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Dr. Geetha Rao is the founder and CEO of the Technology Frontiers Collaborative, a scientific and educational organization providing collaborative forums for stakeholders at the frontiers of science and technology. She also serves as VP of Corporate Development at Triple Ring Technologies, specializing in high-risk technologies and emerging business challenges. She is an advisor to the Health Technology Forum and serves on the AAMI/UL Joint... Read More →

Anura Fernando holds degrees in Electrical Engineering, Biology/Chemistry, and Software Engineering with over 15 years of UL experience in safety critical software & control systems certification including cross-industry research in automation, energy, medical, nanotechnology, etc. He has global responsibility for medical software certification at UL and is UL’s technical lead in developing the AAMI/UL 2800 standards for interoperable... Read More →

Gerry Hinkley is a partner in Pillsbury’s Health Care practice and is located in the San Francisco office. He has practiced in the health care industry for over 30 years and is recognized nationally as a leader in health information technology. He represents clients throughout the industry and regularly serves as general counsel for health care organizations, with responsibility for corporate law and board governance matters, and... Read More →

Horst Merkle is Director Information Management Systems Diabetes Care at Roche Diagnostics Corporation.  He is responsible for the innovative initiation, definition and the development of key components for the Roche Diabetes Care information management product portfolio, with focus on mobile systems and applications, interoperability/connectivity, telehealth and... Read More →

Chad Nicely is the Director of Services Engineering at Practice Fusion. He has more than 12 years of experience in the life sciences – building clinical trial, content management and drug safety solutions for the biopharmaceutical industry, and later leading development of a web-based EHR for outpatient rehabilitation. Chad studied Computer Science at California State University and holds an MBA in Technology Management from the... Read More →