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World Chamber of Commerce :
International Medical Summit 2018
Partner Participants for this Medical Summit ( as of 3 / 8 / 2017 )
Randy Briones , CEO , Kindred Hospital Town and Country Victoria Bryant , World Chamber of Commerce Texas Sunny Sharma , Board World Chamber of Commerce Texas Claudia Rojas-Jimenez , ED Colombia Chamber of Commerce Becci Himes , ED , British-American Business Council Houston Toni Ridolfi , Australian American Chamber of Commerce ,
Houston Evalyn Shea , Australian American Chamber of Commerce ,
Houston Geert Visser , Chairman , Consular Corp Linda Toyota , ED , ????? Alessia Paolicchi , ED , Italy America Chamber of Commerce of Texas Jagdip Ahluwalia , ED , Indo-American Chamber of Commerce Ingrid Robinson , ED , Houston Minority Supplier Development
Council Dr . Tim Garson , Texas Medical Center Val Thompson , IF Magazine Haley Ahart-Keiffer , COO , Ahart Solutions International Raoul Keddy Nkolla , President America Africa Chamber of
Commerce Alex Karakov , President , Belarus Chamber of Commerce Ariel Sztern , President of Argentina Chamber of Commerce Joana Videgain , Executive Director , FACC Houston
Objectives :
• To host an international medical conference for local & overseas companies in Houston
• To exchange medical best practices amongst all countries represented .
• To collaborate and offer solutions for medical needs around the world .
• To provide a medium to do business for chamber members
Purpose of the conference : 1 . Diversify portfolio beyond oil / gas 2 . Combine resources from each chamber 3 . Global collaboration versus just bilateral 4 . Showcase largest medical center in the world 5 . Opportunities here and abroad for small to medium size businesses
Participation Requirements : 1 . Representative of chamber at meetings 2 . Assist with identifying companies of interest in the represented countries 3 . Rotate hosting meetings ( now it will be at Kindred Hospital
Town and Country )
Audience : Small to medium size businesses
Topics of interest : Technology | Teaching | Small business | Innovations | Incubators Medical education / universities | Policies and best practices |
Quality | Wellness | Research
Compiled by Heidi Powell
Conference Tracks
• Acute care
• Post-acute care
• Technology
• Research
• Medical tourism ( focus on creating partnerships )
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