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 Maria K Todd, MHA, PhD Since 1989, she has delivered more than 15,000 hours of
continuing professional education on topics such as managed care contract analysis, integrated delivery system development,
medical tourism, contracted reimbursement, and global healthcare program development. She holds a master and doctorate of
Health Administration. Maria is the author of nine books on
hundreds of published articles on managed care contracting and reimbursement, integrated health delivery system development
and physician employment contracting. Her articles are often featured on FireceHealthcare Hospital Impact and the IMTJ.
She is in the final edits of her manuscripts for two trade and professional books on Medical Tourism to be published in 2010
by Productivity Press, a division of Taylor and Francis, the Medical Tourism Facilitator Handbook and The Handbook Medical
Tourism Program Development. On 15 August, 2009, Dr Todd joined
the executive team of Mercury Healthcare a privately held, globally integrated PPO and medical tourism network with hospitals,
physicians and medical spas in sixteen countries and global health consultancy. As the Chief Executive Officer, together with
the executive team, she is charged with the providing the corporate vision, guidance and leadership for the operations staff
and more than 25 professional consultants in five countries. As
a volunteer, Dr Todd is active as a Board Member of Global Med Connections, a non-profit collaborative organization of the
University of Colorado and the Health Administration Student Organization which focuses on global healthcare delivery issues
in developed and developing nations. She also serves as the education co-chair of the Colorado Chapter of the Healthcare Financial
Management Association, and as the president of the Council on the Global Integration of Healthcare, a voluntary, non-profit
organization focused on advancing the development and role of the professional practices, education.  Rudy Rupak; Co-founder/President,
Planet Hospital
In 2000, Rudy partnered with Loxley Corp in Thailand and Solutions
Group in India to create ContactStation - Thailand's first international call center, the core competency was medical
debt collection. While in Thailand, Rudy's fiancée, Valerie, became ill and was hospitalized. It was then that
Valerie discovered the potential of medical tourism and thus PlanetHospital was born. Having sold ContactStation, Rudy was
busy creating India's first real estate title Insurance company) with his partner Stewart Title (NYSE: STC). He also helped
establish one of India's first game development company, FXLabs, while Valerie built PlanetHospital steadily. It was after
the 30th client that Rudy realized Valerie was on to something and decided to put all his focus into helping the company grow
to meet the needs of the fast moving medical tourism industry. Rudy has grown PlanetHospital into the number one medical tourism
company and is innovating products such as insurance programs for the over 45 million uninsured in America.  Professor
Stephen T. Green
UK GMC No: 2605610MD, MBChB, BSc, FRCP(Lond &Glas), FFTM(RCPSGlas), DTM&H Professor Steve Green is Consultant Physician in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital (Sheffield Teaching Hospitals) in the United Kingdom. Steve is Honorary Professor of International Health at Sheffield Hallam University and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Sheffield University Medical School. He qualified MBChB at Dundee University Medical School in Scotland. He holds Fellowships of the Royal College of Physicians of London, the Royal College of Physicians of Glasgow, and the Faculty of Travel Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians of Glasgow, and the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene of the Royal College of Physicians of London. He also holds the degree of BSc (First Class Honours in Physiology) and the postgraduate degree of MD (with Commendation), both from Dundee. For several years, Steve has also been a volunteer surveyor with the Trent Accreditation Scheme for Hospitals, a highly cost-effective British-based alternative to the USA’s JCI and the Australian ACHSI. He believes whole-heartedly in hospital accreditation and in the work of Trent, especially with respect to its impact on education and training, and wishes to see its benefits made available more widely around the world, particularly in an age when more and more serious infection-related problems are arising de novo around the world and year-on-year increasing numbers of patients are crossing borders in order to access medical care. He has also been involved in the development of the Trent Dentistry Standards. More widely, Steve remains an active full time hospital clinician and a regular examiner for the internationally recognised MRCP(UK) specialist examination for hospital physicians in training. He is particularly interested in infection-related matters, most especially the world-wide flow of infection, infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance across international borders. It is through this combined interest in hospital accreditation and in international health and tropical medicine that Steve has become increasingly interested in medical tourism. Steve is a WHO Consultant on Medical Tourism, and a member of the founding group of the "UK Medical Tourism Academic Group".  Yehuda Dror; President and CEO DNV Healthcare
Inc. is the first hospital Accreditation Organization approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in
the last 30 years. Trained as an engineer (MS from MIT) and business manager (Executive MBA from UH) Yehuda has more
than 30 years experience in developing and implementing services that safeguard life, property and the environment.  Rob Passmore
Rob Passmore is the co-founder and CEO of AllMedicalTourism.com, the medical tourism search engine. AllMedicalTourism.com provides patients with a starting point when considering a procedure overseas and offers healthcare providers with a highly targeted and real time marketing channel to significantly grow their international patient volumes. Rob has previously served as the European MD of Saatchi & Saatchi's European Internet Division where he worked with clients including Hewlett Packard and Proctor & Gamble. Rob then served as VP Digital Marketing for the global technology consulting firm AGENCY.COM working with British Airways, BT, Colombia Tristar and Heineken, where he grew billings from zero to over $18m in 2 years. Since then, Rob has built over 14 years experience building successful businesses online, holding leadership roles within a number of blue chip organisations and start ups. In his role at AllMedicalTourism.com, he works with over 150 leading healthcare providers from around the World, helping them to substantially grow their international patient revenues in a targeted and controllable way.  Zahid Hamid (UK)
– Chief Executive, Euromedical Tours
 Leila Wilcox; Founder, Angelis Insurance
Following surgery abroad, Leila realised that anyone who travelled
abroad for any type of treatment (including dental work) wasn’t covered under standard travel insurance as there is
a clause that ‘a person is not covered if going for medical treatment’. Joining forces with Underwriters
from Lloyds of London a travel policy has been created specifically for Medical Tourists with unique benefits specifically
designed for their needs such as return trips if the treatment is unsuccessful. Angelis is now working towards
offering group policies to hospitals and clinics ensuring that every international patient they see is fully insured for their
trip and treatment.  David G. Vequist IV, Ph.D.
The Center for Medical Tourism Research (www.medicaltourismresearch.org)
is the very first academic center devoted to medical tourism research in the world. He is also a Tenured Associate Professor
of Management in the H-E-B School of Business & Administration at the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas,
USA. So far, he has presented on three continents about the business of medical tourism and has also produced numerous
journal and magazine articles/papers, and is currently writing a book on the economic issues and impact of medical tourism.
He is also a consultant, author, speaker, and futurist with a focus on topics such as healthcare, technology, and training.
He can be reached at: vequist@uiwtx.edu.  Liz Galloway; Owner/Founder, Lotus Effects
Liz Galloway is a well known speaker, author, and contributor to many spa/wellness/business magazines and media outlets. She is an internationally known spa and leisure consultant, founder of Lotus Effects Advisory and works in Marketing for luxury spa brands in the Mediterranean. She is recognized as being a leader, pioneer and motivating authority in the industry. Among her many attributes, her background is in Business & Hospitality Management, she is a licensed therapist, TV host, consultant and entrepreneur, who has helped people create change. Living in Barcelona, she continues to sequence businesses, work with international clients, and write for several industry publications. Find out more at www.SpaImageConsultant.com or contact her direct at liz@thelotuseffects.com  Petra
Wiedmann; Managing Director, Prior to that, she worked for the highly-regarded privatization organisation, Treuhandanstalt
in Berlin/Germany, first in the Industry practice and then in the Transportation and Tourist practice.  Prof. Dr. Medi Ganibegovic; President -
Dental Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina After graduating from the Sarajevo Faculty of Dental Medicine in 1975, Prof Ganibegovic completed postgraduate studies at London Hospital Medical College and King’s College in the departments of pediatric dentistry and dental radiology as well as a PhD at the University of Sarajevo in Stomatological Sciences. She is now a Professor of dental medicine at Sarajevo University. Chief of Chatedra for Paediatric dentistry, Vice Dean for postgraduate studies and President of Dental Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Prof Ganibegovic is also a member of EAPD and FDI. She has published 3 text book and 113 scientific papers. She is also Editor in Chief for the dental journal Bilten STOMATOLOGIA BiH. www.usfbih.org.ba  Dilek Uzer; Director, Eye Clinic of the American–Balkan Hospital
(Albania) and founder of BYZ Alliance (Turkey) Dilek
graduated from Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine before furthering her education at St Thomas’s Medical
School London and Haydarpasa Numune Hospital Eye Center in Ophthalmolgy. She is currently a Director of the Eye
Clinic of the American–Balkan Hospital in Albania and is the founder and owner of BYZ Alliance, a medical tourism facilitator
based in Turkey.  Dipl.-Kfm. Matthias Buchholz;
Health & Medical Tourism Consultant, Kohl & Partner Vienna Matthias is a BBW-certified Health Tourism Consultant and MBA-graduate from the University of Bayreuth and also studied abroad at the National University of Ireland, Galway where he majored in Services Management, Organization & Management and Project management. He gained practical experience in the marketing teams in the hotel branch at Siemens, MeridianSpa and the HealthCapital-Network Berlin-Brandenburg before joining Kohl & Partner Tourism Consultancy International” in August 2008 Since joining Kohl and Partner he has focused on concept development and feasibility studies Spa-Hotels and Health resorts, market analysis for Health and Medical Tourism, Services Management, Sales concepts for Spa and Fitness Centres and Health and Medical destination management.  Dr. Pero Šutalo, DDS. Private dental clinic owner. Dubrovnik, Croatia. DIC – Dental Implants Croatia
I am an enthusiastic dental specialist and member of HPD, HDEI, GIDE (Global Dental Institute, Los Angeles). I have spent my entire adult life upgrading my skills through constant dental practice and various specialized seminars. I have invested in the maximum level of sophisticated equipment and dental technology to provide competitive cosmetic dentistry abroad. Dental tourism in Croatia is "One of a Kind". Being in Dubrovnik, which is a city of unique political and cultural history (Dubrovnik Republic, Dubrovnik Statute from 1272), and world famous monumental heritage and beauty (inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List). Dubrovnik is a relatively small city (ca. 60.000 population) however it counts, over half a million tourist arrivals every year. Lately, many of them enjoyed a holiday combination with dental treatment. A leading dental practice may attract overseas patients in many ways. I will present to you my experiences and challenges which made the difference!  Miho A. Karlić; CEO/Owner,
“PROREPS Consulting” and “Internet Solutions” After a successful 18 year carrier in Germany Miho Karlić returned to his origins in Dubrovnik, Croatia in 2002. His businessess are founded on his various Tourism related experiences (Hotel management, regional & global business development, sales & marketing as well as IT-new technologies). They help small & medium sized entities with tourism related products and services and expand their cross border market share. “In today's world every local product and service may be a global product. Depending on various specific requirements, a great deal can be applied in almost any existing market. If a company wants to grow, it will sooner or later have to cross borders and deal with new markets.“
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