We are currently accepting speaking submissions for the Health Technology Investment Forum taking place March 24th, 2009 in San Francisco. The Health Tech Investment Forum will present a full day of keynotes, presentations and high level networking opportunities bringing together investors and high growth health technology firms seeking investment capital and strategic partnerships. We accept speaking submissions on a rolling basis but due to the volume of submissions received we strongly encourage your to get your submissions in by December 30th, 2008.
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2008 Conference Agenda
Pre-Conference Webinar: The Next Wave of Healthcare M&A
Don't miss this complimentary and highly informative pre-conference webinar taking place September 24, 2008 at 2:00pm EST. As the healthcare technology sector continues to grow, the opportunity for Merger & Acquisition transactions will naturally increase. Discover what current trends are taking place and what your company should be prepared for in this growing sector.
Dave Cummings
Managing Partner
Agile Equity
Conference Agenda
Health Technology Investment Forum
September 30th 2008, New York City
| Conference Schedule |
Join healthcare's most powerful dealmakers in the financial capital of the world! Find out why the Health Technology Investment Forum is the best networking event of the year for strategic and financial buyers, brokers, bankers, attorneys and executives.
7:45am Registration Opens
8:00am Continental Breakfast & Networking
8:30-8:45am Opening Remarks by Conference Chair
Raj Singh
Managing Partner
Minerva Advisory Group
8:45-9:15am Opening Keynote Presentation
Lori M. Evans, Deputy Commissioner, New York State Department of Health
Ms. Evans serves as a Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health leading a new Office of Health Information Technology Transformation (OHITT). OHITT, created by the Governor in 2007, is responsible for government and private sector efforts to support improvements in health care quality, affordability and outcomes for all New Yorkers through widespread deployment of health information technology. This includes oversight of a $500 million health information technology investment program. Most recently, Ms Evans was a Managing Director of Manatt Health Solutions, a policy and business advisory division of Manatt, Phelps and Phillips and led the health information technology practice. She was also the Executive Director of the Taconic Health Information Network Community Regional Health Information Organization (THINC RHIO), one of the nation's leading health information exchange initiatives.
Ms. Evans previously served as a Senior Advisor to Dr. David Brailer, the nation's first National Coordinator for Health Information Technology in the Department of Health and Human Services. With vast expertise in interoperability and evolving federal and state health IT policy and governmental initiatives, Ms. Evans led the office's programs on the nationwide health information network (NHIN) architecture and regional health information organizations. She was also responsible for launching landmark initiatives for the certification of health information tools, modernization of health information standards, nationwide information-sharing architectures, and evaluation of new policies for protecting consumer privacy.
9:15-10:30am Healthcare Technology Investment: Trends and Outlook
Join this accomplished group of investors for an engaging discussion addressing the current outlook of healthcare technology venture capital and investment. Topics addressed will include long-term investment strategy, ability to invest in subsequent rounds of financing, current investment activity and the sectors future. Walk away with proven industry insights that you can immediately implement.
Moderator: Christopher w. Kersey, Partner, Camden Partners
Jim Lilly, Managing Director, Global Healthcare Group, Merrill Lynch & Co
Tim Petersen, Managing Director, Arboretum Ventures
Richard Davis, Managing Director, Needham & Co
Emanuel Martinez, CPA, MBA, Managing Director, GreenHills Ventures
10:30-11:00am Morning Break
11:00-11:25am Company Presentation: Access Granted
Access Granted provides a rapidly deployable computer based training (CBT) course that is designed to help employees and individuals interact more effectively with the growing elderly and disabled population. Access Granted's unique curriculum and copyright allows organizations to provide better customer service and added value to the wealthiest and fastest growing market segment in our country.
Greg Ellis
Principal
Access Granted
11:30-11:55am Company Presentation: Sensiotec
Sensiotec is a pioneer in advancing commercial development of Ultra Wide-band (UWB) based medical devices that improve patient care and reduce healthcare costs. The first product, the PAMT 3000 Patient Assessment Monitor, is a noninvasive medical vital signs system that, without ever touching the patient's body, provides continuous, real-time remote monitoring of heart rate, respiratory rate, bed and wheelchair occupancy, and movement. This technology is based on a proprietary platform using UWB pulses that operate safely at a lower frequency than cell phones and generate one billionth the heat of a night light. The Sensiotec platform can spawn many other groundbreaking medical devices that improve patient care, reduce healthcare costs and further advancement of the emerging wireless digital health network environment.
Robert Arkin
CEO
Sensiotec
12:00-1:30pm Private Luncheon
1:30-1:55pm Company Presentation: PracticeIT
PracticeIT is the simplest electronic medical record solution available, supported with unlimited premium service, all at an affordable annual fee. We deliver the only results you value - a successful EMR/PM implementation. And technology that fades into the background so you can do what you do best: Practice Medicine.
Rich Steinle
CEO
PracticeIT
2:00-2:25pm Company Presentation: Integral Information Systems
Integral Information Systems (IIS) presently develops and sells Pinpoint Enterprise BI OLAP/DSS applications for BI and performance management in multiple verticals. IIS was started to develop and promote highly scalable Pinpoint BI product. With installations at some prestigious healthcare sites Pinpoint has produced over $2.8m in revenue.
The mid-market of many industry verticals, where the need to quickly analyze information from disparate databases is the norm, companies are demonstrably underserved by existing BI products. The typical business model involving and complex and lengthy IT-driven set-up, simplistic querying cubes and expensive consultants does not meet the needs of smaller, cost sensitive companies. The demand for better solution is clear. Pinpoint offers that solution.
Mohan Shetye
CEO
Integral Information Systems
2:30-3:00pm Afternoon Networking Break
3:00-3:25pm Company Presentation Paquin Healthcare Companies
Paquin Healthcare Companies, the nation's leading specialist in retail healthcare, provide Consulting Services, Store Design and Implementation, Healthcare Products, Loyalty Programs, Ecommerce and Video Production Solutions to hospitals and healthcare systems nationwide. We offer turnkey programs to identify, plan and implement new retail revenue strategies. The company's core mission is to improve patient outcomes, increase revenue opportunities and minimize risks for healthcare organizations.The Paquin Retail Team has worked at over 200 hospital locations nationwide.
Tony Paquin
Founder & CEO
Paquin Healthcare Companies
4:00-5:00pm Healthcare Technology M&A Insights & Activity
As the healthcare technology sector continues to grow along with greater demand for innovative technologies and a higher quality of care delivered M&A activity will keep pace. Healthcare technology M&A activity in 2007 was up 19% from the year before. Don't miss this engaging group of panelists share their own unique perspectives and outlook on healthcare.
Moderator: Brett Johnson, President & Executive Editor, OneMedPlace
Ezra Perlman, Managing Director, Francisco Partners
Christopher McFadden, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Adam Berger, Managing Director, Head of M&A, Leerink Swann & Co
Grant Chamberlain, Managing Director, Shattuck Hammond Partners
5:00-6:00pm Cocktail Reception
