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Thought Leaders

 

Ms Karin Johansson 
State Secretary to the Minister for Health and Social Affairs,
Sweden
Ms Johansson has successfully combined an interest in healthcare ICT with an interest in public service throughout her distinguished career. In her first political assignment in 1993, she served as a political advisor to the Prime Minister's Office after which she returned to the ICT industry in 1994 as a Sales Director with France Telecom Sweden and later as a Sales and Marketing Director for Microsoft in 1996. Her experience delivering innovative and impactful technology solutions to the end-user community for nearly 10 years with France Telecom and Microsoft served as an important foundation when she was appointed Deputy Minister in charge of Healthcare and Social Welfare in October 2006.
Room Hall A1  Tuesday, 4 November  11:45

 

Dr Michael Bainbridge PhD
Senior Clinical Architect, NHS Connecting for Health
United Kingdom
Voted 2007 UK Health ICT Champion by BTHealth Insider, Dr Michael Bainbridge solidified his status as a leader in the Clinical Informatics community. In his work as the director of Clinical Architecture, Assistive Technology and Clinical Decision Support teams for the UK's NHS Connecting for Health, Dr Bainbridge continuously delivers innovative hardware and clinical interface design for both clinicians and citizens. Embracing his expertise as both a former general medical practitioner and a medical informatics expert, Dr Bainbridge has paved the way for groundbreaking advances in the utilization of electronic medical records in the United Kingdom.
Room Hall A1  Tuesday, 4 November  14:15

 

Dr Jeffery C Bauer PhD
Partner, Futures Practice, ACS Healthcare Solutions
USA
Dr Bauer, a prominent health futurist and medical economist, is a Chicago-based management consulting partner at Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS). As leader of the futures practice of ACS Healthcare Solutions, he forecasts the future of healthcare and develops practical, creative approaches to improving the healthcare delivery system. Dr Bauer has more than 150 publications, including Paradox and Imperatives in Health Care (2008). His numerous academic achievements including being named a Ford Foundation Independent Scholar, a Fulbright Scholar (Switzerland), and a Kellogg Foundation National Fellow further demonstrate Dr Bauer's expertise in the field of healthcare ICT.
Room Hall A1  Tuesday, 4 November  15:30

 

Dr David Atlan PhD
CEO, Phenosystems
Belgium
Grounded in a belief that collaboration between research and development groups and the end-user community is the key to meaningful technological advancement in healthcare, Dr David Atlan has actively participated in multiple European R & D projects since receiving his Masters and Doctoral degree in Physics in 1995. With that philosophy in mind, he co-founded and directed two independent product development companies: Crescential in 1999 and PhenoSystems, where he currently serves as CEO, in 2002. Prior to launching Crescential and PhenoSystems, Dr Atlan spent seven years as a Research and Development manager for Proctor and Gamble.
Room Hall A1  Tuesday, 4 November  16:45

 

Professor Denis J Protti BSc, MSc, FACMI
Founder, University of Victoria School of Health Information Science
Canada
Widely considered an icon in the field of healthcare informatics, Professor Denis Protti was the founder of Canada's University of Victoria School of Health Information Science in 1981. Dr Protti continued his work to advance the field of healthcare informatics when he helped to found both COACH and AMIA. In 1989, he was one of the first non-Americans elected to be a fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics. He has written hundreds of publications and has given even more presentations around the world. He regularly advises health care organizations and government agencies in both Canada and abroad.
Room Hall A1  Wednesday, 5 November  09:30

 

Dr Ilias Iakovidis PhD
Deputy Head of Unit ICT for Health, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission
Belgium
In his work as Deputy Head of the ICT for Health unit of the European Commission, Ilias Iakovidis is responsible for advancing the European Union's (EU) research strategy on eHealth and health ICT and for engendering ever growing levels of international cooperation in relation to that research. Since 1993, Dr Iakovidis has initiated and collaborated on a series of research and development projects pertaining to biomedical informatics and electronic health records in an effort to address the continuously evolving challenges facing clinicians and ICT providers. In 2001, the American College of Medical Informatics named Dr Iakovidis as a fellow of the college in recognition of his significant contributions to the field of medical informatics.
Room Hall A1  Wednesday, 5 November  10:45

 

Mr  Kevin Dean 
Director, European Public Sector Healthcare, CISCO Systems Inc.
United Kingdom
Kevin Dean is Managing Director for Public Sector Healthcare in Cisco's Internet Business Solution Group (IBSG), focusing on helping public sector customers to develop their strategies and implementation plans for "Connected Health" information management and technology. He has experience in numerous aspects of health IT strategy and execution. He and his team work with national & regional Governments around the world, as well as working with the European Commission and World Health Organisation. Kevin's team is also providing advice for ground-breaking projects such as the Health Academy, a joint WHO / Cisco initiative to provide health education to school children in developing nations. Kevin edited and introduced a collection of essays from leading health IT thinkers (Thought Leaders: "Connected Health" published December 2003), setting out ideas, lessons and opportunities for networked healthcare based on real experience. He also edited and contributed to the White Paper on the use of Grid Technology in healthcare, jointly published with the Healthgrid Association, in 2004.
Room Hall A1  Wednesday, 5 November  12:00

 

Mr  Ton van den Hoven 
CEO of Healthcare Informatics for Global Sales and Services International, Philips Healthcare
The Netherlands
Ton van den Hoven is a veteran in the Heathcare IT industry, with significant experience in Radiology Informatics solutions. After having served as a senior manager with Cemax-Icon and Kodak, Mr van den Hoven joined Stentor Inc, a California-based Medical Imaging and Informatics startup in 2000 and held various positions of which the latest was VP & General Manager Europe. Stentor developed a technology and service delivery business models unique to the Healthcare industry.

Since the acquisition of Stentor by Royal Philips, Mr van den den Hoven has lead the International Healthcare Informatics Sales and Service organization for Philips Healthcare International.
Room Hall A1  Wednesday, 5 November  12:00

 

Mr  Eric Maurincomme 
Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Agfa HealthCare
Belgium
In January 2008, Eric Maurincomme was appointed Vice President Marketing Agfa HealthCare additional to his position as Vice-President Business Development, which he holds since 2004, driving Agfa to significantly reposition itself as a leader in Healthcare Information Technologies, through organic development and external acquisitions in Europe and North America.

Since January 2007, Eric Maurincomme also leads the e-health activities globally for Agfa HealthCare, the European leader in healthcare IT, driving the strategy to expand beyond the hospital IT arena.

Prior to joining Agfa in early 2004, Eric spent 10 years for GE HealthCare, where he was managing globally the CardioVascular Segment, introducing the first all-digital cath lab. His working life started in small companies & university hospitals in Europe and Canada.
Room Hall A1  Wednesday, 5 November  12:00

 

Mr  Stefan Herm 
General Manager Europe, Health Services, Siemens AG Healthcare Sector
Germany
Mr Herm received his diploma from Freie University in Berlin in 1992. Prior to completing his degree, he worked at GSD mbH Berlin in the material management and logistics and healthcare sector. Since 1992, the scope of his responsibilities for various departments within GSD mbH has steadily increased. Serving first in corporate planning, organization and development until 1997, Mr Herm was subsequently the Managing Director of GSD mbH until 2007, the Managing Director of Siemens Medical Solutions GSD GmbH until 2008 and, most recently, General Manager Europe, Health Services, Siemens AG Healthcare Sector.
Room Hall A1  Wednesday, 5 November  12:00

 

Dr Vikram Kumar MD
CEO, Dimagi, Inc
USA
Dr Vikram Sheel Kumar is an engineer, physician and entrepreneur. From developing ways to hear clinical depression in a patient's voice to storing lifelong HIV/AIDS records on smart cards in Zambia, Dr Kumar has applied technology to solve some of the most important and interesting problems facing resource-poor countries today. He is the Chairman and co-founder of Dimagi Inc. a company that has dedicated itself to making software for public health and education projects in many parts of the world. He is a National Institute of Health (NIH) funded investigator and has won numerous awards.
Room Hall A1  Wednesday, 5 November  16:00

 

Mr Dave Garets 
President & CEO, HIMSS Analytics
Executive Vice President, HIMSS
USA
Dave Garets' professional experience with information technology spans nearly three decades. As President & CEO of HIMSSAnalytics, Mr Garets has driven the creation of the EMR Adoption Model® to benchmark medical records adoption in hospitals throughout the US and abroad. He draws on knowledge of the healthcare ICT industry that he has gained throughout his distinguished career in his continued efforts to revolutionise healthcare ICT. As a former hospital CIO and Vice President of Healthcare Industry Research and Advisory Services, Mr Garets offers a respected viewpoint on the current and future state of healthcare ICT.
Room Hall A1  Thursday, 6 November  09:30

 

Mr Thomas W Smith 
Chief Information Officer, NorthShore University HealthSystem
USA
Thomas W Smith is the Chief Information Officer for NorthShore University HealthSystem (NUH) an integrated delivery network of three hospitals with more than 540 employed physicians, home care services, and a research institute. NUH was named one of America's 'Most Wired Hospital Systems of 2007' by Hospitals and Health Networks Magazine. Mr Smith employs more than thirty years of hospital administration and information systems management experience, including more than 20 years as a CIO at two different multi-hospital corporations to drive technological advancement at NorthShore University HealthSystem. As a member of ACHE, CHIME and HIMSS, he is also committed to the role Healthcare Informatics plays throughout the United States.
Room Hall A1  Thursday, 6 November  09:30

 

Dr Joan Guanyabens MD
Secretary of Strategy and Coordination, Department of Health, Catalonia
Spain
Dr Guanyabens has dedicated his career to expanding ICT use in the Spanish healthcare system serving successively as the Director of Organizational Development and ICT at the UDIAT Diagnostic Centre and then as Secretary of Strategy and Coordination of Catalonia's Government Health Department directing health strategy on IS and ICT. In an effort to further drive local and regional healthcare ICT use, Dr Guanyabens also participates on several municipal and private committees whose influence directly impacts his cause including the Barcelona City Council, the Asil Hospital Foundation, the Catalan Information & Health Forum, HL7-Canada and IHE-Spain Association. As both an MD and an MS in Hospital Management, Dr Guanyabens offers unique insight to ICT implementation projects.
Room Hall A1  Thursday, 6 November  10:45