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Swedish-American Life Science Summit 2012 Program - Stockholm (File 017524)

Program agenda and speaker list for the Swedish-American Life Science Summit (SALSS) held in Stockholm, Sweden, August 22-24, 2012, featuring keynote addresses on global health innovation, demographics, and medical research.

Summary

This document is the official program for SALSS 2012, a three-day summit in Stockholm focused on the intersection of life science innovation, global health, and emerging market economics. The program features Hans Rosling's keynote address examining demographic shifts and economic transitions in the 21st century, particularly the rise of emerging economies and their impact on medical research funding. The event includes panels on cross-border healthcare collaborations, diabetes epidemic management, digital health systems, and features speakers from major pharmaceutical companies, healthcare organizations, and government institutions.

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People Mentioned

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Hans Rosling Professor at Karolinska Institutet
GW
George W. Bush Former U.S. President
LI
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Former President of Brazil
HJ
Hu Jintao Former President of China
KA
King Abdullah King of Saudi Arabia
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Barbro C Ehnbom Event Organizer
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Lena Tibell Program Advisor at SALSS
SA
Sana Alajmovic Project Manager at SALSS
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Cecilia Schott SALSS Coordinator
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Jonas Månsson Stockholm Coordinator at SALSS
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Anna-Sofia Sundin New York Coordinator at SALSS
FF
Frederick Frank Vice Chairman at Peter J. Solomon Company
DW
Dr. William A. Haseltine President of ACCESS Health International
PE
Professor Emeritus Hans Wigzell Professor Emeritus at Karolinska Institutet
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G. Steven Burrill CEO of Burrill & Company
DK
Dr. Karin Hehenberger Executive VP & CMO at Coronado Biosciences
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Paul Sekhri Managing Director & Operating Partner at TPG Biotech
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Dr. Laurent Leksell Executive Director at Elekta
PU
Peter Utterström Partner at Delphi
MT
Michael Treschow Chairman of Unilever, Former Chairman of Ericsson
ZC
Zhiping Cui SVP & Head of International Investment at Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group
DG
Dr. Gary Phillips Head Healthcare Industries at World Economic Forum
PM
Professor Mathias Uhlén Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
DS
Dr. Shiang Huang CEO of Kindstar
CK
Christian Kinch CEO of Bactiguard
WJ
William J. Kridel, Jr. Managing Director at Ferghana Partners
JB
Jan Birgerson CEO of Ernst & Young Sweden
YW
Ylva Williams CEO of Stockholm Science City Foundation
PF
Patrick Flochel Global Pharmaceutical Leader at Ernst & Young
PK
Professor Kee Seng Chia Dean of Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at National University of Singapore
DN
Dr. Nicolaus Henke Director & Head of Healthcare Practice at McKinsey & Company
DM
Dr. Martin Fitchet COO at Janssen Research & Development
PK
Professor Kerstin Brismar Professor at Karolinska Institutet
DA
Dr. Alan Moses Global CMO at Novo Nordisk
PT
Peter Thelin Partner at Brummer & Partners
DE
Dr. Ewa Björling Minister for Trade, Swedish Government
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Captain Lars Sjögren EVP at Danske Bank Sweden
DC
Dr. Charlotte Brogren Director General at VINNOVA & Chairman at Industrifonden
DE
Dr. Eugen Steiner Partner at HealthCap
AL
Anjiang Liu Managing Director at Fosun Pharmaceutical U.S. Group
DY
Dr. Yuval Binur Managing Partner at Orchestra Medical Ventures
NL
Niels-Jörgen Larsen Head of Corporate Finance at Danske Bank Sweden
DD
Dr. David Blumenthal Former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
MT
Magnus Tyreman Director Nordics at McKinsey & Company
KJ
Karin Johansson State Secretary at Ministry of Health & Social Affairs
PK
Professor K. Ganapathy President of Telemedicine Society of India
MB
Miguel Blockstrand Director Product Line Device Connections at Ericsson
DF
Dr. Florence Haseltine Founder of Society for Women's Health Research
JW
Judy Wade CEO of AliveCor
DT
Dr. Tachi Yamada CMSO & EVP at Takeda Pharmaceuticals
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H.E. Mark F. Brzezinski U.S. Ambassador to Sweden