We have organized forums in cities around the world, using an interactive approach that relies on real-time and team-based content capturing and evaluation supported by various moderation and visualization techniques. The acquired knowledge and insights lead to fresh and promising approaches to longstanding and unresolved challenges in management. They have also helped to achieve political and regulatory changes globally.
1st Forum
On June 23 and 24, 2011 the 1st Forum on Health Policy & Management brought together national and international leaders from academia and practice in a “care-tank”, merging the ideas of “think-tanks” and “do-tanks”. Through the forum presentations, group discussions and networking opportunities we established working relationships for ongoing efforts to use management research to build better healthcare systems.
2nd Forum
The Krupp-Foundation/German Scholars Organization and Columbia University New York invited selected national and international leaders to discuss latest scientific management knowledge and experiences from practice with respect to “Designing the next healthcare system – Science meets practice.” Participants had the opportunity to interact with leaders from industry and science in a roundtable format.
3rd Forum
The Center held its 3rd U.S. Forum on Health Policy & Management: Pressing Cross-National Issues, sponsored by Kaiser Permanente’s Institute for Health Policy and the Center for Healthcare Management in Germany, on Friday, May 16, 2014. The interactive approach of the discussion roundtables gave participants the opportunity to contribute their perspective in an interdisciplinary approach.
4th Forum
On January 29-30, 2015 at the Capital Residence of the Robert-Bosch-Foundation in Berlin, the 4th Forum on Health Policy & Management brought together a hand-picked circle of industry experts, government decision-makers and leading academics to review innovation in healthcare from various perspectives and explore implications for implementation on the provider and payer side. The Forum’s innovative approach of convening and conferencing ensured a deep insight and return on participants’ time spent with like-minded knowledge-seekers.
5th Forum
Hosted by Katharina Janus of the Center for Healthcare Management at Columbia University, Alan Weil of Health Affairs, and Bernadette Klapper of the Robert Bosch Stiftung the 5th Forum was held June 9-10, 2016 at the Capital Residence of the Robert Bosch Stiftung in Berlin on “Learning from each other – scaling ideas up to the next level”. Crossing boundaries to include various perspectives and different takes on how to change cultures and behaviors when being faced with common strategic and operational challenges was at the core of the 5th Forum.
6th Forum
Hosted by the Center for Healthcare Management the 6th Forum was held April 24/25, 2017 at the Columbia Global Center in Paris, France. Market access and product bundling are facing reimbursement challenges in all markets with changing payment mechanisms, regulations and the impact of new governments and economics. Healthcare leaders from around the world attended the 6th Forum to identify new trends and incorporate them into future products and strategies necessary for success in a market of shifting US and European Union priorities.
7th Forum
The Center’s 7th Forum “Strategy in times of change” was held on September 12-14, 2018 at the Columbia University Global Center in Paris. After Hamburg, Washington DC (in collaboration with Kaiser Permanente), Berlin (sponsored by the Bosch Foundation and further multinationals), and Paris we returned to Columbia University’s Global Center. The Forum is designed for global executives in healthcare business and strategy to discuss the latest developments, challenges and opportunities shaping the industry. Working hand-in-hand with leading thinkers from around the world, the event provides attendees with an ideal forum for networking as well as rigorous analysis and foresight.
8th Forum
The Center’s 8th Business Forum “Money and people – the currencies of healthcare” was held on September 11-13, 2019 at the Columbia University Global Center in Paris. The Forum is designed for global executives in healthcare business and strategy to discuss the latest developments, challenges and opportunities shaping the industry. Working hand-in-hand with leading thinkers from around the world, the event provides attendees with an ideal forum for personal connections as well as rigorous analysis and foresight.