Conferences, Hearings and Speaking Engagements

The Markle Events listing shows the wide variety of activities in which Markle staff take part, including conferences, Congressional hearings, and speaking engagements. If you are not able to attend, please check the events page for summaries and presentation materials, which are posted within one week after the event is held.

Media in Conflict: The Evaluation Imperative

Type: Panel Discussions
Date: September 9, 2011
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Location: Washington, DC

Media professionals from around the world present Caux Guiding Principles, a guide for improving the monitoring of media interventions in conflict zones.

McCloskey Speaker Series: Ten Years After 9/11

Type: Panel Discussions
Date: August 9, 2011
Time: 6:30PM-7:30PM
Location: Greenwald Pavilion, Aspen, CO

Markle’s president, Zoë Baird Budinger, participates in discussion among a panel of leading policy experts and members of the Aspen Strategy Group, moderated by Ambassador Nicholas Burns.

2011 State Healthcare IT Connect Summit

Type: Conferences
Date: June 21-23, 2011
Time: Full Day Sessions
Location: Hyatt Dulles International Airport, Dulles, Virginia

Markle's Director of Health, Meredith Taylor, hosts Fostering a Net of Trust in Health Information Exchange, a session describing the foundational policies and practices of the Markle Connecting for Health Common Framework.

Health Care Information Technology

Type: Panel Discussions
Date: May 25, 2011
Time: 5:15PM-7:30PM
Location: The New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029

Markle’s Senior Director of Health Initiatives, Laura Bailyn, shares her perspectives during a panel discussion focusing on examining technology’s potential to influence and improve health care. 

8th Annual World Health Care Congress

Type: Conferences
Date: April 4-6, 2011
Time: Full Day Sessions
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD

The World Health Care Congress brings together major sectors in health care to discuss and strategize about advances in health IT. Markle President, Zoe Baird, chairs the keynote panel.

Securing the Cyber Commons: A Global Dialogue

Type: Panel Discussions
Date: March 27-28, 2011
Time: All Day Sessions
Location: Monk School of Global Affairs, Toronto, Canada

Markle's Chief of Research, Stefaan Verhulst, participates on the working group ‘Challenges of Cyberspace Research’ at this public forum aimed at addressing the challenges of cyber security.

Excellence in Government 2011: The Results Imperative

Type: Conferences
Date: May 23, 2011
Time: All Day Sessions
Location: Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, DC

Stefaan Verhulst, Markle’s Chief of Research, participates in a discussion ‘Information Sharing:  The Unintended Consequences’ at this full day conference exploring innovative ideas on how technology intersects with human capital and performance management.

2011 Health 2.0 Spring Fling

Type: Conferences
Date: March 21-22, 2011
Time: Full Day Sessions
Location: Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA

Markle's Managing Director of Health, Carol Diamond, MD, MPH, participates on the Wellness 2.0, Prevention, Exercise & Food panel discussion.

HIT Policy Committee & HIT Standards Committee PCAST Work Group

Type: Panel Discussions
Date: February 15, 2011
Time: 9:00 - 10:00 AM (ET)
Location: Park Hyatt Hotel, Washington, DC

Carol Diamond, Managing Director of Health at Markle, participates in a panel discussion on health information exchange and health care stakeholders.

Federal Healthcare Solutions: Empowering the Patient, Payer, and Provider

Type: Panel Discussions
Date: December 9, 2010
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Location: Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City Arlington, VA

Markle's Director of Health, Meredith Taylor, participates in the roundtable discussion, The Next Generation Health Record.