"The shifts in the financial markets, international forces and the 2008 election will have enormous impact on the future of new technology in healthcare. The Medical Innovation Summit provides unrivaled insights, exceptional networking and actionable takeaways for anyone who cares about medical innovation."
- Tim Ring, CR Bard

Past Speakers include:
CEOS of GE, Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly, Abbott, AstraZeneca, Amgen, Boston Scientific, 3M, Medtronic and Edwards Lifesciences; partners from top venture firms, heads of Government agencies and top clinicians.

IN MEMORIAM
Andrew C. Novick, MD
1948 - 2008

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Past Summits

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2007 LIST OF SPEAKERS:

John Abele, Boston Scientific
David L. Amrani, PhD, Baxter Healthcare
Gary Becker, PhD, University of Chicago/ Nobel Laureate
Mike Berman, Berman Medical
Samuel Broder, MD, Celera
George Buckley, 3M
John Capek, PhD, Abbott
Kerry Clark, Cardinal Health
Secretary William Cohen, Former Secretary of Defense
Sidney Cohen, MD, PhD, Cordis/Conor Medsystems
Bill Cook, Cook Medical
David Cox, MD, PhD, Perlegen
Barnaby Feder, New York Times
Rich Ferrari, De Novo Ventures
Andrew Firlik, MD, Foundation Medical Partners
Judah Folkman, MD, Harvard University
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Mount Sinai Medical Center
Bill Harrington, MD, Three Arch Partners
Waleed Hassanein, MD, TransMedics
Bill Hawkins, Medtronic
Stephen Hemsley, UnitedHealth Group
Tim Johnson, MD, ABC News
Ed Kania, Flagship Ventures
Larry King, CNN
Bonnie Labosky, Cardiac Concepts
LeRoy LeNarz, MD, Medtronic Cardiovascular
Michael McCurry, Public Strategies Washington
Fred Moll, MD, Hansen Medical
Randall Mills, PhD, Osiris
Mike Mussallem, Edwards Lifesciences
Elizabeth Nabel, MD, NHLBI
Dean Ornish, MD, Preventive Medicine Research Institute
Christine Poon, Johnson & Johnson
Harry Rein, Foundation Medical Partners
George P. Rodgers, MD, FACC, Biophysical Corporation
Michael Roizen, MD, Cleveland Clinic
Eric Schadt, PhD, Rosetta Inpharmatics
Joanne Silberner, NPR
David Steinhaus, MD, Medtronic
Steve Sternberg, USA Today
David Strand, Cleveland Clinic
Sidney Taurel, Eli Lilly
Tony Zook, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Bram Zuckerman, MD, FDA

2007 AGENDA:

Monday, October 1, 2007
12:00 - 7:00 P.M.	Registration
12:00 P.M.	Exhibits Open – Light Refreshments 2nd and 3rd Floors
2:00 - 2:10 P.M.	Delos Cosgrove, MD CEO & President , Cleveland Clinic *Welcome*
2:10 - 3:40 P.M.	State of Cardiovascular Medicine Larry King, Host of CNN’s Larry King Live and Founder of The Larry King Cardiac Foundation, Moderator Steve Nissen, MD, Chairman, Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Panel Leader Bruce Lytle, MD, Chairman, CardioThoracic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Michael Mussallem, Chairman-Elect, AdvaMed: CEO, Edwards Lifesciences Elizabeth Nabel, MD, Director, NHLBI/NIH Tony Zook, U.S. President & CEO, AstraZeneca
3:45 - 3:55 P.M.	Special Announcement Ted Strickland, Governor of Ohio
3:55 - 5:15 P.M.	The Press and the Politics of Health Care Reform Michael McCurry, Partner, Public Strategies Washington, Moderator Tim Johnson, MD, Medical Editor, ABC News Joanne Silberner, Health Policy Correspondent, National Public Radio
5:15 - 6:15 P.M.	The Impact of Innovation: Industry Leaders Discuss Health Care's Future Tim Johnson, MD, Medical Editor, ABC News, Moderator Bill Hawkins, CEO, Medtronic Steve Hemsley, CEO, UnitedHealth Group
6:30 - 10:00 P.M.	Opening Reception and Dinner Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Mozart Symphony No. 28 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 Severance Hall

Tuesday, October 2, 2007
6:30 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.	Registration
6:30 - 7:30 A.M.	Continental Breakfast
7:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.	Exhibits Open 2nd and 3rd Floors
7:30 A.M.	Welcome Chris Coburn
7:30 - 9:00 A.M.	Live Surgery *Live Surgeries Highlighting New Cardiovascular Technologies*
9:00 - 9:45 A.M.	Integration, Information, Innovation: Opportunities for Improving the Cost and Quality of Health Care Joanne Silberner, Health Policy Correspondent, National Public Radio, Moderator Kerry Clark, CEO, Cardinal Health
9:45 - 10:10 A.M.	Break
10:10 - 11:40 A.M.	CV Medical Devices: Still on Top After All These Years Barnaby Feder, New York Times, Moderator History of Device Innovation Bill Cook, Founder, Cook Medical Roy Greenberg, MD, Department of Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Panel Leader John Abele, Co-Founder and Director, Boston Scientific Bram Zuckerman, MD, Director, Division of Cardiovascular Devices, FDA
11:40 A.M. - 12:10 P.M.	Blood Vessels: A Novel Approach to the Treatment of Obesity Paul DiCorleto, PhD, Chairman, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Moderator Judah Folkman, MD, Director, Vascular Biology Program, Harvard University
12:10 - 1:25 P.M.	Lunch: Founders Ballroom Knowing What We Know About Health Care Joanne Silberner, Health Policy Correspondent, National Public Radio, Moderator Sidney Taurel, CEO, Eli Lilly
1:30 - 3:00 P.M.	New Technology, New Companies and New Health: Venture Investing in the Cardiovascular Community Harry Rein, General Partner, Foundation Medical Partners, Moderator Mike Berman, Berman Medical Andrew Firlik, MD, General Partner, Foundation Medical Partners Rich Ferrari, Managing Director, De Novo Ventures Fred Moll, MD, CEO, Hansen Medical Ed Kania, Managing Partner & Chairman, Flagship Ventures Waleed Hassanein, MD, CEO, TransMedics Bill Harrington, MD, Partner, Three Arch Partners Bonnie Labosky, CEO, Cardiac Concepts
3:00 - 3:15 P.M.	Break
3:15 - 4:15 P.M.	DES Utilization in 2012 Barnaby Feder, New York Times, Moderator Deepak Bhatt, MD, Associate Director, Cardiovascular Coordinating Center, Cleveland Clinic, Panel Leader John Capek, PhD, Executive Vice President, Medical Devices, Abbott Sidney Cohen, MD, PhD, Vice President of Clinical Research, Cordis/Conor Medsystems LeRoy LeNarz, MD, Vice President of Medical Affairs, Medtronic Cardiovascular
4:15 - 5:15 P.M.	Will Stem Cells be in Clinical Use in the Next Decade? Steve Sternberg, USA Today, Moderator Marc Penn, MD, PhD, Director, Bakken Heart- Brain Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Panel Leader David Amrani, PhD, Senior Director, Cellular Therapies, Baxter Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Director Cardiovascular Institute, The Mount Sinai Medical Center Randall Mills, PhD, CEO, Osiris
5:15 - 6:15 P.M.	The Promise of Prevention and Wellness in Cardiovascular Health Steve Sternberg, USA Today, Moderator Mike Roizen, MD, Chair, Division of Anesthesia, Critical Care Medicine & Comprehensive Pain Management, Cleveland Clinic, Panel Leader Dean Ornish, MD, Founder and President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute David Strand, Chief Emerging Business Officer, Cleveland Clinic Secretary William Cohen (Secretary of Defense 1997- 2001)
6:15 - 7:00 P.M.	Welcome Reception
7:00 P.M.	Dinner: Founders Ballroom Pushing the Innovation Barrier George Buckley, CEO & President, 3M

Wednesday, October 3, 2007
6:30 - 9:00 A.M.	Registration
6:30 - 7:30 A.M.	Continental Breakfast
7:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.	Exhibits Open 2nd and 3rd Floors
7:30 - 8:30 A.M.	Live Surgery *Live Surgeries Highlighting New Cardiovascular Technologies*
8:30 - 10:00 A.M.	"Top 10" Medical Innovations for 2008 Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Moderator
10:00 - 10:20 A.M.	Break
10:20 - 11:20 A.M.	Personalized Cardiovascular Medicine: When Will the Revolution Begin (or has it already)? Steve Sternberg, USA Today, Moderator Stan Hazen, MD, PhD, Section Head Preventative Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, Panel Leader Sam Broder, MD, CMO, Celera David Cox, MD, PhD, CSO, Perlegen George Rodgers, MD, President and CMO, BioPhysical Eric Schadt, PhD, Senior Scientific Director, Genetics, Rosetta Inpharmatics
11:20 A.M. - 12:20 P.M.	Heart Rhythm Therapies and Challenges Barnaby Feder, New York Times, Moderator Marc Gillinov, MD, Surgical Director, Center for Atrial Fibrillation, Cleveland Clinic, Panel Leader Andrea Natale, MD, Medical Director, Center for Atrial Fibrillation, Cleveland Clinic David Steinhaus, MD, Vice President and Medical Director, Medtronic Bram Zuckerman, MD, Director, Division of Cardiovascular Devices, FDA
12:30 - 2:00 P.M.	Lunch: Founders Ballroom The Future of Innovation Steve Sternberg, USA Today, Moderator Christine Poon, Vice Chairman, Worldwide Chairman, Medicines and Nutritionals, Johnson & Johnson Gary Becker, Nobel Laureate, University of Chicago
2:00 - 2:30 P.M.	Health Care in the Armed Services Secretary William Cohen (Secretary of Defense 1997-2001)
2:30 - 2:40 P.M.	Wrap Up Joseph Hahn, MD, Chief of Staff, Cleveland Clinic

2007 News & Media

September 4, 2007 Cleveland Clinic Press Release
Cardiovascular Technologies to be Highlighted at 5th Annual Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit, Oct. 1-3
Sept. 4, 2007, Cleveland: Cleveland Clinic will host its annual Medical Innovation Summit, an international gathering of health care, business and media leaders to examine trends in medical innovation and cardiovascular technologies, Oct. 1-3.

September 24, 2007 Crain's Cleveland Business
CCF Innovations finding structure
Invention process has experts involved sooner, minimizes burden on med device companies

September 24, 2007 Cleveland Clinic Press Release
Cleveland Clinic Summits to Focus on Cardiovascular Medical Innovation
Cleveland Clinic is hosting two upcoming Summits that will focus on medical innovation and emerging trends in cardiovascular medicine.

October 1, 2007 U.S. News & World Report
Live, From the Cleveland Clinic: Mitral-Valve Repair
Dr. Mihaljevic will repair a leaky mitral valve using a robotic device, going into the heart through a small incision on the right side of the chest. This type of surgery involves much less trauma to the patient than a traditional operation, in which the breast bone must be divided.

October 2, 2007 http://www.lilly.com
Knowing What We Know Health Care
It’s certainly a privilege for me to be a part of the Cleveland Clinic’s Medical Innovation Summit … and I’m very grateful to Dr. Cosgrove for the invitation to speak.

October 2, 2007 Medical Device Daily
Spotlight again on cardio sector at Cleveland Clinic’s gathering
Bioheart(Sunrise, Florida), a company hoping to com- mercialize cell therapy for regeneration of the heart – a sector that so far has produced successes only in The 2007 edition of the always interest- ing Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit this week returns to a theme that the clinic excels at: cardiovascular medicine.

October 3, 2007 The Plain Dealer
And now: Top 10 medical inventions
Clinic unveils marvels of '08 at summit

October 3, 2007 Cleveland Clinic Press Release
Cleveland Clinic Unveils "Top 10" Medical Innovations for 2008
Cleveland Clinic today announced its Top 10 Medical Innovations list, highlighting technologies which will likely have a big impact on healthcare in 2008.

October 3, 2007 Reuters UK
Doctors cite flexible catheters as innovative
The Cleveland Clinic said on Wednesday a new generation of flexible catheters that allows surgeons to manipulate tiny instruments within the body will be the biggest medical innovation of 2008.

October 3, 2007 Medical Device Daily
Panel: Innovation is lifeblood, not bane of healthcare in U.S.
New healthcare technologies generally cost more than older, standard technologies. That’s obvi- ous, and also an all-too-available scapegoat for those citing increased healthcare costs.

October 4, 2007 Reuters
Waiting with bated breath
Riverside students among those who watch live open heart surgery at Cleveland Clinic

October 8, 2007 Crain's Cleveland Business
Clinic atrial fibrillation center’s heightened pulse credited to labs, leader
New leadership and new laboratories have helped the once-struggling Atrial Fibrillation Innovation Center in Cleveland attract nearly eight times more dollars for industry-sponsored research so far this year than it did during the like period last year.