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Schedule of Events

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

5:30-8:00 PM Speakers & Sponsors Dinner

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

7:00-8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00-9:00 AM Welcome and Introductory Remarks:

Camille Sobrian, President, WLSA and COO, CONNECT

Rob McCray, J.D., Chairman, WLSA and Senior Advisor, Triple Tree LLC, Introduction to the Summit

Dr. Paul Jacobs, CEO, QUALCOMM, "Wireless Perspectives"

Christine Cote, M.D., Vice President, Science & Technology, Corporate Office of Science & Technology, Johnson & Johnson
"Harnessing the Power of Information as We Move to Consumer Centric Health"

9:00-10:00 AM Session A -
The Internet of Bodies (and Organs)

Our first panel will apply a microscope to the opportunities being created by the embedding of tiny communicating sensors on and in human bodies. What are the implications for care when every person and even specific organs can be monitored passively and in real time? What business opportunities does this create? How should we address privacy and security concerns that will inevitably arise in response to these technologies?

10:00-10:30 AM Networking Break

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10:30-11:30 AM Session B -
Wireless Opportunities Inside the Acute Care Institution

There is a future for wireless inside acute care institutions and we are living it now. Only a few years ago, we were talking about hospital bans on the use of cell phones. Now, it is impossible to operate an efficient and up-to-date institution if it does not take advantage of the low cost and scalability of wireless platforms to manage many critical functions from tracking patients and moveable equipment to managing infusion pumps and delivering critical data to caregivers at the bedside.

11:30 AM Lunch

12:00 noon Keynote Presentation
Andy Kessler, Author, The End of Medicine

Andy Kessler is the author of NY Times Business Bestseller Running Money, as well as Wall Street Meat and most recently The End of Medicine. Andy has worked on Wall Street for almost 20 years, as a research analyst, investment banker, venture capitalist and hedge fund manager.  After starting a career designing chips at Bell Labs, Andy worked for PaineWebber and Morgan Stanley and was a partner at Velocity Capital.  He has written for the Wall Street Journal op-ed page as well as The New York Times, Forbes, The Weekly Standard, LA Times, Wired Magazine and often appears on CNBC, CNN and Fox News. He lives in Northern California with his wife and four sons.

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1:30-1:45 PM Networking Break

1:45 PM Roundtables

Our roundtables (three today and two tomorrow morning) are intended to enable more detailed conversation among all participants about specific opportunities and problems in a format lead by experts and seasoned executives. ALL attendees are regarded as participants in these discussions

Roundtable 1:
Making the Right Move at the Right Time - The Climate for M&A, IPO, and Strategic Partnering

Private companies (at least those with outsiders' money) keep one eye on their liquidity opportunities as they build their products and services. With the recent first IPO for a pure play wireless health company (CardioNet) and some significant and surprising moves in the M&A scene (e.g. Health Hero acquired by Bosch), is this the time to make a move? Alternatively, is this a good time to strike a partnering arrangement with a strategic player?

Roundtable 2:
Regulatory Barriers and Strategies: How to Manage the Requirements of the FCC and FDA to Your Advantage?

If you are in any aspect of the wireless health sector, your product will be regulated. This panel will address two key areas of regulation - the regulation of medical devices and the regulation of wireless spectrum. Obtaining approval is, of course, a gating requirement for a new product, but this panel discussion will also address ways to use the regulatory environment to create a competitive advantage.

Roundtable 3:
The Continua Panel: When Will Consumer Medical Devices "Plug and Play"?

Intel Corporation kicked off an effort several years ago to establish a neutral meeting ground for companies that were interested in establishing a system of interoperable personal telehealth solutions that fosters independence and empowers people and organizations to better manage health and wellness.

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2:45-3:15 PM Networking Break

3:15-4:15 PM Panel C - What do Healthcare Companies Have to Learn to Stay Relevant in a Connected World?

Our final panel of the day will address the challenges facing traditional medical device and other technology companies in an environment where customers (payors and consumers) increasingly want to buy solutions not components. This puts traditional medical device companies at risk and should provide an advantage to companies that understand health care consumers "in their native environment." Our panel will explore the challenges and opportunities presented by this shift in the healthcare business environment.

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4:15 PM Special Presentation by Philippe Kahn, CEO, Fullpower Technologies

Philippe Kahn is an American technology innovator and entrepreneur, known as the founder of Borland, a producer of software development tools, as well as Starfish Software, the creator of the first wireless synchronization solutions, and LightSurf Technologies, the developer of the first camera phone infrastructure. Kahn created the first complete camera phone system in 1997. He is currently the CEO of Fullpower Technologies, a company which provides solutions converging life sciences, wireless technology, nanotechnology and MEMS. Now, he is developing new technologies and thinking about a world where highly sophisticated sensors are ubiquitous in cell phones (or communicating with them). Philippe will engage us with a multimedia presentation.

Reaction from George Gilder, Chairman, George Gilder Fund Management LLC, and host of the Gilder Telecosm Forum

All attendees will be encouraged to share their thinking related to wireless opportunities for the life sciences sector and improvement of health outcomes.

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5:30-7:30 PM Wireless Demo Reception for all Participants
Host: Deloitte LLP

This hosted reception represents an opportunity to initiate conversation and solidify relationships with other participants. In addition, wireless-life sciences solution providers will demonstrate their technologies. Demos include (partial listing):

Gentag - cell phone-sensor reader technology
InTouch Health - RP-7, remote presence solutions
iVisit - multiparty video conferencing from anywhere
Leap of Faith Technologies - eHealth Products, eMedOnline
MedApps - mobile wireless health monitoring
myca - multimedia platform connecting patient and healthcare provider
Sensei - wireless enabled health&wellness and disease management
QUALCOMM MediaFlo - mobile television ecosystem
VubIQ - millimeter wave radio frequency
(others TBD)

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Thursday, May 15, 2008

8:50 AM Introduction to the Roundtable Session
"Field Guide to Action - Designing, Financing, and Network Building to Support Growth"


9:00-9:15 AM Break

9:15 AM Roundtable Discussions

Many of the most interesting developments and opportunities in wireless health are in the area of "Telemedicine 2.0" where wirelessly enabled clinical devices and services meet consumers using cell phones or other consumer devices. The need to design products that are medical grade on the inside, but consumer simple on the outside is one of the most challenging tasks in the sector. If a company does not get this right, it will fail because consumers are ruthless and, unlike patients, do not follow orders.

Roundtable 5:
The Regulatory and Financing Mash-up: Managing the Requirements of Key Agencies as You Build Value and Prepare for a Financing, Strategic Partnering or other Financial Transaction

We will bring back key facilitators and panelists from Panel 1 and 2 on Wednesday for a discussion of the complexities of managing regulation and financing requirements.

11:00 AM Adjourn

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