Agenda

7:00am – 7:55am

Breakfast

7:55am – 8:00am

Opening Remarks

8:00am – 8:40am

"A Conversation on Transformative Change"

Fred Hassan
Former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Schering-Plough Corporation

Interviewed by:
Peter Hopkins
President and Co-founder
Big Think

8:45am – 9:15am

"Healthcare Private Equity: The Path Ahead"

Buddy Gumina
Partner
Apax Partners

9:20am – 10:00am

Panel Discussion
Presented by Ropes & Gray

"Accounting for the Impact of Health Care Reform in Deal Making"

Moderator:
Tim McCrystal
Partner
Ropes & Gray LLP

Panelists:
Raymond A. Cooper
Managing Director - HealthCare Investment Banking
Citi

Brian C. Miller
Partner
Linden LLC

Zev S. Scherl
General Partner
NewSpring Capital

10:00am – 10:20am

Coffee Break

10:20am – 11:00am

Panel Discussion
Presented by PricewaterhouseCoopers

“The Outlook on Access to Capital and the Deal Markets”

Moderator:
Steve Elek
Partner-in-Charge Healthcare Transaction Services
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Panelists:
Nicholas Alexos
Managing Director
Madison Dearborn Partners

Charles J. Ditkoff
Head of Global Healthcare Group
Banc of America Securities

Benjamin Edmands
Managing Director
CCMP Capital Advisors

David Katz
Principal
GTCR Golder Rauner

11:05am – 11:45am

Panel Discussion

"View from the Top: New Board Challenges in the Health Care Sector -
Compliance, Enforcement, and the Evaluation of New Opportunities in this Dynamic Environment"

Moderator:
Lynn Snyder
Senior Member
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

Panelists:
Kathleen Erickson DiGiorno
Vice President, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer
Medtronic, Inc.

Thomas D. Forrester Esq.
Vice President, US Corporate Compliance Officer
sanofi-aventis US

Mary R. Grealy
President
Healthcare Leadership Council

11:50am – 12:20pm

“Financial Leadership in a time of Change”

Joseph M. Zubretsky
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Aetna, Inc.

12:20pm – 1:20pm

Lunch
Sponsored by Capital IQ

1:20pm – 2:20pm

Panel Discussion

“Dealmaker’s Roundtable”

Moderator: 
Christopher Wasden

Managing Director, Health Industries Strategy and Innovation 
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Panelists:
Harris Hyman
Senior Principal
Flexpoint Ford

Christopher McFadden
Managing Director
Health Evolution Partners

Devin O’Reilly
Principal
Bain Capital

Leslie Platt
Managing Director & Healthcare Practice Leader
Daylight Forensic & Advisory LLC

2:25pm – 2:55pm

Timothy J. Spillane
SVP, Corporate Development
AMERIGROUP Corporation

Interviewed by:
Cathy Arnst
Senior Writer
BusinessWeek

*This session is off the record

2:55pm – 3:25pm

Coffee Break

3:25pm – 3:55pm

"The Role of Private Equity in the Healthcare Industry"

Dr. Craig D. Frances, M.D.
Managing Director
Summit Partners

4:00pm – 4:40pm

Panel Discussion

"A Leadership Discussion on Bankruptcies and Distressed Investing in the Healthcare Sector"

Moderator:
John C. Tishler
Partner
WALLER LANSDEN DORTCH & DAVIS LLP

Panelists:
Thomas M. Barry
Managing Director
Cain Brothers

Mark Francis 
Managing Director 
Houlihan Lokey

Scott K. Phillips
Managing Director
Healthcare Management Partners LLC

4:45pm – 5:15pm

Nathaniel Zilkha
Director
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co

Interviewed by:
David Snow
Executive Editor & Director
PEI Media

5:15pm – 5:20pm

Closing Remarks

5:20pm – 6:20pm

Closing Reception

*Please note agenda is subject to change

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Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Time: 7:00am – 6:20pm

Location: New York, NY
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Price:
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After Fri, November 13, 2009: $1275.00

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