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Medical Tourism Congress Announces Lufthansa as a Bronze Sponsor

August 4th, 2011 No comments

The Medical Tourism Association in conjunction with the Medical Tourism Magazine is pleased to announce Deutsche Lufthansa AG as a Bronze Sponsor for the 4th World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress in Chicagoland!

 

 

 

Business activities

Deutsche Lufthansa AG is a global aviation group. The Group operates in five business segments, each dedicated to high quality standards. The five units – the passenger airline business, logistics, MRO, catering and IT services – all play a leading role in the industry in which they operate. The Lufthansa Group includes a total of more than 400 subsidiaries and associated companies.

Organisation

Deutsche Lufthansa AG acts as the parent company with an Executive Board consisting of four members. The Executive Board is responsible for managing the Group, determining its strategy and ensuring a sustainable increase in its ´value. The Supervisory Board appoints and advises the Executive Board and monitors its activities. The Lufthansa passenger airlines as well as the individual business segments are each accountable for their business results. They are monitored by their own supervisory boards, on which members of the Group Executive Board and top management are represented.

Don’t Miss this priceless opportunity to Network with one of the top Aviation Groups in the world at this year’s World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress!

 

The 2nd Annual Global Benefits Conference Announces Vetted International as Silver Sponsor

August 3rd, 2011 No comments

Vetted International, Ltd. is a veteran owned business that uses a global network of integrity driven local national professionals to meet our client’s unique needs in various permissive & non-permissive environments. Vetted has a long standing tradition of providing customer mission focused investigation, medical and technical support services to its diverse clients with operations in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Asia.

“As a globally recognized provider of investigative and medical case management services, in both permissive and non-permissive environments, Vetted International strives to develop mutually beneficial business connections with insurance companies, medical providers, emergency response facilitators and other significant industry figures. In our fast paced work environment face to face networking proves to be a luxury,” said Natallia Shainikava, Emergency Management Supervisor at Vetted International. “We believe the Global Benefits Conference 2011 will prove to be a great networking opportunity which would allow us to uncover new possibilities and stimulate existing relations,” she added.

The 2nd annual Global Benefits Conference, Expatriate Benefits, Travel Insurance and Global Health Insurance Conference, features over 30 expert speakers, mainly from governments, international insurance companies and employers, up to 500 attendees and up to 500 private one-on-one networking meetings, will focus on bringing together the employers, international insurance companies and foreign governments involved in purchasing and providing international benefits, expatriate benefits and travel benefits. As a Silver Sponsor, Vetted International will receive multiple benefits including recognition throughout the conference and preferred exhibit booth placement.

The conference is the dedicated annual event of the Global Benefits Association (GBA); http://www.GlobalBenefitsAssociation.com the non-profit trade association for the Global Benefits and Expatriate Industry with its sole and primary focus being on health insurance, employee benefits and other insurance benefits that are delivered on an international basis and across borders, and media partner Global Benefits Magazine, http://www.GlobalBenefitsMagazine.com the only dedicated online magazine for both industries and the first magazine to address Expatriate healthcare issues.

The 2nd annual Global Benefits Conference, Expatriate Healthcare, Travel Insurance and Global Health Insurance Conference, http://www.GlobalBenefitsConference.com focuses on bringing together the employers, international insurance companies and foreign governments involved in purchasing and providing international benefits, expatriate benefits and travel benefits. This year’s theme will be streamlining benefits and processes for Multinational Employers and Insurance companies. This conference will be dedicated to only the highest level executive attendees involved in this industry.

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The Global Benefits Association (GBA) is the non-profit trade association for the Global Benefits and Expatriate Industry with it’s sole and primary focus being on international health insurance, employee benefits and other insurance benefits.

The 2nd Annual Global Benefits Conference will feature over 30 expert speakers, mainly from governments, international insurance companies and employers, up to 500 attendees and up to 500 private one-on-one networking meetings.

WMT&GHC Announces Squire, Sanders & Dempsey as a Silver Sponsor

August 3rd, 2011 No comments
The 4th Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress is pleased to announce Squire, Sanders & Dempsey as a Silver Sponsor at the conference held on October 25-28, 2011.

Founded in 1890, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey offers one of the strongest integrated global legal platforms. With our longstanding “one-firm firm” philosophy, we provide seamless legal counsel worldwide. Our global health care practice counsels clients throughout the industry on key issues affecting their business and works with our hospitality practice to meet the growing demand for medical tourism services. With 36 offices in 16 countries and now including the nearly 500 lawyers from leading UK legal practice Hammonds, we guide businesses through the maze of issues that arise with medical tourism engagements around the world, including contract preparation and review, staffing issues and designing successful compliance programs.

“As the founding law firm for this event, we have been a major sponsor for the conference since its inception and past organizer of the conference agenda.  We have found WMT & GHC to be an excellent source of information and market knowledge regarding the rapidly evolving Medical Tourism area,” said Scott Edelstein, Partner, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey. “It has also been a great forum for sharing our expertise and capabilities in this key segment of the worldwide Health Care industry and provides us the opportunity to showcase our related resources and global footprint,” he added.

This is the one event per year where Employers, Self Funded Health Plans, Insurance Companies, and Medical Tourism Facilitators that are looking to outsource healthcare overseas have the opportunity to meet with top International Hospitals and Medical Tourism Companies in one place for the ultimate networking event. As a Silver Sponsor, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey will receive multiple benefits including recognition throughout the conference and preferred exhibit booth placement.

This year we have allocated a budget to bring in up to 400 buyers of healthcare that includes global multinational employers, insurance companies and health insurance agents. The conference will feature over 150 exhibitors and sponsors, 100+ speakers and up to 1,500 attendees from over 87 countries. Save the date today by going to the Medical Tourism Congress website and register for this once a year event.

Accomplish in three days what would otherwise take you years to do.  Attend the only medical tourism and international health insurance conference in the world that truly brings together the buyers and sellers of healthcare from all continents.
The conference is the dedicated annual event of the Medical Tourism Association, the nonprofit trade association in the Medical Tourism industry,   http://www.medicaltourismassociation.com and media partner Medical Tourism Magazine, http://www.medicaltourismmag.com the only dedicated magazine for the medical tourism and global healthcare industry, and by Medical Tourism City,http://www.medicaltourismcity.com, a social network for the medical tourism and global healthcare industry with over one thousand participants from over sixty countries.

The 4th World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress will also feature four additional conferences, the Global Benefits Conference, http://www.globalbenefitsconference.com, focusing on international employers and insurance companies, the Healthcare Development Conference, http://www.healthcaredevelopmentconference.com, focusing on the growth of medical tourism in the healthcare sector and the building and development of healthcare facilities around the world, the Healthcare Investment Conference, http://www.healthcareinvestmentconference.com, creating awareness about healthcare investment opportunities around the world and the Health and Wellness Conference, http://www.wellnessconference.com focusing on the continuous growing health and wellness industry.

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The 4th Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress will feature over 100 exhibitors and sponsors and up to 1,500 attendees from over 87 countries.

 

Medical Tourism Congress Networking Software Now Open

August 2nd, 2011 2 comments

The World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress released their new and improved Networking software for this year’s event. In less than 24-hours after it’s release over 250 attendees of the conference signed on and started Networking in preparation for the Medical Tourism Congress!

In case you didn’t know the Medical Tourism Congress took all of the valuable feed back from last year’s attendees and implemented the re-designed Networking software. Designed by former Microsoft executives, the MTC Networking Platform allows you to promote your profile online, network with all attendees and pre-schedule one-on-one meetings with key industry players from around the world among many other priceless features!

Learn about the networking platform’s unique features:

Attendee Directory with Photos and Bios
- Search for attendees through profiles, bios and photos.

- In-depth profiles help you put your best foot forward!

- Add your interests.

- Add “tags” so that people can find you more easily.

Link up your Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook
- Add your Twitter feed to your profile.

- Find out who will be at the conference. The system will automatically tell you which of your contacts from LinkedIn, Facebook, etc are attending the conference!

Email Notifications for New / Cancelled Meetings
- You will get an email in your personal inbox as soon as someone cancels or requests a new meeting.

- You won’t miss any business opportunities.

- No unexpected cancelled meetings.

Mobile networking on your iPhone / Blackberry / Android
- Calendar, attendee profiles and more on the go.

- All the information you need without a computer!

Personalized Conference Calendar
- Pre-schedule networking meeting with fellow attendees and exhibitors easily.

- See who is attending each talk and start discussions with other attendees about the topic

- Plan and print your agenda before arriving at the conference.

 

NO Shutdown Period!
- Once the networking software is open it will stay open, even during the conference!

 

If you are already registered for the Congress, you will receive and email shortly with a personalized link to create your profile.

If you are not registered, please do it now at:  http://www.medicaltourismcongress.com/en/registration.html

The list of the attendees will be updated as people register and create their profiles, so make sure you visit the Congress online community regularly to maximize your networking opportunities.