Newswise — The 8th Annual World Health Care Congress, April 4-6, 2011 in Washington, D.C., will convene 1,800 CEOs and senior leaders from business, government and academia.

Key presenters for 2011 include:

John Mackey, CEO, Whole Foods MarketMark Bertolini, CEO, AetnaJoseph Jimenez, CEO, NovartisU.S. Sen. Max Baucus, (D-Montana)Doug Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget OfficeGeorge Halvorson, Chairman and CEO, Kaiser PermanenteDavid Cordani, CEO, CIGNAUwe Reinhardt, Professor of Economics & Public Affairs,Princeton UniversityPhil Bredesen, 48th Governnor, TennesseeToby Cosgrove, CEO, Cleveland Clinic

Key topics include:

Health ReformHospitals and Health SystemsHealth InsurancePharma and BiotechHealth Information Technology Affordable Health InnovationsEmployee Benefits and Wellness

WHCC will also include the World Health Innovation Summit, a three-day forum within the conference that highlights innovations being employed in the developing world that can be applied to developed countries. Represenentatives from more that 25 countries will present as part of the forum. www.worldhealthcarecongress.com/whis.

For a complimentary media pass, vist www.worldhealthcarecongress.com/mediareg or email [email protected].