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Location: Congress Center South, Conference Room 2, Messe Dusseldorf More Information and Registration: www.medica.de/msc1 3RD MEDICA Agenda Day 1 // 17 November 2015 MEDICINE + SPORTS CONFERENCE 01:00 – 01:10 p.m. ◼ Welcome by Joachim Schäfer, Managing Director | Messe Düsseldorf 01:10 – 01:30 p.m. Keynote: Exercise is Medicine. The Good, the Bad, and the Measured. The 3rd MEDICA MEDICINE + SPORTS CONFERENCE´s main objective is the interdisciplinary exchange be- tween international sports medicine experts, professional athletes, the sporting goods and healthcare indus- ◼ Prof. Dr. Carl Foster, Professor for Exercise and Sport Science | University of Wisconsin La Crosse, try. Former President | American College of Sports Medicine 01:30 – 02:20 p.m. The MEDICA MEDICINE + SPORTS CONFERENCE will take place for the third time on November 17th/18th Session 1: Create and Implement Health 2015 in Dusseldorf. It will be again one of the highlights at MEDICA 2015, the world´s largest medical trade and Fitness Guidelines show with more than 130,000 visitors and 4,831 exhibitors. ◼ Panel Discussion moderated by Alberto Bichi, Secretary General | Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry The MEDICA has established this cooperation platform in 2013 to foster new exchange formats, new sport medical therapies, and innovative products for prevention, recovery and population health management. ◼ Prof. Dr. med. Joseph Cummiskey, Connecting sports medicine and innovative technologies will result in new and breakthrough advancements. Former Dean | Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine | RCSI and RCPI, Ireland, Member of Interfederal Committee | FIMS, Former President | European Federation of Sports Medicine Be part of this vibrant ecosystem and network with new partners by joining the 3rd MEDICA MEDICINE + Association SPORTS CONFERENCE. ◼ Prof. Dr. med. Martine Duclos, Head of the Department | Sport Medicine, Hospital-University G.Montpied | Head of the French In four sessions, international high level experts and representatives from sports medicine and healthcare, National Observatory of Physical Activity and Sedentarity | Nutrition research Center of Auvergne University, Clermont-Ferrand, France sports professionals and members of the sports and ICT industry will discuss on the following topics: ◼ Prof. Dr. Carl Foster, 1. Create and Implement Health and Fitness Guidelines Professor for Exercise and Sport Science | University of Wisconsin La Crosse, Former President | European Federation of Sports Medicine Association Panel Discussion ◼ Susanne Hollmann, Deputy Head of Sport Unit | European Commission 2. Latest Innovations in Monitoring Vital Data and Sports Performance Monitoring vital data and performance | New Approaches and Trends in Monitoring | ◼ Christian Stammel, Best Practice in Monitoring Performance of Athletes and Teams CEO and Founder | WT | Wearable Technologies Group 02:20 – 03:45 p.m. Session 2: Latest Innovations in Monitoring Vital Data 3. Personalizing Training Programs and Equipment Individual Programs for Training and Regeneration | Personalizing Medical Products and Sports Performance

and Equipment | Hybrid Personal Coaching and Training | Children Health and Fitness Monitoring Physiological Parameters and Performance | New Approaches and Trends in Monitoring | Best Practice in Monitoring Performance of Athletes and Teams 4. Digital Systems in Recreational and Elite Sports Wearable Technologies | Beat Analytics | Electromagnetic Field Therapy | 02:20 p.m. ◼ „Monitoring Physiological Parameters as an Instrument for Promoting Fitness and Health“ Measuring and Training Cognitive and Emotional Parameters Prof. Dr. med. Klaus-Michael Braumann, President | German Sports Medicine Association, Head of Institute for Sports and Exercise Medicine | University Hamburg

02:40 p.m. ◼ „From Fitness Trackers to Coaching Systems, the Evolution Continues“ Marco Suvilaakso, Global Product Director | Polar Oy

03:00 p.m. ◼ „New Monitoring Approaches for Improving Athletes´ Performance“ Prof. Dr. Vesa Linnamo, Professor for Sports Technology | University of Jyväskylä

03:20 p.m. ◼ „What Insights does Beat Analytics Offer for Professional Sports and for Health Education?“ Dr. Joni Kettunen, CEO | FirstBeat

03:45 – 04:00 p.m. Networking Coffee Break

04:00 – 05:15 p.m. Guided Innovation Tour Health and Fitness Monitoring | Med Devices | Wearables COSMED - Hocoma - InBody - WT | Wearable Technologies

05:15 – 06:15 p.m. Networking and Get-Together WT | Wearable Technologies Show (Hall 15 A23) For this event you will receive 9 CME points (3 points for day 1 & 6 points for day 2). Certificates for participation will be handed out at the end of day 1 and day 2. > C ONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

Location: Congress Center South, Conference Room 2, Messe Dusseldorf More Information and Registration (Conference fee: 190 Euro incl. VAT): www.medica.de/msc1 Agenda Day 2 // 18 November 2015

10:00 – 10:20 a.m. 03:25 p.m. ◼ „Accelerate your Natural Body Rejuvenation Processes - Keynote: Electronic Athlete Record – New Ways in Strengthen your Lungs & Heart and Balance your Autonomic Nervous System“ Sue Chuang, Co-Founder | Rooti Labs Limited Medical Data Management for High-Performance Sports 03:40 p.m. ◼ „Pulsed Synchronized Compression Massage: The new counter-pulsation technique ◼ Prof. Dr. med. Bernd Wolfarth, for lactic acid removal and acute muscle spasm relief“ Director Sports Medicine | Humboldt University and Charité University, Andrew Luke Barile, Founder & CEO | Xtreem Pulse Head Physician | German Ski Association, Head Physician | German Olympic Team 03:55 p.m. ◼ „Hemoenzephalography (HEG) – Smart Brain Training for Athletes“ 10:25 a.m. – Session 3: Personalizing Training Programs and Equipment Dr. Christine Stucke, Institute for Sports Science, University Magdeburg 01:00 p.m. Ralf Warnke, President | MediTECH

Individual Programs for Training and Regeneration | Personalizing Medical Products and Equipment | 04:10 p.m. ◼ „Relief is Here - A Wearable for Reducing Pain Without Drugs“ Hybrid Personal Coaching and Training | Children Health and Fitness Shaun Rahimi, CEO | cur

10:25 a.m. Opening Keynote: What Corporations and Employee 04:25 p.m. ◼ „Blood Flow Moderation Training in High Performance Sports Therapy and Recovery“ Dr. med. James Stray-Gundersen, Chief Medical Officer | KAATSU Global

Populations can learn from Elite Sport, from Proactive Health 04:40 p.m. ◼ „Impact of Using Atomatic ECG Seattle Criteria on a General Young Male Population. through Performance Example from The Swiss Army Dr. Roger Abächerli, Global Head of Biomedical Signal Processing and Research | SHILLER AG

◼ Mark Verstegen, 04:55 p.m. ◼ „Wearables for Professional Motion Analysis, from Clinics to Sports“ Founder and President | EXOS, The American Performance Expert, Director of Performance | Dr. Benoît Mariani, CEO | GaitUp NFL Players Association

05:20 - 05:40 p.m. Summary and Closing Remarks 10:50 a.m. ◼ „Epigenetic Analytics for Sport and Health“ Prof. Dr. med. Wilhelm Bloch, Head of Department of Molecular and Cellular Sport Medicine | German Sport University Cologne, VP and Chair of Scientific Board | German Sports Medicine Association

11:15 a.m. ◼ „Fitness Testing and Individualized Training in the “ Prof. Dr. Alexander Ferrauti, Speakers & Expert Committee Dean of the Faculty of Sport Science, Head of the Department for Training & Exercise Science | Ruhr University Bochum, Head of Department of Sport Science | German Tennis Federation

11:40 a.m. ◼ „New Ways for Diagnosis and Treatment of Back Pain“ Prof. Dr. med. Frank Mayer, Heidi Dohse Keynote Speaker Medical Director | University Outpatient Clinic, Professor for Sports Medicine and Sports Orthopedics Heidi Dohse, a Senior Program Manager at Google, is the founder of Tour de Heart, an initiative 12:05 p.m. ◼ „My Daily 90 Minutes – Exergames versus Real Sports“ to share how using Technology + Medicine + Activity can be a path for Heart Patients to get their Dr. Birgit Böhm, active lives back. As a lifelong heart patient, Heidi did not want to be a victim of heart disease. Instead she wanted to pursue her desire to become an athlete and competitive cyclist. After hav- Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer | Institute of Preventive Pediatrics; Technical University Munich ing open heart surgery in 2010, with the help of wearable devices and technologies, Heidi had the 12:30 p.m. ◼ „How to Motivate Children to be Physically Active“ information she needed to go from the hospital bed to back on the bike and across the finish line Alberto Sanna, of her first bike race. The goal of Tour de Heart is to empower patients to become accountable and Director eServices for Life and Health | Institute San Raffaele knowledgeable for their health care by having the information that they need. This goal is support- ed by the work she does at Google. 01:00 - 02:00 p.m. Networking Lunch and Exhibition Break 02:00 - 02:20 p.m. Keynote: Empowering Patients to Live Amazing Lives Prof. Dr. Carl Foster Keynote Speaker Carl Foster, Ph.D. is an exercise physiologist with interests ranging from clinical physiology to ◼ Heidi Dohse, sport physiology. He is Professor of Exercise & Sport Science & Director of Research in the Clinical Founder | Tour de Heart, Senior Program Manager | Google Exercise Physiology Graduate Program at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He is Visiting 02:25 – 05:20 p.m. Professor in of Human Movement Science at the Vrije Universiteit-Amsterdam. Mr. Foster received Session 4: Digital Systems in Recreational and Elite Sports his Ph.D. from the University of Texas- Austin in 1976, with post-doctoral work at Ball State Uni- versity. He worked at Sinai Samaritan Medical Center in Milwaukee from 1977-1998 leading the Wearable Technologies | Beat Analytics | Electromagnetic Field Therapy | Measuring and Clinical Physiology program from 1988-1998. He has also published ~ 400 scientific papers or Training Cognitive and Emotional Parameters chapters and 20 books, monographs, position stands and videos.

02:25 p.m. ◼ „Train, Compete, Live: The Paradigm Shift from Fitness Stats to Medical Data“ Marco Peluso, CEO and Founder | Qardio

02:40 p.m. ◼ „Biometrics and Peak Performance Physiology Training in Formula One Racing“ Prof. Dr. med. Bernd Wolfarth Keynote Speaker Dr. Otello Sorato / Marc Saab, Univ. Prof. Dr. med. Bernd Wolfarth is director at the Department of Sports Medicine at the Hum- CEO | Mind Room Lab / Director of Application Development | Thought Technology Ltd. boldt University and the Charité University Medicine Berlin. After his medical studies in Freiburg, 02:55 p.m. ◼ „Focused Electromagnetic Fields: A Solution for Injuries, Performance and Better Health“ and 10 years as a deputy chief at the Department of Sports Medicine at the Technical University Dr. Silvia Binder, CEO | ONDAMED New York / Germany Munich he moved in 2014 to his current position in Berlin. Prof. Dr. Wolfarth is head physician of the German ski association and for the German team since several years. Since 2002 he 03:10 p.m. ◼ „Increased Creatine Kinase Levels After Electro Muscle Stimulation - A Safety Mechanism“ worked with the German Olympic team. He served as the head physician for the German Olympic Patrick Thumm, Co-Founder & Managing Partner | Sports Science Team in the Vancouver 2010, London 2012 and Sotchi 2014 Olympic Games. Since 2011 he is chair of the medical expert committee of the German Olympic Sports Federation.

Location: Congress Center South, Conference Room 2, Messe Dusseldorf More Information and Registration (Conference fee: 190 Euro incl. VAT): www.medica.de/msc1 Mark Verstegen Keynote Speaker Dr. Birgit Böhm Speaker Mark Verstegen, founder and president of EXOS, is recognized as one of the world’s most innovative Dr. Birgit Böhm is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the Institute of Preventive Pediatrics human performance experts. Pioneering the concept of integrated performance training (Mindset, at the Technische Universität München (TUM). She was awarded with a Master degree in Sport Nutrition, Movement, Recovery), Mr. Verstegen has brought that system to the world’s top ath- Science from the German Sport University Cologne and completed her doctoral studies at TUM. letes, teams, and sports organizations; the United States military; and leading global companies, Her research focusses on non-invasive diagnostic methods in pediatric cardiovascular prevention. such as Google, Intel, Walgreens, Tesla, LinkedIn, and Sheraton Hotels and Resorts. Mr. Verstegen Her interdisciplinary work combines sport science, medicine, technology and exergaming in inter- leads more than three thousand employees across eight owned World Class Performance centers vention studies. and within 300 client sites globally. Verstegen and the EXOS Performance Innovation Team consult for high-performance companies including adidas, SKLZ and KEISER. Mr. Verstegen also serves as the director of performance for the NFL Players Association for 15 years.

Dr. Roger Abächerli Speaker Prof. Dr. med. Wilhelm Bloch Speaker Dr. Roger Abächerli, PhD, FAHA, SMIEEE is part-time global head of research and biomedical Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Bloch is a professor at the German Sport University and the head of the De- signal processing at SCHILLER AG, Baar, Switzerland. He is further research associate at the Car- partment of Molecular and Cellular Sport Medicine at the Institute of Cardiovascular Research diovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland and MedTech/ and Sport Medicine. A recipient of the Venia Legendi for Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of MedInf senior lecturer at the Bern University of Applied Sciences. After his studies in electrical en- Cologne 2000 (best habilitation 2000 at the medical faculty of the University of Cologne), Prof. Dr. gineering at EFPL, the GeorgiaTech, USA and the UCD, Ireland, he made his PhD in the combined Bloch derived the additional membership of the Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne 2005. field of radiology and electrocardiography at the IADI, CHU Nancy and INPL. He has more than 14 He has served as a member of the scientific board of the German Society of Prevention and Sport years of experience as specialist in technical aspects of electrocardiography and was called fellow Medicine since 2008 and as of 2011, chairman of this scientific board. Together with this, Prof. Dr. of the American Heart Association as first engineer. Bloch has been the Vice President of the German Sport Medicine Society since 2011, and from 2012, a member of the Scientific Committee European College of Sport Science (ECSS).

Prof. Dr. med. Norbert Bachl Expert Committee Prof. Dr. med. Klaus-Michael Braumann Speaker Prof. Dr. Norbert Bachl is a professor at the Department of Sports and Exercise Physiology in the After medical education in Sports and Exercise Physiology, surgery and cardiology, Prof. Dr. med. Centre for Sports Science and University Sports of the University of Vienna. Prof. Dr. Bachl also Braumann became a professor for Sports medicine at the University of Hamburg in 1993. He has serves as Director of the Austrian Institute for Sport Medicine, Vice President of FIMS and Hon- been a team doctor of national teams in Olympics and World Championships and worked in pro- orary President of EFSMA. In addition to this, he is a member of the Medical Commission of IOC, fessional teams (football, ice hockey). His main scientific topics are the development of exercise EOC, ÖOC and of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. Prof Dr. Bachl acts as the Head of therapy in diseases. He is Dean of the faculty of Psychology and Human movement at the Hamburg the Medical Commission of the UCI. University and the active President of the German Society of Sports Medicine and Prevention.

Andrew Luke Barile Speaker Sue Chuang Speaker Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Daemen College in 1999, Andrew earned his Sue Chuang is the Co-Founder of Rooti Labs Limited, a Taipei, Taiwan based company that helps doctorate from same institution in 2006. Andrew started his career at NYU Medical Center/The consumers enhance their lives by drawing actionable insights out of their datashpere. Sue over- Rusk Institute, where he specialized in pediatric physical therapy, vestibular, and neurologic reha- sees product development, long-term marketing strategies and investor relations. Sue’s working bilitation. Following his work at NYU/Rusk, Andrew started his own private practice, which he has experience in world class branding and manufacturing companies allowed her to develop her vi- owned and run for the past 12 years. In 2009, Andrew founded, a distribution company specializing sion early-on for how a network of wearable devices can actively care for consumers – their phys- in state-of-the-art medical devices for sale in professional and consumer markets. This evolved ical and mental wellbeing, homes, loved ones, and more. into a full scale manufacturing, research and development firm. XtreemPulse is healthcare tech- nology company focused on advanced preventive health care and antiaging products and solutions for wellness, spa, fitness and medical professionals.

Alberto Bichi Speaker & Expert Committee Prof. Dr. med. Joseph Cummiskey Speaker Alberto Bichi is the Secretary General of FESI. Following a working experience at the European Dr. Joseph Cummiskey is a Senior Lecturer in Sports and Exercise Medicine at University College Commission’s cabinet of Commissioner Vanni d’Archirafi, he integrated the Foreign Trade Associ- Cork in Cork, Ireland. Dr. Cummiskey is a member of the International Olympic Committee’s Med- ation (FTA) and became member of the Board. He developed and improved the Federation of the ical Commission in sub-commission on Medicine and Science in Sport. In addition to this, he is a European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI), became Member Services Manager in 1996, Secretary member of a variety of associations and commissions including the FIMS Interfederal Commis- General in 2000 and continuously improved FESI’s overall reputation as the unique voice in Europe sion, the Amateur International Boxing Association, the International Cricket Committee and the for the sporting goods industry. In 2008 he became Executive Director of EPSI: European Platform International Federation of Bobsleigh and Skeleton; Therapeutic Use Exemption Commission. Dr. for Sports and Innovation and in 2012 Director of Government Affairs for HDS-L representing The Cummiskey is also a part of the Medical Commission of the International Union of Cycling (UCI). German Footwear & Leather Industry Association.

Dr. Silvia Binder Speaker Prof. Dr. med. Martine Duclos Speaker Dr. Silvia Binder is the CEO of the Ondamed Companies in New York and Germany, and the Founder Dr. Martine Duclos is an endocrinologist and physiologist with a specialty in biology and medicine of The Binder Institute for Personalized Medicine in Southern Germany. Her career led her to New of exercise. She is the director of the Department of Sport medicine at the University Hospital of York in 1989 where she lived for 22-years until moving back to Germany in 2010. Silvia received Clermont-Ferrand and a researcher within the research unit “Human Nutrition” (INRA-Universite her N.D. degree from the College of Naturopathy in London, U.K. followed by her Ph.D. degree in d’Auvergne). She performs clinical research related to the study of the beneficial effects of phys- naturopathy. Silvia has been helping chronically ill patients from all around the world, she is on ical activity for the general public and more particularly for the persons with chronic diseases or the Advisory Boards of the Medical Wellness Association and the Occidental Institute Research conditions, such as obesity, cardiometabolic disease or cancers, as well as in the context of aging. Foundation, and a member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. She is also involved She has a strong interest in studying hormonal adaptation to exercise. She is a member of “Euro- with clinical studies at various university clinics, lectures around the world, and offers specialized pean Healthy Lifestyle Alliance” and of the “International Chair on Cardiometabolic Risk (ICCR), courses for healthcare practitioners. which advocate for lifestyle improvement for combatting obesity and cardio-metabolic diseases.

Location: Congress Center South, Conference Room 2, Messe Dusseldorf More Information and Registration (Conference fee: 190 Euro incl. VAT): www.medica.de/msc1 Prof. Dr. Alexander Ferrauti Speaker Prof. Dr. med. Frank Mayer Speaker Prof. Dr. Alexander Ferrauti is dean of the Faculty of Sport Science at the Ruhr University of Bo- Prof. Dr. Mayer is the Medical Director of the University Outpatient Clinic - Center of Sports Med- chum (Germany). He is professor for training science and head of the Department for Training & icine at Potsdam University. He is an orthopedic surgeon and specialist in Sports Medicine. His Exercise Science. Prof. Dr. Ferrauti is responsible for the Department of Sport Science in the Ger- main focus in research is the efficiency of conservative treatment strategies in prevention and man Tennis Federation and an A Level Tennis Coach. His special working fields are training and rehabilitation of sports injuries in high-performance athletes as well as the overall population. Be- testing, energy metabolism and nutrition. In tennis, he has experiences as coach and tournament sides daily patient care, Prof. Dr. Mayer is a consultant in different athletic teams and responsible player as well as an author of more than 100 scientific and practical journal articles and books for the sports medicine in the Federal state of Brandenburg, Germany. Prof. Dr. Mayer is a member about coaching. of the Scientific board of the German Society of Sports Medicine and Prevention (DGSP), the board of the Society of Sports Orthopedics and Sports Traumatology (GOTS) and the medical commission of the German Olympic Sports Association (DOSB).

Susanne Hollmann Speaker Prof. Dr. Tim Meyer Expert Committee Susanne Hollmann is German started her professional career in 1994 in Brussels, Belgium, as a Prof. Dr. Tim Meyer is team physician of the German national football team since 2001. After study- programme manager in the International Organization for Migration (IOM), before working as a ing at Hanover Medical School, Prof. Meyer also graduated in Sport Science from the Göttingen policy officer for the European social insurance partners. In 2001, she joined the European Com- University. He received his doctorate in 1997, and was awarded the Arno-Arnold-Prize for Sports mission. During the first years, in the Directorate-General for Trade, she was in charge of co- Medicine for his dissertation “Therapeutic use of endurance training in panic disorders”. In 2006, ordinating international trade relations. Today she is the Deputy Head of the Sport Unit in the he took over the chair in sports medicine at Paderborn University. In October 2008 he was appoint- Commission’s Directorate-General for Education and Culture. Over the past years, she has played ed to the professorship for sports and preventive medicine at the Saarland University. In 1999 and a central role in developing the Commission’s agenda for sport, the promotion of physical activity 2001 Prof. Meyer supervised the U20 football team at the World Championships in Nigeria and in particular. Mrs. Hollmann holds an academic degree in economics. Argentina. From 1999 to 2001 Meyer also supervised the German A2 football team.

Dr. Adrian Hutber Expert Committee Marco Peluso Speaker Dr. Hutber was appointed Vice President of Exercise is MedicineR at the American College of Marco Peluso is the CEO and Founder of award-winning consumer healthcare company Qardio. Sports Medicine (ACSM) in 2008, after serving as the vice president of a fitness corporation and as Mr. Peluso´s professional career later spanned fourteen years in the financial industry, where the Director of the Distance Education Division of the world’s largest physical activity publisher, he became a partner at one of Europe’s most established hedge funds, managing a multi-billion Human Kinetics. Dr. Hutber also acts as a Professor at Northumbria University and is the Coor- dollar investment portfolio. After this, he then set out to establish the next frontier of healthcare dinator of the UK Space Biomedicine Consortium. In addition to this, he has numerous publica- by founding Qardio, which has since won several awards and pre-eminent industry recognitions tions in physiology and sports medicine scientific journals, has authored the Pre-Exercise Health including two CES 2015 Innovation Awards and Red Dot Awards: Product Design 2014 and 2015. Screening course (Human Kinetics, 2001), is a Board member of the National Advisory Council for Cancer and Exercise in the USA, and continues to serve on the editorial board or as a reviewer for medical journals.

Dr. Joni Kettunen Speaker Shaun Rahimi Speaker Mr. Joni Kettunen, PhD, is a pioneer in physiological analytics and its applications. He is leading Shaun Rahimi is founder and CEO of CUR, a company that develops products that help you reduce Firstbeat at the cutting edge of heartbeat analytics for wearables, fitness devices, wellbeing ser- pain and stay active without drugs. Shaun was involved with the design of neurostimulator and vices and professional sports. As of today, Firstbeat analytics is used by hundreds of elite sports cardiovascular implants at Abbot Labs, Neuropace and Sadra Medical. He has worked on research teams, thousands of corporations, and millions of consumers to improve their performance and and development for over 40 different types of medical devices. wellbeing. Before founding Firstbeat in 2002, Joni has published research in the areas of psycho- physiology, behavioral medicine, autonomic nervous system function and stress quantification. Joni received his PhD from the University of Helsinki in 1999.

Prof. Dr. Vesa Linnamo Speaker Prof. Dr. med. Rüdiger Reer Expert Committee Prof. Dr. Vesa Linnamo, a professor in sports technology in the Department of Biology of Physical Prof. Dr. Reer is Secretary General of the German Sports Medicine Association DGSP (Deutsche Activity, University of Jyväskylä, Vuokatti, Finland. He received his Ph.D. in Biomechanics from the Gesellschaft für Sportmedizin und Prävention) and Deputy Director of exercise science of Ham- University of Jyväskylä, Finland in 2002 with research interests involving motor control and neuro- burg University, Germany. He is member of the DGSP, American College of Sports Medicine, muscular adaptation along with sports biomechanics, especially in Nordic winter sports. Linnamo the European College of Sport Science and Hamburg Sports Medicine Association. Focus of his has worked in different positions in University of Jyväskylä since 1992. In addition, he has almost research is on spiroergometry of swimmers in performance diagnostics, exercise therapies for 30 years of experience in basketball, including 8 years as a top league player and over 20 years as different disease patterns. In 2000, he won the International Science Award (ICSSPE) in Clinical a coach in different adult and junior series. Prof. Dr. Linnamo has also published 57 peer reviewed Sciences in Brisbane, Australia. international original articles, 22 international book chapters or editor of books, published 125 congress abstracts and chaired or co-chaired 7 international congresses or seminars.

Dr. Benoît Mariani Speaker Marc Saab Speaker After an engineering degree from Supélec Paris (F) in 2007, Dr. Mariani obtained a PhD from EPFL Marc Saab is the Director of Peak Performance for Montreal based Thought Technology Ltd. Since (CH) in 2012. He has cumulated 8 years of experience in the field of wearable sensor technology. 2006, Marc has been collaborating with top athletic directors and sports psychologists in the field He has worked on various academic and industrial projects in movement disorder and rehabilita- to create custom solutions for peak performance biofeedback and neurofeedback. More recently, tion including gait, running, and swimming with patients and athletes. His expertise covers sensor he has worked with professional and Olympic teams, as well as National Training centers in North design, signal processing algorithm, and data analysis. In 2013, he has cofounded Gait Up SA, a America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East to implement similar technology and methodology to spin-off company of CHUV and EPFL. Gait Up provides innovative solutions based on wearable better prepare elite athletes for performance. Marc holds a Masters of Biomedical Engineering sensors for sports and clinics. At Gait Up, Dr. Mariani assumes the role of Chief Executive Officer, from McGill University and the Montreal Neurological Institute. His published research includes au- ensuring a fruitful collaboration within the team and its partners, with a particular emphasis on tomatic early detection of epileptic seizures and other neurophysiological events in scalp and depth customers’ needs. electroencephalography, and several articles discussing neurophysiology and peak performance.

Location: Congress Center South, Conference Room 2, Messe Dusseldorf More Information and Registration (Conference fee: 190 Euro incl. VAT): www.medica.de/msc1 Alberto Sanna Speaker Marco Suvilaakso Speaker Alberto Sanna is the Director of the Center for Advanced Technologies in Health and Wellbeing Marco Suvilaakso is the Global Product Director for Polar with more than 20 years of international at the Scientific Institute San Raffaele in Milan. He is in charge of three main research programs; business, product development, and marketing experience. In 2002, Mr. Suvilaakso was tapped to SMARTer and SAFer HOSPITAL R&D; focusing on Patient Safety and healthcare process re-engi- lead - from conception to execution - Polar’s global running product category, effectively making neering, SMARTer and HEALTHIer LIFE R&D; for Disease Prevention and Well-Being Promotion, it one of the company’s most successful offerings. He continued to play an integral role at Po- focusing on personalized and pervasive e-Services to promote healthier lifestyles, with particular lar through major milestones, including: the world’s first phone syncing sports watch/heart rate focus on nutrition, physical activity, health literacy and edutainment and SMARTer and HEALTHIer monitor in 2006, and the first integrated training system alongside original smart activity monitors CITY R&D Program and Living Lab for the City of the Future, focusing on the re-engineering of in 2007. Mr. Suvilaakso is a vocal proponent and expert of the future of sports and fitness technol- the urban environment in the perspective of Internet of Services and Service Robotics, to enable ogy, and enjoys traveling the world to participate in conference panels or presentations to provide healthier and more eco-sustainable lifestyles for Individuals and communities. insight into this growing industry.

Dr. med. Christian Schneider Expert Committee Patrick Thumm Speaker Dr. Christian Schneider, MD PhD, is an orthopedic surgeon and specialist in sports medicine, the head Patrick Thumm is Co-Founder and Managing Director “Sport Science” at ANTELOPE.CLUB and of Back and Sports Orthopedic Institute in SCHÖN KLINIK Munic Harlaching and Medical Expert Com- has his background in exercise physiology. He holds a Master degree in sport science and since mittee of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB). Dr. Schneider is Chairman and board the beginning of 2013, he has been working as a lecturer and PhD student at the Sensorimotor member of several associations and federations, including the German Physicians Association, GOTS Performance Lab of the University of Constance. There he focuses on the area of performance (German Society for Orthopedic-Traumatologic Sports Medicine), FIMS (International Federation of diagnostics mainly in endurance sports. Thumm accounts to the TOP10 stand-up paddlers in Ger- Sports Medicine) as well as Head of DOSB-Sports Physiotherapy for the German Oympic Sports Con- many and is furthermore a triathlete and experienced volleyball player. federation (DOSB). Dr. Schneider works as consultant of the Olympic Base Camp Bavaria and other sports organizations. He was part of the Olympic medical staff in the three previous Olympics and also Medical Commission of the European Olympic Committee in 1st European Games in Baku 2015.

Dr. Otello Sorato Speaker Ralph Warnke Speaker Dr. Otello Sorato is the Founder and CEO of Mind Room Lab s.r.l., a leading company in Italy that Ralph Warnke, president of MediTECH®, a German medical device manufacturer based in the deals with Peak Performance. Dr. Sorato has long worked in “best performance” in elite sports Hannover Region, has a 20-year experience with innovative brain training solutions. Having coordi- and corporate performance alike. In 2012, he patented at “Italian Patent and Trademark Office nated and participated in several national and international research projects, his company is pro- of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development” the “Mind Chair”, the first instrument in the viding solutions from balance and coordination training to central brain processing skill analysis. world complete with hardware and software for the realization of peak performance Biofeedback and Neurofeedback. The Mind Chair is the most advanced instrumentation for improving personal performance. In 2014, Dr. Sorato was awarded the diploma of Honorable Mention by the European Federation of Athletics, for innovation in the sport with the realization of the Mind Chair.

Christian Stammel Speaker & Expert Committee Stay tuned and save the date for Christian Stammel is the founder and CEO of WT Wearable Technologies the leading innovation platform for wearables. Being a visionary entrepreneur with broad technology know-how and a MEDICINE + SPORTS CONFERENCES 2016 pioneer in new fields of technology, Christian already founded his first successful ICT company in the mid 1990s. With more than 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship, marketing and sales, and an excellent international network, he has supported companies from start-ups to multina- tional industry giants in terms of business development, technology marketing and increase of sales. Christian holds an MBA in Business Management of the University of Regensburg. MEDICINE + SPORTS MEDICINE + SPORTS CONFERENCE ASIA Dr. med. James Stray-Gundersen Speaker 2016 James Stray-Gundersen, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, KAATSU Global. Dr. Stray-Gundersen has CONFERENCE worked with numerous Olympians in various sport disciplines advising on training for Maximal Hu- September 1st 2016, Singapore man Performance. His primary research was altitude training, performance training, and anti-dop- ing work. He has served on International Medical Committees that include the International Olympic Committee, FIFA, International Biathlon Committee, International Ski Federation, the World Anti Dop- ing Association (WADA) and the US Anti Doping Agency (USADA). Dr. Stray-Gundersen is the Sports Science Director for the US Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), and leads Human Performance and Altitude Camps for Olympic Athletes as well as Navy Seals. He runs The SG Performance Medi- cine Center and Sport Technologies in Park City, Utah, located inside The Center of Excellence USSA. 4TH MEDICA Dr. Christine Stucke Speaker Psychologist Dipl. psych. Dr. paed Christine Stucke works as a scientific assistant at the depart- MEDICINE + SPORTS ment of sport science at the Otto-von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany. She completed master degrees in pedagogic studies in Sports and German as well as Psychology and she received her doctoral degree in the field of movement science. She is specialized in scientific researches CONFERENCE 2016 of sports and its influence to the personality development of young athletes. In collaboration with the “Olympic Sports Centre Saxony-Anhalt”, Dr. Stucke serves as leading sport psychologist to November 15/16 2016, Dusseldorf prepare athletes in the field of swimming, rowing, canoeing and shooting for a series of national and international championships as well as Olympic Games.

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