RICHARD ADLER – Principal, People & Technology
Richard is a Principal of People & Technology, a research and consulting firm in Cupertino, CA. He is also a Research Affiliate at the Institute for the Future, Palo Alto, CA, where he leads a multi-client research program called Boomers: The Next 20 Years. The California Healthcare Foundation recently published his report HealthCare Unplugged.
HUGH DUBBERLY – Founder, Dubberly Design Office
Hugh is a design planner and teacher, and the leader of his eponymous design firm. Previously he was VP of Design at Netscape, Director of Interface Design for Times Mirror, Founding Chairman of the computer graphics department at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, and Manager of the entire creative services department at Apple Computer.
ROBERT DUNKLE – CEO, A.B.E.S. Partners
Robert is CEO of A.B.E.S. Partners, a consulting firm in Los Altos, CA. Previously he was CEO of Scimagix, CEO of the National Center for Genome Resource, and VP at MDL Information Systems.
PAUL HUBER – Consultant
Paul recently retired as CEO of A&D Medical, Fremont, CA, the leader of in-home, medical-quality electronic blood pressure monitoring equipment. He is a Board Member of the HealthTrust of Silicon Valley.
Dr. BRUCE MILLER, Professor of Neurology & Director of Memory and Aging Center, USCF
Dr. Miller is Professor of Neurology at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF). He is the clinical director of the Memory and Aging Center (MAC) at UCSF. He has many years of experience directing pharmaceutical trials for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and has authored extensive publications regarding dementia diagnosis and treatment.
BILL PORTELLI – CEO, CollabNet
Bill is CEO of CollabNet, Brisbane, CA. Previously he was Corporate VP and GM of Consulting Services and President and GM of Custom IC at Cadence, EVP of Sales and Marketing at Cooper and Chyan, and EVP at Zycad.
DOUGLAS SOLOMON, PHD – Chief Technology Strategist, IDEO
Doug is Chief Technology Strategist at IDEO. Previously he was VP of Investments for Omidyar Network, Chief Strategy Officer and SVP of Corporate Development at Palm, Co-president of Interval Research Corporation, and SVP of Corporate Development and Strategy at Apple Computer.
DAVID WATSON – CTO & CIO, MedeFinance
Dave is a senior IT executive with 25 years of delivering client facing technology solutions. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Kaiser Permanente and in a variety of executive IT roles in the Life Sciences sector at Baxter Healthcare and at Allergan, Inc.
ROBERT ZOLLARS – Chairman and CEO, Vocera Communications
Robert is currently Chairman and CEO of Vocera Communications. Previously he was CEO of Wound Care Solutions, Chairman and CEO of Neoforma, EVP for Cardinal Health, and held several executive positions at Baxter International. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Advisors for the Center for Services Leadership at Arizona State University. He is also Director of VWR International, Reliant Technologies and Diamond Foods.