The WHCC 3^rd Annual World Health Innovations Summit (WHIS) features innovations in the developing world to be adapted and implemented in the developed world. WHIS convenes an international delegation of Ministers of Health, high-ranking government leaders, CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, CIOs, CMIOs, CAOs, VPs of International Patients and VPs of International Business Development from the world’s leading hospitals, as well as CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, Actuaries, Medical Directors and International Network Directors from national and international health plans and insurers. This impressive international delegation convenes to exchange strategies on innovations in financing affordable care, new and sustainable primary care infrastructures, and innovative delivery models to deliver low cost, high quality care. International leaders present disruptive innovations throughout the health care ecosystem to advance health system development and promote global health status.

WHIS to be Featured on the WHCC Main Stage in 2012!

In 2011, the WHIS at the 8th WHCC gathered diverse group of leading international health care executives and key health care innovation players from the Ministries of Health of Syria, the Netherlands, China, Pakistan; the Municipal Secretary of Health of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and health system executives from over 40 countries. The overwhelming response from both international and domestic delegates demonstrates the increasing need for global collaboration in health system reform and development, and no other industry event provides you with the amount of international thought leadership and game changing developments in global health care as the WHCC.

• Leverage collaborative competitions to address complex health care challenges and foster innovative solutions
• Innovative business models that address global health care challenges such as fragmented health care ecosystems, high costs, inconsistent quality of care, inefficient systems, barriers to access and capacity needs

• Bringing health care services where it is needed most in India with semi-urban and rural hospitals and clinics
• Sustainable business models for providing low cost, high quality care to poor, rural communities in underdeveloped economies

• Innovative public and private financing mechanisms to increase access and affordability of care
• Long-term, sustainable investment strategies to combat the chronic disease epidemic in developing nations
• An economic paradigm of 'humanized capitalism' that makes access to care both financially self-sustaining and extremely affordable by utilizing production capacity and surplus revenue
• The impact of microcredit programs on improving the health and health care of highly impoverished nations

• Evaluate the emerging business model for "focused factories" and specific examples from developing countries
• Applying economies of scale to offer the highest quality of care at the lowest possible cost
• Assess how a sustainable, low cost care delivery model can foster improved quality, patient and employee satisfaction and increased efficiency

• Learn how public-private partnerships between government, NGOs and the private sector are catalyzing innovative, affordable IT solutions
• Models to leverage the private sector’s expertise and resources to develop new technologies to improve the health vulnerable populations

Other sessions of note featured on the KEYNOTE agenda

GLOBAL HEALTH CARE
How innovative models flourish in developing countries with severe economic constraints and are adapted in the US and other developed countries
	Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD Diane v.S. Levy and Robert M. Levy University Professor and Vice Provost for Global Initiatives University of Pennsylvania
	Omar Ishrak Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Medtronic /td>

INNOVATION IN LEVERAGING INFORMATION—EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CLOUD AND mHEALTH
Leveraging health technologies as an enterprise solution to streamline efficiencies, manage chronic conditions, and eliminate fraud and abuse Bridging digital silos in the U.S. delivery system through cloud computing technologies
	Lowell McAdam President and Chief Executive Officer Verizon Communications
	Charles W. Sorenson, Jr, MD President and Chief Executive Officer Intermountain Health Care

Frequently asked questions:

How many countries attend the event each year? Annually, we have over 40 countries represented at the event.

Is the educational content presented only US-focused? No. Each year, the event welcomes speakers and attendees from around the globe. The Annual World Health Innovations Summit is the international focused piece of the event. This Summit focuses primarily on how innovations in the developing world can be adapted and implemented in the developed world. This year, this Summit will be included in the overall agenda of the event. The networking throughout the event is also of great value to international health care executives as a way to exchange strategies, advice and solutions with their US-based peers.

My organization is concerned about cost. Do you offer special rates for international attendees? Yes. For international organisations we offer discounted rates to assist with travel. We also offer packages. For example, if your organisation sends two people, you can send a third person at no cost. If your organization sends four people, you may send two people at no cost. To learn more about packages, please contact us.

Where would I stay to attend the event? The event is being held at the venue listed below. You can make your reservations directly with the venue.

Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on the Potomac
Located eight miles due south of Washington, D.C., the hotel is just 15 minutes away from our nation's capital.
201 Waterfront Street
National Harbor , MD, USA 20745
Phone: +1 301-965-2000

What if I want to attend the event, but cannot afford to travel? Live Streaming Video Webcast is available. This allows you to access live video and audio along with the synchronized slide presentations from the event.