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Join hundreds of distributor and manufacturer executives for the 2010 Executive Conference, March 15-18 in Amelia Island, Florida. HIDA’s annual Executive Conference consists of networking, interactive education, strategic planning, and industry discussions at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island.
      
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Howard Dean, M.D.
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Pat Buchanan
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Todd Buchholz
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John Sculley
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Andrew Van
Ostrand
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The Executive Conference is Sold Out.
Please call (866) 451-9367 for changes, cancellations, or to be placed on our waiting list.
The Golf Classic is also sold out.
Registrations for PWH events are still being accepted; please call to register.
Become a 2011 conference sponsor and get your company name in front of over 160 executive level distributor attendees! For more information on what's available contact Jessica Welch at (703)838-6134.
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The conference is designed to provide strategic planning insight and education to medical products distributors, manufacturers, and industry service firms including:
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- Company owners CEOs and CFOs
- Sales and marketing executives
- Information systems executives
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- Supply channel managers
- National account executives
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Other senior leaders
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The symbol highlights opportunities for private business-to-business networking. |
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Monday | March 15
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| All Day |
Private business meetings hosted by Foundation Associate companies |
| 7:30 a.m. – Noon |
HIDA Board Meeting |
| Noon – 5:00 p.m. |
PWH Pre-Conference Leadership Workshop
Former Harvard Publishing CEO Linda Doyle: Power and Influence: Leadership Lessons from "12 Angry Men" |
| 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
Executive Conference Welcome Reception |
| 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. |
Networking in Executive Clubroom |
Tuesday | March 16 |
| 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. |
Howard Dean and Pat Buchanan Go Head to Head on Politics, the Economy, and Healthcare |
| 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Refreshment Break |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
Increasing Distribution’s Share of Hospital Purchasing
Panelists:
Rosalind Parkinson-Administrative Director Materiel Systems, The Ohio State University Medical Center
Joseph Bane, Purchasing & contracts Manager at the Tufts-New England Medical Center
Sandra Erickson, Director of Business Integration, Iowa Health Systems
Peggy Samuels, Director of Distribution & Corporate Procurement Chief Operating Officer, Iowa Health Systems Consolidated Services
Improving the Physician Practice
Panelists:
Sandra Goode, Nurse Manager, Flagler Family Medicine
Dr.Todd Batenhorst, Vice President, Flagler Family Medicine
Dr. Tom Schwieterman, Director of Research and Development, Midmark Corporation
Targeting Healthcare Growth Areas
Panelists:
Tim Victor, Executive Director of Statistics, GHX
Michael Visnich, CEO, Goodmark Medical
Social Networking as a Business and Marketing Tool
Panelists:
Heather Llorca-Kropp, Director of Marketing, Dukal & Chair of membership Committee for PWH
Bill Cron, Professor of Marketing, Texas Christian University
David Claire, Director of Business Development (R&D), Midmark Corporation
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| 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Networking Luncheon |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:00p.m. |
Todd Buchholz: 2010 Economic Forecast for Healthcare Business |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Refreshment Break |
| 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
GPO Impact on Hospital and Alternate Site Markets
Panelists:
Krista Marshall, Director, Sourcing - Regional Aggregation, Premier
Diane Ashley, President and CEO, Seagate Alliance City LLC
John Pritchard, Publisher, The Max
Optimizing Sales and Marketing
EMR and Stimulus Funding: Making It Work for Your Customers
Panelists:
Michael Paquin, Co-Chair of CCHIT, MDP Group Inc.
Mark Anderson, C EO and Healthcare IT Futurist, AC Group, Inc.
Paul Edge, Director, Product Development, Microsoft
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| 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
Networking in Executive Clubroom |
| 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
Private business meetings hosted by Foundation Associate companies |
| 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
Dinner on Your Own |
| 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. |
Networking in Executive Clubroom |
Wednesday | March 17 |
| 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
John Sculley, Former Apple CEO: Changing the Ground Rules of Competition with Transformative Innovation
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| 9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. |
Refreshment Break |
| 9:20 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
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| 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m |
Break |
| 10:45 a.m. – Noon |
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| 12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
PWH Networking Luncheon & Event |
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HIDA Educational Foundation Golf Classic |
| 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
Networking in Executive Clubroom |
| 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
Executive Networking Dinner |
| 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. |
After Party Event |
| 10:00 p.m. – Midnight |
Networking in Executive Clubroom |
Thursday | March 18 |
| 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. |
Andrew Van Ostrand: Winners and Losers in Healthcare Reform |
| 9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. |
Break |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. |
Owners Roundtable |
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