Big data promises to revolutionize fields as diverse as national security, investing, weather and climate, organizational effectiveness, and, of course, public health and medical research. Simplifying, organizing and analyzing these immense pools of data can lead to new approaches in prevention, early detection and treatment of disease throughout the world--which would mean better health outcomes for all. This panel will explore how we get from here to there.

Moderator:

Dan Diamond, Author, POLITICO Pulse

Speakers:

Murray Aitken, Executive Director, QuintilesIMS Institute

Aneesh Chopra, President, CareJourney; First Chief Technology Officer of the United States

Martin J. Murphy, Chief Executive Officer, CEO Roundtable on Cancer and Project Data Sphere

Robin Thurston, CEO, Helix