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FORTUNE Brainstorm Health: The New Paradigm

Join Fortune’s Virtual Brainstorm Health Community: an exclusive network of corporate leaders, thinkers, inventors, entrepreneurs, and health policy innovators.

Our virtual conference, held  July 7 and 8 focused on what we’ve learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, how we must reinvent health care and well-being, and how we can weather the continuing storm—and prepare for the next.

All of these virtual conversations will be enlightening, interactive, and engaging, and offer our community the opportunity to engage with peers and learn from leaders and innovators across the health and technology realms.

Speaker included: FORTUNE 500 CEOs from Johnson & Johnson, Amgen, Cisco, Novartis, Baxter, Centene, and Bristol Myers Squibb; CEOs and senior leaders from Moderna, Merck, Walmart, Intermountain Healthcare, Bank of America, GE Healthcare, IBM Watson Health, Google Health, Mayo Clinic, the NBA, and Verily; and Government leaders at forefront of the crisis including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator, the FDA Principal Deputy Commissioner, and the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health.

Speakers

Alex Gorsky

Chairman and CEO

Johnson & Johnson

Dr. Jessica Mega

Chief Medical and Scientific Officer

Verily

Dr. Vasant Narasimhan

Chief Executive Officer

Novartis AG

Seema Verma

Administrator

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Overview

Topics to be discussed include:

REOPENING. REIMAGINING. AND REGAINING TRUST.
AFTER THE PANDEMIC: TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION DRIVING BETTER HEALTH 
FROM INFORMATION MOLECULE TO INFORMATION MEDICINE
DECISION MAKING IN THE TIME OF A PANDEMIC 
REINVENTING THE HOSPITAL
STAYING AHEAD OF THE GAME: NBA’S ADAM SILVER ON SHUTTING DOWN, REOPENING, CORONAVIRUS, AND THE MENTAL HEALTH FALLOUT
HOW SCIENCE IS GOING TO PREVAIL AND WHY COLLABORATION IS KEY
BEHAVIOR CHANGE: THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE IN OUR NEW NORMAL
FLATTENING THE SECOND CURVE”: THE POST-MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS 

Interviews including: Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Vice Chancellor, University of Global Health Equity; Robert Bradway, CEO, Amgen; Dr. John Brownstein, Chief Innovation Officer, Boston Children’s Hospital; Alex Gorsky, CEO, Johnson & Johnson; Chuck Robbins, CEO, Cisco; and Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Brainstorm Health Co-chairs

Dr. David B. Agus

Co-chair, Fortune Brainstorm Health; Prof. of Medicine and Engineering; Founding Dir. and CEO, Lawrence J. Ellison Institute, Transformative Medicine

University of Southern California

Arianna Huffington

Co-chair, Fortune Brainstorm Health; Founder and CEO

Thrive Global

Clifton Leaf

Editor-in-Chief, FORTUNE and Co-chair

Brainstorm Health

Agenda

* All items are in US/Eastern time. Click on the agenda items to find out more.
12 - 12:03 PM
WELCOME
12:03 - 12:10 PM
THE NEW PARADIGM
12:10 - 12:20 PM
LESSONS FROM THE PANDEMIC’S FRONTLINES
Seema Verma
12:20 - 12:35 PM
REOPENING. REIMAGINING. AND REGAINING TRUST.
12:35 - 12:40 PM
IMAGINE: MAYO CLINIC DOCTORS ON THE POWER OF MUSIC 
12:40 - 12:58 PM
DECISION-MAKING IN THE TIME OF A PANDEMIC AND UNREST
12:58 - 1:05 PM
THE SEEN AND UNSEEN PAIN OF THE PANDEMIC
Dr. Jessica Mega
1:05 - 1:20 PM
BALANCING ACT
1:20 - 1:35 PM
"FLATTENING THE SECOND CURVE”: THE POST-MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
1:35 - 1:55 PM
NETWORKING AND FITNESS SESSIONS
1:55 - 2:05 PM
BATTLING COVID-19 INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE LAB
Robert Bradway
2:05 - 2:25 PM
HOW SCIENCE IS GOING TO PREVAIL AND WHY COLLABORATION IS KEY
2:25 - 2:40 PM
JUSTICE, HEALTH, AND WELL-BEING
2:40 - 2:50 PM
HOW CAN CRISPR FIGHT COVID-19?
Dr. Jennifer Doudna
2:50 - 3:05 PM
STAYING AHEAD OF THE GAME: NBA’S ADAM SILVER ON SHUTTING DOWN, REOPENING, CORONAVIRUS, AND THE MENTAL HEALTH FALLOUT
Adam Silver
3:05 - 3:15 PM
FROM INFORMATION MOLECULE TO INFORMATION MEDICINE
Stéphane Bancel
3:15 - 4:00 PM
VIRTUAL NETWORKING: CONNECTING WITH THE CO-CHAIRS

Membership Benefits

We invite you to be part of Fortune’s Virtual Brainstorm Health Community and join an exclusive network of executives at the intersection of business and health care.

Your registration fee includes:

• A series of virtual conversations, the highlight of which will be the Fortune Virtual Brainstorm Health Conference, held on July 7-8, from 12:00–2:00 pm ET both days. The sessions, hosted from New York and Los Angeles, will feature keynote speakers, expert panels, and interactive sessions offering timely information on the most pressing topics of the day, as well as additional small-group breakout sessions.

• Registrants are also invited to join us for four small-group interactive conversations, scheduled one per week throughout the month of June, and two small-group wrap-up conversations following the July conference. These editorial-led discussions will allow attendees to explore topics tailored to their specific interests, engage with peers, and synthesize the themes addressed during the two-day conference.

• A recording of the July Virtual Conference will be available on demand after the event.

• Complimentary three-month access to Fortune Premium, where you will gain access to the best of business all in one place: subscriber-only online stories and archives, weekly proprietary survey data, quarterly investment guides, exclusive list analysis, an on-demand video library, and much more.

• Introductory six-month subscription for you or a team member to Fortune Connect, a new leadership training platform which combines specialized Fortune content, individual training, and networking opportunities. Fortune Connect will launch in September 2020.

Contact Us

For Speaker Inquiries:

Email: FortuneSpeakerNominations@fortune.com

For Participation Inquiries:
Diana Connors

Tel: 1-866-661-3840
Email: brainstormhealth@fortune.com

For Sponsorship Inquiries:
Elizabeth Parks and Monica Sembler

E-mail: fortunesponsorships@fortune.com

For Press Inquiries:
Alison Klooster

Senior Manager of Brand Communications, FORTUNE
Tel: 646-437-6613
E-mail: alison.klooster@fortune.com