Leaders from Qualcomm Life, Jawbone, Adidas, Orange, Huawei and Telefonica to be Featured at 2nd Health & Wellness @ Mobile World Congress

"The high-level agenda involving the key players to offer a comprehensive view of the vibrant mobile health and wellness area." said Brian O’Connor, Chair, ECHAlliance. "This is a unique opportunity to learn from industry leaders and decision makers of the healthcare sectors from China, USA, South America, Europe... and also discover the latest innovations that are being developed worldwide."

ECHAlliance will once again lead the Mobile Health vertical programme at Mobile World Congress taking place at Fira Gran Via, the premier meeting place for mobile innovators where over 85,000 attendees are expected.

Future of wearables and Internet of Things in healthcare
Technology is transforming healthcare, and Internet of Things and wearables are the more promising trends in the sector. The latest developments in this area will be presented during the two days programme by some of the leaders in the field. Rick Valencia, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Qualcomm Life; Jorgen Nordin, Head of International Partner & Product Development of Jawbone, and Eric White, Business Development Director for Adidas Digital Sports are expected to share their insights on wearables innovations and the internet of things.

Connected health around the world
The programme will also discuss public health and wellbeing challenges faced across the world, but also opportunities in terms of innovation, economic development and employment. A special session will provide key market insights into USA, China, South America and Europe. ‘Connected Health around the World in 60 minutes’ is a round-up of four major markets and healthcare systems.

For more information about the agenda visit: https://www.b2match.eu/echAlliance-HW2015-MWC/pages/showcase-innovation-agenda

High level speaker profiles
Key representatives of health and social care services providers, government departments, device manufacturers, software and app developers, media and telecommunications industries, and patients will be represented at the congress and will share their vision about the state of mobile Health & Wellness sector. Among the key speakers will be:

• Yan Jie Gao, Deputy Director, Ministry of Health Informatics, Leading Group Office. (CHINA)
• César Rodríguez Domínguez, Global eHealth Director, Telefonica Digital. (SPAIN)
• Christoph Westerteicher, Business Director H2H/TeleHealth International, Philips Medical Systems. (GERMANY)
• James R. Mault, M.D., FACS., Chief Medical Officer and VP, Qualcomm Life-USA. (USA)
• Boi Ruiz, Minister of Health, Government of Catalonia. (SPAIN)
• Giuseppe Busia, General Secretary, Italian Data Protection Authority. (ITALY)
• Patrice Slupowski, Vice President Digital Innovation, Orange. (FRANCE)
• Patrice Cristofini, Executive VP, Vertical Healthcare Western Europe HUAWEI. (FRANCE)
• Peter CHAU, CEO, China Connected Health Alliance. (CHINA)
• Yuri Quintana, Director, Global Health Informatics Division of Clinical Informatics, HMFP BIDMC Harvard Medical School. (USA)
• Joe Killen, International Business Development Director, TUNSTALL Group. (SPAIN)
• Oliver Harrison, Senior Vice-President, Healthways International. (UK)
• Benjamin Sarda, Director of Product Marketing, Orange Healthcare. (FRANCE)

For more information, visit: https://www.b2match.eu/ECHAlliance-HW2015-MWC/pages/speaker

Solutions to change the health and wellness of citizens
The event will host over 24 SMEs from around the world displaying some of the most innovative mobile health & wellness solutions currently on the market. Among them, there will be smart devices designed to assess body surface temperature, activity, and respiration rate, and also screening of cardiovascular diseases (Cortrium); collaborative mobile solution to improve management of chronic wounds (digitalMedLab); wireless patient monitoring sensor of vital signs and activity (Vital Connect) and even evidence-based mobile programmes to increase employee emotional resilience (SOMA Analytics).

For more information about the Showcase Innovation agenda visit: https://www.b2match.eu/echAlliance-HW2015-MWC/pages/showcase-innovation-agenda

One event, two venues
Health and Wellness @ Mobile World Congress 2015, with the support of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (Golden Sponsor) and Telefonica (Golden Sponsor) will have two venues. First day sessions will be held at Mobile World Centre, in the centre of Barcelona. The second day programme will be held in the heart of the Mobile World Congress at Fira Gran Via, Hall 8.0 Theatre C.

Registration for Health and Wellness @ Mobile World Congress 2015 is open. For more information on the event including details on registration, how to exhibit or sponsor, visit https://www.b2match.eu/ECHAlliance-HW2015-MWC

About ECHAlliance
The European Connected Health Alliance (ECHAlliance) is a membership (not-for-profit) organisation, with a mission to deliver leadership for and facilitate the development of Connected Health markets and practice across Europe and beyond, in order to transform health, wellness and social care services and create economic growth. ECHAlliance is Europe’s largest Connected Health membership organisation, with over 300 member organisations from industry, academia the healthcare sector, patient groups and others. Membership of ECHAlliance provides opportunities for members to extend Connected Health networks, contribute to the Connected Health agenda and shape delivery of their products and services. The ECHAlliance International Network of Permanent Connected Health Ecosystems is also continuing to expand, due to high demand from those wishing to break the silos and develop lasting collaborations to create better patient care, at lower costs and creating economic growth.