Panels

Venture Capital/Entrepreneurship: The Future of Venture Capital and the New Frontiers of Entrepreneurship

Moderator:

Bob Higgins
Co-Founder and Partner, Highland Capital

Panelists:

John Freund, Founder and Managing Director, Skyline Ventures
Andrew Farquharson, Managing Director, DFJ InCube Ventures
Kevin Bitterman, Principal, Polaris Ventures
Jessica Owens, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Andrey Zarur, General Partner, Kodiak Venture Partners

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Personalized Medicine: The Emergence of Customized Medicine - Issues and Answers as the Era of Individualized Therapy Begins

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Moderator:

Wayne A. Rosenkrans, Jr. Ph.D.
Chairman & President, Personalized Medicine Coalition

Panelists:

Noubar Afeyan, Flagship Ventures
Raju Kucherlapati, PhD, Scientific Director, Harvard Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics
Dr. Teresa Deluca, VP Personalized Medicine, Medco Health Solutions
Mara Aspinall, President, Genzyme Genetics

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Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals: Future Innovation and Market Models

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Moderator:

Professor Arthur Daemmrich
Harvard Business School

Panelists:

Skip Irving, Partner, Health Advances
Sarah Cairns-Smith, Partner, BCG
Mark Goulet, Executive Director, Merck
William Annett, Director, Genentech

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Payor/Provider:

Moderator:

Michael Canning
Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Panelists:

Kelly Victory, President, Victory Health
Graham Gardner, Principal, Highland Capital
Rick Gilfillan, CEO and President, Geisinger Health Plan
David Torchiana, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Massachusetts General Physicians Organization

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Medical Devices and Diagnostics: Current Climate in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

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Moderator:

Professor Richard Hamermesh
Harvard Business School

Panelists:

Gregory Lucier, CEO, Invitrogen
Rich Ganz, President and CEO, Omnisonics
Sam Leno, CFO, Boston Scientific
Kevin Connors, General Partner, Spray Venture Partners

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Public Policy:

Moderator:

Professor Robert Blendon
Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis, Harvard School of Public Health

Panelists:

John McDonough, Senior Health Policy Advisor, Senate HELP
John Halamka, CIO, Caregroup Health System (BIDMC)
Todd McCracken, President, National Association of Small Businesses
Francois deBrantes, CEO, Bridges to Excellence/Prometheus

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