THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE - DEATH KNELL TO THE NHS? NEW COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES?
Jon Snow - Channel 4 broadcaster, will moderate this debate featuring:

Lord Naren Patel
Chairman of the UK Stem Cell Oversight Committee, UK Stem Cell Network and Chairman of the National Patient Safety Agency of England and Wales. Lord Patel, an Obstetrician, is also involved with work to prevent maternal mortality in the developing world

Professor Ian Jacobs - Director of the UCL Institute for Women’s Health
What are the cutting edge advancements in medicine from early detection and prevention of disease through to genetic testing, detection and repair? Will this improve survival rates of diseases such as Breast and Ovarian Cancer?

Alex Ford - CEO, The Eve Appeal
The Eve Appeal is a charity which supports research and education into gynaecological cancers.

Dr Annabel Bentley - Assistant Medical Director of BUPA
Findings of new research about the health concerns and attitudes of British Women

Glenda Stone - Founder of Aurora and www.wheretowork.com
What health benefits can women expect from companies of the future? Comparative analysis of what the top companies are offering women currently and what they could be offering in the future

Lunch with Invited Speakers in the Mountbatten Lounge (5th Floor)

Introduction:
Herta von Stiegel, Chairman of Stargate Capital
Speakers:
Ann Gloag, Founder of Stagecoach on her work to improve the health of African Women
Thomas Burke, MD, FACEP, Director, Centre for Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, USA
“Strategies for Global Social Change: Case of Healthcare for Liberia”

How To Create Healthy, Stress Free Work Environments:

We outline the practical measures that can be taken to increase the happiness, health and productivity of the workplace. We will teach techniques on how you can reduce your stress levels too.
Our panel of experts are:
Dr Jack Kreindler - Founder of Centre for Health and Human Performance
Dr Diana Wais, PhD - Clinical Psychologist with an expertise on understanding emotional processes and how they can be relevant to the workplace. Diana is an international lecturer who also coaches on leadership development at London Business School.
Dawn Gibbins -Chair of Flowcrete - On how she doubled her company’s turnover in just three years from £20m (2004) to £44m (2007) with the help of Feng Shui and improving the work conditions for her employees.
Jane Burgess - Waitrose Divisional Registrar and member of Management Board - On how the John Lewis Waitrose partnership has created a happy workplace through democratic governance and best practice standards.

Master Class: Baby Making

Baby Making - what are the real statistics? Did you know that women aged 40 are statistically more likely to fall pregnant naturally, than through IVF? How can you maintain your fertility? We will debate the pros and cons of IVF and the latest information on the options available. Are frozen eggs a real option?
Our panel of experts includes:
Dr Melanie Davies is a fertility expert and consultant obstetrician, author of article in British Medical Journal “Which Career First?”
Dr Wendy Denning - Wendy who runs a successful integrated Harley St practice and stars in Channel 5’s the Diet Doctors recently gave birth to her first baby in her 40’s gives tips for optimising your fertility.
Mr Paul Serhal - Medical Director, UCLH Assisted Conception Unit will talk on how to pick the right IVF unit with the best results
Dr Joyce Harper is a UCLH doctor who specialises in pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. She has twins from frozen embryos.

Optimum Performance Nutrition

Professor Jane Plant CBE – author of bestselling books “Your Life in Your Hands” and “The Plant Programme” on how she fought her cancer through diet, her top 10 tips for a healthy diet and how to reduce the risk factors in breast cancer through diet. Her latest book “Stress Anxiety and Depression” will be published on May 1st.

Marisa Peer – ITV’s Celebrity Fit Club Psychologist and author of “You Can Be Thin” who lectures at the Institute of CEOs on Healthy Executive Eating on the Go.