The Economist to Hold Health Care Forum in Boston in September

James Ryan

20 Jun, 2014

The Economist magazine will be holding “The Health Care Forum: A Global Business in Flux” on September 17 at the Seaport Boston Hotel.

Speakers will include, Jonathan Bush, Chief Executive, President and Chairman, athenahealth, Sandra Fenwick, Chief Executive, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Osnat Levtzion-Korach, Chief Executive, Hadassah Mount Scopus University Hospital, Hadassah Medical Center.

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The health care industry is in a state of flux. New disruptions have altered the landscape, changed the status quo and provided fresh opportunities for companies around the world. The Economist’s second annual Health Care Forum will address innovation in care delivery and products, discuss the best business strategies for growth and explore investment prospects within the sector.

Join the conversation and connect with attendees and speakers on Twitter via #HealthCareForum.

The health care industry is at a turning point around the world. Populations are aging, costs are rising alongside spending and governments are legislating new models. Health care companies are no longer simply defined as a doctor’s office, hospital or insurer, and the sector itself is becoming more globalized.

As technologies offer the promise of a solution, the pace of change in the health care industry has hit fast forward, and payers, providers and patients remain unclear about the impact of these changes for the future. How should health care professionals prepare for the future?

Why Attend?

The Health Care Forum is a full-day conference designed for leaders in the health care field to discuss the opportunities and challenges ahead for the health care system. The event provides attendees with an ideal forum for networking, discovering the latest industry developments and innovations and exploring the rapid change associated with this evolving industry.

Questions we’ll answer

Where are the cutting-edge hospitals dedicating their resources?
What is the greatest risk insurance companies face?
What are latest cost-control measures being implemented and are they proving effective?
As the health care field becomes more crowded, where are the gaps in health care services and products today?
What companies and products are hedge funds, private equity investors and venture capitalists most excited about?

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James Ryan

Jim Ryan has spent the past 20 years building global markets for US-based telecommunications and enterprise technology companies. Mr. Ryan exited five startups (2 IPOs, 2 acquisitions, 1 Chapter 11) and now uses his expertise as one of the three founding partners of Farpoint Ventures helping startups from the US quickly build global sales channels and bring in revenues from overseas markets. Mr. Ryan has closed over $1B in export business for startups.Mr. Ryan holds a Bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a Master's degree from Osaka University. He is a native speaker of Japanese, and is conversational in Mandarin Chinese and French.In between meetings, he has climbed Mt. Rainier three times, finished the Boston Marathon and Cape Cod Marathon, climbed Mt. Washington in all four seasons and hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon 10 times. He holds a Private Pilot license and enjoys flying his Cessna 172 around New England and beyond.