5th Annual mHealth Summit Convenes 5,000 Global Leaders in Washington, D.C. Around Progress, Barriers and New Drivers for Mobile Health

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The 5^th Annual mHealth Summit, set to open in three weeks on December 8, will bring together 5,000 health and technology influencers, developers, policy makers and business leaders across the mHealth ecosystem, offering a glimpse at the latest in mobile and wireless health technology developments, policies, apps, systems and startup companies.

With nearly 300 exhibitors, the expo delivers a comprehensive overview of the expanding range of mHealth products and services from startups to tech giants. Exhibitors will demo and display the latest advancements in mHealth technologies including consumer-facing digital health and wellness platforms, provider tools for tracking, measuring and monitoring, new forms of gaming for improving and engaging in healthcare, wearables for seamless yet complex monitoring, systems for the secure transmission of sensitive medical data and more. The Summit will also showcase new mHealth technologies being deployed in the developing world and elsewhere around the globe.

The Summit brings together a diverse range of more than 450 speakers to explore the critical topics across the global mHealth landscape. Conference tracks include: Business Transformation, Health & Wellness, International, mHealth in the Hospital, Pharma & Life Sciences, Policy, Technology and Ventures & Startups.

"The expanded program hosts many new and exciting additions including the Venture+ Forum, the Pharma and Life Sciences Roundtable, the mHealth Law Symposium and the mHealth in the Hospital conference track. These features, combined with themed pavilions, an expanded exhibit floor, new HOTSPOT co-located events and a wide array of strategic affiliates, sets the stage for the largest and most comprehensive mHealth Summit to date," said Rich Scarfo, Vice President, Events at HIMSS Media and Director of the mHealth Summit.

The co-located HOTSPOTS, full day events that will take place within the Summit, include:

• NIH mHealth Training Institute
• Venture+ at the mHealth Summit
• WIPJam @mHealth Summit: Mobile Development
• mHealth Law Track
• Executive Breakfast: The World is My Waiting Room
• Health 2.0 Session
• Executive Breakfast: mHealth's Role in Patient Engagement
• M2M Now Money Talks: mHealth 2020 Vision – Show Me the Money
• Games for Health Workshop at the mHealth Summit

The mHealth Summit features keynote speakers in policy, venture capital and global health:

• Margaret Hamburg, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner
• Paul Jacobs, Qualcomm Incorporated Chairman of the Board & CEO
• Astrid Krag, Danish Minister of Health
• Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize winner & Grameen Movement Founder

Executive Spotlight sessions will feature thought leaders from key areas sharing insights from across an array of industries. Executive Spotlight speakers include:

• Eric Dishman, Intel Fellow & General Manager of Health and Life Sciences
• Philip Fasano, Kaiser Permanente Executive Vice President and CIO
• Helena Foulkes, CVS Executive Vice President & Chief Health Care Strategy &Marketing Officer
• Chris Hill, AT&T Advanced Business Solutions Senior Vice President
• Andrew Kress, IMS Health Senior Vice President for Healthcare Value Solutions
• Harry Totonis, Surescripts President & CEO
• David Tripi, Janssen Healthcare Innovation Founding Partner
• Martha Wofford, Aetna CarePass Vice President

The Venture+ Forum will kick off the Summit on December 8, showcasing the hottest mobile health and health IT technologies for improving healthcare delivery, patient outcomes and consumer engagement. It will also feature live pitches from selected new, emerging and early stage companies.

Registration for the 2013 mHealth Summit, Venture+ Forum and additional HOTSPOT events is now open. Agenda details can be found at www.mhealthsummit.org. Keep up with Summit news @mhealthsummit and join the conversation using #mHealth13.  

About the mHealth Summit
The 2013 mHealth Summit, the global convener of the expanding mobile health ecosystem, explores the disruptions, challenges and opportunities of the expanding integration of mobile and wireless technologies into the healthcare system, and in consumer and patient engagement, for the delivery of better health outcomes. The 5^th Annual mHealth Summit will take place December 8-11, 2013 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in the Washington, D.C. area. The mHealth Summit is presented by HIMSS, in partnership with the National Institutes of Health, the mHealth Alliance and the Foundation for the NIH. For more information, visit www.mhealthsummit.org; and follow at @mhealthsummit or #mHealth13.

SOURCE mHealth Summit