REGISTRATION CLOSES FRIDAY, SEPT. 9 at 5:00 PM
Additional details will be posted as they become available. Check back frequently!
Monday, September 12, 2011
Hyatt Regency, Rochester, NY
6:00 pm Opening reception with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres
*at the Hyatt Regency
Address by Congressman Erik Paulsen
co-chair of the House Medical Technology Caucus
7:30 pm Reception ends
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Hyatt Regency, Rochester, NY
8:00 am Breakfast Policy Forum – Updates from the Capitols
8:00 am Breakfast Buffet & Tech Showcase
9:00 am Welcome Remarks and Opening Plenary Session
"CCO" Panel: Chief Competitive/Collaborative Officers
Moderator: Heather Erickson, President, MedTech
> Richard Cohen, President, The Walden Group
> Rand Henke, CEO, Adarza Biosystems
> Dan Kerpelman, President & CEO, Bio-Optronics
> Mark McClusky, President, Newry Corp
> Louise McDonald, EVP for Marketing, Welch Allyn
10:15 am Breakout Session 1 (4 concurrent panels)
Business Growth | Successful Partnering with Large Companies: Areas of Interest
Company Presentations by:
> Bausch + Lomb, George Grobe
> Welch Allyn, Sal Strods
Innovation & Technology | The Rise of Combination Products
Moderator: Tracy MacNeal, Praxis Technology, Inc.
International Opportunities | New Regulatory Lessons from the “Old World”
Moderators: John Pardo, Carestream Health and Fred Schweitzer, Welch Allyn
Regulatory Trends | How U.S. Patent Law Will Shape The Competitive Landscape
Moderator: John Boger, Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti
12:30 pm Lunch and election results
Luncheon Keynote
> Aaron (Ronnie) Chatterji,
Senior Economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisors and Associate Professor of Strategy at Duke University: The Fuqua School of Business
1:45 pm Breakout Session 2 (4 concurrent panels)
3:15 pm Breakout Session 3 (4 concurrent panels)
4:30 pm Closing plenary
5:15 pm Showcase & Chairman's Reception
6:00 pm Close
*Agenda and speakers subject to change
