Our Health & Public Service experts are often asked to share their innovative experiences, ideas and insights at leading industry events.
In addition, Accenture-led workshops and executive forums serve to bring together senior industry executives for focused debate, discussion, networking and information sharing.
Future Events
2013 AGA 62nd Annual Professional Development Conference
July 14-17, 2013
Dallas Gaylord Texan & Convention Center
Grapevine, TX
Accenture Federal Services is a proud Platinum sponsor of the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) 62nd Annual Professional Development Conference, the authoritative source of education for government financial managers and accountability professionals. This year’s event focuses on how executives are addressing big challenges with bigger thinking. The conference offers numerous sessions to help you think smarter, work leaner and look for ways to boost your organization’s effectiveness.
AHIP Institute 2013: Connections, Convergence, and Collaboration
Wynn Las Vegas -Encore
3131 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV
June 12-14, 2013
Sponsored by Accenture, the AHIP Institute 2013 will showcase innovative educational sessions intermingled with networking opportunities. It is the perfect opportunity for payers to Connect, Converge, and Collaborate.
Accenture’s Loren McCaghy will examine the unique opportunities product and pricing analytics provide payers who are building and participating in Health Insurance Exchanges on Thursday, June 13th at 4:50pm, during “Enabling a Winning Exchange Strategy Through Product and Pricing Design”.
UK Radiology Congress 2013
Arena and Convention Centre Liverpool
Liverpool, England
June 10-12, 2013
Accenture is proud to attend the 2013 UK Radiology Congress (UKRC) as sponsor, speaker and exhibitor. UKRC takes place one a year with three days of multidisciplinary scientific conference and technical exhibition. UKRC is aimed at all those involved in radiological science and attracts between 3,000 and 4,000 attendees a year. Accenture will be present both as exhibitor and speaker, and the first session “Life after the National Program” will reflect on the experiences of NHS Trusts in its search for imaging solutions in the new procuring model.
World Hospital Congress 2013
Oslo, Norway
19-20 June 2013
Accenture is proud to be a main partner of the World Hospital Congress taking place from June 18-20, 2013 in Oslo, Norway. This year’s theme is: “Future Healthc Care. The opportunities of new technology.” Organisers expect about 1,500 participants from 70 different countries, and the event is being organized by the Norwegian Hospital and Health Service Association (NSH) - a non-profit organization whose membership includes all Norwegian hospitals and key health providers.
Past Events
Finland's Medical Convention 2013
January 8 - 11, 2013
Finland's Medical Convention & Exhibition
Messuaukio 1, Helsinki
Accenture is to be part of the Finnish Medical Convention & Exhibition, together with our partner Epic. This conventionis Finland’s leading medical event, where Finnish physicians, doctors, medical students and pharmacists across Finland gather to update their knowledge.
eHealth Initiative 2013 Annual Conference
Wyndham Orlando Resort
8001 International Drive
Orlando, FL
February 12-13
Sponsored by Accenture, eHealth Initiative 2013 gathers the nation's most influential leaders in eHealth to discuss how different stakeholders need to work together to lead health IT forward through innovative analytics, accountable care and data exchange.
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference & Exhibition
March 3-7, 2013,
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center,
New Orleans, LA
HIMSS is the healthcare industry’s membership organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology and management systems. The event is aimed at physicians, health IT executives, vendors and healthcare professionals. Accenture is a sponsor.
2013 European Postal Services Conference
March 12-14, 2013
Sheraton Madrid Mirasierra Hotel, Madrid, Spain
Meet with our global postal experts and more than 200 leaders from 40 postal organizations to discuss the industry’s pressing strategic issues and how to apply global best practices to your organization. In addition, Accenture’s latest research, Achieving High Performance in the Postal Industry: Accenture Research 2013 will be revealed.
Government Mobility 2013
March 28, 2013 Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, CA
As an advisory board and general session sponsor at ‘Government Mobility 2013,’ Accenture will showcase mobility solutions to help improve government technology and services. This event brings together over 1,000 State, Local and Education participants and highlights the mobility trends that can help government organizations reduce operating costs and improve overall productivity.
World of Health IT (WoHIT) 2013
The Convention Center Dublin (CCD)
Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay
Dublin 1, Ireland
13 – 15 May 2013
Accenture is proud to be a diamond partner of HIMSS Europe’s World of Health IT 2013 conference. Accenture will present various sessions and content pieces on what Healthcare of the Future will look like, what implications it has for citizens, physicians, providers, payers and governments, and what key success factors are important to consider along the way.
The 2013 Public Sector and Education Shared Services Summit
June 4 – 6, 2013
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Join Accenture’s sixth Summit to hear real leadership examples for implementing shared services in government and education 6/04-6/06 at Harvard University.
Past Events
European Centre for Government Transformation
Founded in 2009 by the Lisbon Council, Accenture and the College of Europe, the Centre Events bring together senior-level public servants from government administrations to engage in constructive dialogue.
AHIP 2012 Fall Forum Conference
Renaissance Chicago Hotel
1 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois
Dec 3-5
Sponsored by Accenture, the AHIP 2012 Fall Forum will showcase innovative educational sessions intermingled with networking opportunities focusing on how Profound Change is Happening.
Accenture’s Jean-Pierre Stephan will discuss our latest survey results on Tuesday, December 4, at 2:10 p.m. during the session: “The Great Health Care Consumer Paradox: How Health Plans Can Give Consumers What They Want, When Consumers Don’t Do What it Takes to Get There.”
Military Communications Information Systems Conference (MilCIS) 2012
November 6-8, 2012, National Convention Centre, Canberra, Australia
Accenture is speaking at this year’s Military Communications and Information Systems Conference (MilCIS), an annual conference for executives from military and government organizations, academia and the defense industry, who contribute to key investment decisions in communications and information systems. MilCIS is the only Australian conference focussing directly on the crucial technologies, products, systems and services associated with military communications and information systems.
2012 ACT-IAC Executive Leadership Conference
October 28–30, 2012, Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia
Accenture is a proud sponsor of ACT-IAC’s Executive Leadership Conference. Since the first Executive Leadership Conference in 1990, this conference has brought together the leaders and key stakeholders of the government IT community. Senior industry executives and high level government officials meet to exchange information, network, improve communications and build important partnerships to enhance the government’s ability to efficiently serve the nation’s citizenry. The Executive Leadership Conference has rightly earned the reputation as one of the premier conferences in the government IT community.
AFCEA Bethesda Health IT Day
October 18, 2012, Bethesda North Marriott and Conference Center, Bethesda, Maryland
Accenture is a proud sponsor of AFCEA’s Bethesda Health IT Day. This conference is an incredible opportunity to foster inter-agency communication among the key stakeholders; share best practices; identify mission-critical IT issues; align the acquisition and budget process with the technology cycle; and improve accountability and engagement with industry. This year’s Bethesda Health IT Day is packed with dynamic speakers, informative education sessions and unparalleled opportunities to network. Exhibitors are also available to demonstrate products, tools and cutting-edge technology to help your agency achieve its mission.
2012 AGA Internal Control & Fraud Prevention Conference
September 24-25, 2012, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C.
Accenture is a proud sponsor of AGA’s Seventh Annual Internal Control & Fraud Conference. This conference is an authoritative source of education for government financial managers and accountability professionals looking for the latest information about solving internal control problems and eliminating waste, fraud and abuse.
2012 Biometric Consortium Conference & Tech Expo
September 18–20, 2012, Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida
Biometrics plays an important role in identification and verification of individuals for government and commercial applications worldwide. Accenture is pleased to have the opportunity to share our experiences in assisting clients implement the right biometrics solutions for their needs.
The 2012 Biometrics Consortium Conference & Tech Expo focuses on biometric technologies for homeland security, identity management, border crossing, electronic commerce and other applications— two-and-a-half days of presentations, seminars and panel discussions with the participation of internationally recognized experts in biometric technologies, system and application developers, IT business strategists and government and commercial officers. Exhibitors will be available to demonstrate products, tools and cutting-edge technology to help your agency achieve its mission.
AHIP Medicare & Medicaid Conferences
September 9-13, Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Sponsored by Accenture, the AHIP for Medicare & Medicade Conferences are the ideal forums for health insurance plans to share experiences, best practices and insights about the leading issues facing health plans participating in Medicare and Medicaid.
Richard A. Stewart, Accenture’s North American Health Management group’s global lead for Management Consulting, will join Felix Bradbury for a discussion in which they will address the question: How Well Positioned Are Your Star Rating Improvement Programs to Meet Quality and Service Goals?
Past Events
American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) ISM Conference 2012
August 26-29, 2012, Hilton Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Accenture is proud to once again be a sponsor of the annual APHSA IT Solutions Management (ISM) Conference. This event provides an excellent time for human services practitioners from across the country to come together to discuss how technology is continuously rehaping human services delivery—from automation and service-oriented architecture to business process improvement and emerging technologies.
Medicaid Enterprise Systems Conference 2012
August 19-23, 2012, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Accenture is proud to be a part of the MES 2012 conference being held in Boston from Sunday, August 19 through Thursday, August 23 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. This five day event will offer participants an opportunity to share and learn best practices for their systems and participate in a wide range of networking opportunities with industry experts and peers.
2012 Association of Government Accountants (AGA) PDC
July 29–Aug 1, 2012, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California
Accenture is a proud sponsor of AGA’s 61st Annual PDC. This conference is an authoritative source of education for government financial managers and accountability professionals. This year’s PDC is packed with dynamic speakers, informative education sessions and unparalleled opportunities to network. Exhibitors are also available to demonstrate products, tools and cutting-edge technology to help your agency achieve its mission.
Building a Leaner Government of the Future
July 18, 2012, Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, D.C.
Accenture Federal Services sponsors Government Executive’s Building a Leaner Government of the Future. This provides an opportunity for the federal community to come together to discuss critical cost management and performance improvement topics. The event focuses on practical strategies to help federal agencies operate effectively in today’s unprecedented budget environment—becoming more agile and improving service and productivity while reducing costs.
Digital Government: One Step to the Cloud, Two Steps Toward Innovation
June 28, 2012, Federal News Radio, WTOP1500 AM
Accenture’s vision for the transformational cloud journey focuses not only on the data center, but also across all infrastructure capabilities: compute, storage, network, operations, security and workplace technologies.
Chris Smith, Accenture’s U.S. federal chief technology and innovation officer, will join Chuck Riddle and Dave DeVries for a panel discussion on the future of cloud computing and data consolidation efforts within the federal government.
America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Institute 2012
June 20-22, Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Accenture is a proud sponsor of the AHIP Institute 2012 being held in Salt Lake City, UT from Wednesday, June 20, through Friday, June 22, at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center. The 2012 Institute will offer participants the opportunity to learn from and network with thousands of professionals focused on health insurance. AHIP has crafted the agenda to cover the most urgent topics in the rapidly changing healthcare environment.
The 2012 Public Sector and Education Shared Services Summit
June 20 – 22, 2012, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Join us for the fifth annual Public Sector and Education Shared Services Summit on the Harvard University Campus, a collaborative effort between Accenture, Leadership for a Networked World and the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard University. You’ll hear top-notch speakers and sessions covering issues important to public service and education leaders and organizations.
Catholic Health Assemble 2012
June 3 -5, 2012, Philadelphia Downtown Marriott, Philadelphia, PA
The Catholic Health Assembly is the premier annual gathering of executives, trustees and sponsors of Catholic healthcare. The 2012 Assembly will provide a venue where leaders from across the Catholic health ministry–who influence the quality of care and overall health of their communities each day–will examine the challenges of today’s volatile environment through the lens of the ministry’s Catholic identity. Accenture is a sponsor.
Past Events
Collaborative Border Management: Delivering Smart & Secure Borders
March 27, 2012, Brussels
Sponsored by Accenture, this conference will examine and explore opportunities for collaboration across agencies and institutions involved in border management, and how this can support smart and secure borders in Europe. Find out more and register here.
Government Mobility 2012
February 8th, 2012, Sacramento Convention Center,Sacramento, CA
Given the improvements in mobile technology and the recent proliferation of smart phones and tablets, Government and other public serving resources have a fresh opportunity to improve their service delivery models and make the programs that serve constituents more effective. As Californians become more mobile and technologically savvy, their expectation of being able to access public agency information which answers their questions and solves their problems at the push of a button will gain urgency. To meet this service expectation, government organizations need to understand and leverage emerging communication technologies.
The Government Mobility Forum will help both Program Executives and technologists within State and Local Government as well as Higher Education prepare to meet this demand. This forum will focus on the ways that new technologies like smart phones and tablets, Web 2.0, cloud computing and software as a service will impact government and the delivery of services.
This forum will feature a full day of technology workshops and hands on labs designed to help government leverage this new frontier to provide more effective and efficient services to workers and constituents alike. As an advisory board sponsor, Accenture will showcase mobility solutions for better business outcomes.
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference & Exhibition
February 20-24, 2012, Venetian Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas, NV
HIMSS is the healthcare industry’s membership organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology and management systems. The event is aimed at physicians, health IT executives, vendors and healthcare professionals. Accenture is a sponsor.
Accenture is a sponsor of the 2012 International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) Outsourcing World Summit.
February 20 – 22, 2012, Disney Contemporary Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida
In its 15th year, the conference is designed for outsourcing executives from across the industry and around the world who are seeking the very latest insights and ideas. Educational sessions deliver specific actionable solutions to current challenges faced by experienced professionals and case studies feature actual experiences and lessons learned. This year’s summit, titled "Outsourcing Beyond the Horizon: Turning Today’s Opportunities into Tomorrow’s Successes", addresses how to capitalize on opportunities created by today’s world financial challenges. For more information on how to register, please visit: https://www.iaop.org/Registration/Form.aspx?ID=10291
2012 eHI Annual Conference
January 11-12, 2012, Washington, DC
Accenture was a proud sponsor of the 2012 eHI Annual Conference. This event brought together more than 300 healthcare industry stakeholders and highlights leading industry trends that are reforming healthcare by improving quality of and access to care, while reducing costs. The 2012 conference focused on how e-Health tools are improving the management of critical and chronic health conditions such as disease, cancer and diabetes conditions. Speakers and panelists from government and industry presented best practices and provided an opportunity for dialogue on how to advance the care continuum.
Higher Education User Group (HEUG) Alliance 2011
March 27-30, 2011, Denver, Colorado
Accenture is a proud silver sponsor of the Alliance 2011 conference which is organized and managed by the Higher Education User Group. The conference is an annual event for all higher education, government, and public sector users of Oracle applications. For more information and to register to attend the event visit: http://www.heug.org/p/cm/ld/fid=255.
Health Innovation Expo
March 9 - 10, 2011, London
Accenture is proud to sponsor the Healthcare Innnovation Expo. Now in its second year, the Healthcare Innovation Expo 2011 will bring together the best innovations from the private, public, academic, scientific and third sectors under one roof. For more information and to register to attend the event visit: http://www.healthcareinnovationexpo.com.California CIO Academy
February 14-15, 2011, California
Accenture is a proud anchor sponsor of the California CIO Academy. The CA CIO Academy is designed by and for CIOs in an effort to provide California public sector CIOs with an opportunity to sharpen critical business skills in today’s changing environment. For more information and to register to attend the event visit: http://events.govtech.com/events/cacio2011