Welcome to the Wharton Health Care Business Conference

The Wharton Health Care Business Conference, started in 1996, is a leading health care forum for industry professionals, academics, and students. The annual two-day event typically attracts over 700 attendees across the nation. These individuals represent a diverse set of sectors, from suppliers (pharmaceuticals, biotech, and medical devices) to healthcare delivery and services, as well as a broad range of functions, from marketing to business development to investors

This Year's Theme:

Catalyzing Change will explore how companies and individuals are staying ahead of the curve through proactively leading change in an increasingly dynamic field. Example topics include the convergence of pharmaceutical and biotechnology, medical device industry globalization, health care reform with a new political administration, and the challenges associated with financing in a constrained economy.

POST-CONFERENCE WRAP-UPS (CLICK ON LINK TO READ EVENT SUMMARY)

DISCLAIMER: These event summaries were prepared by Wharton MBA students and represent their personal accounts of the Conference. The statements have not been reviewed by the guest speakers and panelists. 

Keynote Speakers

• Israel Makov, Chairman, Given Imaging, and Former President and CEO, Teva
  Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd
• John H. Hammergren, Chairman, President, CEO, McKesson Corporation
• Wayne Gattinella, CEO, President of WebMD
• Michael McCallister, President and CEO, Humana

Captsone Speakers

• Kent Thiry, CEO of DaVita
• Dr. Ronald A. Paulus, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology and Innovation
  Officer, Geisinger Health System

Panel Discussions

• The Blurring Lines between Pharma and Biotech
• Overcoming Hurdles: Financing Growth in a Capital Constrained World
• Health Care Policy: Will Reform Become Reality?
• The Global Market's Impact on Medical Devices
• Focus on Innovation Panel Discussion: The Future of Early-Stage Healthcare Investment

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