2010 Summit Speakers


Michele Ahlman, ClearSounds Communications - President
	Michele Ahlman is President of ClearSounds Communications , a Chicago-based privately held company that prides itself in providing high-quality sound enhanced and high dB gain products for the boomer, senior and caregivers market. As a leading provider of niche telephone and communication products, ClearSounds is the leading manufacturer and distributor of ClearSounds branded products including amplified phones, signaling devices, TV listening systems, clocks, audio accessories and cellular products.

Jérôme Arnaud, Doro AB and Doro SAS (France) - CEO
	Jérôme Arnaud has been Doro's CEO since October 2007 and Doro SAS CEO since the year 2000. He spent the last 20 years in the sector of telecommunication and information technologies. He joined the French Lagardère group in 1989, worked for Matra Systèmes Information (MSI) (earth observation satellite systems), Matra Communication for professional communication radio and for Matra Nortel Communications where he headed residential telephones operations, bought by Doro in 2000. He was then named Director of their French subsidiary.

Deepak Ayyagari, Ph.D., Sharp Laboratories of America - Director of Technical Programs
	Dr. Deepak Ayyagari is the Director of Technical Programs at Sharp Laboratories of America, and is responsible for program management and business development of new research initiatives tied to government programs. Most recently, as Manager and Principal Scientist he was responsible for the Personal Healthcare Technologies group, focused on R&D of innovative, consumer oriented in-home and personal healthcare and wellness applications. Dr. Ayyagari represents Sharp Corporation as a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Continua Health Alliance. His experience includes technical leadership positions in R&D and advanced product development. In prior assignments, he led Sharp’s Powerline Communications project, designing high speed PLC systems for AV communications in networked homes, and served as Director on the Board of Directors of the HomePlug industry consortium. Dr. Ayyagari received his PhD and MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Ayyagari has over 17 publications in major peer-reviewed international journals and conferences, 5 issued patents and over 16 pending filings.

Zachary Bujnoch - Frost & Sullivan
	Zachary Bujnoch is an Industry Analyst with the Frost & Sullivan North America Healthcare Practice. He focuses on patient monitoring and analyzing emerging trends, technologies and market dynamics in the patient monitoring industry in North America. Since joining Frost & Sullivan in January 2007, Bujnoch has completed several research studies and consulting projects specializing in Cardiac, Multiparameter, Pulse Oximetry, Blood Pressure, and Temperature Monitoring. He also retains a special interest in several telehealth topics such as Home Healthcare and Disease Management Systems, Customer Centric Medicine, and Healthcare IT convergence.

David Cerino, Microsoft - General Manager, Consumer Health Solutions Group
	David Cerino is responsible for the ongoing evolution of Microsoft HealthVault, a simple, security-enhanced platform that enables people to gather, manage and share their personal health information. Cerino oversees cross-group collaboration between the HealthVault business and technical teams, including the efforts of engineering, program management, product management and marketing, and service strategies. The role allows Cerino to draw upon his broad strategic and operational knowledge in developing software and driving marketing strategy for consumer credit cards, small business and a variety of other categories. Cerino holds an MBA from Florida Atlantic University, and a bachelor of science in mathematics and computer science from Wake Forest University in North Carolina.

Paul Ceverha, PricewaterhouseCoopers - Director
	Paul Ceverha is a Director in the Health Information Technology (HIT) Practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Paul is a recognized thought leader in the HIT industry and has provided visioning, strategy, and implementation advisory services to clients in the healthcare provider, life science, and healthcare payer sectors. He has served in various roles as a senior executive, program manager, CTO, industry subject matter specialist, and technical architect. Paul has participated at various phases and roles in dozens of electronic medical record implementations. He has extensive experience in and broad knowledge of clinical and business intelligence. His recent focus has been on enabling healthcare business processes through novel approaches and partnerships in healthcare informatics. These efforts have incorporated evidence-based medicine initiatives, product R&D and safety programs, clinical quality measurement and reporting, and research support.

Bruce Cryer, HeartMath - President and CEO
	Bruce Cryer is President and CEO of HeartMath , In 2007, Mr. Cryer was named one of the Top 50 Thought Leaders in Personal Excellence by Leadership Excellence magazine. Mr. Cryer is co-author, with Doc Childre, of the book, "From Chaos to Coherence: The Power to Change Performance". Bruce is also lead author of the Harvard Business Review article (July 2003), entitled “Pull the Plug on Stress".

Brian C. DeMay, Walgreen Company - Divisional Vice President of Technology
	Brian DeMay is a divisional vice president of technology for Walgreens, co-leader of a corporate integration and transformation initiative entitled "One Walgreens". Brian is responsible for establishing technology strategy and direction within the healthcare divisions of Walgreens, and for the establishment of an integrated service architecture providing integrated customer and healthcare information across the various Walgreens businesses. He joined Walgreens in 2005 as vice president of information technology for Walgreens' Health Services division, after eighteen years of consulting services with Accenture, LTD. He was promoted to his current position in 2006. In 1987, he received a bachelor of science degree in computer and systems engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY.

George Dennis, TV Ears - CEO
	George Dennis, founder and Chief Executive Officer of TV Ears, Inc., helped build TV Ears® into the leading brand in the new and growing category of tv listening and increase year over year sales to make the coveted Inc. 5000, Deloite 500, and San Diego’s 100 list of fastest growing privately held companies in America. Mr. Dennis received his bachelors degree from the University of Denver and presently lives in Southern California with his three children; Jack, Morgan and Lauren. Mr. Dennis has spent the last 25 years creating and growing small to medium sized businesses and trade names and considers it a great honor and responsibility to be an entrepreneur. His favorite hobbies are snowboarding, running, golfing, and spending time with his children.

Kent E. Dicks, MedApps, Inc. - CEO, Chairman and Founder
	Kent Dicks is the CEO, Chairman and Founder of MedApps, a Mobile Wireless Health Monitoring company headquartered out of Scottsdale, Arizona. Mr. Dicks is an Entrepreneur and has over 26 years experience in the technology industry. He has been in the forefront of developing new technologies for remote patient monitoring systems and the introduction of TeleHealth 2.0, which utilizes wireless technology for the transmission of medical data from the patient to the healthcare provider and data depository.

Brian Dolan, mobihealthnews.com - Editor
	Prior to founding mobihealthnews.com with business partner Joe Maillie, Brian Dolan was a senior analyst with Boston-based research firm Yankee Group, where he led program development for the company's Mobile Internet World event and helped craft the company's publication development. Brian got his start in2005 as editor of FierceWireless, a leading trade publication in the wireless industry.

Sandra D. Elliott, Meridian Health - Director, Consumer Technology and Service Development
	Sandra Elliott is the Corporate Director Consumer Technology and Service Development with Meridian Health. Her role is to develop new technology based service and business ventures targeting baby boomer and aging populations. While aggressively taking a new approach to understanding the health and wellness needs of baby boomers and seniors, technological applications are aggressively evaluated as a new method to meet those needs. She has been instrumental in defining opportunities to work with innovative companies and begin to integrate health and wellness technologies into a health delivery system. Sandra has been a national speaker and published many articles in developing opportunities for growing business in publications such as Trustee Magazine, Journal of Healthcare Financial Management, FutureAge, Hospitals and Health Networks, Health Strategist, and Nursing Management.

George Elwell, Silent Call Communications - President and Founder
	George Elwell is president and founder of Silent Call Communications, one of a handful of companies in the world producing communication and electronic alerting devices for people who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf/blind. The company, based in Waterford, Michigan, recently moved its manufacturing back to Michigan from Taiwan. Elwell, 69, a former engineering tech group leader in advanced product design at General Motors, founded Silent Call Communications in 1987. He was inspired by his brother-in-law who is deaf and could not hear the sounds we take for granted - the doorbell, telephone, smoke and fire alarms. Silent Call Communications clients include Holiday Inn, Carnival Cruise Lines, the U.S. Postal Service, schools, plants and warehouses, retirement centers, the State of California, the Province of Quebec and the American Red Cross.

Colin Evans, Dossia Consortium - President and CEO
	Prior to joining Dossia, Colin Evans served as Intel’s Director of Digital Health Policy and Standards, responsible for efforts to cooperate with industry and legislative stakeholders to drive policy development and with industry partners to create platform standards. He was responsible for creating both the Continua Health Alliance on consumer health platform and device interoperability standards and the Dossia Consortium that brings together major US employers to develop shared infrastructure for personal, private, and portable health records. He obtained his degree in Computer Science at Manchester University and is an alumnus of INSEAD, France.

Michael Foley, Ph.D., Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) - Executive Director
	Dr. Michael Foley joined the Bluetooth SIG in March 2004 as the Executive Director. He is responsible for guiding the qualification and interoperability programs, promotion of the technology, the specification publications, and the long-term roadmap of Bluetooth wireless technology. Dr. Foley previously worked with Bluetooth wireless technology and other wireless technologies as a senior wireless architect with Microsoft. While there, he played a pivotal role in the creation and development of the wireless desktop vision and 802.11. Dr. Foley also helped shape the Bluetooth standard from its inception, as a SIG Board Member, and later Chairman of the Board from 2002 to 2003. Under Dr. Foley’s direction, Bluetooth technology has experienced phenomenal growth and consumer acceptance. Foley holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University, a Masters degree from Arizona State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Iowa.

Mary Furlong, Ed.D., Mary Furlong & Associates - President and CEO
	President and CEO of Mary Furlong & Associates, Mary Furlong is a leading authority on the baby boom generation as it moves toward and beyond age 50. Mary founded the nonprofit organization SeniorNet in 1986 and the web portal ThirdAge Media in 1996.

Jill Gilbert, Caring.com - Vice President
	Jill Gilbert is a Vice President at Caring.com, responsible for the company’s commerce channel as well as industry relations. Prior to Caring.com, Jill was co-founder and CEO of Gilbert Guide, a company that paired practical, expert advice and information with the first comprehensive national directory covering the entire continuum of care, including senior housing, homecare, adult day services, GCMs, senior move managers, and more. Over the past five years, Jill has become an expert in understanding the products, services and technologies that are making lives easier for caregivers, as well as their loved ones. She is also an expert in eldercare issues, with emphasis on homecare and housing, the two most common decisions faced by adult children caring for aging parents. Jill is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a BS in Business Administration, and a member of the Business Leadership Council in San Francisco.

Mark Gordon, firstSTREET - President & CEO
	Mark Gordon, President & CEO of firstSTREET—for Boomers and Beyond, joined the company in January 2002 and is responsible for the daily operations and the strategic direction of the Company. Mr. Gordon was elected to the Board of Directors in September of 2003. Mr. Gordon began his career at Procter & Gamble where he was in marketing/brand management for 10 years and eventually rose to General Management and was appointed a corporate Vice President. Mr. Gordon has also worked as VP of Marketing for an early stage telecommunications company, Broadslate Networks, and as senior VP of Marketing/Strategy for Owens & Minor. Mr. Gordon holds B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Virginia.

Jeff Hill, MyGait - President and Co-Founder
	MyGait creates simple, failure-free computing experiences for senior citizens. MyGait started by providing its customized solution to senior living communities (CCRCs, Independent Living Apartments, Assisted Living Communities, Nursing Homes and Adult Day Centers) and in 2009 launched its first PC aimed at the individual consumer market. Prior to starting MyGait, Jeff Hill worked in the investment banking field at Sanders Morris Mundy in Houston, TX and Robert W. Baird in Milwaukee, WI. Jeff graduated with a BA in Economics and German from the University of Notre Dame.

Charlie Hillman, GrandCare Systems - CEO and Founder
	Charlie Hillman has spent most of his career as an entrepreneur involved with disruptive technologies. His latest, GrandCare Systems, is designed to allow the aged to live longer at home with greater security, better health, and less social isolation. Using a combination of Smart Home technologies, ADL monitoring, Internet communications, and Tele-Wellness features, the system is intended to support an entire network of caregivers. Ironically, the system uses cutting-edge technology to go back in time and empower families to remotely care for aging relatives. This innovative approach resulted in GrandCare being chosen as one of 30 organizations nationwide to participate in the once-a-decade, 2005 White House Conference on Aging Technology Pavilion. Mr. Hillman is a professional engineer with a BS from MIT and a Masters in Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is a commissioner of CAST (Center for Aging Technologies) and a frequent speaker at national and international conferences.

David Inns, GreatCall Inc. - President & CEO
	David Inns is currently President and CEO of GreatCall Inc., the creator of the Jitterbug wireless service; David also sits on the Board of Directors. He designed the service and launch plan for Jitterbug, which began selling in November 2006 and has now become a national brand name with several hundred thousand loyal customers. David has over 20 years of telecom management experience. Before joining GreatCall, David was Vice President, Consumer Markets for Bell Mobility in Canada and Vice President, Consumer Marketing for Bell Canada. David holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Western Ontario. He has an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, and is also a licensed member of the Association of Professional Engineers.

Donald Jones, Qualcomm - Vice President, Business Development, Health & Life Sciences
	Donald Jones serves as vice president of business development for Qualcomm Incorporated. He is responsible for leading Qualcomm's expansion of wireless technologies into the consumer health, healthcare and medical device markets. Mr. Jones is also a founding board member of the West Wireless Health Institute in La Jolla, California, a global leader in wireless health research. Prior to joining Qualcomm, Jones spent 22 years developing and growing healthcare enterprises. He has served as chief operating officer of MedTrans, as founder and chairman of EMME, and as senior vice president of marketing and business development for HealthCap. Currently Don is on the Boards of the Alliance Healthcare Foundation, the American Telemedicine Association and is the founding board member of the Wireless Life Science Alliance.

Gary Kaye, Fox Business Network - Broadcast Journalist
	Gary Kaye is an award winning broadcast journalist who currently produces stories about technology for the Fox Business Network, including the Network’s Tech Tuesday segments. Kaye has been covering hi-tech since IBM launched its first PC in 1981, producing the “Softspot” series for NBC radio. During 13 years at ABC News, he produced technology coverage for “ABC News Business World”, bringing the first network television crew to Comdex. He went on to become Technology Producer for ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings”. He moved to CNN in 1998, where he covered technology shows including CNN/Fortune, CNN Newsstand, American Morning, and New Economy Watch and Digital Jam on CNN/fn. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Cornell University, and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the University of California at Berkeley.

Hyung Tai Kim, MD, Ascension Health - Vice President of Research
	Dr. Hyung Tai Kim, MD is the Vice President of Research and Managing Partner of Transformational Development for Ascension Health, the nation's largest Catholic and nonprofit health system. Dr. Kim leads a team that is focusing on how to meet those needs in the future in a way that extends beyond hospitals and clinics. Dr. Kim holds a BA and MD from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD and an MBA from the University of Michigan Business School in Ann Arbor, MI.

Jonathan D. Linkous, American Telemedicine Association - Executive Director
	Jon Linkous is the executive director of the American Telemedicine Association (ATA), the largest membership-based organization in the world focusing exclusively on providing health and medical care through telecommunications technology. ATA’s annual meeting and trade show are among the fastest growing in the country. The Association advocates for changes in public laws that promote the deployment of telemedicine throughout the world. As the chief staff executive of ATA, Mr. Linkous has spoken and written extensively in the U.S. and in other countries on policy issues, emerging applications and market trends affecting telemedicine. Mr. Linkous holds a Masters of Public Administration from the School of Government and Public Affairs at the American University in Washington, D.C. and a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio with additional postgraduate work at the LBJ School of Public Affairs in Austin, Texas.

Clint McClellan, QUALCOMM - Senior Director of Market Development
	Clint McClellan's current responsibilities include establishing opportunities in the Life Sciences market. Since joining QUALCOMM, established the Global Industry Analyst program and Global Market Intelligence program at QUALCOMM. Currently McClellan serves as the Board Chairman for the Foundation for the Children of the California’s which supports Hospital Infantil, a pediatric Hospital, in Tijuana, Mexico. He also serves on the boards of the Continua Health Alliance and CommNexus. Prior to joining the Company, McClellan served as a senior analyst for Gartner Group/Dataquest's Telecommunications Group in its personal communications wireless program. While he was at Dataquest, McClellan served as a technology news anchor for two years on the Good Morning San Jose show at KNTV, an ABC affiliate. McClellan holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Douglas J. McClure, Center for Connected Health - Corporate Manager, Technology and Operations
	Douglas J. McClure is responsible for managing ongoing technology operations, technology research and development, and finance at the Center for Connected Health, a division of Partners HealthCare. He also manages the SmartBeat remote monitoring and self management program. SmartBeat provides individuals with anytime, anywhere access to self-management tools to improve their health, and guides participants to make positive lifestyle and health behavior changes. He is currently the on the Board of Directors for the Continua Health Alliance and serves as the Secretary. He is also a member of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, the Massachusetts Technology Council and the Project Management Institute. Mr. McClure received his Masters in International Management from the University of Denver.

Horst Merkle, Roche Diagnostics Corporation - Director
	Horst Merkle is the Director of the Information Management Systems Diabetes Care for the Roche Diagnostics Corporation. In this position, he is responsible for the proposal and the development of key components for the Roche Diabetes Care information management product portfolio with a focus on interoperability/connectivity, telehealth and standardization.

Dan Michel, Dakim, Inc. - Founder and CEO
	Dan Michel's father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1993. Based upon learning about the disease he recognized the therapeutic and emotional value of rigorous cognitive stimulation, as a tool to help seniors preserve their brain health. Dan founded Dakim in 2001 to provide brain fitness exercise. This vision guides the company's efforts. Dan earned a B.A. from Claremont Men's College (now Claremont McKenna College) and an M.S. from Northwestern University. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

John Moore, Chilmark Research - Founder and Managing Partner
	John Moore is the founder and managing partner of the healthcare industry analyst firm, Chilmark Research. Moore is currently leading research on understanding the concurrent roles and impact of consumer-driven health and consumer-centric technology on the healthcare market with particular focus on consumer-facing healthcare technologies. In May 2008, Moore authored the report: iPHR Market Analysis & Trends. He is currently working on a report: Health Clouds on the Horizon, to be published in fall 2009. The report will look at the market implications of key consumer-facing healthcare platforms from Dossia, Google and Microsoft as well as some of the smaller, or at least less visible, platform initiatives.

Bud Myers, firstSTREET - Senior Director Of Merchandising
	Over the last 35 years, Bud Myers has been nationally marketing consumer electronics and launching innovative technologies for the Boomer Generation with companies as vice president of Marantz, Frox Interactive,Craig Consumer,Unical (Northwestern Bell), and in product development with Rayovac and Casio. His overall approach of bringing high technology to market in a simple to use and understand format has been instrumental in the product development for the “Boomer and Beyond” market. Bud has been a member of the Forbes Technology Panel, the EIA CEBus committee, and many dealer panels. He has been a speaker at CES, CEDIA, UCLA’s Technology & Aging Center, and the Boomer Venture Summits. Products recently launched while at firstSTREET include the Jitterbug cell phone, TV Ears, and the MyGait GO Computer.

Vijay Nadkarni, Wellcore - Founder and CEO
	Wellcore founder and CEO Vijay Nadkarni is a pioneer in the wireless, networking and bio-med sectors, having conceived and delivered a number of "industry-first" products from concept to mainstream successes. Nadkarni co-founded Veraz Networks (IPO 2007), where his team developed the industry's first distributed VoIP switch. Earlier, he initiated and built the VoIP program at 3Com. Mr. Nadkarni has held management and engineering roles at Motorola Cellular. He holds nine patents with eight more pending. Mr. Nadkarni holds an MS in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University, where he was a Walter Murphy Fellow, an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management and a BTech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology–Bombay.

Jim "Oz" Osborn, Quality of Life Technology Engineering Research Center (Carnegie Mellon) - Executive Director and Co-Founder
	Jim "Oz" Osborn is Executive Director and a co-founder of the Quality of Life Technology Engineering Research Center (QoLT) at Carnegie Mellon University. He is also the Coordinator of University Life Science Initiatives for Carnegie Mellon, and Executive Director of the Carnegie Mellon’s Medical Robotics Technology Center, as well as MERITS of Pittsburgh, a program to stimulate collaborations between clinical and technological researchers. Previously, he founded a regional economic development group, the Pittsburgh Robotics Initiative. From 1985 through 1999, he held research and management positions in Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute and led several large sacale robotics R&D projects sponsored by the US DOE, NASA and industry, including the first robot to explore an active volcano and robots for investigation of the Chernobyl and Three Mile Island nuclear accidents. He has served as a board member of several professional society robotics divisions, chaired two technical conferences, and authored 25 papers and technical reports on robotic systems and applications. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Civil and Biomedical Engineering, both from Carnegie Mellon University.

Charles (Chuck) Parker, Continua Health Alliance - Executive Director
	The Continua Health Alliance is a membership-driven company focuses on developing an eco-system of interoperable personal health devices. Through working with Standards bodies and industry experts, Continua publishes certification standards built upon international criteria from IEEE, HL7, Bluetooth, USB, and others. Mr. Parker has over 20 years of experience in healthcare technology, policy, and the strategic design of evaluation and measurement strategies. Currently, Charles Parker is pursuing a Master of Science degree in Healthcare Informatics at Northeastern University. He earned his BA in Communication Studies and Business Management at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.

Stephen Reily, VibrantNation.com - Founder
	Stephen Reily, entrepreneur, marketing expert and founder of VibrantNation.com. Flash Forward blogger, founded VibrantNation.com, the leading website exclusively devoted to successful women over 50, after researching the lack of media geared toward women 50+ and spending years listening to women themselves identify their interests and needs. As a marketing professional, Stephen built IMC Licensing, a brand-licensing agency and is responsible for overseeing licensing strategy and relationships with IMC’s clients, like Kraft Foods and Anheuser Busch, as well as IMC’s business development and marketing efforts. Stephen has also published articles in BRANDWEEK, brandchannel.com among others, and has been a featured speaker at leading industry events.

Jerry Shereshewsky, Grandparents.com - CEO
	Jerry Shereshewsky may be the only marketing executive in the digital technology field who's invented a new brand of soda pop. Then again, he has been associated with breakthrough marketing ideas in every phase of his distinguished career. Starting at Y&R in the mailroom, he rose to Senior Vice President before moving to Wunderman, the premier direct marketing agency and then on to public relations giant Burson Marsteller. Then he decamped for the Bertelsmann Music Group where he was VP Marketing and Sales for Special Products. He left BMG in 1995 to join Seth Godin in an internet start-up: Yoyodyne. He helped make Yoyodyne the premier direct marketing promotion company online and made them so attractive to Yahoo! that they bought them. After almost 9 years running marketing for Yahoo's Media Sales Group, both in the US and internationally, he joined grandparents.com, a lifestyle website for the baby boomer grandparents of today and tomorrow.

Jake Sigal, Myine - Founder
	Jake Sigal is the principal of Myine Electronics. Myine Electronics (Ferndale, MI) manufactures consumer electronic audio products for the non tech savvy. Jake invented the USB Turntable and a co-inventor of the iDJ: iPod DJ console. Jake's expertise is evaluating established technologies, removing unnecessary features, and innovating the technologies into products for the masses. Jake has his Masters in Engineering from Ohio University and sits on their engineering board of advisors.

Anna-Lisa Silvestre, Kaiser Permanente - VP
	As vice president for online services at Kaiser Permanente, Anna-Lisa Silvestre has developed and overseen the strategy for the organization's web presence since 1995. The award-winning kp.org, enables more than 3 million active members to access their personal health record, e-mail their doctor, and participate in health behavior programs, and includes self-service account administration for employers and brokers. Anna-Lisa received her undergraduate degree in Sociology from the University of Oregon and a Master's degree in Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley. She is a member of the HealthMedia, Inc. customer advisory board, and has served on Google's Health Advisory Council, the CCHIT standards committee, and the California Governor's Task Force on PHRs.

Richard Tate, HopeLab - Director of Communications & Marketing
	Richard Tate is responsible for HopeLab's media, public relations and product marketing activities. HopeLab, a nonprofit founded by board chair Pam Omidyar, is harnessing the power and appeal of technology to promote positive health behaviors in young people. HopeLab’s approach combines scientific research, innovative approaches to technology development, and the direct input of young people themselves to produce products that measurably improve their health and quality of life. The video game Re-Mission for young cancer patients is HopeLab’s first product. HopeLab is now developing technology designed to increase physical activity in kids as a way to address the widespread problem of childhood obesity. Richard’s background includes communications and marketing experience in corporate, nonprofit and startup environments in entertainment technology, media and biotechnology.

Susan Ayers Walker, SmartSilvers Alliance - Co-Founder and Managing Director
	Susan Ayers Walker is a leading edge boomer and a freelance journalist reporting on the intersection of technology and aging. Her articles have appeared in AARP the Magazine, AARP.Org, ACM's Interactions, EETimes, MIT Insider, American Society on Aging Newsletter and other industry journals. She is a nationally known speaker on technology for aging-in-place and technology for caregiving. She has appeared on NBC, and CBS, and participated in a variety of radio talk shows. She is the co-founder and managing director of the SmartSilvers Alliance with a mission to foster technology applications that assist independent living for the older consumer. Located in Silicon Valley, she co-produces the BoomerTech series of technology panels and videos that focuses on the +50 market in consumer driven healthcare, brain fitness, and lifestyle applications. Susan received her BSEE in electrical engineering from Northeastern University and her Masters in Computer Science from Rutgers.

Harry Wang, Parks Associates - Director, Health & Mobile Product Research
	Harry Wang has followed the healthcare industry and information technology market since 2000. His research background involves studying US Disease management practices, the PBM industry, the specialty pharmacy sector as well as clinical and genomic information software and applications. Since joining Parks Associates in 2005, he has extended his healthcare research into the emerging digital home healthcare technology market and is the leading analyst for Parks' Digital Health syndicated research program.