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HTC 2007

HTC 2007 PROGRAM OUTLINE

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2007 - HTC 2007 OPENING NIGHT

LOCATION: RESIDENCE OF THE HONORARY CONSUL TO
THE NETHERLANDS IN SAN FRANCISCO
17:30 - 19:00 Cocktail reception
18:45 - 19:00 Welcome by Frank Heemskerk, Minister for Foreign Trade,
the Netherlands, and Doug Engmann, Honorary Consul to
the Netherlands in San Francisco
19:00 - 20:30 Informal dinner


MONDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2007 - HTC FORUM DAY ONE

LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO MARRIOTT
07:00 - 08:00 Registration and networking breakfast
08:00 - 08:10 Welcome by HTC Forum Chairman, Tom McGuire
08:10 - 10:00 Welcome and keynote speeches by:
  US Ambassador to the Netherlands, Roland E. Arnall
  Frank Heemskerk, Minister for Foreign Trade, the Netherlands -
Three Reasons to do Business in the Netherlands
  Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (video message)
  Roger van Boxtel, Chief Executive Officer, Menzis, the Netherlands
  Dr. Eric Rasmussen, MD, MDM, FACP, Chief Executive Officer, InSTEDD (Innovative Support to Emergencies, Diseases and Disasters), USA - Strong Angel and HTC: finding effective tools for international homeland security and disaster response coordination
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee/networking break
10:30 - 12:15 Elevator pitches by US and Dutch delegates, moderated by
Michiel Frackers, Managing Director, Boost Digital, the Netherlands
12:15 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 16:00 Individual matchmaking programs (part 1)
16:00 - 16:30 Energy break
16:30 - 18:00 Individual matchmaking programs (part 2)
18:00 - 19:00 Cocktail reception
19:00 - 21:00 Dinner with soapbox speeches by:
Harry van Dorenmalen, Country General Manager Benelux,
IBM Netherlands BV
Tim Bloechl, Managing Director Worldwide Public Safety and National Security, Microsoft Corporation, USA
moderated by HTC Forum Chairman Tom McGuire


TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 - HTC FORUM DAY TWO

LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO MARRIOTT
07:00 - 08:00 Registration and networking breakfast
08:00 - 10:00 First round of parallel breakout sessions on:
storyline NANOTECHNOLOGY: turning nanotechnology into big business
chair: Kees Eijkel, Director Kennispark Twente, the Netherlands
speaker: Mark Bünger, Research Director, Lux Research, USA - Shoot for the Moon: collaborate and innovate to capitalize on the Netherlands' strengths and opportunities in nanotechnology
  Questions & discussion
speaker: Prof. Shaker Zahra, Robert E. Buuck Chair of Entrepreneurship, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, USA - Funding Nanotechnology Ventures: competing for global markets
  Questions & discussion
speaker: Prof. Steven T. Walsh, Alfred Black Professor of Entrepreneurship and Co-Director of the Technology Management Center, University of New Mexico, Andersen School of Management, USA - The Promise and Problems of Academic Business Development
  Questions & discussion
panel moderator: Prof. Shaker Zahra, Robert E. Buuck Chair of Entrepreneurship, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, USA
panel:
  • Mark Bünger, Research Director, Lux Research, USA
  • Steven T. Walsh, Alfred Black Professor of Entrepreneurship and Co-Director of the Technology Management Center, University of New Mexico, Andersen School of Management, USA
  • Cees Jan Koomen, Founder and Managing Partner, Point-One Innovation Fund and Chairman Board of Directors, Xceive, USA
  • Dr. Aard Groen, Professor of Marketing & Entrepreneurship, Research Fellow of ISG, Scientific Director of NIKOS, University of Twente, the Netherlands
  • Duco Wildeboer, Manager of Listings, EuroNext, the Netherlands
  Questions & discussion
storyline HEALTHCARE SECTOR TRENDS: the transformations in the healthcare sector and the need for innovation
chair: Mark Frequin, Director-General for Energy and Telecom, Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Netherlands
speakers: Daniel S. Pelino, General Manager, Global Healthcare and Life Sciences, IBM Corporation, USA - Transformations in the Healthcare Sector of the USA
  Roger van Boxtel, Chief Executive Officer, Menzis, the Netherlands - New Cooperation Models to Innovate the Healthcare Sector in the Netherlands
  Questions & discussion
speakers: Frido Kraanen, Deputy Director, Department for Macro Economic Policy and Labour Relations, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, the Netherlands - Innovation in Healthcare; for a better health and beating baumol
  Michael Lemnitzer, CPA, Senior Director, Strategic Business Development, Consumer Healthcare Solutions, Philips Consumer Healthcare Solutions, USA - Home Healthcare Solutions
  Questions & discussion
  Chris Ibell, Vice President EMEA Consulting Healthcare and Life Science, Oracle, UK, together with Keith Errey, Chief Operating Officer, Toumaz Technology, UK - Improving Disease Management through Real Time Body Monitoring
  Questions & discussion
storyline PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE: technological innovation in the preventive healthcare sector
chair: Prof.Dr. Peter van der Spek, Head of Department for Bioinformatics, Erasmus University Medical Center, the Netherlands
speakers: Michael Hehenberger Ph.D., Dr.Sc., Solutions Executive Global Life Sciences & Pharma, IBM Healthcare and Life Sciences, USA - Information Based Medicine: from biobanks to biomarkers
  Prof.Dr. Peter van der Spek, Head of Department for Bioinformatics, Erasmus University Medical Center, the Netherlands - Translational Medicine: the challenge and the rewards
  Questions & discussion
speakers: Maurits Ros, Managing Director, String of Pearls Initiative, the Netherlands - Creating Large Patient Cohorts for Research: linking legacy with high tech
  Jaap Lombaers, Chief Executive Officer, Holst Center/IMEC-NL, the Netherlands - Innovating in the Health Sector: an open innovation strategy
  Questions & discussion
speakers: Michael N. Liebman Ph.D., Executive Director, Windber Research Institute, President and Managing Director, Strategic Medicine Inc., USA - Strategic Medicine: Redefining Translational and Personalized Medicine into Personalized Healthcare
  Questions & discussion
storyline HOMELAND SECURITY POLICY: homeland security trends and the consequences for strategies in the areas of innovation and new technologies
chair: Nicole Kroon, Director ICT & Applications Department, Directorate-General for Energy and Telecom, Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Netherlands
speakers: Daniel Rasmus, Director of Information Work Vision, Microsoft Office Information Worker PMG, USA - Security Policy Trends and the Strategic Position of IT: a scenario approach
  Dick Schoof, Director-General for Public Safety and Security, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, the Netherlands - National Security Strategy, the Netherlands
  Questions & discussion
speakers: Greg Gardner, Vice President, Government and Homeland Security Solutions, Oracle Corporation, USA - Thoughts on R&D in Homeland Security
  Alfred J. van Roosmalen, Vice President and General Manager Government and Industry Relations, NXP Semiconductors, the Netherlands - Smart Identification Technologies for e-Security
  Questions & discussion
speakers: Dr. Eric Rasmussen, MD, MDM, FACP, Chief Executive Officer, Innovative Support to Emergencies, Diseases, and Disasters, InSTEDD, USA
  Vera Bánki, Business Development Manager, Homeland Security, and
Paul Hanraets, Program Manager for the Geo-information program of the Board of Multidisciplinary cooperation, Geodan, the Netherlands -
Geo-information: the key to collaboration in disaster management
  Questions & discussion
10:00 - 10:15 Coffee break
10:15 - 12:15 Second round of parallel breakout sessions
(repeat of first round)
12:15 - 14:00 Lunch
13:00 onwards Optional site visits:
13:00 ETD ‘How to realize information based medicine, from bench to bedside and back' - visit to the Affymetrix manufacturing plant and reference laboratory in West Sacramento, CA
14:00 ETD The Institute of Next Generation Internet (INGI), San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, will share with us the developments of the Next Generation Internet and the Institute's Global Project for Sustainable Economic Development.