Lessons from the Orthopedics Capital of the World
September 11, 2009
- Location
- Grace College, Orthopaedic Capital Center
- 610 Wooster Road, Winona Lake, IN 46590
- Primary Sponsors
- Supporting Sponsors
- Commissioning Agents, Inc.
- Paragon Medical
- Symmetry Medical
- Overview
This conference will be held in Warsaw, Indiana, the Orthopedics Capital of the World. What does it take to build a successful life sciences cluster? What does it take to keep it on top? What does the future hold for the global orthopedics industry? And how do Indiana's other life sciences clusters benefit from Indiana's orthopedics industry? This conference will explore and answer these questions, helping attendees to understand the business, regulatory and legal issues involved. In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to hear and discuss recommendations from an extensive report providing an overview and analysis of the orthopedics industry, with a focus on opportunities presented by, and challenges facing, Warsaw's orthopedics cluster.
- Agenda
8:00 am 9:00 am Registration and Breakfast 9:00 am 9:15 am Welcome Cheryl Blanchard, PhD, Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Zimmer 9:15 am 10:15 am Morning Keynote Introduction Speaker: Barry L. Parker, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Symmetry Medical, Inc. Morning Keynote: Surgeons/Industry Innovation: A Whole New Ballgame Speaker: Walter Eisner, Senior Writer, Orthopedics This Week 10:15 am 10:45 am Break 10:30 am 12:00 pm Panel Presentation - Opportunities and Challenges of the Device Industry Moderator: Pat Cross, Leader, Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice, Baker & Daniels, LLP Panel Members: Nick A. Deeter, Chairman, President & CEO, OrthoPediatrics Robert E. Durgin, Senior Vice President, Quality/Regulatory/Clinical Affairs, Biomet, Inc. Vincent J. Ventimiglia, Jr. Senior Vice President, B&D Consulting 12:00 pm 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Keynote Introduction Speaker: Steve Corbett, Director of U.S. Operations, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc Keynote Address: Warsaw, IN: The Orthopaedics Capital of the World: An Overview, Analysis, and Blueprint for Future Industry and Community Growth Speaker: David Johnson, President & CEO, BioCrossroads 2:00 pm 3:30 pm Panel to Discuss BioCrossroads Report Panel Introduction by: Robert Chew, Vice President, Commissioning Agents, Inc. Panel Moderator: David Johnson, President & CEO, BioCrossroads Panel Members: Cheryl Blanchard, Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Zimmer Toby Buck, President and CEO, Paragon Medical Brian Emerick, President & CEO, Micropulse, Inc. David Findlay, CFO and Executive Vice President of Administration of Lake City Bank David Floyd, President, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. Ron Manahan, President, Grace College Jon Serbousek, President, Biomet Orthopedics 3:30 pm Wrap-up Speaker: David Floyd, U.S. President of Orthopaedics, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
