Name: Transformers: Health
Start: 2019-06-11T16:00:00-04:00
End: 2019-06-11T17:30:00-04:00
Location: The Washington Post

About

Health care in the U.S. is experiencing a period of groundbreaking innovation. With the industry’s biggest players prioritizing funding for revolutionary research and initiatives that embrace big and bold ideas, the rapid pace of technological development and advances in medical treatment are challenging traditional care models in transformative ways.

On Tuesday, June 11, The Washington Post Live will host Transformers: Health featuring health innovators and experts including Anthony S. Fauci, MD, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health and former Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and health venture capital investor Scott Gottlieb, MD. Discussions will include the most innovative solutions to today’s top health challenges; the venture capital now focused on the newest innovations in health care; and how technology is revolutionizing patient care.

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Speakers include:

Scott Gottlieb, MD

Former Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Anthony S. Fauci, MD

Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Nancy Messonnier, MD

Acting Director, Center for Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Speakers include:

Andy Berke

Mayor, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Pete Buttigieg

Mayor, South Bend, Indiana

Rachel Holt

Vice President and Head of New Mobility, Uber

Julie Samuels

Executive Director, Tech:NYC

Robert Puentes

CEO and President, Eno Center for Transportation

John Lewis

CEO, Charlotte Area Transit System

Charlie Catlett

Director, Urban Center for Computation and Data, University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory

Mitchell S. Kominsky

Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Venture Smarter

Jason Nelson

Executive Director for Partner Engagement, Smart Cities Council

Sponsor Speaker

Rod MacKenzie, PhD

Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Pfizer

When

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Doors open: 3:30 p.m.

Program: 4:00-5:30 p.m.

Networking Reception: 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Where

SFJAZZ

201 Franklin Street

San Francisco, CA 94102

Event Information

Free to attend. Pre-registration is required.

The program will be streamed live for those who cannot attend in person at wapo.st/TK. To register to receive a live stream notification click here.

For a full list of Washington Post Live programs click here.

Event Details

Tuesday, June 11

Networking Reception: 3:30 p.m.

Program: 4:00-5:30 p.m.

The Washington Post

1301 K Street NW

Washington, D.C. 20071

Free to attend. Pre-registration is required.

The program will be streamed live for those who cannot attend in person at wapo.st/transformershealth. To register to receive a live stream notification click here.

For a full list of Washington Post Live programs click here.

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WASHINGTON POST LIVE
Transformers: Artificial Intelligence
March 20, 2018
Washington Post Live Center

On Tuesday, March 20, The Washington Post will bring together pioneering researchers, technology innovators and business leaders for Transformers: Artificial Intelligence, a live news event focused on technological advances that are poised to reshape the way we live and work. Speakers will look ahead at the implications of AI and machine learning for public policy, business and society.

Discussion topics include:

-AI and policy: How government officials, leaders on Capitol Hill and the business community are working to pave the way for this new technology, including the debate about future regulatory issues.

-AI and the future of work: A look across sectors at how AI and machine learning is likely to affect the job market at home and around the world, including predictions about how sectors will evolve to meet the new realities of these technological advances.

-AI and society: A deep-dive into the ethical and societal issues raised by AI, including a discussion about the ways the technology will change our daily lives and how to ensure the responsible use of AI.

Speakers to be announced...

The Washington Post Live Center

Doors open: 8:15 a.m.

Program: 9:00-12:00 p.m.

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