I have been asked to post this and invite you all. Look at the stellar line of speakers! Congratulations Matthew and Indu, this is very impressive for the first Health 2.0 conference! (disclaimer: I'm on the advisory board)

Health 2.0 Conference / User-Generated Healthcare

September 20th, 2007

Web 2.0 technologies including social networking, blogs, patient communities and online tools for search and self-care management look set to transform the health care landscape. Come meet the leading figures in this movement at Health 2.0 - User Generated Healthcare.

You'll see rapid fire demos from start-ups and hear reactions from established players in the field. Get up close and personal with leaders from Google, Sermo, Intuit, PatientsLikeMe, Healthline, Healia, WebMD, Microsoft, Organized Wisdom, MedHelp and many, many more. You've never seen anything like this in health care before!!

Featuring

More info > www.health2con.com

Conference Agenda Highlights

PANEL: The Role of the Consumer Aggregators

Adam Bosworth, VP Healthcare Google
Ann Mond Johnson, Executive VP WebMD Health
Peter Neupert, Executive VP Health Solutions Microsoft
Bonnie Becker, Director, Health Category Yahoo!

Moderator: Jane Sarasohn-Kahn THINK-Health

Special Perspective from: David J. Brailer
Former National Health IT Coordinator
& Founder, Health Evolution Partners

DEMO PANEL: Search in Healthcare

Alain Rappaport, CEO Medstory/Microsoft
Roni Zeiger, Product Manager Google
Venky Harinarayan, CEO Kosmix
Tom Eng, Founder & CEO Healia
Dean Stephens, President & COO Healthline Networks

Moderator: Jack Barrette, CEO WeGoHealth (ex-Yahoo)
 

DEMO PANEL: Social Media for Patients

Ben Heywood, CEO Patients Like Me
Doug Hirsch, CEO Daily Strength
Unity Stoakes, President OrganizedWisdom
Karen Herzog, Founder Sophia's Garden
John de Souza, CEO MedHelp International
Moderator: Amy Tenderich DiabetesMine
PANEL: Payers, Providers, & Pharma...and Health2.0

Paul Wallace, Medical Director Kaiser Permanente
Joe Gifford, Chief Medical Officer Regence BCBS
Jeff Rideout, VP, Chief Medical Officer Cisco
Ted von Glahn, Director PBGH
Bruce Grant, SVP  Digitas Health

Moderator: Doug Goldstein eFuturist

DEMO PANEL: Tools for Consumer Health

Dan Levin, General Manager, Healthcare Intuit
Marlene Beggelman, CEO Enhanced Medical Decisions
Dave Hall, VP of Innovations HealthEquity
Ann Mond Johnson, Exec VP WebMD Health
Joseph Villa, VP Revolution Health
Ryan Phelan, CEO DNADirect

Moderator: Scott Shreeve CrossOver Healthcare

DEMO PANEL: Providers and social networks

Daniel Palestrant, CEO Sermo
Michael Markus, Founder Within3
Chini Krishnan, CEO Vimo
Gale Wilson Steele, Founder/CEO Careseek
Patricia Ball, VP Consumer Aware
Doug Goldstein, President Medical Alliances
Moderator - Enoch Choi MD MedHelp/PAMF

CLOSING REACTOR PANEL: Health2.0 - Looking Ahead

Bob Katter, Senior VP Relay Health
David Kibbe, AAFP
Jay Silverstein, President Revolution Health
Esther Dyson, EDventure
Lee Shapiro, President Allscripts
Steve Brown, Founder Health Hero Network
Moderator: Marty Tenenbaum Commercenet
WRAP-UP - Matthew Holt/Indu Subaiya

POST-CONFERENCE Wine and Cheese Networking
Preconference Podcasts

Matthew Holt talks with the founders of two Health 2.0 communities about the challenges their start-ups face.
AthenaHealth's Jonathan Bush wants to revolutionize healthcare by increasing transparency and arming providers with data they've never had access to before. Listen in on the conversation.

Kosmix founder Venky Harinarayan thinks RightHealth can become a go to site for consumers looking for healthcare information. He talks with Matthew about the technology underpinning this ambitious project.

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This schedule is as accurate as possible, but is subject to change.

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