2010 mHealth Summit Highlights
The 2010 mHealth Summit took place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC and hosted more than 2,400 attendees from 50 countries. Attendees came together to learn, share and discuss the power and potential of mobile technology to improve global health. The event, which nearly tripled in attendance in its second year, included keynote speeches from industry leaders Bill Gates and Ted Turner.
Highlights:
- More than 150 speakers from around the world;
- 125 exhibiting companies;
- 185 poster presentations showcasing the next generation of innovation, as well as current cutting-edge products, services and solutions for mHealth.
Keynote Speakers:
- Bill Gates, Co-Chair and Trustee, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation;
- Ted Turner, Chairman, UN Foundation;
- Aneesh Chopra, US Chief Technology Officer, The White House;
- Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Institutes of Health;
- Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer, US Department of Health and Human Services;
- Dr. Judith Rodin, Ph.D., President, The Rockefeller Foundation;
- Dr. Julio Frenk, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., Dean of Faculty, Harvard School of Public Health and former Minister of Health, Mexico.
For more information on the 2010 mHealth Summit, please go to: www.mhealthsummit.org/2010
"The 2010 mHealth Summit gave us an unprecedented opportunity to network with other leaders who are working to solve some of the most persistent and preventable global health challenges. This level of engagement is invaluable to our efforts to help develop and deploy low-cost and ubiquitous solutions where they’re most needed."
— Don Casey, CEO, West Wireless Health Institute
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