Ken Baker
New Age Industries Inc

Ken Baker of NewAge Industries, Inc. (Southampton, PA), is involved with RFID technology for the tracking and identification of pharmaceutical processing equipment. As owner of a company that manufactures plastic and rubber tubing, Baker’s connection with RFID came about after his development of the AdvantaPure high-purity products line in 2001. Created to target the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, food, and beverage industries, AdvantaPure continues to be Baker’s primary focus. The advantages of utilizing RFID technology for tracking and identification purposes in the pharmaceutical industry quickly became apparent after the establishment of the product line, and Baker pursued opportunities. He is a strong believer in the safety and cost savings aspects of RFID and is co-author of three U.S. patents on RFID technology application involving AdvantaPure’s Hose Track and PET Process Equipment Tracking systems and GammaTag gamma-radiation-resistant RFID tags. Baker has over 20 years experience in the tubing and hose industry. His father, Raymond Baker, started NewAge Industries in 1954, and Baker joined the company in 1985. He and his father also own majority interest in Colex International Limited, a tubing and hose manufacturer located in Leicestershire, U.K., which has helped both companies establish a worldwide presence. NewAge Industries won the Greater Philadelphia Family Business Award, organized by the University of Pennsylvania’s famed Wharton Business School, in 1998. Baker initiated an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) in 2006. Baker is a member of several local business organizations and an active member of the community. He invites area high school students to intern at NewAge Industries each summer as part of a mentoring program. As a Board of Directors member for the Montgomery County Community College Foundation (Blue Bell, PA), Baker is involved with fund raising for scholarships, grants, and campus cultural activities. He is also a generous contributor to local and national charities and sponsors events at NewAge Industries such as American Red Cross blood drives and the Toys for Tots program.

Scott Cobb, SVP Federal & Healthcare Systems
Shipcom Wireless

Scott Cobb is SVP Federal & Healthcare Systems at Shipcom Wireless, an RFID, Enterprise Mobility, an RFID, Enterprise Mobility, and Business Integration Solution provider based in Houston, TX.  Mr. Cobb is responsible for Shipcom’s Healthcare Solutions Business Practice. Mr. Cobb has spent the past 31 years in Sales/Marketing of AIDC technology across multiple vertical markets including healthcare manufacturing, supply chain, and others. Mr. Cobb has spoken at numerous industry trade shows and events across North America, Europe and APAC. Most recently Mr. Cobb was responsible for Shipcom’s award for a multi-year technology contract with the Air Force Surgeon Generals office to implement RFID at the Air Force’s Keesler Medical Center.  This contract is to review current clinical/business processes, create application specific business cases, and validate with implementation of RFID. Mr. Cobb’s experience includes 20 years with Intermec Corporation where he was General Manager for Eastern US and 4 years with Symbol Technologies as VP Business Development and later VP Product Marketing.  In addition Mr. Cobb was VP Sales for Peak Technologies where was responsible for their AIDC, RFID, Mobility, and SAP practices. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University and has attended executive management courses at Wharton, Columbia and Southern Methodist University.

David Doherty, co-founder
3G Doctore

David Doherty, cofounder, 3G Doctor. Following studies in Medicine at University College Hospital in London, David began to research and design a remote care solution that would provide patients with a means of private and economical access to the attentions of a registered Doctor. The rapid adoption of 3G Video Phones in the UK and Ireland has created this new point of care for more than 12 million patients. In 2009 David worked with Europes leading medical publisher and Conference organiser to launch the Mobile Healthcare Industry Summit

Steffan Haithcox, AVP of Marketing
AeroScout

Steffan Haithcox runs corporate marketing for AeroScout, the worldwide leader in Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) and Wi-Fi RFID solutions. By working closely with customers, partners, media and analysts, Steffan has a unique vantage point of the rapidly growing and evolving RTLS and RFID markets. One of his primary goals is to help shape these markets by being an evangelist, educating organizations around the globe about the compelling value available to them and the opportunity to transform their operations. Steffan has 20 years of healthcare experience in marketing and strategy positions with high technology and hospital organizations. Prior to AeroScout, he was Industry Strategy Director at Lawson Software where he directed growth initiatives and contributed to Lawson’s nearly 40% market share. Previously, Steffan was VP of Marketing at Apexion where he helped lead the wireless supply chain execution company from startup to successful acquisition. Steffan earned his BA from Swarthmore College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Simon Jagers
Oracle

Simon Jagers studied at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, before joining Dell Computers. At Dell, he focussed on server and storage solutions within the government marketspace. In 2009 he joined Oracle as part of the healthcare and life sciences team for the Netherlands. In this role, Simon focusses on database and middleware technology products and it’s application to improve patient care and drug product integrity. He currently works with 2D Data matrix barcoding solutions and promotes the use of RFID and RuBee technology to improve asset tagging in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. Simon manages the RuBee Consortium group at LinkedIn, which he founded in collaboration with Mr. Harry Pappas.

Adrian Jennings, Vice President of Technology
Ubisense Inc.

Adrian Jennings serves as the vice president of technology for Ubisense Inc., a leading provider of location solutions. Prior to joining Ubisense, Jennings was the president and CTO of Time Domain, a technology provider for both civilian and military use. Jennings also served as the leader of the UK Foreign Material Exploitation team, and became the designated UK intelligence expert for command guided missile systems. Jennings also spent three years with the US Department of Defense as an international technical liaison. Jennings received a master’s degree in physics from Oxford University under an apprenticeship from the UK Ministry of Defense.

Mark Rheault, President and CEO
Intelligent InSites

Mark Rheault provides strategic vision and executive directions for Intelligent InSites – the market and technology leader in providing enterprise visibility solutions for healthcare. Rheault's innovative spirit and his extensive healthcare and technology experience led to the creation of the InSites Enterprise Visibility Platform™ - a standard for process automation in healthcare. In the past, Rheault operated an executive consulting practice addressing the technology needs of healthcare organizations, and provided product designs for a web-based home automation solution, which won the Consumer Electronics Show "Best of Show" award in 2001 and again in 2002. Rheault also spent five years as the leader of the web application development group at MeritCare Health System, one of the largest integrated delivery networks in the U.S. Rheault holds an MBA from North Dakota State University and a BS in Business from Southern Illinois University. He is the founder of the RFID Consortium for Healthcare, a member of the Advisory Committee for the NDSU Center of Technology Enterprise, an Alien Technology Fellow, and a certified PMI Project Management Professional. Rheault has been widely recognized by the community for creating high-tech jobs in North Dakota and his entrepreneurial achievements.

John Wass, CEO
WaveMark

With over 20 years of experience in supply chain innovation, John combines a deep understanding of supply chain management and product life-cycle to envision and create groundbreaking solutions for seemingly intractable problems. John, along with Patrick Littlefield, WaveMark’s Chairman, recognized a tremendous opportunity for companies to improve healthcare supply chains through RFID. Applying the same pragmatism and insight gained from years of supply chain experience in the retail segment, John has brought this learning to the healthcare industry.   As CEO of WaveMark, John has been instrumental in creating solutions that deliver a more efficient healthcare supply chain through RFID. WaveMark’s solutions eliminate manual processes, reduce costs, simplify workflows and improve patient safety. Prior to WaveMark, John co-founded and served as CEO of Swift Rivers, a venture-funded, reverse logistics software company. John also served as Senior Vice President of Logistics at Staples. John joined Staples in 1987 when there were only 3 stores and during his tenure led the effort to build a logistics infrastructure to support over 1,000 stores nationwide. At Staples, John played an influential role in laying the foundation for development of  an optimized retail supply chain, establishing the logistics strategy department and building the Staples transportation department from the ground up. Previous to Staples, John held positions in brand management and marketing at Fidelity Investments, M&M/Mars and Procter & Gamble. John earned his Masters degree from MIT in Logistics and a B.S.E. from Princeton. He has co-authored articles on RFID and is a frequent speaker on new methods for healthcare inventory management and the powerful impact of RFID on supply chains at industry events and conferences around the country.