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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Become a conference sponsor and get your company name in front of over 135 executive level distributor attendees!  For more information on what’s available contact Jessica Welch at  (703) 838-6134.

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Monday | March 15
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 Improving the Physician Practice Targeting Healthcare Growth Areas Social Networking as a Business and Marketing Tool
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 Optimizing Sales and Marketing Using Dashboards to Drive Sales and Vendor Management EMR and Stimulus Funding: Making It Work for Your Customers
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
9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.	Refreshment Break
9:20 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Physician Market Roundtable Hospital Market Roundtable Long Term Care Market Roundtable Home Care Roundtable
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m	Break
10:45 a.m. – Noon	Lab Roundtable Equipment Roundtable Consumables / Supply Chain/Vendor Relations Roundtable
12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	PWH Networking Luncheon & Event
	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