abroad)
Biotechnology (Strategies for Survival and Pipeline Development in the Changing Healthcare Landscape)
Healthcare IT (Empowering Patients to Make Better Health Decisions through Effective Information Sharing)
2009: The Impact of Integration
Keynote Speakers
Leonard Schaeffer – Founder and Former CEO, Wellpoint
Paul Keckley – Executive Director, Deloitte Center for Health Solutions
Marc Owen – Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Business Development, McKesson
Panels
Health Reform (Health Reform in the Obama Administration)
Chronic Disease (The Global Epidemic of Chronic Disease)
Healthcare Access (Strategies for Global Access)
Data in Healthcare (The Role of Data in Health Care)
Healthcare Delivery (Innovation in Health Care Delivery)
Future Trends (The Long-Term Future of Health Care)
2008: Innovation for a Better Tomorrow
Keynote Speakers
John Capek – EVP of Medical Products for Abbott Laboratories
Jay Keasling – Professor of Chemical Engineering & Co-Founder, Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc.
Panels
Biotechnology (The Future of Biosimilars)
Health Care Policy (2008 Presidential Election & Universal Coverage)
Global Health (Innovative Approaches for Improving Health in Developing Countries)
Medical Devices (Medical Devices in a Global Marketplace: Viewpoints from Start-ups, VCs, and the Fortune 500)
Payor/Provider (Coordination and Disease Management)
Health Care IT (The Future of Personal Health Information Technologies)
2007: Innovation, Integration, and Impact
Keynote Speakers
Kevin Young- EVP of Commercial Operations, Gilead Sciences
Mary Ann Thode- President, Kaiser Northern California Region
Dr. J Carl Craft- Chief Scientific Officer, Medicines for Malaria Venture
Panels
Biotechnology (The Scalability of Innovation)
Corporate Social Responsibility (Defining Social Responsibility in Health Care)
Health Care IT (Innovations for Consumer-Directed Healthcare)
Health Care Policy (Universal Health Care: A New Business Paradigm?)
International Health (Solving Roadblocks to Access in the Developing World)
Payor/Provider Panel (Defining Health Care Quality)
Medical Devices (Pricing and Reimbursement)
Venture Capital (The Pitch Experience)