John D. Halamka, MD, MS, is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Chief Information Officer of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Chairman of the New England Healthcare Exchange Network (NEHEN), co-Chair of the national HIT Standards Committee, co-Chair of the Massachusetts HIT Advisory Committee and a practicing Emergency Physician.

As Chief Information Officer of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, he is responsible for all clinical, financial, administrative and academic information technology serving 3000 doctors, 14000 employees and two million patients. As Chairman of NEHEN he oversees clinical and administrative data exchange in Eastern Massachusetts. As co-Chair of the HIT Standards Committee he facilitates the process of electronic standards harmonization among stakeholders nationwide. As co-Chair of the Massachusetts HIT Advisory Committee, he engages the stakeholders of the Commonwealth to guide the development of a statewide health information exchange.

Mary Ward-Callan is the Staff Executive at the IEEE responsible for the strategic and operational leadership 45 Technical Societies and Councils, and numerous emerging technical communities that collectively deliver more than 1300 conferences, 168 periodicals, countless technical training seminars, and three certification programs. Mary assumes responsibility for the programming and visibility of new technology areas within the IEEE, including Cloud Computing, Internet of Things, Software Defined Networks and more. She has led award winning, global humanitarian technology challenges in the areas of power, RFID and healthcare. Prior to joining the IEEE, Mary was an Executive Director in the telecommunications industry, employed by Telcordia, Bellcore, and Bell Labs. She is a Certified Association Executive, with Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Mathematics from Vassar College, a Master of Science degree (MSEE) in Electrical Engineering and Computing from Princeton University.