Genetic Tests All about interpreting Profiling can be inherently valuable, but we must keep it in the perspective of the entire picture of a person’s health, lifestyle, environmental factors, and the like. Stephen M Sammut, Senior Fellow, Wharton Health Care Systems, University of Pennsylvania and Venture Partner, Burrill & Company, USA

Genetic Testing The ethics side The industry should be addressing these issues right now. Ethics is the biggest obstacle to the future success of genetic testing. Arthur Caplan, Emanuel & Robert Hart, Professor of Bioethics Chair, Department of Medical Ethics and Director Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania, USA

Genetic Testing All set for growth Technology and the worldwide coordination of efforts to push discovery in genetics has exacerbated the growth of opportunity in this sector. Julian Awad, CEO & Co-Founder, Smart Genetics LLC, HIVmirror LLC, USA

Life Sciences Industry Converging for better care Combination products have the potential to respond to the increase in patient needs in a way that may be more affordable, easier to use, less expensive, or more effective than current solutions. Robert Go, Managing Director, Global Life Sciences and Health Care, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, USA

Combination Products Enabling localised care Combination products will enable healthcare providers to treat diseases with localised drug delivery and fewer side effects. Chris Cramer, Principal, Life Sciences Practice, PRTM Management Consultants, USA

Convergence in the Life Sciences Industry
Combination products show the way

Akhil Tandulwadikar, Member, Healthcare Editorial Team

Personalised Medicine
An idea whose time is approaching

Robert Roberts, President & CEO, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Canada

Personalised Medicine
Future architecture

Timothy Yeatman, Executive Vice President, Translational Research, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, University of South Florida and President & CSO, M2Gen, USA

Healthcare Insurance in Asia
Strengthening the insurer-healthcare provider relationship

Jean-Michel Chatagny, Managing Director, Strategic Corporate Development-Asia Swiss Re, Singapore

Consumerism in Healthcare
Impact on business models and processes

Harald Pitz, Vice President, Industry Business Unit Healthcare, Higher Education & Research, SAP AG, Germany

Hospitals That Heal
Hospital design for the 21st century

Anjali Joseph, Director, Research, The Center for Health Design, USA

Improving Patient Safety
Focussing on non-clinical skills

Rachel Vickers, Consultant Anaesthetist, Queen's Hospital, England

Laparoscopic Repair of Inguinal Hernia

Pradeep Chowbey, Chairman, Minimal Access & Bariatric Surgery Centre, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, India

Rapid Diagnostics
Fighting emerging diseases

Albert Cheung-Hoi YU, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hai Kang Life Corporation Limited, Hong Kong
Lok Ting Lau, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, Hai Kang Life Corporation Limited, Hong Kong

Operating Room of the Future
Emerging technologies

Olivier Wenker, Professor of Anesthesiology, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, University of Texas, USA

Medical Devices
Going the generic way

Richard Kuntz, President & CEO, Generic Medical Devices, Inc. USA

Patient Safety
The next level

James B Battles, Senior Service Fellow, Patient Safety Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), United States Department of Health & Human Services, USA

Connected Healthcare
What next?

Kevin Dean, Managing Director, Connected Health Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG),   
Europe Cisco Systems Inc. UK

John Grant, Managing Director, Connected Health, Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) Asia, Cisco Systems Inc., Hong Kong

eHealth and Healthcare Practice

Sisira Edirippulige, Coordinator e-Healthcare Programs, Centre for Online Health, University of Queensland, Australia 
Anthony C Smith, Senior Research Fellow Centre for Online Health University of Queensland, Australia

Intelligent Health Networking
Changing our way of healthcare

Michael Georgeff, CEO, Precedence Health Care and Director, e-Health Research Unit, Monash University, Australia

Cardiovascular Medicine
Integrating IT for better care

Ravi Komatireddy, Resident in Internal Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical School, USA
Hanumanth K Reddy, Adjunct Clinical Professor, Medicine/Cardiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Clinical Professor, Medicine St. Louis University Medical School, USA

Healthcare IT in India
Ajay Shankar Sharma, CEO Srishti Software Applications Pvt. Ltd., India