The 5th Annual World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress (WHIT v.5.0), convening over 400 healthcare executives, pushes the discussion to a higher level to center on the next generation of innovation and technology as defined through the analysis of a focused and growing set of best resources for innovation and creativity.

Highlights WHIT v.5.0 –

• Over 1400 CEOs and senior level executives from hospitals, health systems, medical groups, payers, and policy makers have attended WHIT since 2005
• Convenes 100+ nationally renowned healthcare and technology thought leaders to showcase their initiatives for medical innovation in a changing healthcare marketplace
• Keynotes, roundtable discussions, case studies, educational forums and technology demos addressing inventive solutions to improve the efficiency, accuracy and effectiveness of the current healthcare system
• Unparalleled networking opportunities through interactive discussions within the conference and informal meetings during gala receptions and invitational dinners

2008 Congress Chairmen
Mohan Nair Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Executive The Regence Group	John C. Wade Executive Director Kansas City Regional Electronic Exchange (KCREE); President, JCWade and Associates, LLC; Retired Vice President and former Chief Information Officer, St. Luke's Health System
Keynote Speakers Included
George C. Halvorson Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals; Partners in Care Foundation 2008 Mathies Award Recipient	Newt Gingrich former Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives; Founder, Center for Health Transformation
Peter Neupert Corporate Vice President, Health Solutions Group Microsoft Corporation	Jim Carroll, Masters of Business Imagination (MBI) Leading International Futurist, Trends & Innovation Expert, Columnist, and Author, "Ready, Set, Done: How to Innovate When Faster is the New Fast"
Jason Hwang, MD Co-Author, The Innovator's Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care by Clayton M. Christensen, Jerome H. Grossman, MD, and Jason Hwang, MD; Executive Director, Health Care, Innosight Institute	Jeong H. Kim, PhD President Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs
Scott McNealy Chairman and Co-Founder Sun Microsystems	Colin Angle Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder iRobot