Healthcare
Healthcare in the Digital Age, with John Patrick
For the past three decades, digital technology visionary John Patrick has been one of the primary forces driving technology innovation. As vice president of Internet technology at IBM, Patrick was at the forefront of the 1990’s Internet revolution. Since his retirement, he has continuously advocated for the further integration of IT applications in business, education,… more -->
Transforming Healthcare through Technology, with Bertalan Mesko
Dr. Bertalan Mesko, PhD is the Medical Futurist. As a geek physician with a PhD in genomics and Amazon Top 100 author, he envisions the impact of digital health technologies on the future of health, and helps patients, doctors, government regulators and companies make it a reality. Dr. Mesko was featured by dozens of top… more -->
Improving Excellence in Healthcare with Dr. John Kenagy
Dr. John Kenagy is a well-respected physician, executive, academic researcher and lecturer with a unique view of healthcare. Forbes magazine featured Dr. Kenagy as “the man who would save healthcare.” Success in 21st century healthcare requires more than excellence, it requires an organization to succeed seeking value rather than volume. SPEAKING.COM: What are some of… more -->
Fostering Equal Access to Healthcare with Dr. Sampson Davis
Let’s make education popular. Let’s “glorify and glamorize” it. Education is the new cool! After all, students have a better chance of becoming an engineer, architect, lawyer, or doctor than becoming the next LeBron James or singing sensation, Beyoncé. SPEAKING.COM: What are some of the main challenges and opportunities faced in healthcare today? DAVIS: There… more -->
Healthcare Technology Future Trends with Dr. Daniel Kraft
By Daniel Kraft
The chair of the Exponential Medicine Track at Singularity University since its inception, Dr. Daniel Kraft has more than two decades of experience in clinical practice, biomedical research and healthcare innovation. Dr. Kraft is the founder and Executive Director of Exponential Medicine, a program to explore new technologies and their potential for biomedicine and healthcare.… more -->
The Closing of Hospitals
While much is uncertain in the era of health reform, the number of hospitals is clearly going to shrink, perhaps by a lot. A healthcare system that tolerated the inefficiency of having two mediocre 125-bed hospitals in adjacent towns will no longer do so: one 200-bed hospital will be left standing when the dust settles.… more -->
Innovation in Healthcare Technology- Kay Koplovitz
The very first time I saw real innovation in healthcare IT was in 2003 in Chicago, when Linda Hall presented QuickMedix (later named MinuteClinic). What really impressed me was the simplicity of the premise, based on the easy “in and out” of 1 Hour Photo. If people could drop off their film and pick up… more -->
How to Succeed in the Future of Healthcare
By Joe Flower
So I was beta testing FutureSearch, this cool new Google add-on app I’m writing with a coder, and I found an article that I wrote in 2025. My first thought was, “Cool! It works!” My second thought was, “I’m still working at the age of 75?” It was only then that I focused on the… more -->
Global Health Hospitalists: Strange but Noble Bedfellows
As my Division of Hospital Medicine has grown – now to about 60 faculty – I spend part of my time figuring out what direction we should go in. At times, the path is obvious. It didn’t take Wayne Gretsky to recognize that we needed expertise in healthcare IT a decade ago, or in cost… more -->
Speakers / Writers
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Senior partner and managing director at the consulting firm BCG, Roselinde Torres leads the firm in the areas of “people and organization." A lifelong student of leadership, she is the firm's resident expert in the ... more -->
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One of the very few individuals who have had the extraordinary experience of walking on the surface of the moon, Alan Bean uses the stories of his incredible adventures in space to inspire every member of his audience to
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The New York Times described Daniel Burrus as one of the top three most in demand business gurus in the United States. He is generally considered one of the world's leading experts in the area of global trends ... more -->
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Kenneth W. Gronbach is a nationally recognized expert in the field of Demography and Generational Marketing who uses his research and quick wit to transform how people see the world as well as the field of demographic ... more -->
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Famed basketball coach, Pat Riley, is a seven-time National Basketball Association World Champion and the only head coach in NBA history to win Coach of the Year honors with three different teams. He reached the 1000 vic
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Founder & Group CEO of Karrikins Group, Peter Sheahan is known internationally for his innovative business thinking and thought leadership.
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE veteran, Kevin Nealon has captured the hearts of millions with his dry wit and amicable personality. With over 35 years of stand-up under his belt, he continues to delight live audiences with
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John Cleese is one of the world's most instantly recognizable comic celebrities and writers. His work on the groundbreaking and iconic Monty Python's Flying Circus, Fawlty Towers and A Fish Called Wanda ... more -->
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With a highly distinguished academic career, Shawn Achor, a teacher at Wharton Business School, is a leading expert on the ways in which success and happiness are interrelated. His research into positive psychology ha ... more -->
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“The ultimate thinking machine" (Forbes), Ray Kurzweil has an astonishing track record of innovation, particularly in the healthcare field. Inc. magazineplaced him #8 among US entrepreneurs and named h ... more -->
