The 2011 International Expo Advance Program is now available!


*Program Schedule
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm HIGPA & HISCI Member Reception

Wednesday, October 12, 2011
7:30 am - 8:30 am Pre-Conference Workshop: Healthcare 101

8:00 am - 8:30 am HIGPA Member Meeting

8:30 am - 9:00 am HISCI Member Meeting

9:00 am - 9:50 am First Time Attendee Welcome & Orientation

10:00 am - 10:15 am Welcome/Opening Remarks

10:15 am - 11:00 am Opening General Session Keynote Speaker:
Katty Kay, Washington Correspondent and Anchor for BBC News

11:00 am - 12:15 pm General Session: The State of the Industry: Perspectives from
GPO Executives

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm GPO Executive Networking Lunch

2:00 pm - 4:30 pm Reverse Tradeshow

4:30 pm - 5:45 pm General Session: Perspectives on Accountable Care Organizations

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Chairmen's Welcome Reception

Thursday, October 13, 2011
7:45 am - 8:45 am GPO Executive Networking Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:00 am General Session: Clinical Advisory Committees and Value
Analysis Teams

10:00 am - 10:15 am Break

10:15 am - 11:30 am General Session: Supply Chain Update "Lightning Round"

11:30 am - 11:45 am Break

11:45 am - 1:15 pm Keynote Speaker & Lunch:
If You Think Health Care is Expensive Now,
Wait Until You See What it Costs When It's Free
P. J. O'Rourke, American political satirist, journalist, writer, and author

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Reverse Tradeshow

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm General Session: Healthcare 2020: Tomorrow's Marketplace - Back to
the Future or Terra Incognita?

4:15 pm - 4:30 pm Break

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm General Session: Washington: And Insider's Look

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Evening Reception

Friday, October 14, 20117:30 am - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast

8:30 am - 9:30 am General Session: Inside the Federal Bureau of Investigation

9:30 am - 11:00 am General Session: Strengthening Ties Between GPOs and Suppliers

11:00 am - 11:15 am Closing Remarks

*Please note: The 2011 International Expo Schedule of Events is subject to change.