This Annual Event was presented by: The Emerging Technologies Management Research Program, William and Phyllis Mack Center for Technological Innovation. Organized by Michael Tomczyk, Managing Director

 

 

Top row:  Michael Tomczyk, Managing Director of the Mack Center and conf. organizer, welcomes keynote speaker the Honorable Tommy Thompson, Independent Chair of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions; Dr. Christine Côté (J&J) discusses Personalized Medicine; Dr. Robert McCormack (Veridex) described new techniques for identifying and "rating" cancer cells in patients; Second Row: former U.S. Health Secretary Thompson describes critical issues looming on the near horizon for the U.S. health system; Christine Peterson provides an overview of Nanotechnology, illustrating how ubiquitous this technology is becoming; Bill Perry (Nanomix) described new nanosensor technologies; Third Row: Govi Rao (Philips) holds a solid state "artificial candle" based on low power high output LED lighting; and Jim Benson, founder of SpaceDev discusses how space travel can be achieved using approaches that are more cost effective than technologies currently in use.

AGENDA 

Location: Huntsman Hall (ROOM F85), 38th and Walnut, The Wharton School, Philadelphia

   8:30- 9:00   Continental Breakfast

   9:00- 9:15   WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
                      Michael Tomczyk & Harbir Singh, Mack Center/Wharton

  9:15-10:15   EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES &
                    THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE               
                      Keynote address
                      The Honorable Tommy Thompson, Independent Chairman for          
                      the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions and
                      former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

10:15-11:45   THE FUTURE OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE  - Johnson & Johnson 

Overview: PROSPECTS & POSSIBILITIES FOR PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
Dr. Christine Côté, Vice President, Emerging Technologies & New Venture, J&J

This presentation will feature an overview of where personalized medicine and
related technologies are heading, and a "spotlight" example of a specific technology in this rapidly emerging field.

     Technology Spotlight:  DIAGNOSTIC TESTING:  CONNECTING THE DOTS
                                         FOR PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
                                         Bob McCormack, Ph.D., Vice President,
                                         Clinical and Technical Affairs, Veridex LLC

 

11:45- 1:00    LUNCH PANEL: FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR
                    TECHNOLOGY IN MEDICINE

  This “eat and meet” session includes a tech. presentation followed by a  panel discussion including questions and comments from the audience.

Moderator:  Terry Fadem, Director, Office of Corporate Alliances,
                      University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Technology Spotlight:  UPENN School of Medicine

  

1:00- 2:30   NANOTECHNOLOGY: THE NEXT
                 INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION RAMPS UP

                Overview: Christine Peterson, Founder and Vice President,
                     Policy and Research, Foresight Nanotech Institute

Technology Spotlight:
     Nanosensors: The Next Generation of Sensor Technology
     Bill Perry, Vice President Marketing, Sales & Business Development, Nanomix    

 

2:45 - 3:00   "RADICAL NEW TECHNOLOGIES" IN THE LIGHTING INDUSTRY

                Govi Rao, Vice President and General Manager, Solid State Lighting, Philips

Mr. Rao provided a previous presentation and forecast of major changes in the lighting industry, and we have seen many of these predictions start to come true, so we invited him back for an update.

 3:00 - 4:00   NEW HORIZONS FOR SPACE TRAVEL
                   James Benson, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, SpaceDev

DIRECTIONS:  From Philadelphia International Airport, the Wharton campus is a 30 minute taxi ride, and from 30th Street Station (train) it's about 10 minutes by taxi.  Have the driver go to the corner of Walnut and 38th Street -- Huntsman Hall is the large orange brick building on the corner.  The room location will be announced closer to the event.   IF DRIVING:  Park in the large enclosed structure at 38th and Walnut and walk across the street to Huntsman Hall.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS:  For this conference, we recommend the SHERATON HOTEL  located at the corner of 36^th and Chestnut (3 blocks from Huntsman Hall which is located at the corner of 38^th and Walnut) – For reservations Phone 215-387-8000.  Please Note: The Inn at Penn which we normally recommend, is undergoing renovations.  If you have questions about hotels or need advice, contact Nicole Ratke our Events Coordinator at 215-898-2104 (email: hnr@wharton.upenn.edu) or Rachel Schwartz, Exec. Asst. in the Mack Center at 215-746-4831