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Day 1: MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum 2015 LIVE in Chicago #MHVF

Participate in the MedCity MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum conference by watching parts of the event live online. Day 1 of MidAmerica Live begins Tuesday. The schedule of the broadcasts is listed here and will be shown in this post as they happen. All times are central standard time. 1:55 pm Keynote: Fulfilling the Promise of Health […]

Participate in the MedCity MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum conference by watching parts of the event live online. Day 1 of MidAmerica Live begins Tuesday. The schedule of the broadcasts is listed here and will be shown in this post as they happen. All times are central standard time.


1:55 pm Keynote: Fulfilling the Promise of Health through Strategic Investments
Speaker:
Nancy Brown, CEO, American Heart Association

In a marketplace filled with bold and innovative scientific research, many life-saving ideas aren’t able to reach their full potential because they lack of proper funding. American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown discusses the unique role of nonprofit health organizations in helping advance breakthrough theories and move promising treatments from the bench to the bedside.

12:10 PM MIDAMERICA LIVE: The Emergence of the Strategic Investor (And What’s To Come)

Speakers:
Stephanie Baum, Digital Health Editor , MedCity News
Robert Coppedge, Senior Vice President, Strategic Investments and Corporate Development, Cambia Health Solutions

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Join a special session broadcast live on MedCityNews.com and held in the networking area of the MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum about the new role strategic investors play in healthcare – and how this role will continue to evolve.

10:10 AM MIDAMERICA LIVE: New Business Models for Healthcare Accelerators

Speakers:
Maria Siambekos, Vice President, Healthbox
Lisa Suennen, Managing Partner, Venture Valkyrie Consulting, LLC

Join a special session broadcast live on MedCityNews.com and held in the networking area of the MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum. Hear about what’s next in the role and business model of healthcare accelerators from one of the leading accelerators in the country.

8:40 AM Keynote: Digital Health and Innovation

Speaker:
Naomi Fried, Ph.D., VP Medical Information and Innovation, Biogen Idec

Get a better understanding of digital health, its future and how it can impact healthcare. Also, learn what’s slowing the arrival of digital health and learn more about what the medical industry is looking for in digital health innovators.