Conference Day One: 1st December 2009

  • 08.55
  • Introductory Speech and Speed Networking: Meet Your Fellow Attendees and Swap Business Cards in a Relaxed and Informal Setting

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  • KEYNOTE PLENARY SESSION: INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

  • 09.00
  • Chair Introduction: Why Mobile Healthcare? Healthcare Trends Which Demand A Robust Mobile Healthcare System

    Ageing populations, chronic illness and in-hospital infections are all putting huge pressure on healthcare services in developed countries. But canmobile healthcare, with wireless, device, and software innovation, be robust enough tomeet the challenge?

  • Dr Mike Short, Vice President, Telefonica Europe and Former Chairman of the GSMAssociation, UK
  • 09.10
  • Exclusive Keynote: Defining The Role of Mobile Technology In Healthcare

    Healthcare services around the world are under pressure to increase the quality of care to patients at a time when the global population is aging, the burden of chronic disease is rising and the economic conditions are challenging . Mobile technology is well placed to help by offering increased quality of life for patients, simplifying and improving the efficiency of healthcare delivery models and reducing costs for healthcare providers. This special keynote delivery from the Vodafone Group CEO will seek to give an overview of the potential role mobile technology can play around healthcare delivery both now and in the future.

  • Vittorio Colao, CEO, Vodafone Group, UK
  • 09.40
  • Keynote: How Are Consumer-Driven Models For Mobile Healthcare Delivery Informing Public Sector Innovation?

  • George MacGinnis, Assistive Technology Programme, NHS Connecting for Health, England
    • The rising demand for consumer mobile healthcare services: how are they helping keep the patient out of hospital, stable and at home
    • Pushing the boundaries: Extending services to new groups through mobile and interactive solutions.
    • How can healthcare providers support innovation across different consumer sectors - consumer electronics, wireless apps, and body sensors and networks?
  • 10.10
  • Keynote: Integrating Systems and Simplifying Services

    This presentation argues that providing a simple gateway and end user interface for the complexity of players connecting will be the asset which brings mobile healthcare to the masses.

  • Neil Jordan, Managing Director World Wide Health, Microsoft Corporation, USA
  • 10.40
  • Interactive! Keynote Panel Discussion: What Are the Critical Factors For Mobile Healthcare Services Success From Strategic, Technology and Financial Perspectives?

  • Chuck Parker, Executive Director, Continua Health Alliance, USA
  • Neil Jordan, Managing Director World Wide Health, Microsoft Corporation, USA
  • George MacGinnis, Assistive Technology Programme, NHS Connecting for Health, England
    • The above keynote speakers are joined by special guests and our expert moderator for a 45 minute discussion on these various perspectives and considerations. Also thrown open to the floor!
    • What success factors have proliferated in partnerships where mobile healthcare has thrived?
    • Is there a need to bring mobile healthcare benefits to the highest level of healthcare financial and strategy management? What catches the investors' eye?
    • Remote Services: more not less patient contact. Educating the end user that remote monitoring actually ensures more attention and human interaction
  • 11.15
  • Refreshments and Networking Break

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  • SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MODELS FOR CROSS-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP

  • 11.45
  • Keynote: Creating Standards For a Critical Service

    Which standards will help define the service to reach interoperability and a global service?

  • Chuck Parker, Executive Director, Continua Health Alliance, USA
  • 12.15
  • Bridging The Business Gap Between Healthcare Providers and The Telecoms Industry

    Mobile healthcare presents an opportunity for healthcare and telecoms providers to engage in delivering new products and services. Mobile healthcare also presents some unique challenges: How can healthcare providers and the telecoms industry engage to deliver products that succeed?

  • Paul Williamson, Head of Wireless Medical, Cambridge Consultants, UK
  • 12.45
  • Lunch Break and Networking

  • 14.00
  • How Does Telehealth Utilise Mobile Functionality to Provide Personalised, Low-Cost Healthcare?

    Analysingmobile functionalities including location based services (LBS), maps, pay as you go billing platforms, and customer support as key integers in healthcare formultiple patient scenarios. What is the next step for telecare integrating newmobile functionality?

  • James Buckley, CEO, Tunstall, UK
  • 14.30
  • Commercialising Mobile Healthcare: Driving Adoption of Technology Enablers for Organisations, Managers, Clinicians and End-Users

    What kind of impact do we envisagemobile and fixed technology enablers will have on healthcare organization at point of need? What are the drivers for adoption - for organisations, clinicians, Government and consumers/patients

  • Thierry Zylberberg, General Manager Health Business, France Telecom, France
  • 15.00
  • Mobile Data - Improving Patient Care By Delivering Data At The Point Of Need

    The session will draw on several case studies to demonstrate how smartphone technology has been deployed within the health sector

  • Rory O'Neill, Director of Solutions Marketing, Research InMotion, UK
  • 15.30
  • Refreshments and Networking Break

  • 16.00
  • Interactive! Panel Discussion: Which Business Models Will Achieve Mobile Healthcare Uptake, Monetisation, Cost Saving and Better Patient Experience?

  • Speaker TBC
  • David Sanderson, Director of Business Development, Medapps, USA
  • Doug Chambers, Director of Strategy, GSMA, UK
  • Mohamad Arif Ali, Clinician, MD CPHIMS, USA
  • 16.45
  • Case Study: Using Mobile Healthcare Partnership to Transform a Health System From Responsive Into Preventative with Associated Benefits?

    How canmobile healthcare help tomake health systems truly preventative for the first time ever? This session will look at how analysis of real time patient data on PC-mobile will allow the creation ofmodelling systems for patient behaviour prediction and stabilisation for diabetic patients.

  • Allan Cockell, CEO, t+Medical , UK
  • 17.30
  • Investment Special: Lightning Showcase of New Innovative Investment Special: Lightning Showcase of New Innovative Companies and Services in Mobile Healthcare

  • Natasha Avila, Business Development , E-medicis
  • David Sanderson, VP, Medapps
  • Timo Ahopelto, Co-Founder, Lifeline Ventures
  • Judge: Marcia Rankin, Head of Digital Channels and Innovation, Department of Health NHS Choices)
  • Judge: Neil Campbell, Scottishhealthcare.co.uk, .
  • < li>Jof Arnold, Founder and CEO, Gymfu.com
  • 17.30
  • End of Conference Day One