A physician and award-winning medical journalist, Holly Atkinson has devoted her life to the health and well being of the American public. Always candid, never afraid to “tell it like it is,” she guides audiences through the challenges that consumers face today including health care reform, women’s health issues and the glut of medical information reported in the media. Atkinson sends her audiences home with the ability to be more intelligent about exercising their health care options, and more informed and less confused about medical issues currently confronting them. Atkinson has extensive experience as a broadcast medical correspondent, including assignments with NBC, CBS and PBS, and is currently medical editor-in-chief of EverydayHealth.com, one of the leading health sites on the Internet. She is immediate past-president of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning non-profit organization, Physicians for Human Rights.

Ian Morrison is an internationally known author, consultant, and futurist specializing in long-term forecasting and planning with particular emphasis on health care and the changing business environment. He combines research and consulting skills with an incisive Scottish wit to help public and private organizations plan their longer-term future.  Morrison has written, lectured, and consulted on a wide variety of forecasting, strategy, and health care topics for government, industry, and a number of nonprofit organizations in North America, Europe, and Asia. He has spoken to a range of audiences from the boards of Fortune 100 companies to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing. Morrison has worked with more than 100 Fortune 500 companies in health care, manufacturing, information technology, and financial services. He is a frequent commentator on the future for television, radio, and the print media.  Morrison also is the author of Healthcare in the New Millennium: Vision, Values and Leadership.

Clint Maun, nationally recognized for his innovative leadership in healthcare consulting, lecturing and research, has over 38 years experience in healthcare management, leadership, quality enhancement and self-development programs. Maun’s acclaimed leadership process, "Smooth Operations", has been successfully implemented in small and multi-facility businesses nationwide. His visions, ideas, techniques and concepts are currently at work in thousands of organizations throughout the country.  Since 1984, Maun-Lemke has concentrated on innovative ideas and techniques to improve the "people business" of the healthcare profession. Maun is President and founder of Maun-Lemke, an information resource for healthcare organizations that provides consulting and training on staff retention, turf/team issues, mergers, marketing, leadership, strategy, and change. Recognizing the growing need for healthcare education and information at the facility level, Maun’s research has led to the development of exciting, new and unique opportunities. Using his vast experience and knowledge of the healthcare industry, Clint Maun can provide proven and practical approaches to address the challenges facing healthcare today.

Regina Herzlinger has been dubbed by Money magazine as the “godmother” of consumer driven health care; listed by Modern Healthcare as one of the nation’s 100 most powerful people annually since 2003; and named by Managed Healthcare as one of health care’s top ten thinkers. She is the Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration Chair at Harvard Business School and is actively involved in the current health care debate both publically and behind the scenes, regularly meeting with both the Executive and Congressional branches as they take on this important issue. She is credited with early predictions of the unraveling of managed care and the rise of consumer-driven health care. Not afraid to expose the motives and methods of those who have crippled America’s health care system, Herzlinger speaks with tremendous clarity on behalf of the consumer as she proposes the remedy to end the dysfunctional model of the current U.S. health care system.

Sara Gambrill is a highly respected in the pharmaceutical arena as a regular writer of insightful feature stories about international and domestic clinical research industry trends for The CenterWatch Monthly and CWWeekly. Gambrill has also written special reports about various clinical research market regions. She focuses on topics including trends and data about technology adoption in the clinical research space, and her observations based on her extensive experience in researching and writing about pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.  Gambrill holds a B.A. from Bryn Mawr College and a M.F.A. from Emerson College. 

Mehmet Oz, M.D., is a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and New York Times best-selling author. In 2008 he was listed as one of TIME magazine’s “100 Most Influential People.” Dr. Oz is the resident health expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show, is a regular guest on Good Morning America, Larry King Live, and has a regular column in Esquire magazine. His daily talk show, Dr. Oz, will launch in fall 2009. He educates audiences about the inner workings of the human body and promotes well-being in a fun, interesting way that motivates audiences to live better.

Dr. Paul Root Wolpe brings his respected achievements as senior fellow of the Center of Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania to audiences riveted by the latest, life-altering implications of scientific developments. He previews intriguing topics including genetically engineered foods, artificial organs, lifestyle drugs, neuroscience and cloning for research—all promising vast benefits, yet posing enormous societal and ethical challenges. As the pace of science races far ahead of ethical response time, Wolpe suggests ways for financial planners, insurance companies, health care providers and individual investors to understand the benefit of sensitive technologies. His recommendations encompass genetics, “brain” engineering, cloning and enhancement drugs to meet ethical concerns of the public, reduce risk and enlarge potential market share.

Christine Dumas is never far from the leading edge of what is affecting our world today. Since 1996, her stories have appeared on NBC's Today and Today: Weekend Edition and Weekend Live on FOX, and have been featured on both Oprah and The View.  As one  one of America’s most trusted television personalities, Dumas offers audiences the information  they need to gain control over their happiness, career, health and future in an entertaining and engaging style. She covers a broad range of issues in her reporting, from profiling athletes competing in the Olympics to legal issues surrounding drugs that are unsafe for children, all with unparalleled intensity, commitment and compassion. Her upcoming book, The Weight is Over, offers breakthrough strategies for creating your strongest life by managing stress, sleep and diet to improve your work, family and life. She also currently serves as a senior adviser to the Center for Health Transformation in Washington, DC.