Future Medical Forum

Speakers & Topics
 
Keynote Presentation
 
Mark B. Leahey, Esq.
Medical Device Manufacturers Association
Executive Director

Continuing issues from Washington: The Future of the Medical Manufacturing industry
 
Future Leadership
 
Rice (Reese) Powell
Fresenius Medical Care
CEO of the Products
and Hospital Group, and Co-CEO of Fresenius Medical Care North America

Leadership by Changing the Game
 
Workshop
 

Todd Hein
Agile Software
Senior Director, Life Science Solution


PLM in the Medical Device Industry

 
New Product Development
 
Kamal Ayoub, Ph.D.
Tyco Healthcare Group
Vice President, Operational Excellence

Achieving Success in New Product Development
 
Workshop
 
R.T. (Terry) Hisey
Deloitte Consulting LLP
US Managing Principal
Life Sciences

The Paradox of Drug & Device Convergence: A Conflict of Cultures
 
Lean Leadership
 
Jerry Bussell
Medtronic ENT/NT
Vice President Operations

Lean Leadership in the Medical
Device Industry

 
Break-Thru Technology
 
Frank D'Amelio
Live Tissue Connect, Inc., "LTC"
Representing LTC

Live Tissue Connect's technology break-thru in tissue fusing/welding
 
Cocktail Reception
 
Hosted by




 
Keynote Presentation
 
Ralph F. Ives
Advanced Medical Technology Association
Executive Vice President of Global Strategy and Analysis

How flat is the medical world?
 
Global Future
 
Karen D. Talmadge
Kyphon
Executive Vice President, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer

Growing up Globally
 
Workshop
 

Glenn Calta
Abbott Vascular
Business Systems Advisor

Using Electronic Systems to Manage the Complexities and Risks of Combination Drug/Device Manufacturing

 
Enterprise Excellence
 
Ralph Keller
Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME)
President


The benefits of implementing LEAN manufacturing

 
Future Devices
 
Joseph DeVivo
RITA Medical Systems
President & CEO

Devices in Cancer:  The Future of interventional Oncology
 
Regulatory Strategy
 
Cheryl L. Shea, RAC
Cardiac Science Corporation
Vice President - Regulatory Affairs/Quality Assurance

Development of Global Regulatory Strategy to Successfully Expedite Global Marketing
 
Contract Manufacturing
 
J. Randall Keene
Avail Medical Products
President & CEO

Medical Device Outsourcing: Structuring Effective Provider Partnerships
 
Delivering Personalized Healthcare
 
Albert J. Di Rienzo
Welch Allyn, Incorporated
Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
Research & Development


Personalized Healthcare is about finding better ways to deliver Healthcare

 
RFID
 
Earl Draper
KARL STORZ
Director of Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance North America


The Role of RFID in Medical Devices

 
Workshop
 
Luis Alberto Duarte
Economic Development Department of SONORA, MEXICO


Nearshoring in Sonora, Mexico

 
Manufacturing Excellence Roundtable


Chaired by



This roundtable consists of 10 of the world's top Manufacturing Excellence professionals.
They will be debating the way forward
for the Medical industry in this discipline.

This is an invitation only closed session but will be available post event via podcast
and as a review published in the relevant media.

Advanced Materials & Components Roundtable


This roundtable consists of 10 of the world's top R&D professionals.
They will be debating the way forward
for the Medical industry in this discipline.

This is an invitation only closed session but will be available post event via podcast
and as a review published in the relevant media.

Media Sponsor: Paul Dborak, Editor in Chief, Medical Design Magazine

Medical Imaging Roundtable

Chaired by



This roundtable consists of 10 of the world's top Medical Imaging professionals.
They will be debating the way forward
for the Medical industry in this discipline.

This is an invitation only closed session but will be available post event via podcast
and as a review published in the relevant media.