World Health Care Congress - Europe

Thursday 7 April and Friday 8 April 2005
in Chantilly (near Paris), France,

with a pre-conference session and welcoming reception
on Wednesday 6 April 2005.
Co-sponsored by the Financial Times and CNBC.

 

The World Health Care Congress - Europe Thursday 7 April and Friday 8 April 2005 in Chantilly (near Paris), France, with a pre-conference session and welcoming reception on Wednesday 6 April 2005 sponsored by the Financial Times and CNBC, the conference will focus on best practices for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe.

This event will bring together over 400 CEO, CFO and CIO executives from the key organizations that are advancing health care in Europe: providers, payers, suppliers, customers, policy-makers and health officials.
A two-day networking opportunity, the event will feature visionary keynote addresses, controversial debates, dynamic panel discussions, case studies, tutorials and informal roundtable discussions. Six summits - including a Plenary Ministers' Summit - will give attendees a unique opportunity to discuss pertinent issues in depth and to determine actionable plans with their colleagues.

Many distinguished speakers have already confirmed their participation in the event:
Philippe Douste-Blazy, Minister of Health and Social Protection, France
Maria Rauch-Kallat, Federal Minister for Health and Woman, Austria
Milada Emmerová, Minister of Health, Czech Republic
Rudy Demotte, Federal Minister for Public Health and Social Affairs, Belgium
Ansgar Gabrielsen, Minister of Health and Care Services, Norway
Markos Kyprianou, EU Commissioner, Directorate General for Health and Consumer Protection, Belgium
Lawrence Wong, Director, Healthcare Finance Division, Ministry of Health, Singapore
Frédéric van Roekeghem, Directeur Général, Caisse Nationale de l'Assurance Maladie des Travailleurs Salariés - CNAMTS, France
Martin van Rijn, Directeur General, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports, The Netherlands
Sir Nigel Crisp, Chief Executive, National Health Service, United Kingdom
George Halvorson, Chairman and CEO, Kaiser Foundation Health Plans and Hospitals, USA
Per Båtelson, President and CEO, Capio AB, Sweden
Erich Reinhardt, President, Medical Solutions Group, Siemens Ag, Germany
Jean-Loup Romet-Lemonne, Founder, President & CEO, IDM, France
Barry W. Wilson, Senior Vice President and President, International, Medtronic, Inc.
Roger van Boxtel, CEO, Menzis, The Netherlands
Mike Leers, Chairman and CEO, CZ, The Netherlands
Richard Smith, CEO, UnitedHealth Europe, United Kingdom
Paul Hermelin, CEO, Capgemini, France
Derek Wanless, Vice Chairman, Statistics Commission, United Kingdom
Robert Bider, CEO, Hirslanden, Switzerland
Sir Liam Donaldson, Group Director, Standards & Quality and CMO, National Health Service, United Kingdom
Louis Omnès, Executive Director, University Hospitals' Group East, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, France
Jonathan Michael, Chief Executive, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
Dallas Ariotti, Director of Delivery, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
Dr. Frank Ulrich Montgomery, President, Marburger Bund, Germany
Lise Kingo, Executive Vice President, Corporate Stakeholder Relations, Novo Nordisk, Denmark
Dr. Harvey E. Bale, Director General, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations, IFPMA, Switzerland
Professor Heinz Lohmann, Executive Spokesperson, LBK Hamburg
Francois Werner, CEO, Institut National du Cancer, France
Dr. Victor Villagra, President, Health & Technology Vector, Inc.
Karl Lauterbach, Director, Institut für Gesundheitsökonomie und Klinische Epidemiologie, Germany
Robert Evans, Professor of Economics, University of British Columbia, Canada
Sir Michael Rawlins, Chairman, National Institute for Clinical Excellence - NICE, United Kingdom
Robert A. Stegwee, Professor, E-Health Architectures and Standards, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Gert-Jan van Boven, Managing Director, NICTIZ, The Netherlands
Arne Kverneland, Head of Department Health Informatics, National Board of Health, Denmark
Dr. Brian Robson, Medical Director, NHS 24
Philip Berman, Chairman, European Health Management Association - EHMA, Ireland
Peter Smith, Professor, Centre for Health Economics, University of York, United Kingdom
Josep Figueras, Director, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies and Head of Secretariat, WHO, Belgium
Patrice Degoulet, CIO. Pompidou University Hospital and Director, Research Laboratory in Medical Informatics, Broussais Faculty of Medicine, France
Harry Cayton, National Director for Patients and the Public, National Health Service, United Kingdom
Paul Eckbo, Chairman and CEO, Preferred Global Health, USA
Dr. Philippe Brunet, Head of the Pharmaceuticals Unit, EU Commission, DG Enterprise, Belgium
Gerard Comyn, Head of Unit, ICT for Health, The European Commission
Rafael Bengoa, Director, Management of Chronic Diseases, WHO, Switzerland
Albert van der Zeijden, Chair, International Alliance of Patients' Organizations (IAPO), the Netherlands.

> more informations: www.worldcongress.com/europe

> for more informations in English
   please download the PDF-File WHCC Europe - English.pdf

> for more informations in French
   please download the PDF-File WHCC Europe - French.pdf

 

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