Health 2.0 Announces WinterTech 2015 Agenda Highlights, Speakers, and Companies

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Health 2.0 announces agenda highlights of speakers, companies, and demos to headline the inaugural 2015 Health 2.0 WinterTech conference on January 15, 2014 focusing on the consumer health technology landscape. Samsung, Walmart, Target, Rock Health, Morgan Stanley and Qualcomm Ventures will join other top-tier investors, tech companies, retailers, and consumer advocates to showcase new partnerships, share exclusive insights, and drive collaboration as market shifts give way to a new era of health and wellness. As digital health tools increasingly places focus on the consumer experience, WinterTech examines what the larger impact will entail in 2015.

Major themes for the conference include:

• Walmart and Target will join the "Revolutionizing Retail for Better Health Care Experiences" panel to cover the changing world of retail health care, both in-store and online, and its major growth over the past few years.
• Investing In Consumer Health with perspective and insights from leading tech companies, retailers, and investors. Participating speakers and companies such as Malay Gandhi (Rock Health), Casper de Clercq (Norwest Ventures), Rebecca Lynn (Canvas Ventures), and Steven Wardell (Leerink Partners), and Lisa Suennen (Venture Valkyrie). As part of this theme, Health 2.0 is accepting applications to an invite-only investor breakfast, taking place the morning of WinterTech. Submit your innovation here and you could meet with Jack Young (Qualcomm Ventures), Esther Dyson (ED Ventures), Ankur Luther (Morgan Stanley), Blake Wu (NEA Ventures), Andy Colbert (Ziegler Ventures), Steven Wardell (Leerink Partners), Unity Stoakes and Steven Krein (StartUp Health), and Margaret Laws (California HealthCare Foundation).
• The Informed Health Consumer explores the decision making tools that are educating the increasingly informed and invested consumer, giving them confidence in their health care decisions. Consumer advocates on this panel include Alex Postman (SELF Magazine) and Tara Montgomery (Consumer Reports), Heather White (Environmental Working Group).
• Consumer Data Driving Clinical Insights showcases the tools and services which are disrupting the way data is collected and analyzed to provide health care providers with more meaningful, actionable insights to guide more personalized care. Speakers and companies include Rick Valencia (QualcommLife), Karan Singh (Ginger.io), Bakul Patel (FDA), and Ryan Howard (Practice Fusion) with a demo from Twine Health.
• New Platforms and Interfaces for Personal Health brings together the platforms and devices and their role within the rise of the digitally connected and engaged consumers for all sectors, not just health care. Speaker and company highlights include Nick Crocker (MyFitnessPal), Samsung, and Jim Taschetta (iHealthLabs).

During the biggest week in health care investment, Health 2.0's WinterTech brings together historically distinct industries in health to challenge the current landscape and push it towards an environment that is user driven, informed, and financially profitable for all players involved. Registration is now open on the Health 2.0 WinterTech website, with prices set to increase on December 31, 2014.

About WinterTech
Health 2.0 WinterTech explores the emerging platforms, products, players, and partnerships in the rapidly evolving health ecosystem. By showcasing the emerging technologies and partnerships arising from the sectors of investment, retail, technology and advocacy WinterTech ushers in the new era in the global health and wellness economy.

About Health 2.0
Since 2007, Health 2.0 has promoted, showcased, and catalyzed health IT solutions and innovations through international conferences, hackathons, prize competitions (funding over $7m in prizes), media, government partnerships, its worldwide Health 2.0 chapters, and the Health 2.0  Market Intel consulting group. For more information, visit www.health2con.com.

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