Description: Rarely have we seen an economy more turbulent than the past 18 months. The larger world around us continues to shift rapidly and present a range of challenges. Yet on the positive side and closer to home, the continuing expansion of technologies and virtual communities presents new opportunities to engage and touch consumers more directly than ever before. Such times demand that we not only implement and deliver new solutions, but that we rethink how we innovate. This year’s CHPA Executive Conference program looks at rethinking innovation.

Date: March 11 - 13

Location: The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club - Aventura, FL

Session Timing: Friday, March 12 - 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Topic: IRI brings your the Friday morning session, during which you will hear an update on the association’s priorities and the state of the consumer healthcare products industry from CHPA Chair of the Board Chris DeWolf (Lil’ Drug Store Products, Inc.) and CHPA President Dr. Linda Suydam. Keynoting the IRI session will be FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg, who will lay out her vision on the Food and Drug Administration’s approaches to innovation. Hamburg had deep and broad experience in public health, including work in infectious disease, bioterrorism, and health policy before going to the FDA. Gaining insights into the intersection of retail and healthcare delivery closes the session.

More Information: http://www.chpa-info.org/meetings/AEC.aspx