2:15-4:30 SESSION 1

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LaVaughn Robinson Tap Dancer, Declared "National Treasure" & The University of the Arts Tap dance troupe

William Haseltine President & CEO, Human Genome Sciences. Develops pharmaceuticals based on human genetics, designed to predict, prevent, detect, treat, and cure disease.

Josef Penninger Professor Immunology University of Toronto; Researcher, Amgen, Inc.Named by Science to their "Hot Scientists" List; numerous important discoveries on the genetics of bone growth; the immune system, and cell death.

Ken Kamler Microsurgeon and outdoor adventurer

Laurie Garrett Journalist, Author 'The Coming Plague', 'Betrayal of Trust'

4:30-5:30 CONVERSATION BREAK SPONSORED BY IBM LIFE SCIENCES

5:30-7:45 SESSION 2

Jill Sobule Singer, Songwriter, Recording Artist 'I never learned to Swim'

Marvin Minsky Toshiba Professor of Media Arts & Sciences, MIT Media Laboratory, Winner Japan Prize. One of the founding fathers in the field of artificial intelligence, working to endow machines with human reasoning capabilities, and creating the first simulated neural net. Author of numerous publications and books including 'Society of Mind'.

Sherwin Nuland Clinical Professor of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine. Medical historian and author of many books including,' How We Die, The Wisdom of the Body (How We Live)'; and 'The Mysteries Within, a description of how myth, superstition, and religion have influenced medical thought and notions of our bodies'.

Keith Black Neurosurgeon; Director, Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Pioneered revolutionary new methods of far less inva- sive brain surgery.

David MacCaulay Illustrator & Author . Explains a wide variety of complex systems and structures through illustrated books; Author of 'The Amazing Brain', 'Building Big', 'The Way Things Work'

Michael Jackson VP for Drug Discovery, R W Johnson PRI. Oversees drug discovery operations for Johnson + Johnson

7:45-11:00 IBM life Sciences Opening Party / Bombay Sapphire / SOLMSSEN COURT @ UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS

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LaVaughn Robinson Tap Dancer, Declared "National Treasure" & The University of the Arts Tap dance troupe

Astro Teller Founder, Chairman and CEO, BodyMedia. Seasoned inventor and entrepreneur, helping to revolutionize the body monitoring industry.

Paul Kennedy President and CEO, VivoMetrics, Inc. Information systems design; LifeShirt physiologic monitoring and data collection system.

David Rose President, Ambient Devices. Develops simple wireless devices to channel useful information through subtle changes in your environment, with strong health implications.

Alexander Tsiaras President and CEO of Anatomical Travelogue Inc., in New York City. Mr. Tsiaras is recognized internationally as a scientist, artist and journalist

10:15-11:15 CONVERSATION BREAK SPONSORED BY MERCK

11:15-1:20 SESSION 4

Walt Mossberg Journalist, The Wall Street Journal . His weekly column, Personal Technology, has been a plain-English refuge for less-than-techno-expert readers.

David Bodanis Lecturer, Oxford University. Author of "The Secret Family: Twenty Four Hours inside the Mysterious World of Our Minds and Bodies."

David Bolinsky President, XVIVO. Pioneer of medical animation, producing cinematic-quality, highly informative digital representations of living systems.

Stephen Barrie Co-Founder Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratory Developer of personalized genetic testing.

1:20-2:50 LUNCH

2:50-4:35 SESSION 5

Jill Sobule Singer, Songwriter, Recording Artist 'I never learned to Swim'

William Tsiaras Ophthalmologist, Rhode Island Hospital; Brown School of Medicine. Founder, University Ophthalmology, a nonprofit academic foundation supporting Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University.

Robert Mah Principal Investigator, Smart Systems, NASA. Adapted the Smart Surgical Probe, originally conceived as a robotic tool to be used during space flight, to various medical applications on Earth.

Arthur Caplan Director, Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania . Nationally recognized expert on bioethical issues such as cloning, genetic engineering, organ transplants, and health care.

Mike Hawley Professor, MIT Media Lab. Research has covered subjects from psychology to human-computer interfaces; Directs the groundbreaking 'Things That Think' project at MIT; Amateur Concert Pianist; Co-Winner, 2002 Van Cliburn Competition.

4:35-5:35 CONVERSATION BREAK SPONSORED BY GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS

5:35-8:25 SESSION 6

William McKee Kier Professor, Department of Biology, University of Carolina at Chapel Hill. Expert in invertebrate biomechanics, creating the next generation of flexible robotics.

David Hillis Professor, Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin; Science Board, All Species Foundation. MacArthur Fellow, researcher and author, focusing on the development of biotic diversity, and the evolutionary connections across all life.

Irene Pepperberg Researcher and Professor, MIT Media Lab. Studying Animal Behavior and Animal-Human communications with the African Grey Parrot, providing insight into the capabilities of these animals to talk and to understand.

The Lars Halle Jazz Orchestra

8:30-11:00 The Johnson & Johnson Evening at the extraordinary Striped Bass Restaurant @ 15th and Walnut streets.

8:30-10:15 SESSION 7

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Ben Fry Doctoral Candidate, Aesthetics & Computation Group, MIT Media Lab. Ben is doing incredible work on the visualization of genetic structure.

Harvey Eisenberg Founder, HealthView Center for Preventative Medicine. Developed a full-body scanning and imaging system to clearly visualize the internal human landscape in 3D.

Rick Satava MD / University of Washington & DARPA. Developing the concept of the BioIntelligence Age

10:15-11:15 CONVERSATION BREAK SPONSORED BY BOSTON SCEINTIFIC

11:15-1:05 SESSION 8

Kathy Reichs Forensic Anthropologist; Professor of Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. One of only fifty forensic anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology. Author, 'Fatal Voyage', 'Deadly Decisions', 'Deja Dead'.

Lygeia Ricciardi The Markle Foundation, Developer of Patient Power, a project designed to use the media (television anf the internet) to change people's expectations of healthcare.

Kary Mullis Nobel Laureate, Chemistry; Recipient, Japan Prize 1993. Kary received the 1993 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his development of the PCR technique, widely used in research and clinical applications.

Steve Case Founder of AOL

1:05-3:05 LUNCH

3:05-4:35 SESSION 9

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Robert Full Roboticist; Professor, Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley. Develops robots based on the motion of living creatures—helping us appreciate the human body in motion.

Per Peterson Chairman, Research & Development, Pharmaceuticals Group, Johnson + Johnson

Dean Kamen Founder, DEKA. Inventor, iBot; Segway Human Transporter; Recipient, 2001 Lemelson/MIT Prize;

4:35-5:35 CONVERSATION BREAK

5:35-7:35 SESSION 10

Jill Sobule Singer, Songwriter, Recording Artist 'I never learned to Swim'

Hamilton Jordan Chief of Staff, Carter Administration. Triple Cancer Survivor, author of 'No Such Thing as a Bad Day'.

Pitt Hyde Founder, Autozone. Cancer survivor and philanthropist.

Richard Rockefeller Founder, Health Commons Institute. Strong proponent of informed, shared decision-making between doctors and their patients through technology.

Naomi Judd Musician, The Judds. Hepatitis C survivor and founder of the Naomi Judd Education and Research Fund, to raise awareness about the disease.

7:35-11:00 DINNER / CIGNA AT CRYSTAL TEAROOM.

Bill Herz Magician, Magicorp Productions. Magician for CEOs and top business leaders.

8:30-10:30 SESSION 11

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Brian Sanders Senior Lecturer of Dance, University of the Arts

Caroline Kovac General Manager, IBM Life Sciences. Oversees the development of cutting-edge information technology at IBM for the life sciences market, allowing researchers to turn the vast quantities of biological data into useful medical and scientific information.

Horace Deets Former Executive Director, AARP. Lobbied to protect Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and retooled AARP's image through the development of new publications and online services geared toward Baby Boomers.

Neils Diffrient Industrial Designer. Pioneer of ergonomic chair design, taking particular interest in the back and body.

11:25-12:40 CONVERSATION BREAK SPONSORED BY ELI LILLY & CO.

11:30-1:55 SESSION 12

Jill Sobule Singer, Songwriter, Recording Artist 'I never learned to Swim'

David Lansky President FACCT. Nationally recognized expert in accountability and quality measurement; Advisor to numerous health care organizations, as well as President Bush's 2002 Economic Summit.

Oliver Sacks Professor of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Physician and writer, turning patient case studies into compelling stories of how humans confront neurological challenges. Author, 'Awakenings', 'Uncle Tungsten', 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat' With Robert Krulwich Network Correspondent, ABC News.

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