John Cosgriff, Chief Strategy Officer, UnitedHealthcare, Joins Aetna Digital, Geisinger Health System, and Sharecare as a Keynote at Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers

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DALLAS, Aug. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates today announced that John W. Cosgriff, Chief Strategy Officer, UnitedHealthcare, will keynote the upcoming Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers, August 29-31 in San Diego, California. Previously confirmed keynote speakers include Saquib Rahim, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Aetna Digital; Dale Rayman, Senior VP, Actuarial Consulting & Business Development, Sharecare, Inc.; and Chanin Wendling, AVP, Informatics, Geisinger Health System.

The international research firm will host industry-leading executives to provide strategic insights into consumer engagement, care accountability, service innovations, and platform design for the successful deployment of connected healthcare solutions.

"Overall wellness program participation, 18% of consumers in U.S. broadband households, is low given the percentage of people showing concerns about their health. Our research shows roughly 60% of U.S. broadband households have at least one resident with a chronic condition," said Jennifer Kent, Director, Research Quality & Product Development, Parks Associates. "To drive engagement and participation, insurers and employers would benefit from more aggressive promotions and more interactive program designs using smartphone apps and devices as well as personalized incentives."

Confirmed speakers include:

Sam Adams, IBM Distinguished Engineer, Master Inventor, Technical Lead for Global Aging Initiative, IBM
Andrew Altorfer, CEO, CirrusMD
Darlene Arbeit NFA, HFA, COO, ALIVE SCIENCES
Arta Bakshandeh, Senior Medical Officer, Alignment Healthcare
Edmond Banayan, MBA, MSIMC, Co-Founder & CEO, Chronaly
Avi Barel, Business Development Director, ULE Alliance
Autumn Braswell, COO, Global Solutions, Marketing, LinQ, iQor
William Betten, Director, Business Solutions, Devicix by Nortech Systems
Kyra Bobinet, CEO-founder, engagedIN
Harvey Bogarat, VP, Business Development, Libertana
Casper de Clercq, General Partner, Norwest Venture Partners
Jeff Cutler, Chief Revenue Officer, Tyto Care
Barry Didato, Chief Investment Officer, The Innovation Institute
Steve Ditto, Chief Commercial Officer, Lantern
Chris Edwards, Chief Marketing & Experience Officer, Conversa Health
Guy Friedman, Co-Founder & CEO, SteadyMD
John Gardner, Partner, Nokia Growth Partners
Veena Goel, MD, Medical Director, Digital Patient Experience, Sutter Health
Kari Hall, VP, Global Services, ResMed
Darren Hay, Chief Revenue Officer, Care Angel
Chuck Hector, Chief Sales Officer, MDLIVE
Jody Holtzman, SVP, Market Innovation, AARP
Olivier Hua, CEO, BewellConnect Corp
David Inns, CEO, GreatCall
Matthew Karls, Partner, Echo Health Ventures
Ranndy Kellogg, President and CEO, Omron Healthcare
Sanjay Khurana, VP, Caregiving Products and Services, AARP
Steve Koenig, Senior Director, Market Research, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)
Phillip LaJoie, VP, Operations, 2bPrecise
Robert Lutz, VP Marketing & Business Development, Systech Corporation representing Z-Wave
Kelly Macken-Marble, VP, Population Health & Ambulatory Care, CentraCare Health
John Mattison, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, Kaiser
Kristen Ratcliff McGovern, Partner, Sirona Strategies
Sean McNamara, Manager, Health Partnerships, Garmin
Lainie Muller, Director Wellness, Alarm.com
Mikki Nasch, Co-founder, Evidation Health
Chris Nicholson, CEO, mPulse Mobile
Chris Otto, Senior VP, MobileHelp Healthcare
Trishan Panch, Chief Medical Officer, WellFrame
Andrew Parker, Founder & CEO, Papa
Sherrie Petersen, Director, LivingWell@Home, The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Scott Plewes, VP, User Experience, Macadamian
Karissa Price, Ph.D., Principal, GTM Strategies
Sreeram Ramakrishnan, Ph.D., VP – Health and Business Analytics, UPMC Insurance Services
Eric Rock, CEO and Founder, Vivify Health
Karsten Russell-Wood, Director, Marketing, Philips
Adam Sabloff, CEO, Founder, VirtualHealth
Kian Saneii, Founder & CEO, Independa
Drew Schiller, CEO & Co-Founder, Validic
Corey Schmid, General Partner, Seven Peaks Ventures
Stuart Slutzky, Chief, Product Innovation, Humana Wellness Solutions
Kevin L. Smith, DNP, FNP, FAANP, Chief Clinical Officer, Zipnosis
Ian Tong, Chief Medical Officer, Doctor On Demand
Nathan Treloar, President and COO, Orbita Health
Kim Tyrrell-Knott, Partner, Epstein Becker Green
Rick Valencia, President, Qualcomm Life
John Valiton, CEO, Reemo Health
Anthony Versarge, Head, Product, Health and Wellness, Comcast
Patrick Wheelock, SVP, Strategic Partnerships, PokitDok
Kevin Yamazaki, CEO, Sidebench
Michael Zagami, VP, Health Engagement Design, Eliza Corporation

Registration is open. To schedule an interview or request specific research, contact Julia Homier at [email protected], 972.996.0214.

About Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers
Connected Health Summit analyzes the role of innovative connected health solutions in driving changes in consumer behaviors as well as healthcare systems, insurers, and hospital networks. www.connectedhealthsummit.com.