The World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress™ Announces It’s 2009 Speakers

Los Angeles, CA, May 18, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress™ announces it’s 2009 Speakers. The congress will be held in Los Angeles California, October 26th through October 28th. Given the challenges that most companies and industries are facing this year with the economic crisis, Medical Tourism is more important than ever before, creating more economically viable healthcare solutions and providing a profitable return on investment. This is the one event per year where Employers, Self Funded Health Plans, Insurance Companies, and Medical Tourism Facilitators that are looking to outsource healthcare overseas have the opportunity to meet with top International Hospitals and Medical Tourism Companies in one place for the ultimate networking event.

They are excited to announce their confirmed speakers with many more to be announced in the upcoming months. Speakers include:

Michelle Lerow, Sr. Network Manager of Aetna Global Benefits

Robert Frary, VP of Select Benefits & Worksite Symetra Financial

Alexandra Jung, Senior Vice President Aon Consulting

Joseph Heyman, Chairman of the Board of Trustees American Medical Association

Armando Baez, President Self Insurance Institute of America

Matt Leming, Vice President Swiss Reinsurance Company

Ross Rendergraft, President Elect LAAHU

Alex Piper, Former Buyer of Healthcare for Chrysler, President of OneWorld Global Healthcare Solutions

Kemal Canlar, United Healthcare

Kimberly Smith, CEO Assurant Health

Peter Lozier, Executive Vice President, CMN Inc.

Denis Storey, Editor of Benefits Selling Magazine

Patrick Martin, Chief Medical Officer Ministry of Health, St. Kitts and Nevis

Edison Vallejo, Healthcare Purchasing Manager BUPA Insurance Company

Robert Whiddon, Editor of the Employee Benefit Adviser Magazine

Vincent Vanderpool Wallace, Honorary Minister of Tourism, Bahamas

Curtis Schroeder, CEO Bumrungrad

Stuart Rowley, CEO Prince Court Medical Center, Malaysia

Dr. Dato Jacob Thomas, Chief Operating Officer, SJMC Healthcare Group

Brian Keeley, President & Chief Executive Officer Baptist Hospital South Florida.

"The best Medical Tourism Conference of the year." This is a comment they have heard over and over from delegates who participated in the first World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress which took place in San Francisco California September 2008. The 2009 World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress promises to match that sentiment and, at the same time, provide even more networking and advanced panel sessions for this international gathering. The conference will feature up to 2,000 attendees, up to 200 speakers, and up to 125 exhibitors.

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