WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — AdvaMed
2010: The MedTech Conference opens on Monday,
October 18 with a series of free educational Executive Workshops
focused on bringing products to the US markets, a 1/2 day
entrepreneur bootcamp, and minimizing risk and global
harmonization. The workshops take place at the Walter E. Washington
Convention Center and begin at 2:00 pm. and include speakers from
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the investment community,
Japan’s Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare, the legal community
and local and international CEO’s. Sessions are designed for CEOs
and General Managers of Pre-Revenue Start-Up Companies, emerging
growth companies and established companies looking to bring
products to the US markets.

The full AdvaMed 2010 Conference kicks off the morning
of October 19 and continues through October 20 with an evening
reception on Capitol Hill. It features more than 30 educational
panels, more than sixty company presentations from U.S. and global
innovators, and highlights the latest medical technologies in a
vibrant exhibit hall featuring an “Innovation Alley” and a “CEO’s
Unplugged” spotlight stage.

Keynote speakers include:

• Connecticut-raised, Dr. Donald Berwick the newly
  appointed Administrator of the Centers for Medicare &
  Medicaid Services (CMS) and former President and Chief Executive
  Officer of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement;
• Arlington, Virginia-raised Katie Couric, the first
  female solo anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News
  with Katie Couric and former NBC Today Show
  co-host;
• Dr. Margaret Hamburg, the 21st Commissioner of the U.S.
  Food and Drug Administration and former New York City Commissioner
  of Health;
• and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, and
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