8:00am – 8:45am

Breakfast

8:45am – 8:55am

Opening Remarks

8:55 - 9:00am

Introduction for Buddy Gumina

Valerie S. Brown
Vice President - Research Analyst
AllianceBernstein

9:00am – 9:30am
                       
Buddy Gumina
Partner, US Healthcare      
Apax Partners

9:35am – 10:15am

Panel Discussion
Presented by Ropes & Gray 

"Navigating and Assessing Due Diligence Issues in a Complex Health Care Regulatory Environment"
                       
Moderator:
William A. Knowlton         
Partner
Ropes & Gray LLP

Panelists:        
Christopher Gordon
Principal          
Bain Capital, LLC

Richard Landgarten
Managing Director - Global Healthcare Group
Citigroup

Othon A. Prounis
Partner
Ropes & Gray LLP

Thomas A. Scully
General Partner
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe

10:15am – 10:45am

Coffee Break

10:45am – 11:25am

Panel Discussion
Presented by PricewaterhouseCoopers

"The Evolving Capital Markets"

Moderator:
Steven Elek, III
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Panelists:
Charles J. Ditkoff 
Managing Director, Co-Head of Global Healthcare, Corporate Investment Banking
Bank of America

James Forbes 
Managing Director
Merrill Lynch (Global Healthcare Group)

David Katz      
Principal          
GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC

Robert McCarrick
Senior Managing Director, Corporate Finance
GE Healthcare Financial Services

11:30am – 12:00pm

Joseph M. Hogan
President and CEO
GE Healthcare

Interviewed By:
Maria Bartiromo
Anchor
CNBC

12:05pm – 12:45pm

Panel Discussion       
Presented by Dechert LLP

"Financing Techniques Available to Health Care Companies"

Panelists:
Terry Haas
Director, U.S. Real Estate Finance
UBS Securities LLC

Joseph Heil     
Partner
Dechert LLP

Susan Hendrickson
Partner
Dechert LLP

Ronald Silva    
President and CEO    
Fillmore Capital Partners

Cindy Susienka           
President and CEO    
Golden Innovations

12:45pm – 1:45pm

Lunch

1:45pm – 2:15pm

John Connaughton
Managing Director
Bain Capital, LLC

Interviewed by:
Steven Elek, III
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers

• Bain Capital’s history of investing in the healthcare industry
• How have credit markets, absence of strategic buyers, and significant inflows of capital driven healthcare deals the past couple of years? Will these change due to the current economic conditions?
• How has private equity influenced the sector?
• Current and future themes in the healthcare industry: Rising Consumerism, Dismantling of the Pharma Business model, Globalization, and Impact of Technology.
• What would cause you to consider particular sectors for investment focus?
• How does the FDA and CMS effect your decisions?
• What effect will the 2008 presidential campaign have on M&A activity in the healthcare sector?

2:20pm – 3:00pm

Panel Discussion

"Health Regulatory Compliance and Government 'Touches"

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

Panelists:
Michael Dalbello           
Principal          
The Blackstone Group

Benjamin Edmands        
Managing Director
CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC

Robert M. Le Blanc
Managing Director
Onex Corporation

Peter Stavros  
Principal          
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Coffee Break

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Mary S. Elcano
Acting President and CEO, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
American Red Cross

4:05pm – 4:35pm

Annette Campbell-White
Senior Managing Partner
MedVenture Associates

4:35pm – 4:55pm

“The Role of Private Equity and Venture Funds in Healthcare Innovation”

Mark O'Hare
Managing Director
Private Equity Intelligence Ltd.

4:55pm – 5:00pm

Closing Remarks

5:00 – 6:00pm

Cocktail Reception
Sponsored by KPMG

*Please note agendas are subject to change