The Texas Lyceum The Texas Lyceum’s 26th Public Conference Healthcare Innovation: The Next Spindletop for Texas? ~ Houston, Texas October 18-20, 2012 FROM THE PRESIDENT... Welcome to Houston and the Texas Lyceum’s 2012 concentration of hospital systems in the world. Patients travel Public Conference! from all corners of the world for treatment at the Medical Center’s many care facilities. What these facilities all have in common For years, Texas has enjoyed a worldwide is innovation – through cutting edge research, patient care is reputation as an oil and gas titan, a ranching improved. and agriculture leader, and a state better known for cowboys than cancer research. That has all Please join us for a day of conversation and analysis regarding the changed over the last several decades as healthcare innovation has status of healthcare innovation in Texas. All of us will reap the transformed the Lone Star State into one of the global centers of benefits as new drugs or medical procedures become mainstream – health research, development, commercialization and innovation. improving our lives and providing comfort for those that need better Healthcare and medical device research now register as one of the medical care the most. cornerstones of our ever-evolving economy. The Texas Lyceum’s 2012 Public Conference features an in-depth discussion on the topic of healthcare innovation and its impact on the economy of our state. The Lyceum could not be hosted in John B. Dickson, CISSP a better location. Houston’s Texas Medical Center is the largest FROM THE MEETING CHAIRMEN... Welcome to The Texas Lyceum’s the Department of Defense and several of the leading biodefense 26th Public Conference – facilities in the country. “Healthcare Innovation: The Next Healthcare innovation can improve clinical outcomes and lower Spindletop for Texas?” costs. Innovation developed in Texas today benefits not only Texans As you know, healthcare is a but the entire world. Some say that what starts in Texas changes the timely topic. While much of the world—in healthcare that is absolutely true. For this conference, recent attention in the healthcare arena has been on the Affordable we have some of the best and brightest minds from academia, Care Act, our focus today is on innovation and its impact on the medicine, business and the public sector to share insights and raise delivery of healthcare services. awareness about a number of issues including the importance of recruiting and retaining physicians and academicians, funding of The discovery of oil at Spindletop in nearby Beaumont in 1901 led their research, and commercialization of viable discoveries which to a frenzy of oil exploration and economic development known as will improve and save lives. the Texas Oil Boom. In 2012, Texas’ greatest assets are no longer in the ground, but in the halls of our academic institutions. Each day, Thank you for your attendance today. thousands of Texas scientists and entrepreneurs are “drilling” for the next Spindletop in medicine. Texas has been a pioneer in many medical innovations. Some of the first heart valves, stents and grafts were developed in Houston which is home to the largest medical center in the world. Texas Evan Melrose, M.D. Marjana Lindsey Roach also has bragging rights to the largest military medical center within Conference Co-Chairman Conference Co-Chairman 2 2012 Texas Lyceum • Houston, Texas 2012 TEXas LYceUM EXecUtiVE Committee 2012 TEXas LYceUM BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman Farha Ahmed Russ Frank Mark Plunkett Dathan C. Voelter Sandra Almanzan Todd Frazier Heather Wagner Reed President John B. Dickson, CISSP J.D. Angle Teclo J. Garcia Holly Reed George Antuna, Jr. Ramiro Garza, Jr., CEcD Rico Reyes President-elect Collin J. Cox Christian Archer Michael G. Gerber Marjana Lindsey Roach Vice President-Leadership Trent Ashby Dave Gilles Margaret Vaughan Robinson Jane Cummins J.J. Baskin Ayda Gonzalez A.J. Rodriguez Vice President-Recruiting Stuart Bernstein Sofia M. Hernandez Wynn Rosser Brian Feld Andrew Biar Jon Gary Herrera Bryan B. Sánchez Immediate Past Chairman John H. James Krys Boyd Winell Herron Amanda W. Schnetzer Alumni Newsletter Publisher Steve Brown Angela Hunt Paul R. Schulze Patrick Keel Kimberly M. Bursey-Reece Meredith Stewart Iler Roberta Levy Schwartz Vice President-Membership Neal D. Carlson Amy E. Jasperson Joey Seeber Alicia Oliva Knight Edmundo C. Castaneda Renard U. Johnson Dave Shaw Public Conference Co-Chairman Evan S. Melrose, MD, MBA Jade Chang Jeb Jones Nancy Shellhorse Vice President-Media Paul Daniel Chapa Robert E. Jones Evan Smith Tracy LaQuey Parker Jacqueline Baly Chaumette Alicia Oliva Knight Heidi Marquez Smith Public Conference Co-Chairman Craig Cherry John Kroll Veronica R. Soto, AICP Marjana Lindsey Roach Brad Cheves Jonathan H. Lack Dennis D. Speight Vice President-Development Rico Reyes Collin J. Cox Gregory LaMantia, Jr. John D. Steinmetz Jane Cummins Antonio Leal Vice President-Strategic Planning Jennifer Stevens Bryan B. Sánchez Alistair B. Dawson Jenny Ligon Lisa Turner Vice President-Marketing John B. Dickson, CISSP Jennifer Keating Litton Frank J. Urbanek Dave Shaw Tieman Dippel III Cara L. Magrane Susan D. Valverde Vice President-Poll Dennis D. Speight Anna C. Dragsbaek Art Martinez de Vara Leigh Oliver Vickery Luis Elizondo-Thomson Walt Massey Dathan C. Voelter Alumni Liaison Johnny Sutton Laura Enriquez Evan S. Melrose, MD, MBA Monique Michelle Wedderburn Vice President-Finance Estrella Escobar Mike Micallef Marlen D. Whitley Frank J. Urbanek Sonia A. Falcon Juan Muñoz Sonya Medina Williams Administrator/Secretary Mike Feinberg Roy Nieto Phil Wilson Kathryne Hillier Brian Feld Douglas K. O’Connell Ken Wise Gregorio Flores III Tracy LaQuey Parker Andréa Young 2012 Texas Lyceum • Houston, Texas 3 Thank you to the Planning Team Evan Melrose, M.D. Marjana Lindsey Roach Co-Chairmen Jeb Jones Fundraising Chairman Andrew Biar Craig Cherry Collin Cox Tee Dippel Russ Frank Todd Frazier Teclo Garcia Sofia Hernandez John Kroll Jennifer Litton, M.D. Cara Magrane Rico Reyes Dave Shaw Evan Smith Véro Soto Dathan Voelter 4 2012 Texas Lyceum • Houston, Texas Mission of The Texas Lyceum The Texas Lyceum is an association of Texans whose purposes are: 1) to identify and develop the next generation of top leadership in the State of Texas; 2) to educate its Directors by identifying and exploring the interrelationships of the major issues facing Texas; 3) to help bring a better understanding of these issues to the state’s key decision makers; and 4) to promote an appreciation of the responsibilities of stewardship of the values, traditions, and resources of Texas. 2012 Texas Lyceum • Houston, Texas 5 AGENDA... Thursday, October 18 Attire: Business 5:00 – 7:00 pm Advisory Council Meeting 7:00 pm Executive Committee/Planning Team/Advisory Council Reception and Dinner Location: The Coronado Club, 919 Milam Street, Suite 500 Friday, October 19 Attire: Business Location: Shell Auditorium in McNair Hall, Rice University 7:30 am Registration and continental breakfast 8:00 am Welcome remarks John B. Dickson, CISSP, President, The Texas Lyceum Evan S. Melrose, M.D., MBA, Texas Lyceum Conference Co-Chair David W. Leebron, President, Rice University 8:15 am Framing the Issue – Where are We Today and What are Tomorrow’s Challenges? Speaker: Jennifer Keating Litton, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Lyceum Class of 2012 8:30 am Innovation Insight Cancer Immunology Breakthroughs – Dr. Patrick Hwu, Department Chair, Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 8:45 am Educating, Recruiting & Retaining Talent Moderator: Amir Halevy, M.D., J.D., Baker Botts, former Director of Residency Programs in Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and Lyceum Class of 1996 Panelists: Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., Executive Vice Chancellor, The Office of Health Affairs,The University of Texas System; T. Samuel Shomaker, M.D., J.D., The Jean and Thomas McMullin Dean of Medicine and Vice President for Clinical Affairs, The Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine(TAMHSC); Paul Klotman, M.D., President and CEO, Baylor College of Medicine; Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., President, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center 9:45 am Innovation Insight El Paso Psychology Internship Consortium - John S. Wiebe, Ph.D., Associate Provost, The University of Texas at El Paso 10:00 am Innovation Insight Nanotechnology - Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D, President and CEO, Ernest Cockrell, Jr. Distinguished Endowed Chair, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute and President, The Alliance for NanoHealth, Houston and Professor of Internal Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York 10:15 am Morning break 10:30 am Innovation Insight Preventing Rare Childhood Diseases with NexGen Sequencing – T. Craig Benson, President, Myriad RBM and Founder, Beyond Batten Disease Foundation 10:45 am The Future of Cancer Medicine in Texas Moderator: Bill Gimson, Executive Director, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Panelists: Ronald A. DePinho, M.D., President, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Malcolm Brenner, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital and The Methodist Hospital, and Professor, Baylor College of Medicine; Steven Weitman, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Institute for Drug Development, Cancer Therapy & Research Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 6 2012 Texas Lyceum • Houston, Texas 11:45 am Innovation Insight miRNA – A Success Story: Reagents to Personalized Medicine - Matt Winkler, Ph.D., CEO, Asuragen, Inc. 12:00 pm Innovation Insight Emerging DNA Technology - Lynda Chin, M.D., Department Chair, Department of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 12:20 pm Lunch & Keynote Speaker The Honorable James C. Greenwood, President and CEO, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) 1:15 pm Money Matters: Filling the Gap and Finding the Funds for Commercialization Moderator: Evan S.