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5th Annual Healthcare M&A & Corporate Development Conference- TN
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September 24 to 25, 2007 Loews Vanderbilt Hotel - Nashville, TN  
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Monday, September 24, 2007 (Day 1)
Conference Registration & Continental Breakfast
 
Chairperson’s Welcome Address & Conference Overview
 
Speaker(s)
Lars Enstrom
Managing Director
Fortress Investment Group LLC
 
Matthew S. Gallivan
President
Nashville Health Care Council
 
Charting the Course: Healthcare M&A and the Financing Markets of the Future
* Healthcare M&A buyout trends and analysis of the current financing market
* Scouring the world markets for M&A opportunities
* How long will the upswing last?
* Forecast for 2007 and beyond

Moderator(s)
Steve Elek III
Partner-in-Charge, Healthcare Transaction Services
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
Speaker(s)
Aron Dantzig
Managing Director, Co-Head Healthcare Group
Fortress Investments Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund
 
Christine Arakelian
Vice President, Business Development
Omnicare
 
Michael A. "Trey" Crabb III
Managing Director, Investment Banking
Avondale Partners LLC
 
James Forbes
Managing Director/ Group Head
Merrill Lynch & Co.
 
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
 
Speaker(s)
Jack Bovender
Chief Executive Officer
HCA
 
Networking Break
 
Beltway Exclusive: The Insider’s View from Capitol Hill
* New developments on Capitol Hill
* Overview of issues you need to understand
* The upcoming Presidential elections: What it really means for the healthcare markets

Moderator(s)
David Guhse Caperton
Senior Counsel, Office of the General Counsel
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
 
Speaker(s)
Lambert van der Walde
Administrator, Capital Markets
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
 
Andy Bressler, CFA
Managing Director
Banc of America Securities
 
Dave Gershon, M.D., JD, MPH
Healthcare Economics and Policy Advisor, Global Healthcare Industry Leader
Standard & Poor's
 
Brian Fortune
Chief Political Strategist
The Marwood Group
 
Deal Flow: Finding the Winning Ticket
* Re-assessing your company’s strategy in today’s healthcare market
* Setting the acquisition criteria and approaching targets
* Valuation of a Target
* Financing the Deal and the optimum capital structure
* Key contract issues
* Challenges in the acquisition of a turn-around

Moderator(s)
Michael Froy
Partner
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
 
Speaker(s)
Chris Hunter
Vice President, Strategic Services
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
 
James Forbes
Managing Director/ Group Head
Merrill Lynch & Co.
 
Patrick Hurst
Managing Director
Houlihan Lokey
 
John Hudson, Jr.
Managing Director and Group Head
Wachovia Securities
 
Networking Luncheon
 
Managing the Baby Boomers: How healthcare has to change
* How will health care change over the next decade or so as baby boomers age?
* What's the nature of the population aging into senior care now, and what are the implications for services?
* How do you see end of life care changing? Who will drive the changes and who will pay?
* How do the themes we've been talking about impact senior living?
* What emerging service models seem promising?

Moderator(s)
Sandra Foote
Senior Vice President and Principal
Capitol Health
 
Speaker(s)
Bill Sheriff
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Brookdale Senior Living
 
Mike Tudeen
President & Chief Executive Officer
Inspiris
 
Jeffrey Feldman
Chief Executive Officer
HealthShares, Inc.
 
Michael O'Neil
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
HealthSpring, Inc.
 
Contraction in the Debt Markets: What Happens Now?
* Background on the Recent "Meltdown" in the Syndicated Loan Market
* Synopsis of the Current State of the Markets
* How the Recent Tightening is Likely to Impact Buyout and M&A Activity Going Forward
* Winners and Losers


Moderator(s)
Burk Lindsey
Managing Director
Raymond James & Associates
 
Panelist(s)
Nathaniel Zilkha
Principal
Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co.
 
John Crawford
Chief Financial Officer
Renal Advantage
 
Russ Herakovich
Managing Director
GE Healthcare Financial Services
 
Networking Break
 
The Private Equity Show: What they’re Investing in Next
* Analysis of the private equity surge in healthcare
* Where to next? A look into what’s about to happen
* The experts weigh in on the segments poised for major momentum

Moderator(s)
Tom Wylly
Senior Partner
Brentwood Capital Advisors
 
Speaker(s)
David S. Katz
Principal
GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC
 
Chris McFadden
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs
 
Kevin O'Brien
Managing Director
CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC
 
Eric Lev
Principal
Water Street Healthcare Partners
 
Healthcare 2.0: Technology & Healthcare Services of the Future
* What disruptive changes should you anticipate given the trajectories of healthcare, biology and technology?
* Which of today's business models/approaches will go away?
* Which new ones will emerge?
* What should you be doing now to get ahead of these changes?

Moderator(s)
Kevin Fickenscher, M.D., CPE, FACPE, FA
Chief Medical Officer & Executive Vice President of Healthcare Transformation
Perot Systems Corporation
 
Speaker(s)
Nate McLemore
Director, Business Development
Microsoft Health Solutions Group
 
Joshua Schwimmer, M.D.
Writer
Tech Medicine Blog / HealthLine.com
 
William W. Stead, M.D.
Associate Vice Chancllor for Health Affairs & Chief Information Officer
Vanderbilt Medical Center
 
Richard S. Bakalar, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, Innovation Team
IBM Corp. - Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry
 
Fireside Chat with Tommy Thompson, 2008 Presidential Candidate and former Secretary, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Jim Molpus, renowned Editor of HealthLeaders Magazine, will sit down with Tommy Thompson for an intimate look into one of healthcare's most powerful dealmakers today and where the former Presidential Candidate & Secretary of Health & Human Services sees healthcare heading tomorrow.

Moderator(s)
Jim Molpus
Editor
HealthLeaders Magazine
 
Speaker(s)
Tommy Thompson
former Secretary
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
 
Cocktail Reception
 
Private Dinner for Healthcare Operators (Invite Only)
*This is an invite only dinner for senior executives from healthcare companies. This dinner is hosted by SRI and will be held at Ruth Chris (located in the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel) at 7pm. If you are a healthcare company and would like to be included, please email Christen O'Brien at cobrien@srinstitute.com. Space is limited.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 (Day 2)
Continental Breakfast
 
Chairperson's Intro of Day 2
 
Speaker(s)
Spencer Klein
Partner
O'Melveny & Myers
 
The Uninsured & the Underinsured: 47 Million and Counting
* Trends in the uninsured: Impact and implications of the current economic environment
* How do we address the rising problem of co-pays and deductibles from traditional and non-traditional plans?
* Uninsured vs. Underinsured: What is the real problem?
* How do we change our business models to address consumer driven healthcare?
* What opportunities exist for M&A?

Moderator(s)
David Osborn, Ph.D
Executive Director
Healthcare Solutions Group
 
Speaker(s)
Earl Winter
Chief Executive Officer
nTelagent
 
Charles N. Kahn III
President
Federation of American Hospitals
 
Jim Lackey
Chief Executive Officer
Passport Health Communications, Inc.
 
Reginald Coopwood, M.D., FACS
Chief Executive Officer
Metropolitan Nashville Hospital Authority
 
Evolution – from Disease Management to Health Management
* What role will the federal government play in the promotion of wellness and DM?
* How will the market segments of wellness and DM blur and why are DM companies moving into the wellness space?
* ROI: How various ROI models are playing a larger role in the decisions to deploy these programs
* How incentives for participation factor into the success of these programs
* How do you get ahead of the paradigm of managing people only after they have a chronic disease?

Moderator(s)
Robert M. Coppedge
SVP & Principal
Capitol Health
 
Speaker(s)
Paul Wallace
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Healthways
 
Bob Worthington
Chief Strategy Officer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN
 
Roger Reed
Executive Vice President, Market Operations
Gordian Health
 
Networking Break
 
After the Honeymoon: Post Merger Integration
 
Moderator(s)
Saumya Sutaria, MD
Principal
McKinsey & Company
 
Panelist(s)
William Hussey
President, Division IV
Community Health Systems
 
White Space in Healthcare: New Opportunities and Underserved Markets
* Analysis of untapped and emerging opportunities in healthcare for underserved markets
* What are the high-growth sectors and what sectors are poised for major momentum?
* What are the challenges of serving untapped markets, and what are the crucial factors for success?
* Where are the opportunities for M&A in this sector? Where is deal flow most active?
* Deal making and deal breaking – opportunities and pitfalls on the road less traveled

Moderator(s)
Spencer Klein
Partner
O'Melveny & Myers
 
Speaker(s)
Joe Cashia
Chief Executive Officer
National Renal Alliance, LLC
 
Kevin Cameron
Chief Executive Officer
HLTH Corporation
 
Bo Bartholomew
Chief Executive Officer
PharmMd
 
Exit Here: Positioning Your Company for a Successful Exit
* Evaluating the best liquidity or exit strategy for your company
* Getting the timing right – when should you start planning ahead?
* Sarbanes Oxley – How and when should portfolio companies incorporate SOX as part of their preparations for the exit strategy?
* Understanding and conveying the real value of your business from the buyer’s perspective

Moderator(s)
Lars Enstrom
Managing Director
Fortress Investment Group LLC
 
Speaker(s)
Joe Hutts
Former Chief Executive Officer
Surgis
 
Nicholas L. Teti Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Isolagen
 
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Conference Sponsors & Exhibitors

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP Perot Systems Healthcare Markets PriceWaterhouseCoopers (Healthcare M&A) Wachovia Securities XShares Advisors, LLC Goldman Sachs Merrill Lynch Capital Houlihan Lokey Marwood Group Siemens Financial Services

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