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Keynote Speakers:
Chairman, President and CEO Mr. Emmens is Chairman and CEO of Vertex. He has over 33 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc and businesses operated by Merck KGaA and Merck & Co. He became our Chairman, CEO and President in 2009 and has been a member of our Board of Directors since 2004.
Mr. Emmens is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shire and was its Chief Executive Officer from March 2003 through June 2008. Before joining Shire in 2003, Mr. Emmens served as president of Merck KGaA’s global prescription pharmaceuticals business in Darmstadt, Germany. In 1999, he joined Merck KGaA and established EMD Pharmaceuticals, its United States prescription pharmaceutical business. Mr. Emmens held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer at EMD Pharmaceuticals from 1999 to 2001. Earlier, Mr. Emmens held various positions, including Chief Executive Officer, at Astra Merck, Inc. as well as several positions at Merck & Co., Inc. Mr. Emmens received a B.S. degree in business management from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Jonathan Bush is Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of athenahealth. Mr. Bush co-founded athenahealth in 1997. Prior to joining athenahealth, Mr. Bush served as an EMT for the City of New Orleans, was trained as a medic in the U.S. Army, and worked as a management consultant with Booz Allen & Hamilton. Mr. Bush obtained a Bachelor of Arts in the College of Social Studies from Wesleyan University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Confirmed Panel Speakers:Lisa Adler - Vice President Corporate Communications, Millennium Pharmaceuticals Dr. Nick Barker - President & CEO, The GI Company Tony Cotrupi - Principal, PARTNERS+simons Alan Crane - General Partner, Polaris Ventures " e-Patient Dave" deBronkart - Patient Engagement Consultant and co-Chair, Society for Participatory Medicine Tom Dehner - Former Director, Massachusetts Medicaid Director & Board Member, Health Connector Eric Elliott - President, CIGNA Pharmacy Bernadette Fendrock - President and CEO, Hepregen Pat Fortune - Partner, Boston Millennia Partners Barbara Gniewek - Principal Human Capital, Deloitte Consulting LLP Steven Gold, M.D. - Senior Partner for Entrepreneurship, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Shwen Gwee - Lead, Digital Strategy and Social Media, Vertex Pharmaceuticals John Halamka - CIO, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess & CEO MA-SHARE Laurie Halloran - CEO and Managing Partner, Halloran Consulting Group Rob Havasy - Business Analyst, Center for Connected Health Ben Heywood - Co-Founder and President, PatientsLikeMe Jonathan Hodgson - Senior Manager, L.E.K. Consulting Bryan Keaney - Consultant Amir Lewkowicz - Co-Founder and Vice President for Partnerships, Inspire John McDonough - CEO, T2 Biosystems Kyle Meetze - Senior Strategic Business and Licensing Manager, Research Ventures & Licensing, Partners Healthcare Imran Nasrullah - Chief Business Officer, MassBio Randel Richner - Founder and President, Neocure Sue Schade - CIO, Brigham and Women's Hospital Charlie Schick - Senior Web Producer, Children's Hospital Boston Chris Steel - U.S. Country Head, PA Consulting Paul Valentine - President & CEO, Sleep HealthCenters Sharon Vitti - Vice President, Brigham and Women's Hospital Steve Wardell - Senior Director Business Development, PatientKeeper Caleb Winder - Vice President, Excel Venture Management John Wlassich - Vice President of Product Development, Normir Medical Technologies Nanditha Yelamanchi - Senior Director of Human Resources, Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics Check back often for updated speaker information. |
