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ALM's Strategic Research Institute Announces 2008 Healthcare Investor and Corporate Development Conference

Posted on: Thursday, 20 March 2008, 12:00 CDT

ALM's Strategic Research Institute today announced plans for its 2008 Healthcare Investor and Corporate Development Conference, to take place May 13-14, 2008 at the Chicago City Centre Hotel and Sports Club in Chicago. Targeted to C-level and senior management executives in the healthcare, private equity, investment banking, legal and M&A sectors, the two-day conference will focus on innovative growth and investment strategies for the burgeoning middle market. Complete conference agenda and details are available on the Web at www.almevents.com/hcareinvest.

Key industry topics to be explored will include deal making activity in the medical device and diagnostics markets; special purpose acquisition corporations (SPACS); private equity investment in health care; acquisitions in not-for-profit healthcare; Medicare market consolidation; and international healthcare ventures.

The opening keynote panel on implications of the 2008 presidential election on healthcare delivery trends and demand for capital will include Michael Cannon, director, health policy studies, Cato Institute; Stephen Lieber, president and CEO, Health Information Management Systems Society; and Christopher McFadden, managing director, Goldman Sachs.

The closing keynote panel on riding the wave in medical devices will include Hans Hinrichs, vice president, GE Healthcare Financial Services; Shawn Lyndon, CEO, Orasi Medical Inc.; John Nealon, senior vice president, business development, American Medical Systems; Guido Neels, managing director, Essex Woodlands Health Ventures; Brent Ratz, CEO, Cardiaq Valve Technologies; and Pat Rice, CEO, Touchstone Imaging.

For additional conference information, or to register, please contact Kathy Stewart at (917) 617-6939 or kstewart@srinstitute.com or visit www.almevents.com/hcareinvest.

The Strategic Research Institute is part of ALM's Conference and Trade Show Division, one of North America's largest producers of educational and networking events for business leaders and the legal profession. The division offers more than 200 conferences and two leading industry tradeshows annually, on a broad range of topics.

ALM is a leading integrated media company, focused on the legal, real estate and business communities. ALM currently publishes 33 national and regional magazines and newspapers. Other ALM businesses include online, book and newsletter publishing, market research and content distribution. More information on ALM is available at www.alm.com. ALM is an Incisive Media company.

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Source: Business Wire

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