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The Who's Who in European Healthcare
Presented for the 3rd consecutive year with lead underwriting support from Capgemini, the World Health Care Congress Europe is the only major international forum where over 500 health leaders share best practices and successful initiatives for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe. Thought leaders include health ministers, leading government officials, hospital directors, IT innovators, senior executives from public and private insurance funds, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and heath care industry suppliers.
Exclusive Agenda Preview: In-Depth Executive Seminar
This Executive Seminar, in association with Health On the Net Foundation, will provide data, showcase latest projects, and provide lessons learned by leading practitioners. Accessible to a non-IT audience, these sessions present strategies and action plans that delegates can adapt to improve their own programmes.
Executive Seminar: eHealth and Patient Empowerment
Monday 26 March, 2007

In association with:
Chair
Celia Boyer
Executive Director
Health On the Net Foundation (HON)
United Kingdom
eHealth - What Are the Patient Expectations
David Garwood
Secretary, Patients' and Citizens Task Force
EHTEL United Kingdom
Promoting Self-care through Information Prescriptions
Dr Petra Wilson
Director, Public Sector Healthcare Europe, Internet Business Solutions Group
Cisco Systems
Belgium
State of the Art eHealth Technologies: from Promotion of Healthier Lifestyles to Personalised Medicine
Alberto Sanna, PhD
Director, e-Services for Life & Health
Scientific Institute and University H San Raffaele;
Project Manager, Personalized Information Platform for Life and Health Services (PIPS)
Italy


More Netwoking Opportunities
Four Interactive Summit Sessions are a unique opportunity for attendees to interact and discuss targeted challenges with Summit speakers. On Wednesday, March 28th, the interactive sessions will reconvene summit speakers in one panel for 60 minutes of questions and answers with the audience.
Facilitated Networking in the networking/exhibit area allows delegates to request and confirm meetings with other delegates and speakers. Enjoy coffee and refreshments while engaging in an informal discussion with other key participants.
Ministerial Roundtable: "Setting Up Priorities for European Health Systems"
Tuesday 27 March 2007 – 12:00-13:00
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Marina Geli i Fàbrega
Minister of Health, Government of Catalonia
Spain
 
Rudy Demotte
Federal Minister for Public Health and Social Affairs
Belgium
 
Mary Harney
Minister for Health and Children
Ireland
 
Dr. Tomás Julínek
Minister of Health
Czech Republic
 
Dr. Andrea Kdolsky
Minister of Health, Family and Youth
Austria
 
Viviane Reding
Commissioner, DG Information Society
European Commission
Belgium
 
Ulla Schmidt
Federal Minister for Health and Social Security
Germany
Livia Turco
Minister of Health
Italy

Keynotes and Plenary Sessions
 
David Nicholson, CBE
Chief Executive
National Health Service
United Kingdom
 
George C. Halvorson
Chairman and CEO
Kaiser Foundation Health Plans and Hospitals
USA
 
Dr Hans Jürgen Ahrens
Chairman
AOK-Bundesverband
Germany
 
Walter Bergamaschi
General Director, Information Systems
Ministry of Health
Italy
 
Harry Cayton
National Director for Patients and the Public
Department of Health
United Kingdom
 
Christian Paire
Chief Executive
University Hospital Centre of Rouen
France
 
John Glaser, PhD
Vice President and CIO
Partners HealthCare
USA
 
Jennifer Dixon
Director, Health Policy
King's Fund
United Kingdom
 
Guillem López-Casasnovas
Professor, Department of Economics and Business
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Spain
 
Cor Spreeuwenberg
Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences
Professor, Department of Integrated Care, University Maastricht
Netherlands
 
Franz Knieps
Director General for Public Health Care, Health Insurance and Long Term Care Insurance,
Federal Ministry of Health
Germany
 
Dr Patrick Edgar
CEO, Westfries Gasthuis Hospital
Netherlands
 
Pablo Juantegui
CEO, Sanitas
Spain
 
Jack Lord
CEO
Humana Inc.
USA
 
Prof Gerrit van der Wal
Inspector General for Health Care
Netherlands
 
Chronic Disease Management and Patient Empowerment
 
Iris van Bennekom
General Manager
NPCF (Federation of Patients and Consumer Organizations of the Netherlands)
Netherlands
 
Søren E. Skovlund
Senior Adviser and Manager, Corporate Health Partnerships
Novo Nordisk A/S
Denmark
 
Dr Orlaith O'Reilly
Director of Public Health
Health Service Executive, South (SE)
Ireland
 
Derek Feeley
Director of Healthcare Policy and Strategy
Health Department
Scotland
 
Peter Gilroy, OBE
Chief Executive
Kent County Council
United Kingdom
 
Dr. Gerard Comyn
Head of Unit, ICT for Health,
The European Commission
Belgium
 
Implementing IT Systems
 
Dr Johannes Th. Kedzierski
CEO
Alkmaar Medical Center
Netherlands
 
Peter Alvinsson
CIO
Kalmar County Council
Sweden
 
Dr Ilias Iakovidis
Deputy Head of Unit - ICT for Health, Directorate General Information Society,
European Commission
Belgium
 
Robert A. Stegwee
Professor, E-Health Architectures and Standards,
University of Twente
Netherlands
 
Kevin Dean
Managing Director, Public Sector Healthcare, Internet Business Solutions Group,
Cisco Systems, Inc.
United Kingdom
 
Dr. Orna Blondheim
CEO
Emek Medical Center
Israel
 
Rafael Peñalver Castellano
Secretary General, Castilla La Mancha Health Service (SESCAM)
Spain
 
Paying for Performance
 
Heinz Kölking
CEO, Diakonissen-Mutterhaus
President, Hospital Managers Association of Germany (VKD)
Vice-President, European Association of Hospital Managers (EAHM)
Germany
 
Ken Anderson
Managing Director and Vice Chairman, UBS Investment Bank; former Commercial Director General, Department of Health
United Kingdom
 
Dr Martine Aoustin
Head of the Casemix-Based Hospital Payment Group
Ministry of Health and Solidarity
France
 
Mercè Casas Galofre
CEO
IASIST SA
Spain
 
Dr Frank W. Heimig
CEO
InEK gGmbH
Germany
 
Robert Dredge
Senior Fellow, Centre for Health Planning and Management
Keele University
United Kingdom
 
Dr Dik Hermans
General Director
The Health Care Insurance Board (CVZ)
Netherlands
 
Dr Rushika Fernandopulle
CEO
Renaissance Health
USA
 
Using Electronic Health Records to Achieve Patient-centrered Care
 
Professor Michael Thick
Chief Clinical Officer
NHS Connecting for Health
United Kingdom
 
Pierre Leurent
Founder and CEO
Voluntis
France
 
Steve Walker
Chief Information Officer
UK Biobank
Programme Director, NIHR IS Programme
United Kingdom
 
Dr. Guy Bisson
Full professor, University of Sherbrooke Director, University and Medical Affairs, Cree Health Board
Canada
 
Dr Hans Hillege
General Manager, Trial Coordination Center, University Medical Centre of Groningen
Netherlands
 
Pablo Rivero
Director General, Health Innovation, Regional Ministry of Health of Andalucía
Spain
 
Lily Wong
Director of Planning and Business Development, Pfizer Worldwide Pharmaceutical Operations
USA
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