MAY 24 HEALTHCARE KICKSTARTER: SEASON 2, MOBS, MACHINES, MATCHERS, AND MOOLAH!
Thursday, May 24, 2012 from 8:00 AM -12:00 PM (ET)
Fordham University New York, NY

Changes in Nurse Staffing Answer Clinician Demands
The ongoing nursing shortage facilitates high turnover rates since nurses know they won’t have difficulties finding new jobs. In order to retain and attract staff, it’s in a facility’s best interest to understand what nurses want.
2012 is bringing a momentous shift in healthcare investment. New vehicles and record investments are empowering Health 2.0 Startups to gain traction in record time with the support of a new generation of incubators, grant programs, accelerators and even (shockingly) customers!
HEALTHCARE KICKSTARTER brings together a powerful line-up of the leaders of these new platforms and programs with investors, entrepreneurs, strategic partners, physicians and healthcare thought leaders to delve into this new world. David Whitlinger, Executive Director, NYeC Health Collaborative; Steven Krein, Co-founder/CEO, StartUp Health; Brad Weinberg, Co-Founder Blueprint Health; Pete Ellis’ Founder, Welltech Funding, Alex Fair, Co-founder, MedStart;Tom Olenzak, Partner and Dir., Robin Hood Ventures; Milena Adamian, MD, Ph.D. Dir., Life Science Angel Network; Jean-Luc (“JL”) Neptune,MD, Sr. VP Health 2.0; Moderated by Ben Chodor CEO, Happtique. Presented by Health 2.0 NYC, iBreakfast and mHealthcon.
Planned Agenda:
8:00 – 8:30 Meet, Greet & Tweet (#MedStartr) over breakfast, Exhibit Hall Open

Tackling Rising Drug Costs and Growing Popularity of GLP-1’s
See how Quantum Health is providing the steps to help their members tackle the cost of specialty medications and other drugs.
8:30 – 9:45 Panel Presentations- Each On Their Role in The Future of Healthcare Innovation Funding in a Changing World and Breakfast
9:45 – 10:45 Panel Discussion
10:45 – 11:00 Break – Healthcare Innovator and Exhibit Hall Open
11:30 – 12:00 Keynote by Craig Brammer, Director Beacon Community Program
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