Innovation in Health is a Key Topic at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2014

Fon Mathuros, Head of Media, Public Engagement, Tel.: +41 (0)79 201 0211, Email fma@weforum.org

• The eighth Annual Meeting of the New Champions will include a series of sessions on innovation and new frontiers of health and healthcare in emerging and developed markets
• The theme of the Meeting is, Creating Value through Innovation
• The health sessions will examine how innovation and cross-sector collaboration can unlock better value and more effective healthcare treatment

Tianjin, People’s Republic of China, 10 September 2014 – Health and healthcare innovation will be a key topic at the eighth Annual Meeting of the New Champions, taking place in Tianjin, People’s Republic of China, from 10 to 12 September 2014. More than 1,900 participants from 90 countries are participating in the event.

Leaders from various industries and key decision-makers from government, civil society and academia will gather to discuss the new frontiers of health and healthcare in emerging and developed markets. A series of workshops and sessions will examine how business model innovation can accelerate the impact of new technologies while improving outcomes and controlling costs.

“Healthcare systems are becoming increasingly unsustainable, and affordable care remains a luxury in most emerging economies,” said Arnaud Bernaert, Head of Global Health and Healthcare at the World Economic Forum. “Innovations in arenas such as e-health, clinical analytics, healthy living and consumer engagement can help redefine the healthcare delivery value chain and unearth cross-sector collaborations that unlock better value and more effective treatment.”

Sessions at the Meeting will focus on the following challenges and innovations in the health sector:

• Health systems leapfrogging: How scaling up technological innovations, new operating models and behavioural changes can transform health systems of emerging economies
• Economic rewards of healthy populations: How healthy populations drive socioeconomic growth
• Strategic shifts in healthcare: What trends, business models and emerging technologies are transforming the health industry
• Brain research: How breakthroughs in brain research are transforming our understanding of health and self
• The business of nutrition: How innovations in the science and business of nutrition are helping people lead better lives
• Re-engineering the human body: How 3D printing is pushing the boundaries of research, healthcare and ethics
• Ancient remedies for modern ailments: How the integration of ancient traditions and modern medical innovations can make people healthier
• The health advantage: How emerging markets can become global leaders in efficient healthcare systems
• Cancer: How emerging and developing economies are responding to the rising burden of cancer

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